Name a country that has been colonized by Spain or Portugal

The Krillion prompt “Name a country that has been colonized by Spain or Portugal” was question 2 of the dive for Friday, November 13, 2026. Here is every accepted answer from the most uncommon to the most common — the 100-point One in a Krillion answer first, then each tier with its points and how many times each answer was picked. Everything stays blurred until you tap.

One in a Krillion · 100 points

Name a country that has been colonized by Spain or Portugal

The rarest answer isIran

Portugal held Hormuz, now part of Iran, from 1515 to 1622.

No spoilers — the answer stays blurred until you tap.

Dive #121Question 2 of 7Accepted answers 60Answers given 2.1MPicked 37K times

All answers, rarest first

Tiers run from the rarest to the most common, and inside each tier the answers go from least picked to most picked. The small number beside an answer is how many times players gave it (as of Nov 13, 11:13 AM ET). Type below to check whether your answer is on the list.

Deep Cut

85 points24 accepted answers

True obscurity. Few players go this deep. Listed from the least picked answer to the most picked.

United Arab Emirates2KBahrain2.5KYemen3.1KOman3.4KMauritania4.7KMicronesia5.1KMyanmar5.7KPalau6.4KTanzania6.5KTunisia7KTaiwan8.4KLibya8.5KZambia8.6KBenin9.5KKenya16KMaldives16KZimbabwe18KSenegal19KAlgeria20KCanada21KMalaysia24KGhana26KSri Lanka26KIndonesia39K

Rare

60 points14 accepted answers

Genuinely uncommon. A strong pull. Listed from the least picked answer to the most picked.

Guinea-Bissau11KJamaica17KTrinidad and Tobago30KBelize31KEast Timor33KMozambique38KHaiti38KChina44KSão Tomé and Príncipe45KEquatorial Guinea47KAngola56KCape Verde57KMorocco82KIndia96K

Schooler

30 points19 accepted answers

Solid answers that swim with the school. Listed from the least picked answer to the most picked.

Costa Rica15KEl Salvador18KNicaragua18KPanama19KDominican Republic24KHonduras25KGuatemala31KParaguay32KVenezuela36KEcuador37KUruguay39KBolivia41KColombia51KCuba55KPeru57KArgentina57KChile73KUnited States104KPhilippines152K

Plankton

10 points2 accepted answers

The obvious answers everyone blurts out first. Listed from the least picked answer to the most picked.

Mexico94KBrazil160K

Most common answers

What most players typed, with each answer’s share of everything given for this prompt. These are the ones to avoid if you want a high score.

BrazilPlankton · 10 pts160K picks · 7.6%
PhilippinesSchooler · 30 pts152K picks · 7.2%
United StatesSchooler · 30 pts104K picks · 4.9%
IndiaRare · 60 pts96K picks · 4.6%
MexicoPlankton · 10 pts94K picks · 4.5%
MoroccoRare · 60 pts82K picks · 3.9%
ChileSchooler · 30 pts73K picks · 3.5%
ArgentinaSchooler · 30 pts57K picks · 2.7%

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How Krillion scores this prompt

TierPointsWhat it means
One in a Krillion100One hand-picked gem per prompt.
Deep Cut85Truly obscure answers that few players reach.
Rare60Uncommon but recognisable answers.
Schooler30Solid, well known answers.
Too Clever15The famous “obscure” pick that everyone reaches for.
Plankton10The obvious answers everyone blurts out first.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the One in a Krillion answer?
The One in a Krillion answer for "Name a country that has been colonized by Spain or Portugal" is Iran, worth the maximum 100 points. Portugal held Hormuz, now part of Iran, from 1515 to 1622.
What are the most common answers?
The most picked answers were Brazil (10 points), Philippines (30 points), United States (30 points). Common answers score the fewest points in Krillion, so they are the ones to avoid.
Why is my answer not listed here?
This prompt accepts 60 answers (24 Deep Cut, 14 Rare, 19 Schooler, 2 Plankton, plus the single One in a Krillion answer). Very long answer sheets are trimmed here to the best-known answers in each tier, so an unlisted answer can still be accepted by the game.
What do the numbers next to the answers mean?
They show how many times players gave that answer on the day, taken from the game’s own live count. The tier and its points are set by Krillion, so a popular answer can occasionally sit in a higher tier than a less picked one.