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Flight Debrief

October 23, 2026

Six Classic prompts from this day, with the full answer bank for each one.

  1. Q1

    Name a U.S. state capital.

    More letters

    Mach

    • Jefferson City13

    Burner

    • Indianapolis12
    • Oklahoma City12
    • Salt Lake City12

    Cruise

    • Springfield11
    • Tallahassee11
    • Baton Rouge10
    • Carson City10
    • Charleston10
    • Harrisburg10
    • Little Rock10
    • Montgomery10
    • Montpelier10
    • Providence10
    • Sacramento10
    • Annapolis9
    • Des Moines9
    • Frankfort9
    • Nashville9
    • Saint Paul9

    Climb

    • Bismarck8
    • Cheyenne8
    • Columbia8
    • Columbus8
    • Hartford8
    • Honolulu8
    • Richmond8
    • Atlanta7
    • Augusta7
    • Concord7
    • Jackson7
    • Lansing7
    • Lincoln7
    • Madison7
    • Olympia7
    • Phoenix7
    • Raleigh7
    • Santa Fe7
    • Trenton7

    Float

    • Albany6
    • Austin6
    • Boston6
    • Denver6
    • Helena6
    • Juneau6
    • Pierre6
    • Topeka6
    • Boise5
    • Dover5
    • Salem5
  2. Q2

    Name an actor who has played James Bond.

    Fewer films as Bond

    Mach

    • Barry Nelson-1
    • David Niven-1
    • George Lazenby-1

    Cruise

    • Timothy Dalton-2
    • Pierce Brosnan-4

    Climb

    • Daniel Craig-5

    Float

    • Roger Moore-7
    • Sean Connery-7
  3. Q3

    Name a country in South America.

    Fewer land borders

    Mach

    • Ecuador-2
    • Uruguay-2

    Cruise

    • Chile-3
    • Guyana-3
    • Paraguay-3
    • Suriname-3
    • Venezuela-3

    Climb

    • Argentina-5
    • Bolivia-5
    • Colombia-5
    • Peru-5

    Float

    • Brazil-10
  4. Q4

    Name an African country.

    More official languages

    Mach

    • Zimbabwe16

    Burner

    • Mali13

    Cruise

    • South Africa12
    • Ethiopia5

    Climb

    • Burkina Faso4
    • Rwanda4
    • Burundi3
    • Comoros3
    • Equatorial Guinea3
    • Seychelles3

    Float

    • Algeria2
    • Cameroon2
    • Central African Republic2
    • Chad2
    • Djibouti2
    • Eswatini2
    • Kenya2
    • Lesotho2
    • Madagascar2
    • Mauritius2
    • Morocco2
    • Somalia2
    • Sudan2
    • Tanzania2
    • Uganda2
    • Angola1
    • Benin1
    • Botswana1
    • Cape Verde1
    • Congo1
    • DR Congo1
    • Egypt1
    • Eritrea1
    • Gabon1
    • Gambia1
    • Ghana1
    • Guinea1
    • Guinea-Bissau1
    • Ivory Coast1
    • Liberia1
    • Libya1
    • Malawi1
    • Mauritania1
    • Mozambique1
    • Namibia1
    • Niger1
    • Nigeria1
    • São Tomé and Príncipe1
    • Senegal1
    • Sierra Leone1
    • South Sudan1
    • Togo1
    • Tunisia1
    • Zambia1
  5. Q5

    Name a country with a population over 20 million.

    Closer to 20 million

    Mach

    • Chad-299123

    Burner

    • Kazakhstan-592571
    • Zambia-1314956
    • Malawi-1655286
    • Sri Lanka-1916000
    • Burkina Faso-3548781
    • Mali-4478595
    • Syria-4672760
    • North Korea-6498823
    • Niger-7032412
    • Australia-7194286
    • Venezuela-8405543
    • Cameroon-9123744

    Cruise

    • Nepal-9651054
    • Ivory Coast-11934230
    • Madagascar-11964956
    • Peru-14217848
    • Ghana-14427414
    • Mozambique-14631766
    • Saudi Arabia-15300280
    • Malaysia-15557673
    • Uzbekistan-16361859
    • Poland-16559233
    • Ukraine-17860221
    • Angola-17885849
    • Morocco-18081173
    • Yemen-20583164
    • Canada-21262329
    • Afghanistan-22647492
    • Argentina-25696159
    • Iraq-26042015
    • Algeria-26814308

    Climb

    • Spain-28848840
    • Uganda-30015092
    • Sudan-30448963
    • South Korea-31751065
    • Colombia-32886363
    • Myanmar-34500091
    • Kenya-36432944
    • Italy-38952704
    • South Africa-44007187
    • France-48551653
    • Tanzania-48560157
    • United Kingdom-49281000
    • Thailand-51668011
    • Germany-63516593
    • Türkiye-65518661

    Float

    • Iran-71567738
    • Vietnam-80987686
    • DR Congo-89276265
    • Philippines-95843670
    • Egypt-96538258
    • Japan-103975371
    • Mexico-110861007
    • Ethiopia-112059767
    • Russia-123669648
    • Bangladesh-153562364
    • Brazil-191998573
    • Nigeria-212679478
    • Pakistan-231269164
    • Indonesia-263487931
    • China-1388975000
    • India-1430935791
  6. Q6

    Name a current U.S. Senator.

    Longer tenure

    Mach

    • Chuck Grassley16726

    Burner

    • Mitch McConnell15265
    • Patty Murray12343
    • Ron Wyden11214
    • Dick Durbin10882
    • Jack Reed10882
    • Susan Collins10882
    • Chuck Schumer10152
    • Mike Crapo10152
    • Maria Cantwell9421
    • John Cornyn8723
    • Lisa Murkowski8705

    Cruise

    • John Thune7960
    • Amy Klobuchar7230
    • Bernie Sanders7230
    • Sheldon Whitehouse7230
    • John Barrasso7060
    • Roger Wicker6868
    • Jeanne Shaheen6499
    • Jeff Merkley6499
    • Jim Risch6499
    • Mark Warner6499
    • Michael Bennet6481
    • Kirsten Gillibrand6476
    • Chris Coons5818
    • Jerry Moran5769
    • John Boozman5769
    • John Hoeven5769
    • Mike Lee5769
    • Rand Paul5769
    • Richard Blumenthal5769
    • Ron Johnson5769
    • Brian Schatz5046
    • Tim Scott5039
    • Angus King5038
    • Chris Murphy5038
    • Deb Fischer5038
    • Elizabeth Warren5038
    • Martin Heinrich5038
    • Mazie Hirono5038
    • Tammy Baldwin5038
    • Ted Cruz5038
    • Tim Kaine5038

    Climb

    • Ed Markey4844
    • Cory Booker4737
    • Bill Cassidy4308
    • Dan Sullivan4308
    • Gary Peters4308
    • James Lankford4308
    • Joni Ernst4308
    • Mike Rounds4308
    • Shelley Moore Capito4308
    • Steve Daines4308
    • Thom Tillis4308
    • Tom Cotton4308
    • Catherine Cortez Masto3577
    • Chris Van Hollen3577
    • John Kennedy3577
    • Maggie Hassan3577
    • Tammy Duckworth3577
    • Todd Young3577
    • Tina Smith3212
    • Cindy Hyde-Smith3123
    • Jacky Rosen2847
    • Josh Hawley2847
    • Kevin Cramer2847
    • Marsha Blackburn2847
    • Rick Scott2842
    • Mark Kelly2148
    • Ben Ray Luján2116
    • Bill Hagerty2116
    • Cynthia Lummis2116
    • John Hickenlooper2116
    • Roger Marshall2116
    • Tommy Tuberville2116

    Float

    • Alex Padilla2101
    • Jon Ossoff2099
    • Raphael Warnock2099
    • Eric Schmitt1386
    • John Fetterman1386
    • Katie Britt1386
    • Peter Welch1386
    • Ted Budd1386
    • Pete Ricketts1377
    • Adam Schiff681
    • Andy Kim681
    • Angela Alsobrooks655
    • Bernie Moreno655
    • David McCormick655
    • Elissa Slotkin655
    • Jim Banks655
    • John Curtis655
    • Lisa Blunt Rochester655
    • Ruben Gallego655
    • Tim Sheehy655
    • Jim Justice644
    • Jon Husted640
    • Ashley Moody637
    • Alan Armstrong210
    • Darline Graham98