Sports trivia where rare answers climb higher
Name the athletes, teams and events that sit one thought past the obvious, and climb on those answers.
How it plays
A Clamber prompt has many right answers. You type one. If lots of people would type the same thing, the ladder barely grows, or it does not grow at all. If few people would think of your answer, more rungs appear and you climb.
The ladder is measured in real height. It passes 25 landmarks, from the Statue of Liberty at 93 m through mountains, airliners and the edge of space, up to the Moon at 384,400 km. 21 of those landmarks sit on the way to the Moon. The rest, including Mars at its closest, the Sun, Jupiter, Voyager 1, only show up once you keep going in Endless.
This page plays the Sports pack in Endless. The pack has 81 prompts about athletes, clubs, competitions and games. The clock starts at 20 seconds per prompt and shrinks as you climb, down to 10 seconds. A wrong or unknown answer takes 2 seconds off the clock and you can try again. If the clock runs out you fall. After 3 falls the run ends.
When an answer is accepted you see how rare it was among the answers for that prompt, then the climber moves. Household names are safe and crowded. A specialist, an older tournament, or a league that does not fill Saturday TV can carry you past a landmark in one hold. A fall drops you back below the last landmark you passed, so a height you just reached can slip away.
The daily climb stops at the Moon. Endless does not. If you keep naming rare answers after that, the same ladder continues into deep space. You do not need an account. Your best height for this pack is stored on this device.
There are 8 theme packs in total. Sports is the one on this page. You can also play a mixed Endless run that draws from every pack, or a daily climb of 10 shared prompts on the home page.
Sample prompts
A few of the questions you might meet. The answers stay secret; finding the rare ones is the game.
- EasierName a city that has hosted the Olympic Games
- MediumName a club that has played in La Liga
- TougherName a Kentucky Derby winner
Tips for rarer answers
- Skip the first name that comes to mind. The star of the sport, the final everyone watched: those sit at the bottom of the ladder.
- Think of smaller leagues, older tournaments, Olympic sports that get a short window, and players known for one skill rather than a career of headlines.
- Host cities, nicknames and defunct clubs are often rarer than the current champion.
- Stuck? Skipping costs 20 points, less than a fall, and you keep the height you already have.
- Spelling does not need to be perfect. Common other names are accepted, so type what you know and let the matcher work.
Clamber and Krillion
Clamber is an independent game. It is not affiliated with Krillion or with any other trivia title. People who search for Krillion Sports often want a free sports trivia game they can play in the browser. This page is that, on Clamber's own terms: our prompts, our answer lists, our ladder.
We build those lists from open data such as Wikipedia and Wikidata, then check and tune them by hand. How rare an answer is comes from how widely known it is, not from a score we invent. We do not use another game's questions, answers, art or copy. If you think an athlete or event is missing or ranked wrong, write to us.
FAQ
Is it free?
Yes. Clamber is free to play in the browser. There is no sign-up and no play limit on the Sports pack or any other pack.
Do I need an account?
No. Open the page and type. Your run and your best height for this pack stay on this device. Nothing is stored in an account.
How is an answer scored?
Each prompt has many accepted answers, ranked by how widely known they are. The most common answers earn nothing. Rarer answers add more rungs. A miss costs 2 seconds and you can try again. If the clock runs out you fall, and 3 falls end the run.
Is there a daily mode?
Yes. The home page is today's shared climb: 10 prompts, the same worldwide, one attempt per day. This page is Endless on the Sports pack, which has no finish line.