Daily iceberg · Monday 19 October 2026
Iceberg #1
The seven prompts everyone played on Monday 19 October 2026. For each one: the answers nearly everyone gives, the next ones down, and how far the list goes below that.
1Name a soup
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Tomato soup
- Chicken noodle soup
- Minestrone
- French onion soup
- Vegetable soup
Just below the surface
- Clam chowder
- Chowder
- Pumpkin soup
- Mushroom soup
- Pea soup
- Lentil soup
- Leek and potato soup
- Gazpacho
- +14 more
Further down: 43 answers in The Deep, 92 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
2Name a sea creature that is not a fish
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Octopus
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Jellyfish
- Starfish
Just below the surface
- Crab
- Lobster
- Shrimp
- Prawn
- Squid
- Seal
- Sea lion
- Sea turtle
- +17 more
Further down: 54 answers in The Deep, 124 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
3Name a flower
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Rose
- Tulip
- Sunflower
- Daisy
- Lily
Just below the surface
- Orchid
- Lavender
- Daffodil
- Lotus
- Carnation
- Poppy
- Dandelion
- Violet
- +11 more
Further down: 85 answers in The Deep, 87 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
4Name a lake
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Lake Superior
- Loch Ness
- Lake Victoria
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Titicaca
Just below the surface
- Lake Erie
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Huron
- Lake Tahoe
- Lake Baikal
- Lake Geneva
- Lake Como
- Lake Garda
- +17 more
Further down: 50 answers in The Deep, 177 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
5Name a river
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Nile
- Amazon
- Mississippi
- Thames
- Danube
Just below the surface
- Rhine
- Seine
- Yangtze
- Ganges
- Mekong
- Volga
- Missouri
- Colorado
- +9 more
Further down: 86 answers in The Deep, 90 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
6Name a board game
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Monopoly
- Chess
- Scrabble
- Checkers
- Clue
Just below the surface
- Catan
- Risk
- Trivial Pursuit
- Jenga
- Snakes and ladders
- Battleship
- Connect Four
- Pictionary
- +11 more
Further down: 44 answers in The Deep, 49 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
7Name a constellation
The tip: what nearly everyone says
- Orion
- Ursa Major
- Ursa Minor
Just below the surface
- Cassiopeia
- Scorpius
- Leo
- Taurus
- Gemini
- Aries
- Virgo
- Libra
- +6 more
Further down: 32 answers in The Deep, 39 in The Abyss and one legendary answer below them all.
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