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Writing system
A set of signs used to write a language, such as the Latin alphabet, Chinese characters or cuneiform.
In the game
In the game, 1 prompt asks about writing system. 32 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 22 rare ones sink below the surface.
For example
Taken from “Name a writing system or script”, among the ones people know best:
- Latin
- Cyrillic
- Hieroglyphs
- Greek
- Arabic
- Hebrew
- Chinese
- Hangul
- Hiragana
- Katakana
Prompts that use it
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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