Chemistry trivia
Name an actinide
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 15 answers to “Name an actinide”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Uranium
- Plutonium
- Thorium
Just below the surface
These 4 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Actinium
- Americium
- Curium
- Californium
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 4 | 25 |
| The Deep | 4 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 3 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 4 answers starting with B, E, N and P. The Abyss has 3 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 15 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Curium”. Longest: “Protactinium”.
- A, C and N are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (2). Run through it first.
- Skip Uranium, Plutonium and Thorium; everybody says them.
- Named reactions and techniques often carry the chemist’s name.
Play chemistry trivia nowSee all 15 answers A–Z
Words in this prompt
People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name an actinide”?
- Most people start with Uranium, Plutonium and Thorium. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an actinide”?
- 15 in all: 3 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 4 in The Deep, 3 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an actinide”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Curium” and the longest is “Protactinium”.
More chemistry trivia
- Name a polymer
- Name a hydrocarbon
- Name a metal alloy
- Name an alcohol compound
- Name a named chemical reaction
- Name a piece of chemistry laboratory equipment
Or try: Name an encryption algorithm or cipher · Name a city in Romania · Name a European capital city
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.
▼ Start today’s iceberg ▼