Chemistry trivia
Name an alkaloid
78 answers count for this chemistry prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Caffeine
- Nicotine
- Morphine
- Quinine
- Cocaine
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Codeine
- Atropine
- Strychnine
- Theobromine
- Ephedrine
- Scopolamine
- Colchicine
- Piperine
- Berberine
- Reserpine
- Vincristine
- Vinblastine
- Theophylline
- Mescaline
- Ergotamine
The iceberg for “Name an alkaloid”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsCaffeine · Nicotine · Morphine
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsCodeine · Atropine · Strychnine …
- The Deep32 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss25 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, E, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V and Y. The Abyss has 25 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 78 answers in total, 1 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Boldine”. Longest: “Pseudoephedrine”.
- C, S and T are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Hyoscine” counts as Scopolamine.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
- Skip Caffeine, Nicotine and Morphine; everybody says them.
- Use the periodic table: groups and rows you rarely think about are full of rare answers.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name an alkaloid”?
- Most people start with Caffeine, Nicotine, Morphine, Quinine and Cocaine. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an alkaloid”?
- 78 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 25 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an alkaloid”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Boldine” and the longest is “Pseudoephedrine”.
- Is “Name an alkaloid” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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