Chemistry trivia
Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 112 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Vanillin
- Menthol
- Limonene
- Cinnamaldehyde
- Eugenol
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Linalool
- Citral
- Benzaldehyde
- Camphor
- Thymol
- Carvone
- Eucalyptol
- Pinene
- Geraniol
- Isoamyl acetate
- Methyl salicylate
- Allicin
- Diacetyl
- Anethole
- Geosmin
How deep does “Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour” go?
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsVanillin · Menthol · Limonene
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsLinalool · Citral · Benzaldehyde …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss56 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, M, N, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 56 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 112 answers in total, 26 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Nerol”. Longest: “Allyl isothiocyanate”.
- C, M and E are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “2-Phenylethanol” counts as Phenylethyl alcohol.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with C: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Vanillin, Menthol and Limonene are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Lab equipment goes far beyond the beaker and the test tube.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour”?
- The usual first answers are Vanillin, Menthol, Limonene, Cinnamaldehyde and Eugenol. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour”?
- 112 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 56 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Nerol” and the longest is “Allyl isothiocyanate”.
- How hard is “Name a chemical compound known for its smell or flavour”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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