Chemistry trivia
Name an explosive or propellant
76 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
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- TNT
- Dynamite
- Gunpowder
- Nitroglycerin
- C-4
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Semtex
- Ammonium nitrate
- RDX
- PETN
- HMX
- Nitrocellulose
- Cordite
- ANFO
- Picric acid
- Smokeless powder
- Lead azide
- Mercury fulminate
- Amatol
- Tetryl
- Composition B
The iceberg for “Name an explosive or propellant”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsTNT · Dynamite · Gunpowder
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsSemtex · Ammonium nitrate · RDX …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss20 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 A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and U. The Abyss has 20 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 76 answers in total, 26 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “ADN”. Longest: “Erythritol tetranitrate”.
- A, T and C are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 23 answers can be typed more than one way: “Trinitrotoluene” counts as TNT.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (8). Run through it first.
- Skip TNT, Dynamite and Gunpowder; everybody says them.
- Use the periodic table: groups and rows you rarely think about are full of rare answers.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name an explosive or propellant”?
- Most people start with TNT, Dynamite, Gunpowder, Nitroglycerin and C-4. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an explosive or propellant”?
- 76 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 20 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an explosive or propellant”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “ADN” and the longest is “Erythritol tetranitrate”.
- Is “Name an explosive or propellant” 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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