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Chemistry trivia

Name a hydrocarbon

Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 30 answers to “Name a hydrocarbon”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.

What everyone says first

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Just below the surface

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

How the answers sink

LevelAccepted answersPoints
The Tip310
Below the Surface525
The Deep750
The Abyss1485
Below the Iceberg1100

The Deep holds 7 answers starting with B, C, D, H, N, O and T. The Abyss has 14 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

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Questions about this prompt

What are the most common answers to “Name a hydrocarbon”?
Most people start with Methane, Ethane and Propane. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a hydrocarbon”?
30 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 14 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a hydrocarbon”?
The shortest accepted answer is “Butane” and the longest is “Cyclopentadiene”.

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