Chemistry trivia
Name a lanthanide
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a lanthanide”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 15 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Lanthanum
- Cerium
- Neodymium
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Praseodymium
- Samarium
- Europium
- Gadolinium
How deep does “Name a lanthanide” go?
| 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 D, E, H and T. The Abyss has 3 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 15 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Cerium”. Longest: “Praseodymium”.
- E, L and P are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with E: 2 of the answers begin with it.
- Lanthanum, Cerium and Neodymium are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Named reactions and techniques often carry the chemist’s name.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a lanthanide”?
- The usual first answers are Lanthanum, Cerium and Neodymium. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a lanthanide”?
- 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.
- Which answers to “Name a lanthanide” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Cerium” and the longest is “Praseodymium”.
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