Chemistry trivia
Name a metallic chemical element
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a metallic chemical element”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 48 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Iron
- Gold
- Silver
The next answers people reach for
These 6 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Copper
- Aluminium
- Zinc
- Tin
- Lead
- Nickel
How deep does “Name a metallic chemical element” go?
- The Tip3 answers · 10 ptsIron · Gold · Silver
- Below the Surface6 answers · 25 ptsCopper · Aluminium · Zinc …
- The Deep7 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss31 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with C, M, P and T. The Abyss has 31 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 48 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Tin”. Longest: “Rutherfordium”.
- C, R and T are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Cesium” counts as Caesium.
Getting below the surface
- Start with C: 6 of the answers begin with it.
- Iron, Gold and Silver are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Use the periodic table: groups and rows you rarely think about are full of rare answers.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a metallic chemical element”?
- The usual first answers are Iron, Gold and Silver. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a metallic chemical element”?
- 48 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 31 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a metallic chemical element” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Tin” and the longest is “Rutherfordium”.
- How hard is “Name a metallic chemical element”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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