Chemistry trivia
Name a pigment or dye
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 98 answers to “Name a pigment or dye”, and only 5 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.
- Indigo
- Henna
- Ochre
- Titanium white
- Prussian blue
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Ultramarine
- Cobalt blue
- Vermilion
- Cadmium yellow
- Cadmium red
- Carmine
- Madder
- Alizarin
- Tyrian purple
- Woad
- Saffron
- Turmeric
- Sienna
- Umber
- Viridian
How the answers sink
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsIndigo · Henna · Ochre
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsUltramarine · Cobalt blue · Vermilion …
- The Deep34 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss43 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 34 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V and Z. The Abyss has 43 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 98 answers in total, 52 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Weld”. Longest: “Brilliant Blue FCF”.
- C, M and S are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 25 answers can be typed more than one way: “Royal purple” counts as Tyrian purple.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (17). Run through it first.
- Skip Indigo, Henna and Ochre; everybody says them.
- Use the periodic table: groups and rows you rarely think about are full of rare answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a pigment or dye”?
- Most people start with Indigo, Henna, Ochre, Titanium white and Prussian blue. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a pigment or dye”?
- 98 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 34 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a pigment or dye”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Weld” and the longest is “Brilliant Blue FCF”.
- Is “Name a pigment or dye” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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