Computer Science trivia
Name a Linux distribution
33 answers count for this computer science prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Fedora
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Linux Mint
- Arch Linux
- Kali Linux
- openSUSE
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
The iceberg for “Name a Linux distribution”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 7 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 17 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with C, E, G, M, P, S and Z. The Abyss has 17 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 33 answers in total, 17 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “antiX”. Longest: “Red Hat Enterprise Linux”.
- A, M and C are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “RHEL” counts as Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (5). Run through it first.
- Skip Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora; everybody says them.
- Standards and their organisations hide many deep answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a Linux distribution”?
- Most people start with Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a Linux distribution”?
- 33 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 17 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a Linux distribution”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “antiX” and the longest is “Red Hat Enterprise Linux”.
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