Culture trivia
Name a ballet
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a ballet”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 24 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.
- Swan Lake
- The Nutcracker
- Sleeping Beauty
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Giselle
- Romeo and Juliet
- Coppelia
- Don Quixote
- Cinderella
How deep does “Name a ballet” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 5 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 5 answers starting with L, P and T. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 24 answers in total, 13 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Manon”. Longest: “The Rite of Spring”.
- S, L and T are the most common first letters; together they start 54% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with S: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a ballet”?
- The usual first answers are Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a ballet”?
- 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a ballet” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Manon” and the longest is “The Rite of Spring”.
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Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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