Culture trivia
Name a band or musical group
111 answers count for this culture prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- The Beatles
- Queen
- The Rolling Stones
- Coldplay
- ABBA
Below the waterline
These 20 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Led Zeppelin
- Nirvana
- U2
- Metallica
- AC/DC
- Pink Floyd
- Linkin Park
- Imagine Dragons
- Maroon 5
- One Direction
- Backstreet Boys
- Bon Jovi
- Guns N' Roses
- Green Day
- Fleetwood Mac
- The Beach Boys
- Oasis
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- BTS
- Spice Girls
The iceberg for “Name a band or musical group”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 20 | 25 |
| The Deep | 40 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 45 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 40 answers starting with A, B, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, T, V and W. The Abyss has 45 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 111 answers in total, 69 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “U2”. Longest: “The Chemical Brothers”.
- T, B and D are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Blink182” counts as Blink-182.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with T than with any other letter (24). Run through it first.
- Skip The Beatles, Queen and The Rolling Stones; everybody says them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a band or musical group”?
- Most people start with The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Coldplay and ABBA. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a band or musical group”?
- 111 in all: 5 on The Tip, 20 Below the Surface, 40 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a band or musical group”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “U2” and the longest is “The Chemical Brothers”.
- Is “Name a band or musical group” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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