Culture trivia
Name a type of boot
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 74 answers to “Name a type of boot”, and only 7 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Wellington boot
- Cowboy boot
- Walking boot
- Hiking boot
- Football boot
- Ankle boot
- Ugg boot
Just below the surface
These 35 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Chukka boot
- Desert boot
- Combat boot
- Army boot
- Doc Martens
- Work boot
- Steel toe cap boot
- Safety boot
- Riding boot
- Jodhpur boot
- Biker boot
- Motorcycle boot
- Ski boot
- Snowboard boot
- Snow boot
- Moon boot
- Rain boot
- Thigh-high boot
- Knee-high boot
- Over-the-knee boot
- Platform boot
- Stiletto boot
- Kitten heel boot
- Wedge boot
- Slouch boot
- Pirate boot
- Go-go boot
- Winklepickers
- Brogue boot
- Lace-up boot
- Rigger boot
- Dealer boot
- Gumboot
- Galoshes
- Wader
How the answers sink
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsWellington boot · Cowboy boot · Walking boot
- Below the Surface35 answers · 25 ptsChukka boot · Desert boot · Combat boot …
- The Deep21 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 21 answers starting with B, C, E, H, J, K, M, P, S and T. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 74 answers in total, 50 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Kamik”. Longest: “Steel toe cap boot”.
- C, S and B are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Wellies” counts as Wellington boot.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (12). Run through it first.
- Skip Wellington boot, Cowboy boot and Walking boot; everybody says them.
- Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a type of boot”?
- Most people start with Wellington boot, Cowboy boot, Walking boot, Hiking boot and Football boot. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of boot”?
- 74 in all: 7 on The Tip, 35 Below the Surface, 21 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of boot”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Kamik” and the longest is “Steel toe cap boot”.
- Is “Name a type of boot” 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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