Culture trivia
Name a Christmas decoration or symbol
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 143 answers to “Name a Christmas decoration or symbol”, and only 12 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.
- Christmas tree
- Tinsel
- Baubles
- Lights
- Star
- Angel
- Wreath
- Santa Claus
- Reindeer
- Stocking
- Snowman
- Candy cane
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Holly
- Mistletoe
- Ivy
- Poinsettia
- Nativity scene
- Snowflake
- Garland
- Bells
- Ribbon
- Bow
- Presents
- Candles
- Advent calendar
- Gingerbread house
- Elf
- Rudolph
- Sleigh
- Snow globe
- Fireplace
- Chimney
- Icicle
- Pine cone
- Fir tree
- Paper chain
- Christmas cards
- Wrapping paper
- Tree skirt
- Tree topper
- Nutcracker
- Christmas pudding
- Mince pies
- Christmas cracker
- Yule log
- Penguin
- Polar bear
- Robin
- Dove
- Star of Bethlehem
- Three wise men
- Manger
- Baby Jesus
- Mary
- Joseph
- Shepherd
- Donkey
- Stable
- Lantern
- Inflatable Santa
- Santa hat
- Elf on the Shelf
- Grinch
- Frosty the Snowman
- Cinnamon sticks
- Gingerbread
- Pine
- Red and green
- Gold
- Silver
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsChristmas tree · Tinsel · Baubles
- Below the Surface58 answers · 25 ptsHolly · Mistletoe · Ivy …
- The Deep43 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss29 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 43 answers starting with A, C, D, G, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 29 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 143 answers in total, 83 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bow”. Longest: “Frosty the Snowman”.
- S, C and P are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 34 answers can be typed more than one way: “Christmas sweater” counts as Christmas jumper.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (20). Run through it first.
- Skip Christmas tree, Tinsel and Baubles; everybody says them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a Christmas decoration or symbol”?
- Most people start with Christmas tree, Tinsel, Baubles, Lights and Star. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a Christmas decoration or symbol”?
- 143 in all: 12 on The Tip, 58 Below the Surface, 43 in The Deep, 29 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a Christmas decoration or symbol”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bow” and the longest is “Frosty the Snowman”.
- Is “Name a Christmas decoration or symbol” 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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