Culture trivia
Name a character created by Charles Dickens
116 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.
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- Oliver Twist
- Fagin
- Pip
- Tiny Tim
Below the waterline
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Miss Havisham
- Bob Cratchit
- Artful Dodger
- Bill Sikes
- David Copperfield
- Uriah Heep
- Mr Micawber
- Jacob Marley
- Nancy
- Estella
- Magwitch
- Sydney Carton
- Madame Defarge
- Mr Pickwick
- Little Nell
The iceberg for “Name a character created by Charles Dickens”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsEbenezer Scrooge · Oliver Twist · Fagin
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsMiss Havisham · Bob Cratchit · Artful Dodger …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss60 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, H, I, J, L, M, N, P, S and W. The Abyss has 60 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 116 answers in total, 100 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pip”. Longest: “Jeremiah Flintwinch”.
- M, J and B are the most common first letters; together they start 45% of the answers.
- 65 answers can be typed more than one way: “Merdle” counts as Mr Merdle.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with M than with any other letter (33). Run through it first.
- Skip Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist and Fagin; everybody says them.
- Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a character created by Charles Dickens”?
- Most people start with Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Fagin, Pip and Tiny Tim. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a character created by Charles Dickens”?
- 116 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 60 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a character created by Charles Dickens”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pip” and the longest is “Jeremiah Flintwinch”.
- Is “Name a character created by Charles Dickens” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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