Culture trivia
Name something you would find in a hospital
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something you would find in a hospital”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 197 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Bed
- Wheelchair
- Stethoscope
- Syringe
- Stretcher
- Thermometer
- Bandage
- Drip
- Medicine
- Doctor
- Nurse
- Crutch
The next answers people reach for
These 86 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Scalpel
- Surgical glove
- Surgical mask
- Hospital gown
- Scrubs
- Operating table
- Operating theatre
- Defibrillator
- Heart monitor
- Ventilator
- Oxygen tank
- X-ray machine
- MRI scanner
- CT scanner
- Ultrasound machine
- Blood pressure monitor
- Pulse oximeter
- Incubator
- Plaster cast
- Sling
- Splint
- Walking frame
- Walking stick
- Bedpan
- Commode
- Curtain
- Call button
- Medical chart
- Wristband
- Pill
- Surgeon
- Patient
- Visitor
- Flower
- Get well card
- Waiting room
- Reception
- Vending machine
- Cafeteria
- Gift shop
- Chapel
- Pharmacy
- Lift
- Ambulance
- Paramedic
- Porter
- Cleaner
- Pillow
- Blanket
- Meal tray
- Jelly
- Water jug
- Tissue
- Hand sanitiser
- Soap dispenser
- Sharps bin
- Clinical waste bin
- Saline bag
- Catheter
- Swab
- Gauze
- Cotton wool
- Medical tape
- Plaster
- Antiseptic
- Disinfectant
- Kidney dish
- Forceps
- Tongue depressor
- Otoscope
- Tourniquet
- Anaesthetist
- Radiologist
- Dialysis machine
- Blood bag
- Morgue
- Maternity ward
- Bassinet
- Delivery room
- Surgical lamp
- Stitches
- Computer
- Medication trolley
- Crash cart
- Emergency room
- Triage
How deep does “Name something you would find in a hospital” go?
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsBed · Wheelchair · Stethoscope
- Below the Surface86 answers · 25 ptsScalpel · Surgical glove · Surgical mask …
- The Deep53 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss45 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 53 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 45 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 197 answers in total, 109 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bed”. Longest: “Intra-aortic balloon pump”.
- S, C and P are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
- 68 answers can be typed more than one way: “Exam table” counts as Examination couch.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 28 of the answers begin with it.
- Bed, Wheelchair and Stethoscope are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something you would find in a hospital”?
- The usual first answers are Bed, Wheelchair, Stethoscope, Syringe and Stretcher. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you would find in a hospital”?
- 197 in all: 12 on The Tip, 86 Below the Surface, 53 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you would find in a hospital” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bed” and the longest is “Intra-aortic balloon pump”.
- How hard is “Name something you would find in a hospital”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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