Culture trivia
Name a musical instrument
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 108 answers to “Name a musical instrument”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Guitar
- Piano
- Drum
- Violin
- Flute
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Cello
- Bass guitar
- Clarinet
- Harp
- Ukulele
- Accordion
- Harmonica
- Trombone
- Keyboard
- Organ
- Xylophone
- Tuba
- Double bass
- Banjo
- Tambourine
- Triangle
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 18 | 25 |
| The Deep | 38 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 46 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 38 answers starting with B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 46 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 108 answers in total, 11 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Oud”. Longest: “Pedal steel guitar”.
- C, S and B are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 16 answers can be typed more than one way: “Glass armonica” counts as Glass harmonica.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (16). Run through it first.
- Skip Guitar, Piano and Drum; everybody says them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a musical instrument”?
- Most people start with Guitar, Piano, Drum, Violin and Flute. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a musical instrument”?
- 108 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 38 in The Deep, 46 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a musical instrument”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Oud” and the longest is “Pedal steel guitar”.
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