Culture trivia
Name an Irish first name
161 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.
- Patrick
- Sean
- Liam
- Aoife
- Niamh
- Siobhan
- Saoirse
- Ciaran
- Conor
- Brendan
- Declan
- Roisin
Below the waterline
These 56 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Seamus
- Padraig
- Eoin
- Colm
- Cormac
- Fionn
- Cillian
- Oisin
- Darragh
- Donal
- Dermot
- Eamon
- Fergal
- Fintan
- Gerard
- Lorcan
- Malachy
- Niall
- Rory
- Ronan
- Tadhg
- Cathal
- Aidan
- Brian
- Colin
- Cian
- Kevin
- Aisling
- Aine
- Bridget
- Brigid
- Caoimhe
- Caitlin
- Ciara
- Clodagh
- Deirdre
- Eimear
- Eilish
- Grainne
- Maeve
- Mairead
- Maura
- Nuala
- Orla
- Oonagh
- Sinead
- Sorcha
- Tara
- Maureen
- Kathleen
- Noreen
- Sheila
- Colleen
- Nora
- Eileen
- Eithne
The iceberg for “Name an Irish first name”
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsPatrick · Sean · Liam
- Below the Surface56 answers · 25 ptsSeamus · Padraig · Eoin …
- The Deep49 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss43 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 49 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, R, S, T and U. The Abyss has 43 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 161 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Art”. Longest: “Tighearnach”.
- C, D and M are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 15 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bridie” counts as Bridget.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (24). Run through it first.
- Skip Patrick, Sean and Liam; everybody says them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name an Irish first name”?
- Most people start with Patrick, Sean, Liam, Aoife and Niamh. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an Irish first name”?
- 161 in all: 12 on The Tip, 56 Below the Surface, 49 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an Irish first name”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Art” and the longest is “Tighearnach”.
- Is “Name an Irish first name” 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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