Culture trivia
Name a language
“Name a language” is one of 30 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 128 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Chinese
- German
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Japanese
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Arabic
- Korean
- Hindi
- Dutch
- Greek
- Turkish
- Swedish
- Polish
- Latin
- Hebrew
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 14 | 25 |
| The Deep | 43 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 65 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 43 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 65 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 128 answers in total, 5 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Lao”. Longest: “Scottish Gaelic”.
- S, T and C are the most common first letters; together they start 27% of the answers.
- 7 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bangla” counts as Bengali.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 14 of the answers begin with it.
- English, Spanish and French are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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What the words mean
Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a language”?
- The usual first answers are English, Spanish, French, Chinese and German. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a language”?
- 128 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 43 in The Deep, 65 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a language” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Lao” and the longest is “Scottish Gaelic”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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