Culture trivia
Name a music genre
30 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
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Pop
- Rock
- Jazz
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Classical
- Hip hop
- Rap
- Blues
- Country
- Reggae
The iceberg for “Name a music genre”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 8 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 12 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 8 answers starting with D, F, H, M, P, S and T. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 30 answers in total, 2 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dub”. Longest: “Bossa nova”.
- F, B and H are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with F than with any other letter (4). Run through it first.
- Skip Pop, Rock and Jazz; everybody says them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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What the words mean
Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a music genre”?
- Most people start with Pop, Rock and Jazz. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a music genre”?
- 30 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a music genre”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dub” and the longest is “Bossa nova”.
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