Culture trivia
Name a stage musical
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a stage musical”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 25 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.
- Hamilton
- Cats
- Les Miserables
The next answers people reach for
These 5 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Wicked
- Mamma Mia
- The Lion King
- Grease
How deep does “Name a stage musical” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with C, H, R, T and W. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 25 answers in total, 11 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Cats”. Longest: “The Phantom of the Opera”.
- C, H and T are the most common first letters; together they start 44% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- Start with C: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Hamilton, Cats and Les Miserables are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of a country, then its currency, its instrument and its dance.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a stage musical”?
- The usual first answers are Hamilton, Cats and Les Miserables. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a stage musical”?
- 25 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a stage musical” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Cats” and the longest is “The Phantom of the Opera”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
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