Culture trivia
Name a novelist
“Name a novelist” is one of 30 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 24 accepted answers, 3 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.
- J K Rowling
- Stephen King
- Agatha Christie
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Jane Austen
- Charles Dickens
- George Orwell
- J R R Tolkien
- Ernest Hemingway
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 9 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with F, G, H, L, T and V. The Abyss has 9 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 24 answers in total, 24 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “J K Rowling”. Longest: “Gabriel Garcia Marquez”.
- J, C and G are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with J: 4 of the answers begin with it.
- J K Rowling, Stephen King and Agatha Christie are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a novelist”?
- The usual first answers are J K Rowling, Stephen King and Agatha Christie. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a novelist”?
- 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 9 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a novelist” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “J K Rowling” and the longest is “Gabriel Garcia Marquez”.
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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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