Culture trivia
Name something you would find in an office
“Name something you would find in an office” is one of 188 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 211 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Desk
- Chair
- Computer
- Phone
- Printer
- Stapler
- Pen
- Paper
- Filing cabinet
- Photocopier
- Water cooler
- Keyboard
One step down
These 50 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Monitor
- Mouse
- Laptop
- Lamp
- Notepad
- Calendar
- Sticky note
- Paper clip
- Binder clip
- Folder
- Ring binder
- Pencil
- Highlighter
- Scissors
- Sellotape
- Hole punch
- Elastic band
- Whiteboard
- Cork board
- Drawer
- Shredder
- Fax machine
- Scanner
- Calculator
- Headset
- Speakerphone
- Webcam
- Projector
- Meeting table
- Coffee machine
- Kettle
- Microwave
- Fridge
- Vending machine
- Pot plant
- Bin
- Recycling bin
- Coat rack
- Cubicle
- Partition
- Mug
- In-tray
- Letter opener
- Stamp
- Envelope
- Desk organiser
- Mouse mat
- Clock
- Fire extinguisher
- First aid kit
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsDesk · Chair · Computer
- Below the Surface50 answers · 25 ptsMonitor · Mouse · Laptop …
- The Deep78 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss70 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 78 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U and W. The Abyss has 70 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 211 answers in total, 102 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bin”. Longest: “Presentation clicker”.
- S, P and C are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 43 answers can be typed more than one way: “Pen pot” counts as Pen holder.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 30 of the answers begin with it.
- Desk, Chair and Computer are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something you would find in an office”?
- The usual first answers are Desk, Chair, Computer, Phone and Printer. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you would find in an office”?
- 211 in all: 12 on The Tip, 50 Below the Surface, 78 in The Deep, 70 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you would find in an office” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bin” and the longest is “Presentation clicker”.
- How hard is “Name something you would find in an office”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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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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