Culture trivia
Name an Olympic sport, past or present
“Name an Olympic sport, past or present” is one of 30 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 88 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Football
- Swimming
- Athletics
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
One step down
These 18 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Tennis
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Volleyball
- Rowing
- Fencing
- Judo
- Wrestling
- Weightlifting
- Water polo
- Skiing
- Figure skating
- Ice hockey
- Handball
- Archery
- Diving
- Golf
- Rugby
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 18 | 25 |
| The Deep | 32 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 32 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, K, L, M, R, S and T. The Abyss has 32 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 88 answers in total, 29 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “BMX”. Longest: “Short track speed skating”.
- S, B and R are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 22 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bobsled” counts as Bobsleigh.
How to go deeper
- Start with S: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Football, Swimming and Athletics 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 an Olympic sport, past or present”?
- The usual first answers are Football, Swimming, Athletics, Gymnastics and Basketball. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an Olympic sport, past or present”?
- 88 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 32 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an Olympic sport, past or present” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “BMX” and the longest is “Short track speed skating”.
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