Culture trivia
Name something you might find in a handbag
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 169 answers to “Name something you might find in a handbag”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Wallet
- Phone
- Keys
- Lipstick
- Tissue
- Makeup
- Mirror
- Hairbrush
- Comb
- Sunglasses
- Chewing gum
- Pen
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Credit card
- Cash
- Coins
- Receipt
- Mint
- Hand cream
- Lip balm
- Hand sanitiser
- Hair clip
- Hair tie
- Painkiller
- Plaster
- Tampon
- Sanitary towel
- Umbrella
- Notebook
- Diary
- Headphones
- Phone charger
- Power bank
- Wet wipe
- Nail file
- Nail polish
- Tweezers
- Eyeliner
- Mascara
- Foundation
- Powder
- Blusher
- Eyeshadow
- Concealer
- Lip gloss
- Deodorant
- Sweet
- Chocolate
- Snack
- Water bottle
- Glove
- Scarf
- Glasses
- Glasses case
- Driving licence
- ID
- Passport
- Photo
- Loyalty card
- Business card
- Ticket
- Boarding pass
- Lottery ticket
- Library card
- Bus pass
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsWallet · Phone · Keys
- Below the Surface52 answers · 25 ptsCredit card · Cash · Coins …
- The Deep51 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss53 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 51 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 53 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 169 answers in total, 82 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “ID”. Longest: “Hearing aid battery”.
- P, C and S are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 46 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kleenex” counts as Tissue.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with P than with any other letter (24). Run through it first.
- Skip Wallet, Phone and Keys; everybody says them.
- Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name something you might find in a handbag”?
- Most people start with Wallet, Phone, Keys, Lipstick and Tissue. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something you might find in a handbag”?
- 169 in all: 12 on The Tip, 52 Below the Surface, 51 in The Deep, 53 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something you might find in a handbag”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “ID” and the longest is “Hearing aid battery”.
- Is “Name something you might find in a handbag” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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