Culture trivia
Name something to do on a rainy day
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something to do on a rainy day”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 221 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Watching TV
- Watching a movie
- Reading
- Playing board games
- Baking
- Drawing
- Napping
- Playing video games
- Doing a jigsaw puzzle
- Cooking
- Building a fort
- Colouring
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Arts and crafts
- Painting
- Playing cards
- Knitting
- Sewing
- Cleaning
- Tidying
- Homework
- Studying
- Writing
- Journaling
- Playing an instrument
- Singing
- Dancing
- Karaoke
- Listening to music
- Listening to podcasts
- Binge-watching a series
- Streaming
- Visiting a museum
- Visiting an art gallery
- Going to the cinema
- Bowling
- Soft play
- Indoor swimming
- Trampoline park
- Shopping
- Going to the gym
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Meditation
- Baking cookies
- Making pancakes
- Making hot chocolate
- Playing with Lego
- Building with blocks
- Playing with toys
- Dressing up
- Hide and seek
- Charades
- Scavenger hunt
- Treasure hunt
- Making slime
- Playdough
- Science experiments
- Making a collage
- Making cards
- Scrapbooking
- Origami
- Making jewellery
- Pottery
- Calling friends
- Video calling
- Scrolling social media
- Online shopping
- Photography
- Playing with pets
- Pillow fight
- Having a bath
- Home spa day
- Rearranging furniture
- DIY
- Splashing in puddles
- Dancing in the rain
- Watching the rain
- Tea and cake
- Going to the library
- Visiting a cafe
- Going to the pub
How deep does “Name something to do on a rainy day” go?
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsWatching TV · Watching a movie · Reading
- Below the Surface69 answers · 25 ptsArts and crafts · Painting · Playing cards …
- The Deep85 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss54 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 85 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. The Abyss has 54 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 221 answers in total, 137 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “DIY”. Longest: “Researching family history”.
- S, M and P are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 70 answers can be typed more than one way: “Trivia” counts as Trivia night.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 27 of the answers begin with it.
- Watching TV, Watching a movie and Reading are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Art movements and architectural styles have many lesser-known names.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something to do on a rainy day”?
- The usual first answers are Watching TV, Watching a movie, Reading, Playing board games and Baking. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something to do on a rainy day”?
- 221 in all: 12 on The Tip, 69 Below the Surface, 85 in The Deep, 54 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something to do on a rainy day” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “DIY” and the longest is “Researching family history”.
- How hard is “Name something to do on a rainy day”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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