Culture trivia
Name a record label
“Name a record label” is one of 188 culture prompts in Icillion. Of its 558 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Sony Music
- Universal Music Group
- Warner Records
- EMI
- Atlantic Records
- Columbia Records
- Motown
- Def Jam Recordings
- Island Records
- Capitol Records
- RCA Records
- Virgin Records
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Parlophone
- Epic Records
- Interscope Records
- Geffen Records
- A&M Records
- Elektra Records
- Polydor
- Decca Records
- Mercury Records
- Sub Pop
- Stax Records
- Chess Records
- Blue Note Records
- Apple Records
- XL Recordings
- Domino Recording Company
- Rough Trade Records
- 4AD
- Factory Records
- Creation Records
- Sun Records
- Arista Records
- Republic Records
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Bad Boy Records
- Death Row Records
- Cash Money Records
- Young Money Entertainment
- Reprise Records
- Asylum Records
- Verve Records
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Harvest Records
- Chrysalis Records
- Mute Records
- Beggars Banquet Records
- Epitaph Records
- Roadrunner Records
- Syco Music
- Stiff Records
- Trojan Records
- Tamla Records
- Aftermath Entertainment
- DreamWorks Records
- Charisma Records
- Top Dawg Entertainment
- Dark Horse Records
- Swan Song Records
- Fueled by Ramen
- Matador Records
- Merge Records
- Studio One
- Philadelphia International Records
- BMG
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsSony Music · Universal Music Group · Warner Records
- Below the Surface54 answers · 25 ptsParlophone · Epic Records · Interscope Records …
- The Deep91 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss400 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 91 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 400 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 558 answers in total, 509 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “4AD”. Longest: “Philadelphia International Records”.
- S, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 28% of the answers.
- 231 answers can be typed more than one way: “Young Money” counts as Young Money Entertainment.
How to go deeper
- Start with S: 64 of the answers begin with it.
- Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records 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 record label”?
- The usual first answers are Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Records, EMI and Atlantic Records. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a record label”?
- 558 in all: 12 on The Tip, 54 Below the Surface, 91 in The Deep, 400 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a record label” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “4AD” and the longest is “Philadelphia International Records”.
- How hard is “Name a record label”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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