What do most people say for “Name a singer or solo musician”?

The usual first answers are Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Elvis Presley and Rihanna. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a singer or solo musician”?

111 in all: 5 on The Tip, 20 Below the Surface, 40 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a singer or solo musician” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Sia” and the longest is “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”.

How hard is “Name a singer or solo musician”?

Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.

Culture trivia

Name a singer or solo musician

Everyone has a first answer to “Name a singer or solo musician”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 111 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.

The obvious answers

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Michael Jackson
Taylor Swift
Beyoncé
Elvis Presley
Rihanna

The next answers people reach for

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

Madonna
Adele
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Ariana Grande
Eminem
Drake
Bruno Mars
Britney Spears
Whitney Houston
Frank Sinatra
Bob Dylan
Celine Dion
Billie Eilish
Shakira
Elton John
Stevie Wonder
Mariah Carey

How deep does “Name a singer or solo musician” go?

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	5	10
Below the Surface	20	25
The Deep	40	50
The Abyss	45	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 40 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and U. The Abyss has 45 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

111 answers in total, 94 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Sia”. Longest: “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”.
B, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
91 answers can be typed more than one way: “Mars” counts as Bruno Mars.

Tips for a rarer answer

Start with B: 13 of the answers begin with it.
Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé 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 a singer or solo musician”?: The usual first answers are Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Elvis Presley and Rihanna. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a singer or solo musician”?: 111 in all: 5 on The Tip, 20 Below the Surface, 40 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a singer or solo musician” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Sia” and the longest is “Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan”.
How hard is “Name a singer or solo musician”?: Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.

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