Culture trivia
Name a type of sword
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a type of sword”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 65 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Katana
- Rapier
- Saber
- Claymore
- Longsword
- Scimitar
- Cutlass
The next answers people reach for
These 12 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Broadsword
- Gladius
- Foil
- Épée
- Falchion
- Zweihänder
- Wakizashi
- Bastard sword
- Arming sword
- Smallsword
- Spatha
- Jian
How deep does “Name a type of sword” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsKatana · Rapier · Saber
- Below the Surface12 answers · 25 ptsBroadsword · Gladius · Foil …
- The Deep23 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss22 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 23 answers starting with B, D, E, F, G, K, M, N, S, T, X and Y. The Abyss has 22 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 65 answers in total, 6 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dao”. Longest: “Executioner's sword”.
- K, S and B are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
- 11 answers can be typed more than one way: “Ninja-to” counts as Ninjato.
Getting below the surface
- Start with K: 11 of the answers begin with it.
- Katana, Rapier and Saber 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 a type of sword”?
- The usual first answers are Katana, Rapier, Saber, Claymore and Longsword. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of sword”?
- 65 in all: 7 on The Tip, 12 Below the Surface, 23 in The Deep, 22 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of sword” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dao” and the longest is “Executioner's sword”.
- How hard is “Name a type of sword”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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