Food trivia
Name an American dish
211 answers count for this food prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Hamburger
- Hot Dog
- Apple Pie
- Fried Chicken
- Mac and Cheese
- French Fries
- Buffalo Wings
- Meatloaf
- Pancakes
- Philly Cheesesteak
- BBQ Ribs
- Clam Chowder
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Pizza
- Cornbread
- Pot Roast
- Grits
- Biscuits and Gravy
- Chicken and Waffles
- Gumbo
- Jambalaya
- Cobb Salad
- Waldorf Salad
- Coleslaw
- Potato Salad
- Baked Beans
- Brownies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pecan Pie
- Key Lime Pie
- Banana Split
- Ice Cream Sundae
- Milkshake
- Corn Dog
- Sloppy Joe
- Reuben
- BLT
- Club Sandwich
- Grilled Cheese
- Peanut Butter and Jelly
- Pulled Pork
- Brisket
- Chili
- Tater Tots
- Onion Rings
- Hash Browns
- Eggs Benedict
- Collard Greens
- Mashed Potatoes
- Green Bean Casserole
- Stuffing
- Cranberry Sauce
- Sweet Potato Casserole
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Lobster Roll
- Crab Cakes
- Shrimp and Grits
- Po' Boy
- Waffles
- Donut
- S'mores
- Popcorn
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Red Velvet Cake
- Deep Dish Pizza
- Thanksgiving Turkey
- Steak
- Cheese Fries
- Muffuletta
- Beignets
- Fried Green Tomatoes
- Bagel
- Corn on the Cob
- Chicken Tenders
- Chicken Nuggets
- Cobbler
- Philly Cheese Fries
The iceberg for “Name an American dish”
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsHamburger · Hot Dog · Apple Pie
- Below the Surface67 answers · 25 ptsPizza · Cornbread · Pot Roast …
- The Deep81 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss50 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 81 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 50 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 211 answers in total, 161 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “BLT”. Longest: “Pineapple Upside-Down Cake”.
- C, B and P are the most common first letters; together they start 47% of the answers.
- 35 answers can be typed more than one way: “Chicken Fingers” counts as Chicken Tenders.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (48). Run through it first.
- Skip Hamburger, Hot Dog and Apple Pie; everybody says them.
- Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.
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- What are the most common answers to “Name an American dish”?
- Most people start with Hamburger, Hot Dog, Apple Pie, Fried Chicken and Mac and Cheese. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an American dish”?
- 211 in all: 12 on The Tip, 67 Below the Surface, 81 in The Deep, 50 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an American dish”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “BLT” and the longest is “Pineapple Upside-Down Cake”.
- Is “Name an American dish” 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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