Food trivia
Name something you might cook on a barbecue
“Name something you might cook on a barbecue” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 195 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Burger
- Hot dog
- Sausage
- Steak
- Chicken
- Ribs
- Corn on the cob
- Kebab
- Pork chop
- Chicken wings
- Shrimp
- Vegetables
One step down
These 63 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Bratwurst
- Brisket
- Pulled pork
- Lamb chops
- Chicken breast
- Chicken thighs
- Chicken drumsticks
- Salmon
- Fish
- Halloumi
- Peppers
- Courgette
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Aubergine
- Asparagus
- Sweet potatoes
- Baked potatoes
- Pineapple
- Peaches
- Bananas
- Marshmallows
- S'mores
- Garlic bread
- Bread
- Pizza
- Naan
- Tofu
- Veggie burger
- Tomatoes
- Lobster
- Oysters
- Scallops
- Mussels
- Whole fish
- Trout
- Sea bass
- Mackerel
- Tuna steak
- Swordfish
- Lamb kebab
- Kofta
- Chicken satay
- Tandoori chicken
- Jerk chicken
- Lamb burger
- Chicken burger
- Turkey burger
- Beans
- Eggs
- Cheese
- Bacon
- Ham
- Pork belly
- Whole chicken
- Turkey
- Leg of lamb
- Sirloin
- Ribeye
- T-bone
- Spare ribs
- Baby back ribs
- Short ribs
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsBurger · Hot dog · Sausage
- Below the Surface63 answers · 25 ptsBratwurst · Brisket · Pulled pork …
- The Deep94 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss25 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 94 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 25 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 195 answers in total, 87 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ham”. Longest: “Bacon-wrapped asparagus”.
- B, C and S are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 31 answers can be typed more than one way: “Skewers” counts as Kebab.
Getting below the surface
- Start with B: 28 of the answers begin with it.
- Burger, Hot dog and Sausage are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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What the words mean
Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something you might cook on a barbecue”?
- The usual first answers are Burger, Hot dog, Sausage, Steak and Chicken. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you might cook on a barbecue”?
- 195 in all: 12 on The Tip, 63 Below the Surface, 94 in The Deep, 25 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you might cook on a barbecue” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ham” and the longest is “Bacon-wrapped asparagus”.
- How hard is “Name something you might cook on a barbecue”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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