Food trivia
Name a bean, pea or lentil
“Name a bean, pea or lentil” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 90 accepted answers, 11 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.
- Kidney bean
- Black bean
- Chickpea
- Green bean
- Lentil
- Pea
- Pinto bean
- Broad bean
- Soybean
- Runner bean
- Navy bean
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Lima bean
- Cannellini bean
- Black-eyed pea
- Split pea
- Mung bean
- Adzuki bean
- Edamame
- Snow pea
- Sugar snap pea
- Red lentil
- Green lentil
- Brown lentil
- Puy lentil
- Black lentil
- Borlotti bean
- Flageolet bean
- Peanut
- Great Northern bean
- Petit pois
Answers by level
- The Tip11 answers · 10 ptsKidney bean · Black bean · Chickpea
- Below the Surface19 answers · 25 ptsLima bean · Cannellini bean · Black-eyed pea …
- The Deep33 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss26 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 33 answers starting with A, B, C, D, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, W and Y. The Abyss has 26 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 90 answers in total, 84 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pea”. Longest: “Kentucky Wonder bean”.
- B, C and P are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 59 answers can be typed more than one way: “Pardina” counts as Pardina lentil.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with B: 11 of the answers begin with it.
- Kidney bean, Black bean and Chickpea are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a bean, pea or lentil”?
- The usual first answers are Kidney bean, Black bean, Chickpea, Green bean and Lentil. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a bean, pea or lentil”?
- 90 in all: 11 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 33 in The Deep, 26 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a bean, pea or lentil” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pea” and the longest is “Kentucky Wonder bean”.
- How hard is “Name a bean, pea or lentil”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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