Food trivia
Name a cheese
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 103 answers to “Name a cheese”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Cheddar
- Mozzarella
- Parmesan
- Brie
- Feta
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Gouda
- Swiss
- Camembert
- Blue cheese
- Gorgonzola
- Cream cheese
- Ricotta
- Mascarpone
- Halloumi
- Goat cheese
- Edam
- Roquefort
- Provolone
- Gruyere
- American cheese
- Cottage cheese
- Monterey Jack
- Pecorino
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 18 | 25 |
| The Deep | 36 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 43 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 36 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 43 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 103 answers in total, 20 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Brie”. Longest: “Double Gloucester”.
- C, M and S are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 9 answers can be typed more than one way: “Emmental” counts as Swiss.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (17). Run through it first.
- Skip Cheddar, Mozzarella and Parmesan; everybody says them.
- Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a cheese”?
- Most people start with Cheddar, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Brie and Feta. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a cheese”?
- 103 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 36 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a cheese”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Brie” and the longest is “Double Gloucester”.
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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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