What do most people say for “Name a chilli pepper”?

The usual first answers are Jalapeno, Habanero, Cayenne, Scotch Bonnet and Carolina Reaper. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a chilli pepper”?

92 in all: 5 on The Tip, 11 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a chilli pepper” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Puya” and the longest is “Trinidad Scorpion Butch T”.

How hard is “Name a chilli pepper”?

Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

Food trivia

Name a chilli pepper

“Name a chilli pepper” is one of 63 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 92 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.

Jalapeno
Habanero
Cayenne
Scotch Bonnet
Carolina Reaper

One step down

These 11 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Ghost pepper
Bird's eye chilli
Serrano
Poblano
Anaheim
Tabasco
Piri piri
Padron
Chipotle
Ancho
Fresno

Answers by level

The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsJalapeno · Habanero · Cayenne
Below the Surface11 answers · 25 ptsGhost pepper · Bird's eye chilli · Serrano …
The Deep32 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss43 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, M, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 43 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

92 answers in total, 53 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Puya”. Longest: “Trinidad Scorpion Butch T”.
C, A and P are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Tepin” counts as Chiltepin.

Getting below the surface

Start with C: 14 of the answers begin with it.
Jalapeno, Habanero and Cayenne are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.

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Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name a chilli pepper”?: The usual first answers are Jalapeno, Habanero, Cayenne, Scotch Bonnet and Carolina Reaper. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a chilli pepper”?: 92 in all: 5 on The Tip, 11 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a chilli pepper” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Puya” and the longest is “Trinidad Scorpion Butch T”.
How hard is “Name a chilli pepper”?: Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

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