Food trivia
Name a curry
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 85 answers to “Name a curry”, and only 10 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Tikka masala
- Korma
- Madras
- Vindaloo
- Jalfrezi
- Balti
- Bhuna
- Dopiaza
- Rogan josh
- Butter chicken
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Saag
- Palak paneer
- Chana masala
- Dhansak
- Pasanda
- Phall
- Massaman
- Green curry
- Red curry
- Panang
- Yellow curry
- Katsu curry
- Rendang
- Keema
- Aloo gobi
- Bombay potato
- Tarka dal
- Kofta
- Karahi
- Achari
- Makhani
- Saag aloo
- Bhindi masala
- Baingan bharta
- Goan fish curry
- Xacuti
How the answers sink
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsTikka masala · Korma · Madras
- Below the Surface26 answers · 25 ptsSaag · Palak paneer · Chana masala …
- The Deep30 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss18 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 30 answers starting with A, C, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, U and Y. The Abyss has 18 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 85 answers in total, 44 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Olan”. Longest: “Sri Lankan crab curry”.
- K, G and P are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 7 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kaeng som” counts as Gaeng som.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with K than with any other letter (16). Run through it first.
- Skip Tikka masala, Korma and Madras; everybody says them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a curry”?
- Most people start with Tikka masala, Korma, Madras, Vindaloo and Jalfrezi. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a curry”?
- 85 in all: 10 on The Tip, 26 Below the Surface, 30 in The Deep, 18 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a curry”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Olan” and the longest is “Sri Lankan crab curry”.
- Is “Name a curry” 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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