Food trivia
Name a French dish
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 24 answers to “Name a French dish”, and only 3 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.
- Ratatouille
- Croissant
- Crepe
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Coq au vin
- Boeuf bourguignon
- Quiche
- Souffle
- Escargot
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 5 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 5 answers starting with B, C and G. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 24 answers in total, 10 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Crepe”. Longest: “Blanquette de veau”.
- C, B and G are the most common first letters; together they start 54% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Ratatouille, Croissant and Crepe; everybody says them.
- Name what people cook at home in that country, not what restaurants abroad serve.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a French dish”?
- Most people start with Ratatouille, Croissant and Crepe. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a French dish”?
- 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a French dish”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Crepe” and the longest is “Blanquette de veau”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
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