Food trivia
Name a nut
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 60 answers to “Name a nut”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Peanut
- Almond
- Walnut
- Cashew
- Pistachio
Just below the surface
These 9 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Hazelnut
- Pecan
- Macadamia
- Brazil nut
- Pine nut
- Chestnut
- Coconut
- Acorn
- Horse chestnut
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 9 | 25 |
| The Deep | 14 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 31 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 14 answers starting with B, C, G, H, K, P, S and T. The Abyss has 31 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 60 answers in total, 36 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Acorn”. Longest: “Tahitian chestnut”.
- B, C and P are the most common first letters; together they start 42% of the answers.
- 47 answers can be typed more than one way: “Gabon nut” counts as Coula nut.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Peanut, Almond and Walnut; everybody says them.
- Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a nut”?
- Most people start with Peanut, Almond, Walnut, Cashew and Pistachio. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a nut”?
- 60 in all: 5 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 14 in The Deep, 31 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a nut”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Acorn” and the longest is “Tahitian chestnut”.
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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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