Food trivia
Name a type of pancake
“Name a type of pancake” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 96 accepted answers, 7 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Crêpe
- American pancake
- Scotch pancake
- Blini
- Pikelet
- Waffle
- Dosa
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Buttermilk pancake
- Blueberry pancake
- Chocolate chip pancake
- Banana pancake
- Protein pancake
- Oat pancake
- Buckwheat pancake
- Galette
- Galette bretonne
- Crêpe Suzette
- Suzette
- Dutch pancake
- Pannenkoek
- Poffertjes
- Palatschinke
- Palacsinta
- Clătite
- Placinte
- Naleśniki
- Syrniki
- Oladyi
- Oladi
- Blintz
- Latke
- Kartoffelpuffer
- Rösti
- Boxty
- Colcannon cake
- Potato pancake
- Okonomiyaki
- Dorayaki
- Chinese pancake
- Scallion pancake
- Cong you bing
- Jianbing
- Bánh xèo
- Hotteok
- Pajeon
- Appam
- Uttapam
- Chilla
- Cheela
- Pudla
- Puda
- Malpua
- Injera
- Msemen
- Baghrir
- Harcha
- Crumpet
- Johnnycake
- Hoecake
- Griddle cake
- Flapjack
- Hotcake
- Silver dollar pancake
- Pancake stack
- Pancake Day
- Shrove Tuesday
- Mardi Gras
- Fat Tuesday
- Pancake race
- Pancake Tuesday
Answers by level
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsCrêpe · American pancake · Scotch pancake
- Below the Surface63 answers · 25 ptsButtermilk pancake · Blueberry pancake · Chocolate chip pancake …
- The Deep15 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 15 answers starting with A, B, E, F, K, P, S and U. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 96 answers in total, 31 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dosa”. Longest: “Chocolate chip pancake”.
- P, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 45% of the answers.
- 12 answers can be typed more than one way: “Fladlesuppe” counts as Flädlesuppe.
How to go deeper
- Start with P: 23 of the answers begin with it.
- Crêpe, American pancake and Scotch pancake are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a type of pancake”?
- The usual first answers are Crêpe, American pancake, Scotch pancake, Blini and Pikelet. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of pancake”?
- 96 in all: 7 on The Tip, 63 Below the Surface, 15 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of pancake” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dosa” and the longest is “Chocolate chip pancake”.
- How hard is “Name a type of pancake”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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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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