Food trivia
Name a pastry
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 25 answers to “Name a pastry”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Croissant
- Danish
- Eclair
Just below the surface
These 5 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Profiterole
- Choux bun
- Turnover
- Mille feuille
- Baklava
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with B, C, P and S. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 25 answers in total, 8 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Canele”. Longest: “Pain au chocolat”.
- P, C and B are the most common first letters; together they start 56% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with P than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Croissant, Danish and Eclair; everybody says them.
- Spices, grains and fermented foods hide a lot of rare answers.
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What the words mean
Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a pastry”?
- Most people start with Croissant, Danish and Eclair. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a pastry”?
- 25 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a pastry”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Canele” and the longest is “Pain au chocolat”.
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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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