Food trivia
Name a potato variety
“Name a potato variety” is one of 63 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 114 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Russet Burbank
- Yukon Gold
- Maris Piper
- King Edward
- Jersey Royal
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Desiree
- Charlotte
- Red Pontiac
- Kennebec
- Estima
- Rooster
- Pink Fir Apple
- Anya
- Maris Peer
- Vivaldi
- Bintje
- Agria
- Ratte
- Vitelotte
Answers by level
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsRusset Burbank · Yukon Gold · Maris Piper
- Below the Surface14 answers · 25 ptsDesiree · Charlotte · Red Pontiac …
- The Deep34 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss60 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 34 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, W and Y. The Abyss has 60 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 114 answers in total, 64 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Anya”. Longest: “Highland Burgundy Red”.
- A, R and S are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “La Ratte” counts as Ratte.
How to go deeper
- Start with A: 13 of the answers begin with it.
- Russet Burbank, Yukon Gold and Maris Piper 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 potato variety”?
- The usual first answers are Russet Burbank, Yukon Gold, Maris Piper, King Edward and Jersey Royal. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a potato variety”?
- 114 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 34 in The Deep, 60 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a potato variety” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Anya” and the longest is “Highland Burgundy Red”.
- How hard is “Name a potato variety”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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