Food trivia
Name a fruit or vegetable
“Name a fruit or vegetable” is one of 37 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 172 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Apple
- Banana
- Orange
- Strawberry
- Grape
- Carrot
- Potato
- Broccoli
- Tomato
- Onion
- Lemon
- Lime
One step down
These 35 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Pear
- Cherry
- Mango
- Pineapple
- Watermelon
- Peach
- Kiwi
- Blueberry
- Raspberry
- Plum
- Grapefruit
- Apricot
- Cucumber
- Lettuce
- Spinach
- Pepper
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Pea
- Corn
- Celery
- Garlic
- Zucchini
- Eggplant
- Mushroom
- Green bean
- Pumpkin
- Sweet potato
- Beetroot
- Kale
- Asparagus
- Mandarin
- Tangerine
- Clementine
- Pomelo
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 12 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 35 | 25 |
| The Deep | 59 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 65 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 59 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, W and Y. The Abyss has 65 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 172 answers in total, 24 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Fig”. Longest: “Jerusalem artichoke”.
- C, B and S are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 29 answers can be typed more than one way: “Pitaya” counts as Dragon fruit.
How to go deeper
- Start with C: 22 of the answers begin with it.
- Apple, Banana and Orange are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Name what people cook at home in that country, not what restaurants abroad serve.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a fruit or vegetable”?
- The usual first answers are Apple, Banana, Orange, Strawberry and Grape. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a fruit or vegetable”?
- 172 in all: 12 on The Tip, 35 Below the Surface, 59 in The Deep, 65 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a fruit or vegetable” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Fig” and the longest is “Jerusalem artichoke”.
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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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