Food trivia
Name a root vegetable
“Name a root vegetable” is one of 135 food prompts in Icillion. Of its 62 accepted answers, 9 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 9 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Carrot
- Potato
- Sweet potato
- Beetroot
- Turnip
- Parsnip
- Radish
- Onion
- Swede
One step down
These 14 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Celeriac
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Yam
- Cassava
- Horseradish
- Daikon
- Shallot
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Taro
- Turmeric
- Salsify
- Jicama
- Lotus root
Answers by level
- The Tip9 answers · 10 ptsCarrot · Potato · Sweet potato
- Below the Surface14 answers · 25 ptsCeleriac · Garlic · Ginger …
- The Deep22 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss16 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 22 answers starting with A, B, C, G, K, M, O, P, S, T, U, W and Y. The Abyss has 16 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 62 answers in total, 19 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Oca”. Longest: “Okinawan sweet potato”.
- C, S and A are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 33 answers can be typed more than one way: “Krachai” counts as Fingerroot.
Getting below the surface
- Start with C: 9 of the answers begin with it.
- Carrot, Potato and Sweet potato are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a root vegetable”?
- The usual first answers are Carrot, Potato, Sweet potato, Beetroot and Turnip. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a root vegetable”?
- 62 in all: 9 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 16 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a root vegetable” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Oca” and the longest is “Okinawan sweet potato”.
- How hard is “Name a root vegetable”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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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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