Food trivia
Name a sauce
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 172 answers to “Name a sauce”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Ketchup
- Barbecue sauce
- Soy sauce
- Mayonnaise
- Hot sauce
Just below the surface
These 25 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Tomato sauce
- Pesto
- Gravy
- Mustard
- Alfredo
- Bolognese
- Marinara
- Hollandaise
- Béchamel
- Sriracha
- Tabasco
- Worcestershire sauce
- Teriyaki
- Sweet and sour
- Salsa
- Tartar sauce
- Mint sauce
- Cranberry sauce
- Apple sauce
- Hoisin
- Sweet chili sauce
- Ranch
- Cheese sauce
- Caramel sauce
- Chocolate sauce
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 25 | 25 |
| The Deep | 56 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 85 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 56 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, M, O, P, R, S, T, V and X. The Abyss has 85 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 172 answers in total, 86 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Jus”. Longest: “Worcestershire sauce”.
- S, C and B are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
- 81 answers can be typed more than one way: “Tartare sauce” counts as Tartar sauce.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (27). Run through it first.
- Skip Ketchup, Barbecue sauce and Soy sauce; everybody says them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a sauce”?
- Most people start with Ketchup, Barbecue sauce, Soy sauce, Mayonnaise and Hot sauce. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a sauce”?
- 172 in all: 5 on The Tip, 25 Below the Surface, 56 in The Deep, 85 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a sauce”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Jus” and the longest is “Worcestershire sauce”.
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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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