Food trivia
Name a spirit or liqueur
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 326 answers to “Name a spirit or liqueur”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Vodka
- Whiskey
- Gin
- Rum
- Tequila
- Brandy
- Bourbon
- Baileys
- Jack Daniel's
- Smirnoff
- Jägermeister
- Kahlúa
Just below the surface
These 79 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Scotch
- Cognac
- Absinthe
- Amaretto
- Sambuca
- Triple Sec
- Cointreau
- Grand Marnier
- Southern Comfort
- Jameson
- Captain Morgan
- Bacardi
- Malibu
- Absolut
- Grey Goose
- Johnnie Walker
- Glenfiddich
- Jim Beam
- Tanqueray
- Gordon's
- Bombay Sapphire
- Hendrick's
- Beefeater
- Patrón
- Jose Cuervo
- Don Julio
- Hennessy
- Rémy Martin
- Courvoisier
- Martell
- Tia Maria
- Drambuie
- Chambord
- Midori
- Limoncello
- Schnapps
- Vermouth
- Campari
- Aperol
- Pimm's
- Chartreuse
- Frangelico
- Ouzo
- Grappa
- Calvados
- Mezcal
- Moonshine
- Irish whiskey
- Rye
- Soju
- Kirsch
- Aquavit
- Pisco
- Cachaça
- Crème de Menthe
- Crème de Cassis
- Curaçao
- Advocaat
- Galliano
- Fireball
- Sloe gin
- Sourz
- Archers
- Havana Club
- Sailor Jerry
- Kraken
- Bushmills
- Chivas Regal
- Macallan
- Maker's Mark
- Wild Turkey
- Crown Royal
- Canadian Club
- Stolichnaya
- Belvedere
- Ketel One
- Tito's
- Ciroc
- Skyy
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsVodka · Whiskey · Gin
- Below the Surface79 answers · 25 ptsScotch · Cognac · Absinthe …
- The Deep165 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss69 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 165 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 69 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 326 answers in total, 90 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Gin”. Longest: “Kentucky Gentleman”.
- C, B and A are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 15 answers can be typed more than one way: “Poteen” counts as Poitín.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (39). Run through it first.
- Skip Vodka, Whiskey and Gin; everybody says them.
- Regional varieties of cheese, bread and pasta are rarely the first answer.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a spirit or liqueur”?
- Most people start with Vodka, Whiskey, Gin, Rum and Tequila. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a spirit or liqueur”?
- 326 in all: 12 on The Tip, 79 Below the Surface, 165 in The Deep, 69 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a spirit or liqueur”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Gin” and the longest is “Kentucky Gentleman”.
- Is “Name a spirit or liqueur” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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