Food trivia
Name a street food
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a street food”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 143 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Hot dog
- Taco
- Kebab
- Falafel
- Pretzel
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Churros
- Crepe
- Fish and chips
- Shawarma
- Samosa
- Spring roll
- Banh mi
- Arepa
- Empanada
- Corn dog
- Pad Thai
- Satay
- Dumplings
- Gyros
- Burrito
- Elote
- Waffle
- Pani puri
- Takoyaki
- Nachos
- Pizza slice
How deep does “Name a street food” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 21 | 25 |
| The Deep | 63 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 53 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 63 answers starting with A, B, C, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V and Y. The Abyss has 53 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 143 answers in total, 40 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Isaw”. Longest: “Pane con la milza”.
- P, B and S are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
- 12 answers can be typed more than one way: “Beef patty” counts as Jamaican patty.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with P: 21 of the answers begin with it.
- Hot dog, Taco and Kebab 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 street food”?
- The usual first answers are Hot dog, Taco, Kebab, Falafel and Pretzel. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a street food”?
- 143 in all: 5 on The Tip, 21 Below the Surface, 63 in The Deep, 53 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a street food” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Isaw” and the longest is “Pane con la milza”.
- How hard is “Name a street food”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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