What is general knowledge trivia?

Questions about common subjects rather than a specialist field: things like countries, animals, food or films, where anyone can answer and knowing more takes you further.

Where do these questions appear?

The daily iceberg picks its prompts from this list, together with two Wildcards. They also come up in Free play and in Seal Circle rooms set to Everyday.

How many answers does each question have?

It varies from a few dozen to several hundred. The number next to each prompt is how many Icillion accepts.

Trivia collection

General knowledge trivia questions

171 prompts about broad subjects anyone can name something in. These are what the daily iceberg is built from.

General knowledge here means subjects that belong to nobody in particular: countries, animals, food, sports, jobs, films. Everyone has an answer, nobody has all of them, and the person who knows a little about everything goes furthest.

Next to each prompt are a few answers from one level below the tip. They are the second wave, the ones people reach once the obvious answers are taken, and a good place to start if you want to sink deeper.

Geography (20)Nature (22)Food (31)Science (15)Computer Science (9)Chemistry (1)History (7)Culture (49)Screen (17)

Geography

Name a country in Europebeyond the obvious: Portugal, Greece, Netherlands55
Name a country in Asiabeyond the obvious: Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines50
Name a country in the Americasbeyond the obvious: Chile, Peru, Colombia35
Name a European capital citybeyond the obvious: Vienna, Amsterdam, Athens55
Name a riverbeyond the obvious: Rhine, Seine, Yangtze111
Name a mountainbeyond the obvious: Fuji, Olympus, Denali184
Name an island or archipelagobeyond the obvious: Great Britain, Ireland, Sicily425
Name a desertbeyond the obvious: Arabian, Sonoran, Namib113
Name a lakebeyond the obvious: Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Huron258
Name a sea or oceanbeyond the obvious: Southern Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Red Sea130
Name a volcanobeyond the obvious: Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Saint Helens100
Name a countrybeyond the obvious: Portugal, Greece, Netherlands188
Name a citybeyond the obvious: Vienna, Amsterdam, Athens833
Name a capital city of any countrybeyond the obvious: Berlin, Madrid, Moscow107
Name a famous landmark or monument anywhere in the worldbeyond the obvious: Colosseum, Big Ben, Leaning Tower of Pisa192
Name a way to travel or a type of vehiclebeyond the obvious: Boat, Ship, Motorcycle193
Name an airlinebeyond the obvious: United Airlines, Air France, KLM109
Name a famous bridgebeyond the obvious: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Rialto Bridge, Ponte Vecchio100
Name something you'd find at the beachbeyond the obvious: Sandcastle, Waves, Sunscreen147
Name a way to say hello in any languagebeyond the obvious: Namaste, Konnichiwa, Aloha166

All geography prompts

Nature

Name a mammalbeyond the obvious: Tiger, Horse, Cow124
Name a birdbeyond the obvious: Sparrow, Crow, Robin131
Name a dog breedbeyond the obvious: Beagle, Chihuahua, Husky111
Name an insectbeyond the obvious: Ladybug, Wasp, Cricket131
Name a fishbeyond the obvious: Trout, Clownfish, Carp120
Name a treebeyond the obvious: Willow, Apple, Cherry197
Name a flowerbeyond the obvious: Orchid, Lavender, Daffodil109
Name a dinosaurbeyond the obvious: Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Spinosaurus107
Name a reptilebeyond the obvious: Tortoise, Chameleon, Iguana198
Name a type of sharkbeyond the obvious: Megalodon, Mako, Basking shark128
Name a cat breedbeyond the obvious: Ragdoll, British Shorthair, Scottish Fold101
Name a sea creature that is not a fishbeyond the obvious: Crab, Lobster, Shrimp209
Name a primatebeyond the obvious: Baboon, Lemur, Bonobo149
Name an animalbeyond the obvious: Tiger, Horse, Cow898
Name a tree or flowering plantbeyond the obvious: Willow, Apple, Cherry214
Name a farm animalbeyond the obvious: Goat, Duck, Turkey148
Name an animal people keep as a petbeyond the obvious: Goldfish, Guinea pig, Parrot177
Name an animal you could see on an African safaribeyond the obvious: Hippo, Cheetah, Leopard194
Name a nocturnal animalbeyond the obvious: Moth, Badger, Opossum182
Name a word for a baby animalbeyond the obvious: Lamb, Foal, Piglet70
Name a famous real animalbeyond the obvious: Balto, Koko, Paul the Octopus225
Name a sound an animal makesbeyond the obvious: Baa, Quack, Neigh144

All nature prompts

Food

Name a fruitbeyond the obvious: Pear, Cherry, Mango129
Name a vegetablebeyond the obvious: Cucumber, Lettuce, Spinach140
Name a cheesebeyond the obvious: Gouda, Swiss, Camembert190
Name a herb or spicebeyond the obvious: Oregano, Basil, Thyme159
Name a type of pasta or noodlebeyond the obvious: Ravioli, Tagliatelle, Fusilli164
Name a dessertbeyond the obvious: Tiramisu, Apple pie, Chocolate cake280
Name a cocktailbeyond the obvious: Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Daiquiri203
Name a type of breadbeyond the obvious: Ciabatta, Pita, Naan196
Name a soupbeyond the obvious: Clam chowder, Chowder, Pumpkin soup163
Name a nutbeyond the obvious: Hazelnut, Pecan, Macadamia91
Name a saucebeyond the obvious: Tomato sauce, Pesto, Gravy172
Name a fast food chainbeyond the obvious: Wendys, Pizza Hut, Dominos165
Name a citrus fruitbeyond the obvious: Grapefruit, Mandarin, Tangerine144
Name a type of cookie or biscuitbeyond the obvious: Gingerbread, Digestive, Biscotti182
Name a breakfast dishbeyond the obvious: French toast, Porridge, Scrambled eggs189
Name a berrybeyond the obvious: Gooseberry, Blackcurrant, Redcurrant119
Name a tropical fruitbeyond the obvious: Passion fruit, Guava, Lychee131
Name a pizza toppingbeyond the obvious: Pineapple, Ham, Bacon107
Name an ice cream flavourbeyond the obvious: Cookie dough, Rocky road, Pistachio191
Name a candy or sweetbeyond the obvious: M&Ms, Snickers, Kit Kat109
Name a soft drink brandbeyond the obvious: Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew, Schweppes111
Name a type of sandwichbeyond the obvious: Tuna sandwich, Egg salad, Chicken sandwich167
Name a way to cook or serve potatoesbeyond the obvious: Hash browns, Potato salad, Boiled potato168
Name a salad ingredientbeyond the obvious: Spinach, Cheese, Olive111
Name something you find in a kitchenbeyond the obvious: Spoon, Fork, Plate110
Name a herbbeyond the obvious: Oregano, Coriander, Dill175
Name a type of cakebeyond the obvious: Black Forest cake, Pound cake, Angel food cake184
Name a street foodbeyond the obvious: Churros, Crepe, Fish and chips143
Name a way to cook foodbeyond the obvious: Steam, Microwave, Barbecue138
Name a flavour of crisps or potato chipsbeyond the obvious: Sour cream and onion, Smoky bacon, Roast chicken140
Name a type of sausagebeyond the obvious: Bratwurst, Cumberland, Lincolnshire164

All food prompts

Science

Name a chemical elementbeyond the obvious: Nitrogen, Helium, Silver118
Name a bone in the human bodybeyond the obvious: Humerus, Radius, Ulna59
Name something in the Solar System, apart from the Sunbeyond the obvious: Venus, Mercury, Neptune139
Name a gemstonebeyond the obvious: Amethyst, Topaz, Opal170
Name a famous scientistbeyond the obvious: Galileo Galilei, Stephen Hawking, Thomas Edison129
Name an organ of the human bodybeyond the obvious: Skin, Stomach, Intestine96
Name a unit of measurementbeyond the obvious: Centimetre, Millimetre, Kilometre269
Name a diseasebeyond the obvious: Chickenpox, Measles, Mumps232
Name a geometric shapebeyond the obvious: Hexagon, Octagon, Oval148
Name a part of the human bodybeyond the obvious: Eye, Nose, Mouth109
Name a type of weatherbeyond the obvious: Cloudy, Thunderstorm, Fog189
Name a natural disasterbeyond the obvious: Flood, Wildfire, Avalanche129
Name an inventionbeyond the obvious: Printing press, Television, Radio132
Name a toolbeyond the obvious: Pliers, Tape measure, Axe152
Name a household appliancebeyond the obvious: Toaster, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner146

All science prompts

Computer Science

Name an operating systembeyond the obvious: Android, iOS, Ubuntu128
Name a web browserbeyond the obvious: Edge, Opera, Brave86
Name a social media platform or messaging appbeyond the obvious: Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn182
Name a technology companybeyond the obvious: Meta, Tesla, Intel111
Name a smartphone brandbeyond the obvious: OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo157
Name a popular websitebeyond the obvious: Instagram, Netflix, Reddit111
Name a key on a computer keyboardbeyond the obvious: Escape, Tab, Control64
Name a part of a computerbeyond the obvious: RAM, Hard drive, Motherboard168
Name an internet slang acronymbeyond the obvious: BTW, IDK, TBH109

All computer science prompts

Chemistry

Name a medicinebeyond the obvious: Insulin, Amoxicillin, Morphine146

All chemistry prompts

History

Name an ancient civilisationbeyond the obvious: Inca, Mesopotamia, Sumerians115
Name a famous explorerbeyond the obvious: Amerigo Vespucci, Lewis and Clark, Ernest Shackleton175
Name a famous battlebeyond the obvious: Thermopylae, Somme, Verdun287
Name a famous inventor or inventor of a famous inventionbeyond the obvious: Benjamin Franklin, Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt98
Name a warbeyond the obvious: Korean War, Cold War, Hundred Years' War93
Name a famous castlebeyond the obvious: Prague Castle, Himeji Castle, Balmoral Castle125
Name a famous pirate, real or fictionalbeyond the obvious: Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Henry Morgan142

All history prompts

Culture

Name a languagebeyond the obvious: Japanese, Italian, Portuguese128
Name a musical instrumentbeyond the obvious: Saxophone, Trumpet, Cello108
Name an Olympic sport, past or presentbeyond the obvious: Tennis, Boxing, Cycling88
Name a Greek or Roman godbeyond the obvious: Athena, Ares, Hermes93
Name a board gamebeyond the obvious: Catan, Risk, Trivial Pursuit118
Name a superherobeyond the obvious: Captain America, Hulk, Thor140
Name a colourbeyond the obvious: White, Purple, Orange117
Name a car brandbeyond the obvious: Audi, Volkswagen, Honda122
Name a famous painterbeyond the obvious: Rembrandt, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo234
Name a classical composerbeyond the obvious: Antonio Vivaldi, Joseph Haydn, George Frideric Handel215
Name a currencybeyond the obvious: Rupee, Ruble, Yuan133
Name a dance stylebeyond the obvious: Waltz, Hip hop, Breakdance113
Name a mythical creaturebeyond the obvious: Phoenix, Griffin, Vampire162
Name a music genrebeyond the obvious: Classical, Hip hop, Rap268
Name a holiday or festival celebrated somewhere in the worldbeyond the obvious: Valentine's Day, Diwali, Hanukkah111
Name a sport played with a ballbeyond the obvious: Rugby, American football, Cricket174
Name an item of clothingbeyond the obvious: T-shirt, Jeans, Shorts111
Name a type of shoebeyond the obvious: Slippers, Loafers, Ballet flats167
Name a piece of furniturebeyond the obvious: Wardrobe, Bookshelf, Dresser193
Name a room or space in a housebeyond the obvious: Garage, Attic, Basement174
Name a job or professionbeyond the obvious: Engineer, Chef, Lawyer111
Name a school subjectbeyond the obvious: Art, Music, Physical education195
Name a clothing, shoe or sportswear brandbeyond the obvious: Levi's, Under Armour, Reebok110
Name a famous football (soccer) player, past or presentbeyond the obvious: Kylian Mbappe, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham111
Name a football (soccer) clubbeyond the obvious: Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal110
Name a toybeyond the obvious: Barbie, Action figure, Toy car107
Name a singer or solo musicianbeyond the obvious: Madonna, Adele, Ed Sheeran111
Name a band or musical groupbeyond the obvious: Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, U2111
Name a fairy talebeyond the obvious: Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears189
Name an emotion or feelingbeyond the obvious: Joy, Excitement, Boredom171
Name a hobbybeyond the obvious: Drawing, Photography, Fishing171
Name a type of hatbeyond the obvious: Fedora, Beret, Sombrero119
Name a type of boat or shipbeyond the obvious: Rowing boat, Speedboat, Cruise ship144
Name a type of buildingbeyond the obvious: Apartment block, Castle, Museum226
Name something you'd find in a bathroombeyond the obvious: Toothpaste, Soap, Towel144
Name a hairstyle or haircutbeyond the obvious: Pixie cut, Buzz cut, Crew cut122
Name a piece or type of jewellerybeyond the obvious: Pendant, Brooch, Chain118
Name a type of bagbeyond the obvious: Tote bag, Briefcase, Duffel bag122
Name a fairground or theme park ridebeyond the obvious: Teacups, Ghost train, Drop tower128
Name a mythical or magical landbeyond the obvious: Wonderland, Oz, Middle-earth159
Name a playground or party gamebeyond the obvious: Duck duck goose, Red light green light, Tug of war133
Name a type of shopbeyond the obvious: Greengrocer, Pharmacy, Newsagent170
Name a superpowerbeyond the obvious: Super speed, Time travel, Shapeshifting152
Name a household chorebeyond the obvious: Mopping, Making the bed, Taking out the bins152
Name a piece of sports equipmentbeyond the obvious: Football, Basketball, Tennis ball249
Name a winter sportbeyond the obvious: Curling, Figure skating, Sledding112
Name a magical object from a story or legendbeyond the obvious: Elder Wand, Glass slipper, Crystal ball224
Name a type of racebeyond the obvious: Three-legged race, Horse race, Car race171
Name a slang word for moneybeyond the obvious: Bread, Dosh, Clams115

All culture prompts

Screen

Name a Disney or Pixar filmbeyond the obvious: Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid156
Name a video gamebeyond the obvious: Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, The Legend of Zelda262
Name a moviebeyond the obvious: Frozen, Toy Story, The Godfather109
Name a TV seriesbeyond the obvious: The Office, Seinfeld, Sherlock108
Name a Disney characterbeyond the obvious: Elsa, Winnie the Pooh, Tinker Bell111
Name a cartoon characterbeyond the obvious: Jerry, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck107
Name a villain from a film or TV showbeyond the obvious: Scar, Maleficent, Cruella de Vil114
Name an actorbeyond the obvious: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Hanks108
Name an actressbeyond the obvious: Emma Watson, Emma Stone, Nicole Kidman110
Name a video game characterbeyond the obvious: Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser110
Name a video game console or handheldbeyond the obvious: PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3159
Name a TV or video streaming servicebeyond the obvious: HBO Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+107
Name a sitcombeyond the obvious: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation191
Name a famous fictional dogbeyond the obvious: Goofy, Odie, Beethoven175
Name a famous fictional catbeyond the obvious: The Cat in the Hat, Hello Kitty, Felix the Cat182
Name a famous robot from a film, show or bookbeyond the obvious: Bumblebee, Megatron, RoboCop191
Name a famous wizard or witchbeyond the obvious: Voldemort, Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda226

All screen prompts

Questions about these prompts

What is general knowledge trivia?: Questions about common subjects rather than a specialist field: things like countries, animals, food or films, where anyone can answer and knowing more takes you further.
Where do these questions appear?: The daily iceberg picks its prompts from this list, together with two Wildcards. They also come up in Free play and in Seal Circle rooms set to Everyday.
How many answers does each question have?: It varies from a few dozen to several hundred. The number next to each prompt is how many Icillion accepts.

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