History trivia
Name a famous ship
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a famous ship”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 91 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Titanic
- Mayflower
- Santa Maria
- HMS Victory
The next answers people reach for
These 12 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Bismarck
- Lusitania
- Mary Rose
- Cutty Sark
- HMS Endeavour
- HMS Beagle
- Pinta
- Nina
- USS Arizona
- Queen Mary
- Golden Hind
- Vasa
How deep does “Name a famous ship” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 12 | 25 |
| The Deep | 32 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 42 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, H, K, M, O, Q, R, S, T, U and Y. The Abyss has 42 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 91 answers in total, 57 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Argo”. Longest: “Queen Anne's Revenge”.
- H, U and C are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 14 answers can be typed more than one way: “Terror” counts as HMS Terror.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with H: 15 of the answers begin with it.
- Titanic, Mayflower and Santa Maria are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Remember the ones with short reigns and odd nicknames.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a famous ship”?
- The usual first answers are Titanic, Mayflower, Santa Maria and HMS Victory. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a famous ship”?
- 91 in all: 4 on The Tip, 12 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 42 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a famous ship” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Argo” and the longest is “Queen Anne's Revenge”.
- How hard is “Name a famous ship”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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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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