History trivia
Name a philosopher
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 30 answers to “Name a philosopher”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Nietzsche
- Kant
- Descartes
- Confucius
- Karl Marx
- John Locke
- David Hume
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 7 | 25 |
| The Deep | 8 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 11 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 8 answers starting with D, E, H, M, R, S and V. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 30 answers in total, 10 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Kant”. Longest: “Mary Wollstonecraft”.
- D, S and H are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Averroes” counts as Ibn Rushd.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with D than with any other letter (5). Run through it first.
- Skip Socrates, Plato and Aristotle; everybody says them.
- Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a philosopher”?
- Most people start with Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a philosopher”?
- 30 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a philosopher”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Kant” and the longest is “Mary Wollstonecraft”.
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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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