Nature trivia
Name a fish, whale, dolphin or marine invertebrate
465 answers count for this nature prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Shark
- Goldfish
- Cod
- Great white
- Hammerhead
- Tiger shark
- Whale shark
- Bull shark
- Blue whale
- Humpback whale
- Bottlenose dolphin
- Octopus
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Jellyfish
- Starfish
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Trout
- Clownfish
- Carp
- Catfish
- Swordfish
- Sardine
- Mackerel
- Bass
- Pike
- Herring
- Piranha
- Anchovy
- Tilapia
- Barracuda
- Pufferfish
- Eel
- Stingray
- Haddock
- Megalodon
- Mako
- Basking shark
- Nurse shark
- Blue shark
- Lemon shark
- Thresher
- Goblin shark
- Greenland shark
- Blacktip shark
- Oceanic whitetip
- Sand tiger
- Reef shark
- Leopard shark
- Zebra shark
- Wobbegong
- Cookiecutter shark
- Frilled shark
- Angel shark
- Dogfish
- Megamouth
- Orca
- Sperm whale
- Beluga
- Narwhal
- Fin whale
- Grey whale
- Crab
- Lobster
- Shrimp
- Prawn
- Squid
- Seal
- Sea lion
- Sea turtle
- Walrus
- Sea urchin
- Coral
- Sea otter
- Manatee
- Clam
- Oyster
- Sea anemone
- Sea cucumber
- Krill
- Cuttlefish
The iceberg for “Name a fish, whale, dolphin or marine invertebrate”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 18 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 64 | 25 |
| The Deep | 134 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 248 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 134 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W and Z. The Abyss has 248 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 465 answers in total, 272 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Cod”. Longest: “Velvet belly lanternshark”.
- S, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 116 answers can be typed more than one way: “Harbor seal” counts as Harbour seal.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (88). Run through it first.
- Skip Salmon, Tuna and Shark; everybody says them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a fish, whale, dolphin or marine invertebrate”?
- Most people start with Salmon, Tuna, Shark, Goldfish and Cod. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a fish, whale, dolphin or marine invertebrate”?
- 465 in all: 18 on The Tip, 64 Below the Surface, 134 in The Deep, 248 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a fish, whale, dolphin or marine invertebrate”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Cod” and the longest is “Velvet belly lanternshark”.
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