Nature trivia
Name a type of beetle
92 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Ladybird
- Stag Beetle
- Dung Beetle
- Scarab Beetle
- Rhinoceros Beetle
Below the waterline
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Hercules Beetle
- Goliath Beetle
- Firefly
- Weevil
- Click Beetle
- Longhorn Beetle
- Ground Beetle
- Tiger Beetle
- Cockchafer
- Colorado Potato Beetle
- Bombardier Beetle
- Deathwatch Beetle
- Carpet Beetle
- Japanese Beetle
- Jewel Beetle
The iceberg for “Name a type of beetle”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsLadybird · Stag Beetle · Dung Beetle
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsHercules Beetle · Goliath Beetle · Firefly …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss36 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, O, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 36 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 92 answers in total, 87 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Weevil”. Longest: “Water Scavenger Beetle”.
- C, D and R are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 9 answers can be typed more than one way: “Scarab” counts as Scarab Beetle.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (12). Run through it first.
- Skip Ladybird, Stag Beetle and Dung Beetle; 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 type of beetle”?
- Most people start with Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Dung Beetle, Scarab Beetle and Rhinoceros Beetle. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of beetle”?
- 92 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 36 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of beetle”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Weevil” and the longest is “Water Scavenger Beetle”.
- Is “Name a type of beetle” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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