Nature trivia
Name a cat breed
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 101 answers to “Name a cat breed”, and only 5 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.
- Siamese
- Persian
- Maine Coon
- Sphynx
- Bengal
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Ragdoll
- British Shorthair
- Scottish Fold
- Russian Blue
- Abyssinian
- Siberian
- Norwegian Forest Cat
- Birman
- Burmese
- Himalayan
- Exotic Shorthair
- Savannah
- Devon Rex
- Cornish Rex
- Manx
- American Shorthair
- Turkish Angora
- Turkish Van
- Oriental Shorthair
- Egyptian Mau
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 20 | 25 |
| The Deep | 35 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 40 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 40 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 101 answers in total, 44 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Manx”. Longest: “Norwegian Forest Cat”.
- S, B and A are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 22 answers can be typed more than one way: “Safari” counts as Safari cat.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (16). Run through it first.
- Skip Siamese, Persian and Maine Coon; everybody says them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a cat breed”?
- Most people start with Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, Sphynx and Bengal. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a cat breed”?
- 101 in all: 5 on The Tip, 20 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 40 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a cat breed”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Manx” and the longest is “Norwegian Forest Cat”.
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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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