Nature trivia
Name a breed of cattle
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a breed of cattle”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 176 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Holstein-Friesian
- Aberdeen Angus
- Hereford
- Jersey
- Guernsey
- Highland
- Charolais
- Limousin
- Simmental
- Texas Longhorn
- Ayrshire
- Brahman
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Shorthorn
- Brown Swiss
- Belgian Blue
- Dexter
- Galloway
- Belted Galloway
- Devon
- South Devon
- Sussex
- Welsh Black
- Lincoln Red
- Red Poll
- White Park
- Kerry
- Gloucester
- Wagyu
- Piedmontese
- Chianina
- Blonde d'Aquitaine
- Salers
- Gelbvieh
- Santa Gertrudis
- Beefmaster
- Brangus
- Murray Grey
- Zebu
- Ankole-Watusi
- British White
- Luing
- Red Angus
- Normande
- Montbeliarde
- Sahiwal
- Gir
- Nelore
How deep does “Name a breed of cattle” go?
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsHolstein-Friesian · Aberdeen Angus · Hereford
- Below the Surface35 answers · 25 ptsShorthorn · Brown Swiss · Belgian Blue …
- The Deep57 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss71 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 57 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 71 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 176 answers in total, 48 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Gir”. Longest: “Australian Milking Zebu”.
- B, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 27% of the answers.
- 14 answers can be typed more than one way: “Oreo Cow” counts as Belted Galloway.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with B: 20 of the answers begin with it.
- Holstein-Friesian, Aberdeen Angus and Hereford are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Go local: species from one continent or one ocean are often left out by everybody else.
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What the words mean
Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a breed of cattle”?
- The usual first answers are Holstein-Friesian, Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, Jersey and Guernsey. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a breed of cattle”?
- 176 in all: 12 on The Tip, 35 Below the Surface, 57 in The Deep, 71 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a breed of cattle” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Gir” and the longest is “Australian Milking Zebu”.
- How hard is “Name a breed of cattle”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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