Nature trivia
Name a breed of chicken
“Name a breed of chicken” is one of 98 nature prompts in Icillion. Of its 105 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Rhode Island Red
- Leghorn
- Plymouth Rock
- Sussex
- Orpington
- Silkie
- Brahma
- Wyandotte
- Cochin
- Marans
- Australorp
- Welsummer
One step down
These 32 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Light Sussex
- Buff Orpington
- Faverolles
- Dorking
- Araucana
- Ameraucana
- Polish
- Sebright
- Barnevelder
- Cornish
- Jersey Giant
- Minorca
- Ancona
- Hamburg
- Campine
- Houdan
- Cream Legbar
- Legbar
- Bresse
- Ayam Cemani
- Pekin
- Dutch Bantam
- Serama
- Frizzle
- Naked Neck
- Old English Game
- Dominique
- Delaware
- ISA Brown
- Black Rock
- Cornish Cross
- Speckled Sussex
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsRhode Island Red · Leghorn · Plymouth Rock
- Below the Surface32 answers · 25 ptsLight Sussex · Buff Orpington · Faverolles …
- The Deep36 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss24 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 36 answers starting with A, B, C, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 24 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 105 answers in total, 33 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Java”. Longest: “Appenzeller Spitzhauben”.
- S, B and A are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 13 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bresse Gauloise” counts as Bresse.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 14 of the answers begin with it.
- Rhode Island Red, Leghorn and Plymouth Rock are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a breed of chicken”?
- The usual first answers are Rhode Island Red, Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, Sussex and Orpington. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a breed of chicken”?
- 105 in all: 12 on The Tip, 32 Below the Surface, 36 in The Deep, 24 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a breed of chicken” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Java” and the longest is “Appenzeller Spitzhauben”.
- How hard is “Name a breed of chicken”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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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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