Nature trivia
Name a jellyfish, coral, sea anemone or other cnidarian
87 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.
- Moon Jellyfish
- Box Jellyfish
- Portuguese Man o' War
- Sea Anemone
- Coral
Below the waterline
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Lion's Mane Jellyfish
- Sea Nettle
- Irukandji
- Immortal Jellyfish
- Fried Egg Jellyfish
- Compass Jellyfish
- Barrel Jellyfish
- Mauve Stinger
- Cannonball Jellyfish
- Upside-down Jellyfish
- Hydra
- Brain Coral
- Staghorn Coral
- Elkhorn Coral
- Fire Coral
The iceberg for “Name a jellyfish, coral, sea anemone or other cnidarian”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsMoon Jellyfish · Box Jellyfish · Portuguese Man o' War
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsLion's Mane Jellyfish · Sea Nettle · Irukandji …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss31 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, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 31 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 87 answers in total, 82 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Coral”. Longest: “Australian Spotted Jellyfish”.
- S, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 48% of the answers.
- 7 answers can be typed more than one way: “Velella” counts as By-the-wind Sailor.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (18). Run through it first.
- Skip Moon Jellyfish, Box Jellyfish and Portuguese Man o' War; 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 jellyfish, coral, sea anemone or other cnidarian”?
- Most people start with Moon Jellyfish, Box Jellyfish, Portuguese Man o' War, Sea Anemone and Coral. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a jellyfish, coral, sea anemone or other cnidarian”?
- 87 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 31 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a jellyfish, coral, sea anemone or other cnidarian”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Coral” and the longest is “Australian Spotted Jellyfish”.
- Is “Name a jellyfish, coral, sea anemone or other cnidarian” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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