Nature trivia
Name a species of deer
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a species of deer”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 59 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Red Deer
- Roe Deer
- Fallow Deer
- Reindeer
- White-tailed Deer
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Moose
- Elk
- Mule Deer
- Sika Deer
- Chital
- Sambar
- Muntjac
- Chinese Water Deer
- Pere David's Deer
- Pudu
- Hog Deer
- Marsh Deer
- Pampas Deer
- Brocket Deer
How deep does “Name a species of deer” go?
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsRed Deer · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- Below the Surface14 answers · 25 ptsMoose · Elk · Mule Deer …
- The Deep28 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss11 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 28 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 59 answers in total, 48 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Elk”. Longest: “Central American Red Brocket”.
- B, P and R are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 20 answers can be typed more than one way: “Barking Deer” counts as Muntjac.
How to go deeper
- Start with B: 7 of the answers begin with it.
- Red Deer, Roe Deer and Fallow Deer 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 species of deer”?
- The usual first answers are Red Deer, Roe Deer, Fallow Deer, Reindeer and White-tailed Deer. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a species of deer”?
- 59 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 28 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a species of deer” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Elk” and the longest is “Central American Red Brocket”.
- How hard is “Name a species of deer”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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