Nature trivia
Name an animal that lives in a desert
“Name an animal that lives in a desert” is one of 98 nature prompts in Icillion. Of its 223 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.
- Camel
- Scorpion
- Snake
- Lizard
- Rattlesnake
- Coyote
- Fennec Fox
- Vulture
- Roadrunner
- Desert Tortoise
- Tarantula
- Gila Monster
One step down
These 53 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Meerkat
- Jackrabbit
- Kangaroo Rat
- Sidewinder
- Horned Viper
- Thorny Devil
- Bearded Dragon
- Chuckwalla
- Horned Lizard
- Gecko
- Goanna
- Spadefoot Toad
- Cactus Wren
- Burrowing Owl
- Golden Eagle
- Hawk
- Falcon
- Quail
- Ostrich
- Arabian Oryx
- Addax
- Gazelle
- Springbok
- Gemsbok
- Onager
- Bighorn Sheep
- Mule Deer
- Pronghorn
- Javelina
- Bobcat
- Mountain Lion
- Kit Fox
- Jackal
- Hyena
- Gerbil
- Jerboa
- Hedgehog
- Camel Spider
- Dung Beetle
- Harvester Ant
- Locust
- Sand Cat
- Caracal
- Cheetah
- Lion
- Kangaroo
- Dingo
- Emu
- Diamondback Rattlesnake
- Mojave Rattlesnake
- Egyptian Cobra
- Black Widow
- Armadillo
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsCamel · Scorpion · Snake
- Below the Surface53 answers · 25 ptsMeerkat · Jackrabbit · Kangaroo Rat …
- The Deep102 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss55 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 102 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W and Z. The Abyss has 55 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 223 answers in total, 160 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Emu”. Longest: “Round-tailed Ground Squirrel”.
- S, D and B are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 24 answers can be typed more than one way: “Aoudad” counts as Barbary Sheep.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 31 of the answers begin with it.
- Camel, Scorpion and Snake 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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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name an animal that lives in a desert”?
- The usual first answers are Camel, Scorpion, Snake, Lizard and Rattlesnake. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an animal that lives in a desert”?
- 223 in all: 12 on The Tip, 53 Below the Surface, 102 in The Deep, 55 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an animal that lives in a desert” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Emu” and the longest is “Round-tailed Ground Squirrel”.
- How hard is “Name an animal that lives in a desert”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium 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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