Nature trivia
Name a dog breed
111 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
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Labrador
- German shepherd
- Golden retriever
- Poodle
- Bulldog
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Beagle
- Chihuahua
- Husky
- Pug
- Rottweiler
- Dachshund
- Pit bull
- Border collie
- Dalmatian
- Doberman
- Corgi
- Yorkshire terrier
- Shih Tzu
- Boxer
- Great Dane
- Pomeranian
- Jack Russell
- Cocker spaniel
- Greyhound
The iceberg for “Name a dog breed”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 19 | 25 |
| The Deep | 40 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 46 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 40 answers starting with A, B, C, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, V and W. The Abyss has 46 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 111 answers in total, 50 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pug”. Longest: “Cavalier King Charles spaniel”.
- B, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 38 answers can be typed more than one way: “Jack Russell terrier” counts as Jack Russell.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (18). Run through it first.
- Skip Labrador, German shepherd and Golden retriever; everybody says them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a dog breed”?
- Most people start with Labrador, German shepherd, Golden retriever, Poodle and Bulldog. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a dog breed”?
- 111 in all: 5 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 40 in The Deep, 46 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a dog breed”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pug” and the longest is “Cavalier King Charles spaniel”.
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