Nature trivia
Name a species of duck
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 113 answers to “Name a species of duck”, and only 4 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Muscovy Duck
- Eider
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Teal
- Wigeon
- Pintail
- Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Goldeneye
- Wood Duck
- Harlequin Duck
- Long-tailed Duck
- Shelduck
- Goosander
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Scaup
How the answers sink
- The Tip4 answers · 10 ptsMallard · Mandarin Duck · Muscovy Duck
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsTeal · Wigeon · Pintail …
- The Deep37 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss56 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 37 answers starting with A, B, C, F, G, H, K, L, M, P, R, S, V and W. The Abyss has 56 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 113 answers in total, 95 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Smew”. Longest: “Black-bellied Whistling Duck”.
- B, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Common Goldeneye” counts as Goldeneye.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (15). Run through it first.
- Skip Mallard, Mandarin Duck and Muscovy Duck; everybody says them.
- Go local: species from one continent or one ocean are often left out by everybody else.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a species of duck”?
- Most people start with Mallard, Mandarin Duck, Muscovy Duck and Eider. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a species of duck”?
- 113 in all: 4 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 37 in The Deep, 56 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a species of duck”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Smew” and the longest is “Black-bellied Whistling Duck”.
- Is “Name a species of duck” 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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