Nature trivia
Name a bird of prey other than an owl
“Name a bird of prey other than an owl” is one of 39 nature prompts in Icillion. Of its 26 accepted answers, 3 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Eagle
- Hawk
- Falcon
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Bald eagle
- Golden eagle
- Peregrine falcon
- Osprey
- Vulture
- Buzzard
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with G, H, K, R and S. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 26 answers in total, 11 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Hawk”. Longest: “Philippine eagle”.
- H, B and G are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bearded vulture” counts as Lammergeier.
How to go deeper
- Start with H: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Eagle, Hawk and Falcon are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a bird of prey other than an owl”?
- The usual first answers are Eagle, Hawk and Falcon. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a bird of prey other than an owl”?
- 26 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a bird of prey other than an owl” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Hawk” and the longest is “Philippine eagle”.
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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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