Nature trivia
Name a type of finch
68 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Chaffinch
- Goldfinch
- Greenfinch
- Bullfinch
- Zebra finch
- Canary
- Hawfinch
Below the waterline
These 28 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Brambling
- Siskin
- Linnet
- Redpoll
- Twite
- Crossbill
- Serin
- House finch
- Purple finch
- American goldfinch
- Evening grosbeak
- Pine grosbeak
- Pine siskin
- Society finch
- Bengalese finch
- Java sparrow
- Cut-throat finch
- Star finch
- Painted finch
- Double-barred finch
- Strawberry finch
- Red avadavat
- Waxbill
- Cordon-bleu
- Firefinch
- Mannikin
- Nutmeg mannikin
- Munia
The iceberg for “Name a type of finch”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsChaffinch · Goldfinch · Greenfinch
- Below the Surface28 answers · 25 ptsBrambling · Siskin · Linnet …
- The Deep22 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 22 answers starting with A, C, D, I, K, L, M, N, P, S, V and W. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 68 answers in total, 44 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Iiwi”. Longest: “Sharp-beaked ground finch”.
- S, C and B are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Greenfinch; everybody says them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a type of finch”?
- Most people start with Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch and Zebra finch. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of finch”?
- 68 in all: 7 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of finch”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Iiwi” and the longest is “Sharp-beaked ground finch”.
- Is “Name a type of finch” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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