Nature trivia
Name an insect
Everyone has a first answer to “Name an insect”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 91 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Bee
- Ant
- Butterfly
- Fly
- Mosquito
The next answers people reach for
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Ladybug
- Wasp
- Cricket
- Grasshopper
- Beetle
- Cockroach
- Dragonfly
- Bumblebee
- Firefly
- Moth
- Flea
- Termite
- Praying mantis
- Stick insect
- Louse
How deep does “Name an insect” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 15 | 25 |
| The Deep | 32 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 38 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 38 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 91 answers in total, 36 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ant”. Longest: “Deaths-head hawkmoth”.
- S, L and B are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Ichneumon” counts as Ichneumon wasp.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 11 of the answers begin with it.
- Bee, Ant and Butterfly 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 an insect”?
- The usual first answers are Bee, Ant, Butterfly, Fly and Mosquito. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an insect”?
- 91 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 38 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an insect” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ant” and the longest is “Deaths-head hawkmoth”.
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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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