Nature trivia
Name a marsupial
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a marsupial”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 23 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Kangaroo
- Koala
- Wombat
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Wallaby
- Tasmanian devil
- Opossum
- Sugar glider
How deep does “Name a marsupial” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 4 | 25 |
| The Deep | 5 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 5 answers starting with B, P and Q. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 23 answers in total, 4 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bilby”. Longest: “Monito del monte”.
- B, K and P are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with B: 3 of the answers begin with it.
- Kangaroo, Koala and Wombat are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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What the words mean
Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a marsupial”?
- The usual first answers are Kangaroo, Koala and Wombat. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a marsupial”?
- 23 in all: 3 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a marsupial” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bilby” and the longest is “Monito del monte”.
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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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