Nature trivia
Name a moth
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a moth”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 99 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Luna Moth
- Atlas Moth
- Peppered Moth
- Clothes Moth
- Gypsy Moth
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Death's-head Hawkmoth
- Hummingbird Hawk-moth
- Emperor Moth
- Cinnabar Moth
- Tiger Moth
- Garden Tiger Moth
- Polyphemus Moth
- Cecropia Moth
- Hercules Moth
- Silk Moth
- Io Moth
- Indian Moon Moth
- Madagascan Sunset Moth
- Pine Processionary Moth
- Codling Moth
How deep does “Name a moth” go?
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsLuna Moth · Atlas Moth · Peppered Moth
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsDeath's-head Hawkmoth · Hummingbird Hawk-moth · Emperor Moth …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss43 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S and W. The Abyss has 43 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 99 answers in total, 98 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Io Moth”. Longest: “Mediterranean Flour Moth”.
- C, P and G are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Silkworm Moth” counts as Silk Moth.
How to go deeper
- Start with C: 14 of the answers begin with it.
- Luna Moth, Atlas Moth and Peppered Moth are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a moth”?
- The usual first answers are Luna Moth, Atlas Moth, Peppered Moth, Clothes Moth and Gypsy Moth. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a moth”?
- 99 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a moth” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Io Moth” and the longest is “Mediterranean Flour Moth”.
- How hard is “Name a moth”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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