Nature trivia
Name a dog, cat or horse breed
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a dog, cat or horse breed”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 393 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.
- Labrador
- German shepherd
- Golden retriever
- Poodle
- Bulldog
- Siamese
- Persian
- Maine Coon
- Sphynx
- Bengal
- Arabian
- Thoroughbred
- Mustang
- Clydesdale
- Shetland pony
The next answers people reach for
These 60 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Beagle
- Chihuahua
- Husky
- Pug
- Rottweiler
- Dachshund
- Pit bull
- Border collie
- Dalmatian
- Doberman
- Corgi
- Yorkshire terrier
- Shih Tzu
- Boxer
- Great Dane
- Pomeranian
- Jack Russell
- Cocker spaniel
- Greyhound
- Ragdoll
- British Shorthair
- Scottish Fold
- Russian Blue
- Abyssinian
- Siberian
- Norwegian Forest Cat
- Birman
- Burmese
- Himalayan
- Exotic Shorthair
- Savannah
- Devon Rex
- Cornish Rex
- Manx
- American Shorthair
- Turkish Angora
- Turkish Van
- Oriental Shorthair
- Egyptian Mau
- Appaloosa
- Quarter Horse
- Friesian
- Shire
- Lipizzaner
- Andalusian
- Percheron
- Morgan
- American Paint Horse
- Palomino
- Pinto
- Tennessee Walking Horse
- Belgian
- Haflinger
- Icelandic horse
- Fjord horse
- Welsh pony
- Akhal-Teke
- Falabella
- Miniature horse
- Gypsy Vanner
How deep does “Name a dog, cat or horse breed” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 15 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 60 | 25 |
| The Deep | 118 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 199 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 118 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 199 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 393 answers in total, 188 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pug”. Longest: “Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse”.
- S, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 117 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bernese” counts as Bernese mountain dog.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 48 of the answers begin with it.
- Labrador, German shepherd and Golden retriever are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Go local: species from one continent or one ocean are often left out by everybody else.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a dog, cat or horse breed”?
- The usual first answers are Labrador, German shepherd, Golden retriever, Poodle and Bulldog. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a dog, cat or horse breed”?
- 393 in all: 15 on The Tip, 60 Below the Surface, 118 in The Deep, 199 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a dog, cat or horse breed” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pug” and the longest is “Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse”.
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