Nature trivia
Name a tree or flowering plant
214 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
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Oak
- Pine
- Maple
- Birch
- Palm
- Rose
- Tulip
- Sunflower
- Daisy
- Lily
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Willow
- Apple
- Cherry
- Fir
- Spruce
- Cedar
- Redwood
- Elm
- Ash
- Beech
- Chestnut
- Walnut
- Poplar
- Eucalyptus
- Christmas tree
- Baobab
- Olive
- Lemon
- Orange
- Orchid
- Lavender
- Daffodil
- Lotus
- Carnation
- Poppy
- Dandelion
- Violet
- Iris
- Hibiscus
- Jasmine
- Marigold
- Chrysanthemum
- Peony
- Lilac
- Hydrangea
- Magnolia
- Cherry blossom
- Pansy
The iceberg for “Name a tree or flowering plant”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 10 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 38 | 25 |
| The Deep | 87 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 78 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 87 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M, P, R, S, T, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 78 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 214 answers in total, 46 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ash”. Longest: “Ladys slipper orchid”.
- C, H and P are the most common first letters; together they start 27% of the answers.
- 26 answers can be typed more than one way: “Dragon tree” counts as Dragon blood tree.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (22). Run through it first.
- Skip Oak, Pine and Maple; everybody says them.
- Go local: species from one continent or one ocean are often left out by everybody else.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a tree or flowering plant”?
- Most people start with Oak, Pine, Maple, Birch and Palm. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a tree or flowering plant”?
- 214 in all: 10 on The Tip, 38 Below the Surface, 87 in The Deep, 78 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a tree or flowering plant”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ash” and the longest is “Ladys slipper orchid”.
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