Nature trivia
Name a poisonous plant
137 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.
- Deadly Nightshade
- Poison Ivy
- Foxglove
- Hemlock
- Poison Oak
- Oleander
- Monkshood
- Castor Bean
- Yew
- Mistletoe
- Giant Hogweed
- Poison Sumac
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Holly
- Daffodil
- Lily of the Valley
- Laburnum
- Rhubarb
- Datura
- Angel's Trumpet
- Henbane
- Mandrake
- Lupin
- Wisteria
- Rhododendron
- Azalea
- Lords and Ladies
- Hydrangea
- Dieffenbachia
- Philodendron
- Poinsettia
- Lantana
- Autumn Crocus
- Delphinium
- Buttercup
- Ragwort
- Bracken
- Cherry Laurel
- Elderberry
- Peace Lily
- Ivy
- Tobacco
- Rosary Pea
- Strychnine Tree
- Manchineel
- Water Hemlock
- Hellebore
- Woody Nightshade
- Pokeweed
- Horse Chestnut
- Potato
- Sago Palm
- Opium Poppy
The iceberg for “Name a poisonous plant”
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsDeadly Nightshade · Poison Ivy · Foxglove
- Below the Surface40 answers · 25 ptsHolly · Daffodil · Lily of the Valley …
- The Deep69 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss15 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 69 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 15 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 137 answers in total, 59 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Box”. Longest: “Hemlock Water Dropwort”.
- C, P and B are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 45 answers can be typed more than one way: “Boxwood” counts as Box.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (17). Run through it first.
- Skip Deadly Nightshade, Poison Ivy and Foxglove; everybody says them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a poisonous plant”?
- Most people start with Deadly Nightshade, Poison Ivy, Foxglove, Hemlock and Poison Oak. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a poisonous plant”?
- 137 in all: 12 on The Tip, 40 Below the Surface, 69 in The Deep, 15 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a poisonous plant”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Box” and the longest is “Hemlock Water Dropwort”.
- Is “Name a poisonous plant” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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