Nature trivia
Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur
98 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
Right, but shallow: 4 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Woolly mammoth
- Sabre-toothed tiger
- Megalodon
- Pterodactyl
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Pteranodon
- Plesiosaur
- Ichthyosaur
- Mosasaur
- Woolly rhinoceros
- Mastodon
- Dire wolf
- Giant ground sloth
- Trilobite
- Ammonite
- Dimetrodon
- Cave bear
- Irish elk
- Quetzalcoatlus
The iceberg for “Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 14 | 25 |
| The Deep | 37 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 42 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 37 answers starting with A, B, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, S and T. The Abyss has 42 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 98 answers in total, 13 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Moa”. Longest: “Sabre-toothed tiger”.
- M, A and D are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 11 answers can be typed more than one way: “Saber-toothed tiger” counts as Sabre-toothed tiger.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with M than with any other letter (12). Run through it first.
- Skip Woolly mammoth, Sabre-toothed tiger and Megalodon; everybody says them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur”?
- Most people start with Woolly mammoth, Sabre-toothed tiger, Megalodon and Pterodactyl. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur”?
- 98 in all: 4 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 37 in The Deep, 42 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Moa” and the longest is “Sabre-toothed tiger”.
- Is “Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur” 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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