Nature trivia
Name an animal that lives in a rainforest
Everyone has a first answer to “Name an animal that lives in a rainforest”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 259 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.
- Jaguar
- Gorilla
- Monkey
- Sloth
- Toucan
- Parrot
- Orangutan
- Chimpanzee
- Anaconda
- Poison Dart Frog
- Tiger
- Macaw
The next answers people reach for
These 84 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Tapir
- Okapi
- Capybara
- Ocelot
- Margay
- Puma
- Leopard
- Clouded Leopard
- Red-eyed Tree Frog
- Howler Monkey
- Spider Monkey
- Capuchin
- Squirrel Monkey
- Marmoset
- Tamarin
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Proboscis Monkey
- Gibbon
- Lemur
- Bonobo
- Mandrill
- Colobus Monkey
- Hummingbird
- Harpy Eagle
- Hornbill
- Cassowary
- Bird of Paradise
- Resplendent Quetzal
- Kinkajou
- Coati
- Agouti
- Giant Anteater
- Tamandua
- Armadillo
- Peccary
- Boa Constrictor
- Reticulated Python
- Emerald Tree Boa
- Green Tree Python
- Bushmaster
- Fer-de-lance
- King Cobra
- Gaboon Viper
- Green Mamba
- Green Iguana
- Chameleon
- Gecko
- Basilisk
- Caiman
- Piranha
- Electric Eel
- Arapaima
- Tarantula
- Goliath Birdeater
- Leafcutter Ant
- Bullet Ant
- Army Ant
- Blue Morpho Butterfly
- Butterfly
- Stick Insect
- Praying Mantis
- Leaf Insect
- Rhinoceros Beetle
- Bat
- Vampire Bat
- Flying Squirrel
- Sun Bear
- Binturong
- Malayan Tapir
- Sumatran Tiger
- Asian Elephant
- Pygmy Hippo
- Bongo
- Duiker
- Red River Hog
- Civet
- Genet
- Pangolin
- Slow Loris
- Tarsier
- Colugo
- Pit Viper
- Frog
- Tree Frog
How deep does “Name an animal that lives in a rainforest” go?
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsJaguar · Gorilla · Monkey
- Below the Surface84 answers · 25 ptsTapir · Okapi · Capybara …
- The Deep96 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss66 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 96 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V and W. The Abyss has 66 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 259 answers in total, 166 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bat”. Longest: “West African Dwarf Crocodile”.
- B, G and P are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 29 answers can be typed more than one way: “Capuchin Monkey” counts as Capuchin.
Getting below the surface
- Start with B: 31 of the answers begin with it.
- Jaguar, Gorilla and Monkey are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name an animal that lives in a rainforest”?
- The usual first answers are Jaguar, Gorilla, Monkey, Sloth and Toucan. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an animal that lives in a rainforest”?
- 259 in all: 12 on The Tip, 84 Below the Surface, 96 in The Deep, 66 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an animal that lives in a rainforest” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bat” and the longest is “West African Dwarf Crocodile”.
- How hard is “Name an animal that lives in a rainforest”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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