Nature trivia
Name a reptile
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 198 answers to “Name a reptile”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Snake
- Lizard
- Crocodile
- Turtle
- Alligator
Just below the surface
These 18 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Tortoise
- Chameleon
- Iguana
- Gecko
- Komodo dragon
- Python
- Cobra
- King cobra
- Rattlesnake
- Anaconda
- Boa constrictor
- Gila monster
- Sea turtle
- Viper
- Bearded dragon
- Monitor lizard
- Caiman
- Black mamba
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 18 | 25 |
| The Deep | 43 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 131 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 43 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 131 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 198 answers in total, 139 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Asp”. Longest: “Alligator snapping turtle”.
- C, S and B are the most common first letters; together they start 28% of the answers.
- 45 answers can be typed more than one way: “Draco” counts as Flying lizard.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (20). Run through it first.
- Skip Snake, Lizard and Crocodile; everybody says them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a reptile”?
- Most people start with Snake, Lizard, Crocodile, Turtle and Alligator. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a reptile”?
- 198 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 43 in The Deep, 131 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a reptile”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Asp” and the longest is “Alligator snapping turtle”.
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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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