Nature trivia
Name an animal you could see on an African safari
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 106 answers to “Name an animal you could see on an African safari”, 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.
- Lion
- Elephant
- Giraffe
- Zebra
- Rhino
Just below the surface
These 17 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Hippo
- Cheetah
- Leopard
- Buffalo
- Wildebeest
- Hyena
- Gazelle
- Antelope
- Warthog
- Crocodile
- Baboon
- Monkey
- Ostrich
- Impala
- Meerkat
- Vulture
- Flamingo
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 17 | 25 |
| The Deep | 40 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 43 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 40 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 43 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 106 answers in total, 38 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Kudu”. Longest: “Southern ground hornbill”.
- B, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “African lion” counts as Lion.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
- Skip Lion, Elephant and Giraffe; everybody says them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name an animal you could see on an African safari”?
- Most people start with Lion, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra and Rhino. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an animal you could see on an African safari”?
- 106 in all: 5 on The Tip, 17 Below the Surface, 40 in The Deep, 43 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an animal you could see on an African safari”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Kudu” and the longest is “Southern ground hornbill”.
- Is “Name an animal you could see on an African safari” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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