Nature trivia
Name a sea creature that is not a fish
209 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: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Octopus
- Whale
- Dolphin
- Jellyfish
- Starfish
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Crab
- Lobster
- Shrimp
- Prawn
- Squid
- Seal
- Sea lion
- Sea turtle
- Walrus
- Sea urchin
- Coral
- Sea otter
- Orca
- Manatee
- Clam
- Oyster
- Sea anemone
- Sea cucumber
- Krill
- Narwhal
- Blue whale
- Humpback whale
- Sperm whale
- Cuttlefish
- Beluga
The iceberg for “Name a sea creature that is not a fish”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 25 | 25 |
| The Deep | 54 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 124 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 54 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, V and W. The Abyss has 124 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 209 answers in total, 145 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Clam”. Longest: “Crown-of-thorns starfish”.
- S, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 43% of the answers.
- 54 answers can be typed more than one way: “Gray seal” counts as Grey seal.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (46). Run through it first.
- Skip Octopus, Whale and Dolphin; everybody says them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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- What are the most common answers to “Name a sea creature that is not a fish”?
- Most people start with Octopus, Whale, Dolphin, Jellyfish and Starfish. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
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- 209 in all: 5 on The Tip, 25 Below the Surface, 54 in The Deep, 124 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a sea creature that is not a fish”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Clam” and the longest is “Crown-of-thorns starfish”.
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