Nature trivia
Name a type of shark
128 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Great white
- Hammerhead
- Tiger shark
- Whale shark
- Bull shark
Below the waterline
These 21 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Megalodon
- Mako
- Basking shark
- Nurse shark
- Blue shark
- Lemon shark
- Thresher
- Goblin shark
- Greenland shark
- Blacktip shark
- Oceanic whitetip
- Sand tiger
- Reef shark
- Leopard shark
- Zebra shark
- Wobbegong
- Cookiecutter shark
- Frilled shark
- Angel shark
- Dogfish
- Megamouth
The iceberg for “Name a type of shark”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 21 | 25 |
| The Deep | 35 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 66 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with B, C, D, E, G, H, L, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 66 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 128 answers in total, 108 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Mako”. Longest: “Velvet belly lanternshark”.
- S, B and P are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 49 answers can be typed more than one way: “Lesser spotted dogfish” counts as Small-spotted catshark.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (25). Run through it first.
- Skip Great white, Hammerhead and Tiger shark; 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 type of shark”?
- Most people start with Great white, Hammerhead, Tiger shark, Whale shark and Bull shark. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of shark”?
- 128 in all: 5 on The Tip, 21 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 66 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of shark”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Mako” and the longest is “Velvet belly lanternshark”.
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