Nature trivia
Name a tree that grows in Britain or Ireland
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 180 answers to “Name a tree that grows in Britain or Ireland”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Oak
- Ash
- Beech
- Silver Birch
- Willow
- Elm
- Sycamore
- Horse Chestnut
- Hawthorn
- Holly
- Yew
- Scots Pine
Just below the surface
These 33 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Rowan
- Hazel
- Alder
- Lime
- Field Maple
- Sweet Chestnut
- Walnut
- Hornbeam
- Poplar
- Aspen
- Larch
- Norway Spruce
- Douglas Fir
- Silver Fir
- Cedar of Lebanon
- Monkey Puzzle
- Giant Redwood
- Leyland Cypress
- Juniper
- Blackthorn
- Elder
- Crab Apple
- Wild Cherry
- London Plane
- Eucalyptus
- Magnolia
- Pear
- Plum
- Apple
- Whitebeam
- Wych Elm
- English Elm
- Bird Cherry
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsOak · Ash · Beech
- Below the Surface33 answers · 25 ptsRowan · Hazel · Alder …
- The Deep62 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss72 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 62 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M, N, O, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 72 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 180 answers in total, 136 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ash”. Longest: “True Service Tree Black Mulberry”.
- S, C and H are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 45 answers can be typed more than one way: “Cordyline” counts as Cabbage Palm.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (25). Run through it first.
- Skip Oak, Ash and Beech; everybody says them.
- Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.
Play nature trivia nowList of British and Irish trees A–Z
People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a tree that grows in Britain or Ireland”?
- Most people start with Oak, Ash, Beech, Silver Birch and Willow. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a tree that grows in Britain or Ireland”?
- 180 in all: 12 on The Tip, 33 Below the Surface, 62 in The Deep, 72 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a tree that grows in Britain or Ireland”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ash” and the longest is “True Service Tree Black Mulberry”.
- Is “Name a tree that grows in Britain or Ireland” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
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