Nature trivia
Name a wild cat
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 64 answers to “Name a wild cat”, and only 4 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 4 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Lion
- Tiger
- Cheetah
- Leopard
Just below the surface
These 9 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Jaguar
- Lynx
- Cougar
- Snow leopard
- Bobcat
- Black panther
- Ocelot
- Serval
- Caracal
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 9 | 25 |
| The Deep | 20 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 30 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 20 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, L, M, P, R, S and W. The Abyss has 30 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 64 answers in total, 45 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Lion”. Longest: “Sunda clouded leopard”.
- C, S and A are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 8 answers can be typed more than one way: “Manul” counts as Pallas's cat.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Lion, Tiger and Cheetah; 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 a wild cat”?
- Most people start with Lion, Tiger, Cheetah and Leopard. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a wild cat”?
- 64 in all: 4 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 20 in The Deep, 30 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a wild cat”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Lion” and the longest is “Sunda clouded leopard”.
- Is “Name a wild cat” 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?
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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