Nature trivia
Name a wildflower
246 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
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Daisy
- Buttercup
- Dandelion
- Bluebell
- Poppy
- Primrose
- Foxglove
- Cowslip
- Clover
- Violet
- Snowdrop
- Forget-me-not
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Daffodil
- Cornflower
- Cow Parsley
- Queen Anne's Lace
- Wild Garlic
- Thistle
- Harebell
- Honeysuckle
- Meadowsweet
- Yarrow
- Red Campion
- Lords and Ladies
- Cuckoo Flower
- Ox-eye Daisy
- Wood Anemone
- Lesser Celandine
- Heather
- Teasel
- Herb Robert
- Rosebay Willowherb
- Bindweed
- Chicory
- Mallow
- Scabious
- Knapweed
- Sunflower
- Lupin
- Bluebonnet
- Orchid
- Indian Paintbrush
- Black-eyed Susan
- Coneflower
- California Poppy
- Trillium
- Columbine
- Goldenrod
- Aster
- Milkweed
- Evening Primrose
- Edelweiss
- Gentian
- Crocus
- Cyclamen
- Marsh Marigold
- Wood Sorrel
- Speedwell
The iceberg for “Name a wildflower”
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsDaisy · Buttercup · Dandelion
- Below the Surface46 answers · 25 ptsDaffodil · Cornflower · Cow Parsley …
- The Deep115 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 115 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 72 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 246 answers in total, 169 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Aster”. Longest: “Greater Butterfly-orchid”.
- S, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 43 answers can be typed more than one way: “Lady's Slipper Orchid” counts as Lady's Slipper.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (34). Run through it first.
- Skip Daisy, Buttercup and Dandelion; 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 wildflower”?
- Most people start with Daisy, Buttercup, Dandelion, Bluebell and Poppy. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a wildflower”?
- 246 in all: 12 on The Tip, 46 Below the Surface, 115 in The Deep, 72 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a wildflower”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Aster” and the longest is “Greater Butterfly-orchid”.
- Is “Name a wildflower” 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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