What are the most common answers to “Name an antibiotic”?

Most people start with Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline and Azithromycin. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an antibiotic”?

109 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 53 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

What is the shortest answer to “Name an antibiotic”?

The shortest accepted answer is “Dapsone” and the longest is “Quinupristin-dalfopristin”.

Is “Name an antibiotic” an easy or a hard prompt?

Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

Science trivia

Name an antibiotic

Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 109 answers to “Name an antibiotic”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.

What everyone says first

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Penicillin
Amoxicillin
Ciprofloxacin
Doxycycline
Azithromycin

Just below the surface

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Erythromycin
Tetracycline
Streptomycin
Vancomycin
Clindamycin
Cephalexin
Metronidazole
Gentamicin
Trimethoprim
Co-trimoxazole
Augmentin
Nitrofurantoin
Levofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Flucloxacillin

How the answers sink

The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsPenicillin · Amoxicillin · Ciprofloxacin
Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsErythromycin · Tetracycline · Streptomycin …
The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss53 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 53 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Facts about this list

109 answers in total, 4 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Dapsone”. Longest: “Quinupristin-dalfopristin”.
C, P and T are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
15 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bactrim” counts as Co-trimoxazole.

Tips for a rarer answer

More answers begin with C than with any other letter (25). Run through it first.
Skip Penicillin, Amoxicillin and Ciprofloxacin; everybody says them.
Count the small ones: tiny bones, minor moons and lesser-known particles are rare answers.

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Questions about this prompt

What are the most common answers to “Name an antibiotic”?: Most people start with Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Doxycycline and Azithromycin. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an antibiotic”?: 109 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 53 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name an antibiotic”?: The shortest accepted answer is “Dapsone” and the longest is “Quinupristin-dalfopristin”.
Is “Name an antibiotic” an easy or a hard prompt?: Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

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