Science trivia
Name a household appliance
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 146 answers to “Name a household appliance”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Fridge
- Washing machine
- Microwave
- Oven
- Dishwasher
Just below the surface
These 29 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Vacuum cleaner
- Tumble dryer
- Freezer
- Iron
- Blender
- Coffee machine
- Hairdryer
- Air conditioner
- Fan
- Heater
- Television
- Food processor
- Mixer
- Air fryer
- Slow cooker
- Rice cooker
- Toaster oven
- Hob
- Extractor fan
- Juicer
- Dehumidifier
- Humidifier
- Water heater
- Robot vacuum
- Sandwich maker
- Fridge freezer
- Clothes steamer
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 29 | 25 |
| The Deep | 60 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 51 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 60 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, W and Y. The Abyss has 51 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 146 answers in total, 109 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Aga”. Longest: “Night storage heater”.
- S, H and E are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 81 answers can be typed more than one way: “Wine fridge” counts as Wine cooler.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (18). Run through it first.
- Skip Fridge, Washing machine and Microwave; everybody says them.
- For people, think of the scientists behind a law or a unit you already know.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a household appliance”?
- Most people start with Fridge, Washing machine, Microwave, Oven and Dishwasher. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a household appliance”?
- 146 in all: 5 on The Tip, 29 Below the Surface, 60 in The Deep, 51 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a household appliance”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Aga” and the longest is “Night storage heater”.
- Is “Name a household appliance” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
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