Science trivia
Name an astronomer
Everyone has a first answer to “Name an astronomer”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 22 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Galileo Galilei
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Johannes Kepler
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Edwin Hubble
- Carl Sagan
- Tycho Brahe
- William Herschel
- Caroline Herschel
How deep does “Name an astronomer” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 5 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 8 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 5 answers starting with E, G, H, J and V. The Abyss has 8 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 22 answers in total, 20 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ptolemy”. Longest: “Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar”.
- C, G and H are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Copernicus” counts as Nicolaus Copernicus.
Getting below the surface
- Start with C: 3 of the answers begin with it.
- Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Count the small ones: tiny bones, minor moons and lesser-known particles are rare answers.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name an astronomer”?
- The usual first answers are Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus and Johannes Kepler. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an astronomer”?
- 22 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 5 in The Deep, 8 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an astronomer” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ptolemy” and the longest is “Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar”.
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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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