Science trivia
Name a part of the human brain
97 answers count for this science prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Cerebellum
- Hippocampus
- Amygdala
- Frontal lobe
- Brainstem
Below the waterline
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Cerebrum
- Cerebral cortex
- Hypothalamus
- Thalamus
- Parietal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Medulla oblongata
- Pons
- Corpus callosum
- Prefrontal cortex
- Broca's area
- Wernicke's area
- Basal ganglia
- Midbrain
The iceberg for “Name a part of the human brain”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsCerebellum · Hippocampus · Amygdala
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsCerebrum · Cerebral cortex · Hypothalamus …
- The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss41 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, C, E, F, G, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 41 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 97 answers in total, 72 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pons”. Longest: “Posterior cingulate cortex”.
- C, P and S are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 16 answers can be typed more than one way: “Insular cortex” counts as Insula.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
- Skip Cerebellum, Hippocampus and Amygdala; everybody says them.
- Units of measurement go far beyond metres and grams.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a part of the human brain”?
- Most people start with Cerebellum, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Frontal lobe and Brainstem. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a part of the human brain”?
- 97 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 41 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a part of the human brain”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pons” and the longest is “Posterior cingulate cortex”.
- Is “Name a part of the human brain” 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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