Science trivia
Name a geological period, epoch or era
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a geological period, epoch or era”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 90 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Jurassic
- Cretaceous
- Triassic
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Ice Age
- Cambrian
- Mesozoic
- Paleozoic
- Cenozoic
- Holocene
- Pleistocene
How deep does “Name a geological period, epoch or era” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 7 | 25 |
| The Deep | 18 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 61 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 18 answers starting with A, C, D, E, H, M, N, O, P, Q and S. The Abyss has 61 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 90 answers in total, 1 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Albian”. Longest: “Paleoproterozoic”.
- P, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Palaeozoic” counts as Paleozoic.
How to go deeper
- Start with P: 14 of the answers begin with it.
- Jurassic, Cretaceous and Triassic 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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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a geological period, epoch or era”?
- The usual first answers are Jurassic, Cretaceous and Triassic. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a geological period, epoch or era”?
- 90 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 18 in The Deep, 61 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a geological period, epoch or era” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Albian” and the longest is “Paleoproterozoic”.
- How hard is “Name a geological period, epoch or era”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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