Science trivia
Name a joint in the human body
“Name a joint in the human body” is one of 69 science prompts in Icillion. Of its 76 accepted answers, 8 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Knee
- Elbow
- Shoulder
- Hip
- Ankle
- Wrist
- Knuckle
- Jaw
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Finger joint
- Toe joint
- Thumb joint
- Hinge joint
- Ball and socket joint
- Spine
- Neck
Answers by level
- The Tip8 answers · 10 ptsKnee · Elbow · Shoulder
- Below the Surface7 answers · 25 ptsFinger joint · Toe joint · Thumb joint …
- The Deep22 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss38 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 22 answers starting with A, C, F, G, M, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 38 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 76 answers in total, 63 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Hip”. Longest: “Proximal interphalangeal joint”.
- S, C and I are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
- 43 answers can be typed more than one way: “Big toe joint” counts as Toe joint.
How to go deeper
- Start with S: 14 of the answers begin with it.
- Knee, Elbow and Shoulder are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- For people, think of the scientists behind a law or a unit you already know.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a joint in the human body”?
- The usual first answers are Knee, Elbow, Shoulder, Hip and Ankle. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a joint in the human body”?
- 76 in all: 8 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 22 in The Deep, 38 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a joint in the human body” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Hip” and the longest is “Proximal interphalangeal joint”.
- How hard is “Name a joint in the human body”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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