Science trivia
Name a natural disaster
58 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
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Earthquake
- Tsunami
- Hurricane
- Tornado
- Volcanic eruption
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Flood
- Wildfire
- Avalanche
- Landslide
- Drought
- Blizzard
- Cyclone
- Typhoon
- Hailstorm
- Heatwave
- Thunderstorm
- Storm
- Sinkhole
The iceberg for “Name a natural disaster”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 13 | 25 |
| The Deep | 21 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 18 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 21 answers starting with C, D, F, G, I, L, M, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 18 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 58 answers in total, 25 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Flood”. Longest: “Glacial lake outburst flood”.
- T, L and S are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 15 answers can be typed more than one way: “Quake” counts as Earthquake.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with T than with any other letter (8). Run through it first.
- Skip Earthquake, Tsunami and Hurricane; everybody says them.
- Units of measurement go far beyond metres and grams.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a natural disaster”?
- Most people start with Earthquake, Tsunami, Hurricane, Tornado and Volcanic eruption. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a natural disaster”?
- 58 in all: 5 on The Tip, 13 Below the Surface, 21 in The Deep, 18 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a natural disaster”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Flood” and the longest is “Glacial lake outburst flood”.
- Is “Name a natural disaster” 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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