Science trivia
Name a famous paradox
75 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: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Zeno's paradox
- Grandfather paradox
- Schrödinger's cat
- Ship of Theseus
- Fermi paradox
- Liar paradox
- Twin paradox
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Russell's paradox
- Monty Hall problem
- Birthday paradox
- Sorites paradox
- Prisoner's dilemma
- Olbers' paradox
- Simpson's paradox
- Banach–Tarski paradox
- Hilbert's hotel
- Buridan's ass
- Epimenides paradox
- Bootstrap paradox
- EPR paradox
- Newcomb's paradox
- Unexpected hanging paradox
The iceberg for “Name a famous paradox”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsZeno's paradox · Grandfather paradox · Schrödinger's cat
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsRussell's paradox · Monty Hall problem · Birthday paradox …
- The Deep30 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss22 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 30 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M, O, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 22 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 75 answers in total, 75 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “EPR paradox”. Longest: “Fitch's paradox of knowability”.
- P, B and S are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 26 answers can be typed more than one way: “Paradox of the court” counts as Protagoras paradox.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with P than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
- Skip Zeno's paradox, Grandfather paradox and Schrödinger's cat; everybody says them.
- For people, think of the scientists behind a law or a unit you already know.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a famous paradox”?
- Most people start with Zeno's paradox, Grandfather paradox, Schrödinger's cat, Ship of Theseus and Fermi paradox. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a famous paradox”?
- 75 in all: 7 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 30 in The Deep, 22 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a famous paradox”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “EPR paradox” and the longest is “Fitch's paradox of knowability”.
- Is “Name a famous paradox” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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