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Science trivia

Name a type of rock

Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 31 answers to “Name a type of rock”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.

What everyone says first

These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.

Just below the surface

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

How the answers sink

LevelAccepted answersPoints
The Tip310
Below the Surface725
The Deep850
The Abyss1285
Below the Iceberg1100

The Deep holds 8 answers starting with A, C, D, G, Q, R and S. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

Getting below the surface

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What the words mean

Quick answers

What are the most common answers to “Name a type of rock”?
Most people start with Granite, Marble and Limestone. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a type of rock”?
31 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
What is the shortest answer to “Name a type of rock”?
The shortest accepted answer is “Tuff” and the longest is “Conglomerate”.

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How deep does your knowledge go?

Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.

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