Science trivia
Name a symptom of an illness
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 181 answers to “Name a symptom of an illness”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Fever
- Cough
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- Sneezing
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
- Rash
- Dizziness
Just below the surface
These 61 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Chills
- Body aches
- Muscle pain
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Stomach ache
- Swelling
- Sweating
- Night sweats
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Weight gain
- Itching
- Nasal congestion
- Joint pain
- Back pain
- Insomnia
- Loss of taste
- Loss of smell
- Blurred vision
- Palpitations
- Fainting
- Constipation
- Bloating
- Heartburn
- Wheezing
- Earache
- Confusion
- Bruising
- Swollen glands
- Weakness
- Cramps
- Hair loss
- Dry mouth
- Excessive thirst
- Frequent urination
- Blood in urine
- Blood in stool
- Jaundice
- Hives
- Pale skin
- Tremor
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Memory loss
- Hallucinations
- Seizure
- Mucus
- Red eyes
- Watery eyes
- Sore eyes
- Hoarse voice
- Difficulty swallowing
- Bad breath
- Dehydration
- Nosebleed
- Hearing loss
- Toothache
- Hot flushes
- Mouth ulcers
- Pain
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsFever · Cough · Headache
- Below the Surface61 answers · 25 ptsChills · Body aches · Muscle pain …
- The Deep56 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss51 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 56 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, T and V. The Abyss has 51 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 181 answers in total, 79 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Lump”. Longest: “Difficulty swallowing”.
- S, B and H are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 112 answers can be typed more than one way: “Stuffy nose” counts as Nasal congestion.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (22). Run through it first.
- Skip Fever, Cough and Headache; 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 symptom of an illness”?
- Most people start with Fever, Cough, Headache, Sore throat and Runny nose. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a symptom of an illness”?
- 181 in all: 12 on The Tip, 61 Below the Surface, 56 in The Deep, 51 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a symptom of an illness”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Lump” and the longest is “Difficulty swallowing”.
- Is “Name a symptom of an illness” 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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