Science trivia
Name a type of weather
“Name a type of weather” is one of 41 science prompts in Icillion. Of its 103 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Rain
- Snow
- Sun
- Wind
- Storm
One step down
These 17 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Cloudy
- Thunderstorm
- Fog
- Hail
- Lightning
- Hurricane
- Tornado
- Drizzle
- Sleet
- Blizzard
- Frost
- Heatwave
- Mist
- Overcast
- Shower
- Hot
- Cold
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 17 | 25 |
| The Deep | 38 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 42 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 38 answers starting with B, C, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, P, S, T and W. The Abyss has 42 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 103 answers in total, 27 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dew”. Longest: “Pineapple Express”.
- S, H and D are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 22 answers can be typed more than one way: “Frosty” counts as Frost.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Rain, Snow and Sun are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Units of measurement go far beyond metres and grams.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a type of weather”?
- The usual first answers are Rain, Snow, Sun, Wind and Storm. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a type of weather”?
- 103 in all: 5 on The Tip, 17 Below the Surface, 38 in The Deep, 42 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a type of weather” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dew” and the longest is “Pineapple Express”.
- How hard is “Name a type of weather”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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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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