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Name a character from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario or Zelda
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 333 answers to “Name a character from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario or Zelda”, and only 14 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 14 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- Ron Weasley
- Albus Dumbledore
- Lord Voldemort
- Darth Vader
- Luke Skywalker
- Yoda
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
- Link
- Zelda
- Ganondorf
Just below the surface
These 51 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Severus Snape
- Draco Malfoy
- Rubeus Hagrid
- Sirius Black
- Neville Longbottom
- Luna Lovegood
- Ginny Weasley
- Fred Weasley
- George Weasley
- Dobby
- Minerva McGonagall
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- Dolores Umbridge
- Remus Lupin
- Lucius Malfoy
- Cedric Diggory
- Hedwig
- Dudley Dursley
- Vernon Dursley
- Petunia Dursley
- Gilderoy Lockhart
- Peter Pettigrew
- Cho Chang
- Molly Weasley
- Arthur Weasley
- James Potter
- Lily Potter
- Nearly Headless Nick
- Moaning Myrtle
- Argus Filch
- Leia Organa
- Han Solo
- Chewbacca
- Obi Wan Kenobi
- R2 D2
- C3PO
- Emperor Palpatine
- Bowser
- Yoshi
- Toad
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Donkey Kong
- Daisy
- Ganon
- Impa
- Epona
- Navi
- Midna
- Tingle
- Skull Kid
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 14 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 51 | 25 |
| The Deep | 91 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 176 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 91 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W and X. The Abyss has 176 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 333 answers in total, 236 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Fi”. Longest: “Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank”.
- A, M and P are the most common first letters; together they start 26% of the answers.
- 94 answers can be typed more than one way: “Filch” counts as Argus Filch.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (32). Run through it first.
- Skip Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley; everybody says them.
- For games, think of the items, mobs and bosses, not only the heroes.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a character from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario or Zelda”?
- Most people start with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a character from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario or Zelda”?
- 333 in all: 14 on The Tip, 51 Below the Surface, 91 in The Deep, 176 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a character from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario or Zelda”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Fi” and the longest is “Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank”.
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