Screen trivia
Name a Mario franchise character
“Name a Mario franchise character” is one of 20 screen prompts in Icillion. Of its 33 accepted answers, 3 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Mario
- Luigi
- Peach
One step down
These 7 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Bowser
- Yoshi
- Toad
- Wario
- Waluigi
- Donkey Kong
- Daisy
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 7 | 25 |
| The Deep | 8 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 14 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 8 answers starting with B, D, G, K and R. The Abyss has 14 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 33 answers in total, 9 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Boo”. Longest: “Admiral Bobbery”.
- B, D and K are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- Start with B: 4 of the answers begin with it.
- Mario, Luigi and Peach are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Background characters score much higher than heroes.
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What the words mean
Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a Mario franchise character”?
- The usual first answers are Mario, Luigi and Peach. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a Mario franchise character”?
- 33 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 14 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a Mario franchise character” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Boo” and the longest is “Admiral Bobbery”.
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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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