Screen trivia
Name a talk show host
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 155 answers to “Name a talk show host”, and only 12 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.
- Oprah Winfrey
- Jimmy Fallon
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Stephen Colbert
- Johnny Carson
- David Letterman
- Conan O'Brien
- Jay Leno
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Graham Norton
- Jerry Springer
- Seth Meyers
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Trevor Noah
- James Corden
- Jon Stewart
- John Oliver
- Craig Ferguson
- Arsenio Hall
- Dick Cavett
- Merv Griffin
- Phil Donahue
- Maury Povich
- Montel Williams
- Sally Jessy Raphael
- Geraldo Rivera
- Ricki Lake
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Tyra Banks
- Dr. Phil
- Wendy Williams
- Kelly Clarkson
- Drew Barrymore
- Steve Harvey
- Kelly Ripa
- Regis Philbin
- Michael Parkinson
- Jonathan Ross
- Alan Carr
- Paul O'Grady
- Terry Wogan
- Piers Morgan
- Jeremy Kyle
- Gay Byrne
- Ryan Tubridy
- Pat Kenny
- Larry King
- Bill Maher
- Chelsea Handler
- Joan Rivers
- Jack Paar
- Steve Allen
- Tom Snyder
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Rachael Ray
- Tamron Hall
- Dr. Oz
- Anderson Cooper
- Katie Couric
- Gayle King
- Samantha Bee
- Lorraine Kelly
- Richard Madeley
- Judy Finnigan
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsOprah Winfrey · Jimmy Fallon · Jimmy Kimmel
- Below the Surface51 answers · 25 ptsTrevor Noah · James Corden · Jon Stewart …
- The Deep60 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss31 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 60 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 31 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 155 answers in total, 155 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dr. Oz”. Longest: “George Stroumboulopoulos”.
- J, M and R are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Desus” counts as Desus Nice.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with J than with any other letter (19). Run through it first.
- Skip Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel; everybody says them.
- Older entries in a long series are often forgotten.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a talk show host”?
- Most people start with Oprah Winfrey, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Johnny Carson. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a talk show host”?
- 155 in all: 12 on The Tip, 51 Below the Surface, 60 in The Deep, 31 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a talk show host”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dr. Oz” and the longest is “George Stroumboulopoulos”.
- Is “Name a talk show host” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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