Wildcard trivia
Name something you think of at Christmas
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something you think of at Christmas”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 139 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Christmas tree
- Presents
- Santa Claus
- Turkey
- Snow
- Carols
- Reindeer
The next answers people reach for
These 58 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Stocking
- Mistletoe
- Holly
- Ivy
- Tinsel
- Baubles
- Fairy lights
- Star
- Angel
- Crackers
- Paper hats
- Mince pies
- Christmas pudding
- Christmas cake
- Brandy butter
- Brussels sprouts
- Roast potatoes
- Pigs in blankets
- Cranberry sauce
- Stuffing
- Gravy
- Eggnog
- Mulled wine
- Gingerbread
- Candy canes
- Advent calendar
- Nativity
- Baby Jesus
- Three Kings
- Shepherds
- Bethlehem
- Manger
- Elves
- Rudolph
- Frosty the Snowman
- Grinch
- Scrooge
- Nutcracker
- Elf
- Home Alone
- Die Hard
- Love Actually
- It's a Wonderful Life
- The Snowman
- Last Christmas
- Fairytale of New York
- Jingle Bells
- Silent Night
- Boxing Day
- Christmas Eve
- Midnight Mass
- Wreath
- Yule log
- Poinsettia
- Sleigh
- Secret Santa
- Christmas jumper
- Christmas market
How deep does “Name something you think of at Christmas” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsChristmas tree · Presents · Santa Claus
- Below the Surface58 answers · 25 ptsStocking · Mistletoe · Holly …
- The Deep55 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss18 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 55 answers starting with B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 18 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 139 answers in total, 69 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Elf”. Longest: “Feast of the Seven Fishes”.
- S, C and T are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 16 answers can be typed more than one way: “Gryla” counts as Grýla.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 20 of the answers begin with it.
- Christmas tree, Presents and Santa Claus are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of things, then of words: keys can be on a piano, on a map or off the coast of Florida.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name something you think of at Christmas”?
- The usual first answers are Christmas tree, Presents, Santa Claus, Turkey and Snow. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you think of at Christmas”?
- 139 in all: 7 on The Tip, 58 Below the Surface, 55 in The Deep, 18 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you think of at Christmas” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Elf” and the longest is “Feast of the Seven Fishes”.
- How hard is “Name something you think of at Christmas”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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