Wildcard trivia
Name something that comes in pairs
“Name something that comes in pairs” is one of 42 wildcard prompts in Icillion. Of its 216 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.
- Socks
- Shoes
- Gloves
- Earrings
- Twins
One step down
These 28 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Eyes
- Ears
- Hands
- Feet
- Legs
- Arms
- Lungs
- Kidneys
- Chopsticks
- Dice
- Skis
- Ice skates
- Roller skates
- Flip-flops
- Glasses
- Trousers
- Scissors
- Pliers
- Tweezers
- Tongs
- Headphones
- Speakers
- Wings
- Bookends
- Salt and pepper
- Cufflinks
- Mittens
- Knitting needles
Answers by level
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsSocks · Shoes · Gloves
- Below the Surface28 answers · 25 ptsEyes · Ears · Hands …
- The Deep91 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss91 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 91 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 91 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 216 answers in total, 129 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Duo”. Longest: “Tweedledum and Tweedledee”.
- S, T and B are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 83 answers can be typed more than one way: “Testicles” counts as Ovaries.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 27 of the answers begin with it.
- Socks, Shoes and Gloves are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Pop culture counts: cartoon characters, logos and video game items are all fair game.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name something that comes in pairs”?
- The usual first answers are Socks, Shoes, Gloves, Earrings and Twins. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something that comes in pairs”?
- 216 in all: 5 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 91 in The Deep, 91 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something that comes in pairs” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Duo” and the longest is “Tweedledum and Tweedledee”.
- How hard is “Name something that comes in pairs”?
- 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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