Wildcard trivia
Name something that has a cord
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 68 answers to “Name something that has a cord”, and only 7 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Phone
- Kettle
- Vacuum cleaner
- Lamp
- Curtains
- Hoodie
- Iron
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Hairdryer
- Toaster
- Fan
- Heater
- Radio
- Television
- Computer
- Printer
- Charger
- Headphones
- Microphone
- Washing machine
- Fridge
- Dressing gown
- Tracksuit bottoms
- Swimming trunks
- Tent
- Parachute
- Ripcord
- Bungee cord
- Pull cord
- Light switch
- Window blind
- Roller blind
- Venetian blind
- Bell rope
- Drawstring bag
- Backpack
- Corset
How the answers sink
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsPhone · Kettle · Vacuum cleaner
- Below the Surface29 answers · 25 ptsHairdryer · Toaster · Fan …
- The Deep26 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss5 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 26 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L, P, S, T, U and V. The Abyss has 5 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 68 answers in total, 39 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Fan”. Longest: “Umbilical cord clamp”.
- P, C and S are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 12 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bathrobe” counts as Dressing gown.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with P than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Phone, Kettle and Vacuum cleaner; everybody says them.
- Pop culture counts: cartoon characters, logos and video game items are all fair game.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name something that has a cord”?
- Most people start with Phone, Kettle, Vacuum cleaner, Lamp and Curtains. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something that has a cord”?
- 68 in all: 7 on The Tip, 29 Below the Surface, 26 in The Deep, 5 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something that has a cord”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Fan” and the longest is “Umbilical cord clamp”.
- Is “Name something that has a cord” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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