Wildcard trivia
Name something you put in a cocktail
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something you put in a cocktail”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 126 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.
- Ice
- Vodka
- Gin
- Rum
- Whisky
- Lime
- Sugar
The next answers people reach for
These 40 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Lemon
- Orange
- Tonic
- Soda
- Cola
- Ginger beer
- Cranberry juice
- Pineapple juice
- Orange juice
- Tomato juice
- Grenadine
- Triple sec
- Cointreau
- Vermouth
- Campari
- Aperol
- Tequila
- Bourbon
- Brandy
- Cognac
- Prosecco
- Champagne
- Mint
- Basil
- Cherry
- Maraschino cherry
- Olive
- Cucumber
- Salt
- Sugar rim
- Bitters
- Angostura
- Simple syrup
- Sugar syrup
- Honey
- Cream
- Coconut cream
- Coffee liqueur
- Amaretto
- Baileys
How deep does “Name something you put in a cocktail” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsIce · Vodka · Gin
- Below the Surface40 answers · 25 ptsLemon · Orange · Tonic …
- The Deep43 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss35 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 43 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, L, M, N, O, P, R, S and V. The Abyss has 35 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 126 answers in total, 50 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Gin”. Longest: “Worcestershire sauce”.
- C, S and P are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Blue curacao” counts as Blue curaçao.
How to go deeper
- Start with C: 26 of the answers begin with it.
- Ice, Vodka and Gin 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 you put in a cocktail”?
- The usual first answers are Ice, Vodka, Gin, Rum and Whisky. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you put in a cocktail”?
- 126 in all: 7 on The Tip, 40 Below the Surface, 43 in The Deep, 35 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you put in a cocktail” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Gin” and the longest is “Worcestershire sauce”.
- How hard is “Name something you put in a cocktail”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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