Wildcard trivia
Name something you find in a library
100 answers count for this wildcard prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Books
- Shelves
- Librarian
- Computers
- Tables
- Chairs
- Silence
Below the waterline
These 43 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Journals
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopaedias
- Atlas
- Maps
- Reference section
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Children's section
- Large print
- Audiobooks
- DVDs
- CDs
- Comics
- Graphic novels
- Local history
- Genealogy
- Microfiche
- Microfilm
- Photocopier
- Printer
- Self-service kiosk
- Return desk
- Issue desk
- Library card
- Date stamp
- Bookmarks
- Posters
- Notice board
- Study area
- Quiet zone
- Toilets
- Cafe
- Wi-Fi
- Reading room
- Reading lamps
- Ladder
- Trolley
- Returns trolley
- Book drop
- Fines
The iceberg for “Name something you find in a library”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsBooks · Shelves · Librarian
- Below the Surface43 answers · 25 ptsNewspapers · Magazines · Journals …
- The Deep38 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss11 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 38 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, M, O, P, R and S. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 100 answers in total, 46 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “CDs”. Longest: “Friends of the library”.
- C, R and S are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Encyclopedias” counts as Encyclopaedias.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
- Skip Books, Shelves and Librarian; 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 you find in a library”?
- Most people start with Books, Shelves, Librarian, Computers and Tables. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something you find in a library”?
- 100 in all: 7 on The Tip, 43 Below the Surface, 38 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something you find in a library”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “CDs” and the longest is “Friends of the library”.
- Is “Name something you find in a library” 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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