Wildcard trivia
Name something you find in a pencil case
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something you find in a pencil case”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 88 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Pencils
- Pens
- Rubber
- Ruler
- Sharpener
- Felt tips
- Highlighters
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Biros
- Gel pens
- Fountain pen
- Crayons
- Colouring pencils
- Markers
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Compass
- Protractor
- Set square
- Calculator
- Tippex
- Correction tape
- Sticky notes
- Paper clips
- Elastic bands
- Staples
- Stapler
- Sellotape
- Pencil lead
- Spare leads
- Mechanical pencil
- Propelling pencil
- Pencil topper
- Pencil grips
- Stickers
- Erasers shaped like food
- Scented rubbers
- Chewed pen
- Chewed pencil
- Pen lid
- Broken pencil
- Doodles
- Gum
- Sweets
- Coins
- Notes
- Lucky charm
- Badge
How deep does “Name something you find in a pencil case” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsPencils · Pens · Rubber
- Below the Surface40 answers · 25 ptsBiros · Gel pens · Fountain pen …
- The Deep30 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss10 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 30 answers starting with B, C, D, F, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 88 answers in total, 50 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Gum”. Longest: “Erasers shaped like food”.
- C, S and P are the most common first letters; together they start 49% of the answers.
- 6 answers can be typed more than one way: “Correction fluid” counts as Tippex.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with C: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Pencils, Pens and Rubber are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Change category: if everyone names food, name a planet, a film character or a flag.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something you find in a pencil case”?
- The usual first answers are Pencils, Pens, Rubber, Ruler and Sharpener. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you find in a pencil case”?
- 88 in all: 7 on The Tip, 40 Below the Surface, 30 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you find in a pencil case” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Gum” and the longest is “Erasers shaped like food”.
- How hard is “Name something you find in a pencil case”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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