Wildcard trivia
Name something you find in an office
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something you find in an office”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 117 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.
- Desk
- Chair
- Computer
- Phone
- Printer
- Paper
- Pens
The next answers people reach for
These 43 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Stapler
- Staples
- Paper clips
- Folders
- Files
- Filing cabinet
- Notepad
- Post-its
- Calendar
- Diary
- Clock
- Whiteboard
- Water cooler
- Coffee machine
- Kettle
- Fridge
- Microwave
- Photocopier
- Scanner
- Shredder
- Laminator
- Hole punch
- Sellotape
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Calculator
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Monitor
- Laptop
- Headset
- Lamp
- Plant
- Bin
- Recycling bin
- Noticeboard
- Meeting room
- Projector
- Conference phone
- Name badge
- Lanyard
- Pass
- Fire extinguisher
How deep does “Name something you find in an office” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsDesk · Chair · Computer
- Below the Surface43 answers · 25 ptsStapler · Staples · Paper clips …
- The Deep42 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss24 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 42 answers starting with B, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 24 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 117 answers in total, 45 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bin”. Longest: “Fire extinguisher”.
- P, C and S are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- Start with P: 18 of the answers begin with it.
- Desk, Chair and Computer 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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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name something you find in an office”?
- The usual first answers are Desk, Chair, Computer, Phone and Printer. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you find in an office”?
- 117 in all: 7 on The Tip, 43 Below the Surface, 42 in The Deep, 24 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you find in an office” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bin” and the longest is “Fire extinguisher”.
- How hard is “Name something you find in an office”?
- 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?
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