Wildcard trivia
Name something you find on a pirate ship
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something you find on a pirate ship”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 120 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.
- Parrot
- Treasure
- Cannons
- Sails
- Skull and crossbones
- Captain
- Pirates
The next answers people reach for
These 46 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Jolly Roger
- Flag
- Mast
- Crow's nest
- Deck
- Plank
- Anchor
- Wheel
- Helm
- Bow
- Stern
- Hold
- Cabin
- Galley
- Rum
- Grog
- Barrels
- Crates
- Chests
- Treasure chest
- Treasure map
- Compass
- Telescope
- Spyglass
- Cutlass
- Sword
- Pistol
- Musket
- Gunpowder
- Cannonballs
- Rope
- Rigging
- Hammock
- Cat
- Rats
- Cook
- Cabin boy
- First mate
- Quartermaster
- Bosun
- Eye patch
- Hook
- Peg leg
- Bandana
- Tricorn hat
- Earring
How deep does “Name something you find on a pirate ship” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsParrot · Treasure · Cannons
- Below the Surface46 answers · 25 ptsJolly Roger · Flag · Mast …
- The Deep46 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss20 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 46 answers starting with B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S and W. The Abyss has 20 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 120 answers in total, 44 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bow”. Longest: “Skull and crossbones”.
- B, C and P are the most common first letters; together they start 39% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- Start with B: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Parrot, Treasure and Cannons are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of things, then of words: keys can be on a piano, on a map or off the coast of Florida.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name something you find on a pirate ship”?
- The usual first answers are Parrot, Treasure, Cannons, Sails and Skull and crossbones. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you find on a pirate ship”?
- 120 in all: 7 on The Tip, 46 Below the Surface, 46 in The Deep, 20 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you find on a pirate ship” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bow” and the longest is “Skull and crossbones”.
- How hard is “Name something you find on a pirate ship”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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