Wildcard trivia
Name something people are afraid of
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something people are afraid of”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 136 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Spiders
- Heights
- Snakes
- Clowns
- Public speaking
- Death
- The dark
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Needles
- Flying
- Dentist
- Failure
- Rejection
- Sharks
- Dogs
- Thunder
- Fire
- Drowning
- Water
- Enclosed spaces
- Crowds
- Open spaces
- Germs
- Blood
- Ghosts
- Mice
- Bats
- Bugs
- Wasps
- Cockroaches
- Moths
- Birds
- Cats
- Horses
- Balloons
- Mirrors
- Dolls
- Mannequins
- Elevators
- Bridges
- Tunnels
- Deep water
- Aliens
- Zombies
- Vampires
- Santa Claus
- Doctors
- Hospitals
- Vomiting
- Choking
- Pain
- Getting old
- Being alone
- Commitment
- Change
- Exams
- Maths
- Foreigners
How deep does “Name something people are afraid of” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsSpiders · Heights · Snakes
- Below the Surface50 answers · 25 ptsNeedles · Flying · Dentist …
- The Deep37 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss41 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 37 answers starting with B, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 41 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 136 answers in total, 32 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “666”. Longest: “Peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth”.
- B, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 104 answers can be typed more than one way: “Wax figures” counts as Humanoid robots.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with B: 19 of the answers begin with it.
- Spiders, Heights and Snakes 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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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something people are afraid of”?
- The usual first answers are Spiders, Heights, Snakes, Clowns and Public speaking. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something people are afraid of”?
- 136 in all: 7 on The Tip, 50 Below the Surface, 37 in The Deep, 41 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something people are afraid of” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “666” and the longest is “Peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth”.
- How hard is “Name something people are afraid of”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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