Wildcard trivia
Name something with holes in it
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something with holes in it”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 170 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Doughnut
- Swiss cheese
- Sieve
- Net
- Golf course
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Sponge
- Bagel
- Polo mint
- Button
- Socks
- Shoes
- Belt
- Bowling ball
- Watering can
- Salt shaker
- Cheese grater
- Shower head
- Flute
- Recorder
- Harmonica
- Whistle
- Ocarina
- Tin whistle
- Bagpipes
- Guitar
- Violin
- Ukulele
- Piggy bank
- Letterbox
- Keyhole
- Needle
- Earrings
- Nose
How deep does “Name something with holes in it” go?
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsDoughnut · Swiss cheese · Sieve
- Below the Surface28 answers · 25 ptsSponge · Bagel · Polo mint …
- The Deep68 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss68 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 68 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, W and Z. The Abyss has 68 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 170 answers in total, 72 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “CD”. Longest: “Monticello Dam spillway”.
- P, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 102 answers can be typed more than one way: “Punched card” counts as Punch card.
Getting below the surface
- Start with P: 20 of the answers begin with it.
- Doughnut, Swiss cheese and Sieve 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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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name something with holes in it”?
- The usual first answers are Doughnut, Swiss cheese, Sieve, Net and Golf course. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something with holes in it”?
- 170 in all: 5 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 68 in The Deep, 68 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something with holes in it” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “CD” and the longest is “Monticello Dam spillway”.
- How hard is “Name something with holes in it”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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