Wildcard trivia
Name something prickly
79 answers count for this wildcard prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Hedgehog
- Cactus
- Porcupine
- Thistle
- Holly
- Rose
- Nettle
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Gorse
- Brambles
- Blackberry bush
- Hawthorn
- Blackthorn
- Barberry
- Pyracantha
- Bougainvillea
- Thorns
- Thorn bush
- Barbed wire
- Razor wire
- Brush
- Stubble
- Beard
- Unshaven chin
- Chin
- Cat tongue
- Burr
- Burdock
- Teasel
- Sea urchin
- Pufferfish
- Pineapple
- Durian
- Rambutan
- Horned melon
- Artichoke
- Chestnut case
- Conker case
- Prickly pear
- Agave
- Aloe
- Yucca
- Holly leaves
- Pine needles
- Fir needles
- Spruce
- Cone
The iceberg for “Name something prickly”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsHedgehog · Cactus · Porcupine
- Below the Surface39 answers · 25 ptsGorse · Brambles · Blackberry bush …
- The Deep20 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss12 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 20 answers starting with B, C, H, L, M, P, S and T. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 79 answers in total, 35 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Aloe”. Longest: “Crown-of-thorns starfish”.
- S, B and H are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Chestnut” counts as Chestnut case.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (14). Run through it first.
- Skip Hedgehog, Cactus and Porcupine; everybody says them.
- Pop culture counts: cartoon characters, logos and video game items are all fair game.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name something prickly”?
- Most people start with Hedgehog, Cactus, Porcupine, Thistle and Holly. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something prickly”?
- 79 in all: 7 on The Tip, 39 Below the Surface, 20 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something prickly”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Aloe” and the longest is “Crown-of-thorns starfish”.
- Is “Name something prickly” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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