Wildcard trivia
Name something spicy
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 129 answers to “Name something spicy”, and only 7 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Chilli
- Jalapeño
- Curry
- Hot sauce
- Wasabi
- Tabasco
- Salsa
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Cayenne pepper
- Black pepper
- Mustard
- English mustard
- Horseradish
- Ginger
- Paprika
- Sriracha
- Harissa
- Peri-peri
- Buffalo wings
- Vindaloo
- Madras
- Phall
- Sichuan pepper
- Kimchi
- Mapo tofu
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos
- Nando's
- Taco
- Burrito
- Chilli con carne
- Chorizo
- Pepperoni
- Jerk chicken
- Wasabi peas
- Radish
- Raw onion
- Garlic
- Atomic Fireball
- Red Hots
How the answers sink
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsChilli · Jalapeño · Curry
- Below the Surface31 answers · 25 ptsCayenne pepper · Black pepper · Mustard …
- The Deep62 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss28 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 62 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, M, N, P, R, S, T, U and Z. The Abyss has 28 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 129 answers in total, 65 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Mala”. Longest: “Dave's Insanity Sauce”.
- C, S and P are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Tapatio” counts as Tapatío.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (17). Run through it first.
- Skip Chilli, Jalapeño and Curry; everybody says them.
- Change category: if everyone names food, name a planet, a film character or a flag.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name something spicy”?
- Most people start with Chilli, Jalapeño, Curry, Hot sauce and Wasabi. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something spicy”?
- 129 in all: 7 on The Tip, 31 Below the Surface, 62 in The Deep, 28 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something spicy”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Mala” and the longest is “Dave's Insanity Sauce”.
- Is “Name something spicy” 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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