Wildcard trivia
Name something that has a spring
“Name something that has a spring” is one of 274 wildcard prompts in Icillion. Of its 93 accepted answers, 7 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Mattress
- Pen
- Trampoline
- Slinky
- Watch
- Hot spring
- Mousetrap
One step down
These 38 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Door
- Toaster
- Stapler
- Pogo stick
- Jack-in-the-box
- Car suspension
- Bike saddle
- Sofa
- Armchair
- Bed
- Diving board
- Chest expander
- Spring roll
- Spring onion
- Spring chicken
- Spring clean
- Spring break
- Spring equinox
- Spring tide
- Spring lamb
- Spring greens
- Spring water
- Springtime
- Springer spaniel
- Springbok
- Springsteen
- Spring-heeled Jack
- Spring Festival
- Prague Spring
- Arab Spring
- Silent Spring
- Spring Awakening
- Springfield
- Palm Springs
- Colorado Springs
- Hot Springs
- Saratoga Springs
- Roman Baths
Answers by level
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsMattress · Pen · Trampoline
- Below the Surface38 answers · 25 ptsDoor · Toaster · Stapler …
- The Deep26 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss21 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 26 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, K, L, M, O, P, R, T and V. The Abyss has 21 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 93 answers in total, 60 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bed”. Longest: “Banff Upper Hot Springs”.
- S, C and B are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Széchenyi” counts as Budapest baths.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 24 of the answers begin with it.
- Mattress, Pen and Trampoline 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 that has a spring”?
- The usual first answers are Mattress, Pen, Trampoline, Slinky and Watch. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something that has a spring”?
- 93 in all: 7 on The Tip, 38 Below the Surface, 26 in The Deep, 21 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something that has a spring” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bed” and the longest is “Banff Upper Hot Springs”.
- How hard is “Name something that has a spring”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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