Wildcard trivia
Name something tall
Everyone has a first answer to “Name something tall”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 93 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.
- Giraffe
- Skyscraper
- Tree
- Tower
- Basketball player
- Mountain
- Ladder
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Eiffel Tower
- Empire State Building
- Big Ben
- Statue of Liberty
- Space Needle
- CN Tower
- Shard
- Gherkin
- Redwood
- Sequoia
- Eucalyptus
- Pine
- Palm tree
- Sunflower
- Bamboo
- Corn
- Beanstalk
- Lamppost
- Telegraph pole
- Flagpole
- Pylon
- Wind turbine
- Crane
- Lighthouse
- Minaret
- Spire
- Steeple
- Cathedral
- Chimney
- Silo
- Dam
- Bridge
- Giant
- Ostrich
- Camel
- Flamingo
- Heron
- Stork
- Horse
- Elephant
- Moose
- Brachiosaurus
How deep does “Name something tall” go?
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsGiraffe · Skyscraper · Tree
- Below the Surface42 answers · 25 ptsEiffel Tower · Empire State Building · Big Ben …
- The Deep39 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss4 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 39 answers starting with A, B, C, D, G, H, K, M, O, P, R, S, T, U, W and Y. The Abyss has 4 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 93 answers in total, 46 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dam”. Longest: “One World Trade Center”.
- S, C and B are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “TV Tower” counts as Berliner Fernsehturm.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 15 of the answers begin with it.
- Giraffe, Skyscraper and Tree 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 tall”?
- The usual first answers are Giraffe, Skyscraper, Tree, Tower and Basketball player. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something tall”?
- 93 in all: 7 on The Tip, 42 Below the Surface, 39 in The Deep, 4 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something tall” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dam” and the longest is “One World Trade Center”.
- How hard is “Name something tall”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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