Wildcard trivia
Name something you can wave
“Name something you can wave” is one of 274 wildcard prompts in Icillion. Of its 84 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.
- Hand
- Flag
- Goodbye
- Wand
- White flag
- Banner
- Arms
One step down
These 31 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Handkerchief
- Scarf
- Hello
- Magic wand
- Torch
- Sparkler
- Glow stick
- Red flag
- Chequered flag
- Rainbow flag
- Union Jack
- Stars and Stripes
- Jolly Roger
- Pom-poms
- Fan
- Programme
- Ticket
- Cheque
- Money
- Cash
- Passport
- Baton
- Sword
- Cane
- Walking stick
- Umbrella
- Hat
- Napkin
- Tea towel
- Towel
- Tissue
Answers by level
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsHand · Flag · Goodbye
- Below the Surface31 answers · 25 ptsHandkerchief · Scarf · Hello …
- The Deep30 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss15 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 30 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, H, L, M, O, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 15 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 84 answers in total, 49 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Fan”. Longest: “Rhythmic gymnastics ribbon”.
- S, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 26% of the answers.
- 8 answers can be typed more than one way: “Lighters” counts as Lighters at a concert.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 8 of the answers begin with it.
- Hand, Flag and Goodbye are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think of things, then of words: keys can be on a piano, on a map or off the coast of Florida.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name something you can wave”?
- The usual first answers are Hand, Flag, Goodbye, Wand and White flag. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you can wave”?
- 84 in all: 7 on The Tip, 31 Below the Surface, 30 in The Deep, 15 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you can wave” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Fan” and the longest is “Rhythmic gymnastics ribbon”.
- How hard is “Name something you can wave”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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