Wildcard trivia
Name something that starts with the letter Z
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 147 answers to “Name something that starts with the letter Z”, 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.
- Zebra
- Zoo
- Zip
- Zero
- Zombie
- Zeus
- Zucchini
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Zeppelin
- Zorro
- Zumba
- Zodiac
- Zinc
- Zone
- Zoom
- Zest
- Zigzag
- Zen
- Zanzibar
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Zagreb
- Zurich
- Zlatan
- Zidane
- Zelda
- Zendaya
- Zayn
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Zhivago
- Zorba
- Zebra crossing
- Zamboni
- Zipline
- Zit
- Zoetrope
- Zither
- Zoolander
- Zootopia
- Zephyr
- Zenith
- Zinnia
- Zebu
- Zebra finch
- Zebrafish
- Zonkey
- Zorse
- Zedonk
- Zircon
- Zirconium
- Ziti
How the answers sink
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsZebra · Zoo · Zip
- Below the Surface43 answers · 25 ptsZeppelin · Zorro · Zumba …
- The Deep58 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss38 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 58 answers starting with C, D, E, G and Z. The Abyss has 38 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 147 answers in total, 27 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Zen”. Longest: “Riemann zeta function”.
- Z, C and D are the most common first letters; together they start 97% of the answers.
- 13 answers can be typed more than one way: “Ziggy” counts as Ziggy Stardust.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with Z than with any other letter (141). Run through it first.
- Skip Zebra, Zoo and Zip; 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 that starts with the letter Z”?
- Most people start with Zebra, Zoo, Zip, Zero and Zombie. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name something that starts with the letter Z”?
- 147 in all: 7 on The Tip, 43 Below the Surface, 58 in The Deep, 38 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name something that starts with the letter Z”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Zen” and the longest is “Riemann zeta function”.
- Is “Name something that starts with the letter Z” 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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