Wildcard trivia
Name something you wear in winter
“Name something you wear in winter” is one of 274 wildcard prompts in Icillion. Of its 103 accepted answers, 12 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Coat
- Jacket
- Hat
- Gloves
- Scarf
- Boots
- Mittens
- Sweater
- Hoodie
- Earmuffs
- Thermal underwear
- Wool socks
One step down
These 49 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Puffer jacket
- Parka
- Snow pants
- Fleece
- Cardigan
- Turtleneck
- Thermal leggings
- Tights
- Neck warmer
- Ski mask
- Ski jacket
- Raincoat
- Trench coat
- Peacoat
- Overcoat
- Duffle coat
- Wool coat
- Sweatpants
- Flannel shirt
- Base layer
- Vest
- Ugg boots
- Slippers
- Pyjamas
- Dressing gown
- Onesie
- Corduroy trousers
- Jeans
- Long sleeves
- Hand warmers
- Shawl
- Poncho
- Cape
- Fur coat
- Faux fur
- Fur hat
- Bobble hat
- Knitted hat
- Headband
- Wellies
- Ankle boots
- Hiking boots
- Leg warmers
- Wrist warmers
- Arm warmers
- Snowsuit
- Ski goggles
- Sunglasses
- Christmas jumper
Answers by level
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsCoat · Jacket · Hat
- Below the Surface49 answers · 25 ptsPuffer jacket · Parka · Snow pants …
- The Deep37 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 37 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, P, S, T and W. The Abyss has 4 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 103 answers in total, 48 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Hat”. Longest: “Cable-knit sweater”.
- S, C and H are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 31 answers can be typed more than one way: “Aran jumper” counts as Aran sweater.
Getting below the surface
- Start with S: 17 of the answers begin with it.
- Coat, Jacket and Hat 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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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name something you wear in winter”?
- The usual first answers are Coat, Jacket, Hat, Gloves and Scarf. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name something you wear in winter”?
- 103 in all: 12 on The Tip, 49 Below the Surface, 37 in The Deep, 4 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name something you wear in winter” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Hat” and the longest is “Cable-knit sweater”.
- How hard is “Name something you wear in winter”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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