Round 1general
Anything people dig out of the earth by mining.
Take a moment to think. Your first hint is waiting below.
1Start with a small hint
Any mineral, metal, fuel or stone dug from the ground counts.
2A little more help
Precious metals and coal score low; specific rocks and minerals score higher.
3The strongest clue
The rarest pick is fossilized dung once dug up in England for fertilizer.
Reveal answer examplesSpoilers
- CoproliteOne in a Krillion100 pts
Fossilized animal dung; Victorian Cambridgeshire had a mining rush for it to make fertilizer.
- AlabasterRare60 pts
Soft, fine-grained stone (a form of gypsum or calcite) quarried for carving.
- LithiumSchooler30 pts
Light metal mined for rechargeable batteries.
- GraniteSchooler30 pts
Hard igneous rock quarried for buildings and countertops.
- CoalPlankton10 pts
Fossil fuel and one of the most common answers.