Geography trivia
Name a Canadian province or territory
“Name a Canadian province or territory” is one of 176 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 13 accepted answers, 7 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Ontario
- Quebec
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Nova Scotia
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Yukon
Answers by level
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsOntario · Quebec · British Columbia
- Below the Surface4 answers · 25 ptsNew Brunswick · Newfoundland and Labrador · Prince Edward Island …
- The Deep1 answer · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss0 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 1 answers starting with N. The Abyss has 0 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 13 answers in total, 6 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Yukon”. Longest: “Newfoundland and Labrador”.
- N, A and B are the most common first letters; together they start 54% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “NWT” counts as Northwest Territories.
How to go deeper
- Start with N: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Small states score well: microstates, island nations and landlocked countries are rarely the first answer anyone gives.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a Canadian province or territory”?
- The usual first answers are Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a Canadian province or territory”?
- 13 in all: 7 on The Tip, 4 Below the Surface, 1 in The Deep, 0 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a Canadian province or territory” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Yukon” and the longest is “Newfoundland and Labrador”.
- How hard is “Name a Canadian province or territory”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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