Geography trivia
Name a European capital city
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 55 answers to “Name a European capital city”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Paris
- London
- Rome
- Berlin
- Madrid
Just below the surface
These 15 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Vienna
- Amsterdam
- Athens
- Lisbon
- Brussels
- Prague
- Dublin
- Moscow
- Stockholm
- Oslo
- Copenhagen
- Warsaw
- Budapest
- Bern
- Kyiv
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 15 | 25 |
| The Deep | 23 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 11 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 23 answers starting with A, B, C, E, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V and Z. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 55 answers in total, 3 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Baku”. Longest: “Andorra la Vella”.
- B, A and S are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kiev” counts as Kyiv.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Paris, London and Rome; everybody says them.
- Small states score well: microstates, island nations and landlocked countries are rarely the first answer anyone gives.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a European capital city”?
- Most people start with Paris, London, Rome, Berlin and Madrid. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a European capital city”?
- 55 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 23 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a European capital city”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Baku” and the longest is “Andorra la Vella”.
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