Geography trivia
Name a city or town in Alabama
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 344 answers to “Name a city or town in Alabama”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Birmingham
- Montgomery
- Mobile
- Huntsville
- Tuscaloosa
- Auburn
- Dothan
- Gulf Shores
- Selma
- Florence
- Hoover
- Decatur
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Madison
- Opelika
- Anniston
- Gadsden
- Phenix City
- Prattville
- Bessemer
- Vestavia Hills
- Alabaster
- Pelham
- Athens
- Cullman
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
- Orange Beach
- Foley
- Fairhope
- Daphne
- Spanish Fort
- Eufaula
- Troy
- Enterprise
- Ozark
- Andalusia
- Talladega
- Fort Payne
- Scottsboro
- Guntersville
- Albertville
- Jasper
- Demopolis
- Monroeville
- Brewton
- Mountain Brook
- Homewood
- Trussville
- Gardendale
- Helena
- Wetumpka
- Millbrook
- Tuskegee
- Sylacauga
- Alexander City
- Oxford
- Jacksonville
- Dauphin Island
- Bayou La Batre
- Prichard
- Saraland
- Arab
- Hartselle
- Montevallo
- Northport
- Greenville
- Atmore
- Bay Minette
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsBirmingham · Montgomery · Mobile
- Below the Surface57 answers · 25 ptsMadison · Opelika · Anniston …
- The Deep158 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss116 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 158 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 116 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 344 answers in total, 51 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Opp”. Longest: “Owens Cross Roads”.
- C, S and M are the most common first letters; together they start 28% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (35). Run through it first.
- Skip Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile; everybody says them.
- Think regionally: after the famous capital, try the second and third city of the same country.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a city or town in Alabama”?
- Most people start with Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a city or town in Alabama”?
- 344 in all: 12 on The Tip, 57 Below the Surface, 158 in The Deep, 116 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a city or town in Alabama”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Opp” and the longest is “Owens Cross Roads”.
- Is “Name a city or town in Alabama” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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