Geography trivia
Name a city in France
32 answers count for this geography prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Paris
- Lyon
- Marseille
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Nice
- Bordeaux
- Toulouse
- Cannes
- Lille
- Strasbourg
- Nantes
The iceberg for “Name a city in France”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 7 | 25 |
| The Deep | 9 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 12 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 9 answers starting with A, B, D, G, M, N and R. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 32 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Albi”. Longest: “Montpellier”.
- A, B and N are the most common first letters; together they start 44% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Paris, Lyon and Marseille; everybody says them.
- Small states score well: microstates, island nations and landlocked countries are rarely the first answer anyone gives.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a city in France”?
- Most people start with Paris, Lyon and Marseille. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a city in France”?
- 32 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 9 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a city in France”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Albi” and the longest is “Montpellier”.
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