Geography trivia
Name a city in Japan
“Name a city in Japan” is one of 63 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 41 accepted answers, 3 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.
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Osaka
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Hiroshima
- Nagasaki
- Yokohama
- Sapporo
- Kobe
- Nara
- Nagoya
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 7 | 25 |
| The Deep | 9 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 21 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 9 answers starting with F, H, K, N and S. The Abyss has 21 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 41 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Kobe”. Longest: “Shimonoseki”.
- K, N and O are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with K: 8 of the answers begin with it.
- Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka 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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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a city in Japan”?
- The usual first answers are Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a city in Japan”?
- 41 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 9 in The Deep, 21 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a city in Japan” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Kobe” and the longest is “Shimonoseki”.
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