Geography trivia
Name a city in Mexico
24 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.
- Mexico City
- Cancun
- Guadalajara
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Monterrey
- Tijuana
- Acapulco
- Puebla
- Merida
The iceberg for “Name a city in Mexico”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 9 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with L, M, O, Q, T and V. The Abyss has 9 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 24 answers in total, 2 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Leon”. Longest: “Tuxtla Gutierrez”.
- M, C and T are the most common first letters; together they start 50% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with M than with any other letter (5). Run through it first.
- Skip Mexico City, Cancun and Guadalajara; everybody says 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 are the most common answers to “Name a city in Mexico”?
- Most people start with Mexico City, Cancun and Guadalajara. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a city in Mexico”?
- 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 9 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a city in Mexico”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Leon” and the longest is “Tuxtla Gutierrez”.
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