Geography trivia
Name a city or town in Missouri
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 358 answers to “Name a city or town in Missouri”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- St. Louis
- Kansas City
- Springfield
- Columbia
- Branson
- Jefferson City
- St. Charles
- Independence
- Joplin
- St. Joseph
- Hannibal
- Lees Summit
Just below the surface
These 91 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Ozark
- Nixa
- Webb City
- Carthage
- Neosho
- Rolla
- Lebanon
- Waynesville
- St. Robert
- Cape Girardeau
- Sikeston
- Poplar Bluff
- Farmington
- Ste. Genevieve
- Hermann
- Washington
- Union
- Eureka
- Chesterfield
- Florissant
- Ballwin
- Kirkwood
- Webster Groves
- Clayton
- University City
- Maplewood
- Ladue
- Creve Coeur
- Maryland Heights
- Wentzville
- OFallon
- Wildwood
- Fenton
- Arnold
- Festus
- Crystal City
- Ferguson
- Hazelwood
- Bridgeton
- Gladstone
- Liberty
- Blue Springs
- Grandview
- Raytown
- Belton
- Raymore
- Harrisonville
- Parkville
- Riverside
- Weston
- Platte City
- Smithville
- Excelsior Springs
- Lexington
- Warrensburg
- Sedalia
- Marshall
- Boonville
- Fulton
- Mexico
- Moberly
- Kirksville
- Chillicothe
- Maryville
- Cameron
- Kearney
- Nevada
- Lamar
- Aurora
- Monett
- Hollister
- Kimberling City
- Forsyth
- Rockaway Beach
- Lake Ozark
- Osage Beach
- Camdenton
- Eldon
- Versailles
- Cuba
- St. James
- Potosi
- Ironton
- Fredericktown
- Perryville
- Jackson
- West Plains
- Mountain View
- Mountain Grove
- Marshfield
- Bolivar
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsSt. Louis · Kansas City · Springfield
- Below the Surface91 answers · 25 ptsOzark · Nixa · Webb City …
- The Deep110 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss144 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 110 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V and W. The Abyss has 144 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 358 answers in total, 96 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ava”. Longest: “Bellefontaine Neighbors”.
- C, B and M are the most common first letters; together they start 27% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (36). Run through it first.
- Skip St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield; everybody says them.
- Use the map in your head: walk along a coastline or a river and name what you pass.
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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a city or town in Missouri”?
- Most people start with St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia and Branson. 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 Missouri”?
- 358 in all: 12 on The Tip, 91 Below the Surface, 110 in The Deep, 144 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a city or town in Missouri”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ava” and the longest is “Bellefontaine Neighbors”.
- Is “Name a city or town in Missouri” 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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