Geography trivia
Name a city or town in Pennsylvania
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a city or town in Pennsylvania”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 262 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
- Harrisburg
- Allentown
- Erie
- Scranton
- Gettysburg
- Lancaster
- Hershey
- Bethlehem
- Reading
- State College
The next answers people reach for
These 55 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- York
- Wilkes-Barre
- Altoona
- Johnstown
- Williamsport
- Easton
- Chester
- Norristown
- West Chester
- Doylestown
- New Hope
- King of Prussia
- Valley Forge
- Lititz
- Carlisle
- Chambersburg
- Lebanon
- Pottsville
- Hazleton
- Lewisburg
- Stroudsburg
- Jim Thorpe
- Bradford
- Meadville
- Sharon
- New Castle
- Washington
- Uniontown
- Greensburg
- Punxsutawney
- Wellsboro
- Hanover
- Pottstown
- Phoenixville
- Kutztown
- Media
- Swarthmore
- Kennett Square
- Levittown
- Mechanicsburg
- Intercourse
- Bird-in-Hand
- Strasburg
- Bloomsburg
- Bellefonte
- Latrobe
- Butler
- Indiana
- Ligonier
- Honesdale
- Titusville
- Oil City
- Warren
- Lock Haven
- DuBois
How deep does “Name a city or town in Pennsylvania” go?
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsPhiladelphia · Pittsburgh · Harrisburg
- Below the Surface55 answers · 25 ptsYork · Wilkes-Barre · Altoona …
- The Deep136 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss58 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 136 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 58 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 262 answers in total, 38 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Erie”. Longest: “Shawnee on Delaware”.
- M, B and S are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with M: 32 of the answers begin with it.
- Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg 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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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a city or town in Pennsylvania”?
- The usual first answers are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Allentown and Erie. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a city or town in Pennsylvania”?
- 262 in all: 12 on The Tip, 55 Below the Surface, 136 in The Deep, 58 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a city or town in Pennsylvania” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Erie” and the longest is “Shawnee on Delaware”.
- How hard is “Name a city or town in Pennsylvania”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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