Geography trivia
Name a city in Peru
“Name a city in Peru” is one of 176 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 138 accepted answers, 10 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Lima
- Cusco
- Arequipa
- Trujillo
- Iquitos
- Piura
- Chiclayo
- Puno
- Huaraz
- Nazca
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Callao
- Ayacucho
- Cajamarca
- Tacna
- Ica
- Huancayo
- Pucallpa
- Tarapoto
- Chimbote
- Huanuco
- Tumbes
- Moquegua
- Juliaca
- Puerto Maldonado
- Cerro de Pasco
- Huancavelica
- Abancay
- Chachapoyas
- Moyobamba
- Paracas
- Pisco
- Mancora
- Ollantaytambo
- Urubamba
- Aguas Calientes
- Sullana
- Paita
- Talara
- Huacho
- Jaen
- Tingo Maria
- Chincha Alta
- Tarma
- Sicuani
- Pisac
- Chivay
- Ilo
- Mollendo
- Barranca
- Chancay
- Yurimaguas
- Lambayeque
- Huanchaco
- Chepen
Answers by level
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsLima · Cusco · Arequipa
- Below the Surface44 answers · 25 ptsCallao · Ayacucho · Cajamarca …
- The Deep50 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss33 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 50 answers starting with A, B, C, F, H, J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T and Y. The Abyss has 33 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 138 answers in total, 12 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ica”. Longest: “Chavin de Huantar”.
- C, P and H are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Cuzco” counts as Cusco.
How to go deeper
- Start with C: 35 of the answers begin with it.
- Lima, Cusco and Arequipa are safe but shallow. Aim past 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 do most people say for “Name a city in Peru”?
- The usual first answers are Lima, Cusco, Arequipa, Trujillo and Iquitos. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a city in Peru”?
- 138 in all: 10 on The Tip, 44 Below the Surface, 50 in The Deep, 33 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a city in Peru” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ica” and the longest is “Chavin de Huantar”.
- How hard is “Name a city in Peru”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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