Geography trivia
Name a city in South Africa
“Name a city in South Africa” is one of 63 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 24 accepted answers, 3 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.
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Durban
- Bloemfontein
- Gqeberha
- Soweto
- East London
Answers by level
| 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 G, K, M, P and S. The Abyss has 9 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 24 answers in total, 3 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Paarl”. Longest: “Pietermaritzburg”.
- P, M and G are the most common first letters; together they start 42% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Nelspruit” counts as Mbombela.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with P: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria 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 South Africa”?
- The usual first answers are Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a city in South Africa”?
- 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.
- Which answers to “Name a city in South Africa” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Paarl” and the longest is “Pietermaritzburg”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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