Geography trivia
Name a city in Sweden
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a city in Sweden”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 24 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Stockholm
- Gothenburg
- Malmo
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Uppsala
- Lund
- Umea
- Helsingborg
- Linkoping
How deep does “Name a city in Sweden” go?
| 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 J, K, L, N, O and V. The Abyss has 9 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 24 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Lund”. Longest: “Helsingborg”.
- V, K and L are the most common first letters; together they start 42% of the answers.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with V: 4 of the answers begin with it.
- Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo 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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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a city in Sweden”?
- The usual first answers are Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a city in Sweden”?
- 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 Sweden” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Lund” and the longest is “Helsingborg”.
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