Geography trivia
Name a country in Africa
55 answers count for this geography prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Morocco
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Madagascar
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Senegal
- Cameroon
- Libya
- Tanzania
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
- Uganda
The iceberg for “Name a country in Africa”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 14 | 25 |
| The Deep | 27 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 8 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 27 answers starting with A, B, C, E, G, I, L, M, N, R, S, T and Z. The Abyss has 8 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 55 answers in total, 12 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Chad”. Longest: “Democratic Republic of the Congo”.
- S, M and C are the most common first letters; together they start 36% of the answers.
- 6 answers can be typed more than one way: “Sao Tome” counts as São Tomé and Príncipe.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (8). Run through it first.
- Skip Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria; everybody says 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 are the most common answers to “Name a country in Africa”?
- Most people start with Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a country in Africa”?
- 55 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 27 in The Deep, 8 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a country in Africa”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Chad” and the longest is “Democratic Republic of the Congo”.
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