Geography trivia
Name a country in Asia
50 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Thailand
Below the waterline
These 17 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- North Korea
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Turkey
- Russia
The iceberg for “Name a country in Asia”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 17 | 25 |
| The Deep | 25 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 2 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 25 answers starting with A, B, C, G, J, K, L, M, O, P, Q, S, T, U and Y. The Abyss has 2 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 50 answers in total, 5 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Iran”. Longest: “United Arab Emirates”.
- T, I and S are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “UAE” counts as United Arab Emirates.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with T than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip China, Japan and India; everybody says 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 are the most common answers to “Name a country in Asia”?
- Most people start with China, Japan, India, South Korea and Thailand. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a country in Asia”?
- 50 in all: 5 on The Tip, 17 Below the Surface, 25 in The Deep, 2 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a country in Asia”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Iran” and the longest is “United Arab Emirates”.
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