Geography trivia
Name a country in Europe
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
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- United Kingdom
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Portugal
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Norway
- Poland
- Ireland
- Belgium
- Austria
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Finland
- Scotland
The iceberg for “Name a country in Europe”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 15 | 25 |
| The Deep | 23 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 11 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 23 answers starting with A, B, C, E, H, I, L, M, N, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 55 answers in total, 8 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Italy”. Longest: “Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
- S, A and B are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 7 answers can be typed more than one way: “UK” counts as United Kingdom.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (8). Run through it first.
- Skip France, Germany and Italy; 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 Europe”?
- Most people start with France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a country in Europe”?
- 55 in all: 5 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 23 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a country in Europe”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Italy” and the longest is “Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
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