Geography trivia
Name a country
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 188 answers to “Name a country”, and only 20 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 20 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Morocco
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Thailand
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Argentina
Just below the surface
These 57 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Portugal
- Greece
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Norway
- Poland
- Ireland
- Belgium
- Austria
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Finland
- Scotland
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- Madagascar
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Senegal
- Cameroon
- Libya
- Tanzania
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- North Korea
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Turkey
- Chile
- Peru
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Cuba
- Bolivia
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
- Paraguay
- Jamaica
- Panama
- Costa Rica
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 20 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 57 | 25 |
| The Deep | 85 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 25 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 85 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, W, Y and Z. The Abyss has 25 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 188 answers in total, 34 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Chad”. Longest: “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”.
- S, B and M are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 21 answers can be typed more than one way: “Antigua” counts as Antigua and Barbuda.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (25). Run through it first.
- Skip France, Germany and Italy; 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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Terms explained
Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a country”?
- 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”?
- 188 in all: 20 on The Tip, 57 Below the Surface, 85 in The Deep, 25 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a country”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Chad” and the longest is “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”.
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