Geography trivia
Name a desert
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 113 answers to “Name a desert”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Sahara
- Gobi
- Kalahari
- Atacama
- Mojave
Just below the surface
These 19 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Arabian
- Sonoran
- Namib
- Thar
- Antarctic
- Arctic
- Great Victoria
- Great Sandy
- Simpson
- Patagonian
- Chihuahuan
- Great Basin
- Taklamakan
- Negev
- Sinai
- Syrian
- Rub al Khali
- Painted Desert
- Karakum
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 19 | 25 |
| The Deep | 35 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 53 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 35 answers starting with B, C, D, E, G, J, K, L, M, N, O, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 53 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 113 answers in total, 54 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Alxa”. Longest: “Great Salt Lake Desert”.
- A, S and G are the most common first letters; together they start 28% of the answers.
- 53 answers can be typed more than one way: “Taklamakan Desert” counts as Taklamakan.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (11). Run through it first.
- Skip Sahara, Gobi and Kalahari; 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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What the words mean
Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a desert”?
- Most people start with Sahara, Gobi, Kalahari, Atacama and Mojave. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a desert”?
- 113 in all: 5 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 53 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a desert”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Alxa” and the longest is “Great Salt Lake Desert”.
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