Geography trivia
Name a county of England, historic or current
“Name a county of England, historic or current” is one of 87 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 66 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Kent
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Essex
- Yorkshire
One step down
These 13 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Lancashire
- Cumbria
- Somerset
- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Berkshire
- Oxfordshire
- Cheshire
- Derbyshire
- Northumberland
- Durham
- Middlesex
- Sussex
Answers by level
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsKent · Cornwall · Devon
- Below the Surface13 answers · 25 ptsLancashire · Cumbria · Somerset …
- The Deep32 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss15 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 32 answers starting with A, B, C, E, G, H, I, L, M, N, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 15 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 66 answers in total, 22 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Avon”. Longest: “Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely”.
- C, W and H are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “West Riding of Yorkshire” counts as West Riding.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with C: 9 of the answers begin with it.
- Kent, Cornwall and Devon are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Think regionally: after the famous capital, try the second and third city of the same country.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a county of England, historic or current”?
- The usual first answers are Kent, Cornwall, Devon, Essex and Yorkshire. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a county of England, historic or current”?
- 66 in all: 5 on The Tip, 13 Below the Surface, 32 in The Deep, 15 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a county of England, historic or current” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Avon” and the longest is “Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely”.
- How hard is “Name a county of England, historic or current”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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