Geography trivia
Name a river in Europe
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 50 answers to “Name a river in Europe”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Danube
- Rhine
- Thames
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Seine
- Volga
- Loire
- Elbe
- Rhone
- Po
- Tiber
- Tagus
- Douro
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 9 | 25 |
| The Deep | 12 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 25 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 12 answers starting with D, E, G, M, O and V. The Abyss has 25 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 50 answers in total, 1 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Po”. Longest: “Northern Dvina”.
- D, S and T are the most common first letters; together they start 42% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with D than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Danube, Rhine and Thames; 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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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a river in Europe”?
- Most people start with Danube, Rhine and Thames. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a river in Europe”?
- 50 in all: 3 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 12 in The Deep, 25 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a river in Europe”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Po” and the longest is “Northern Dvina”.
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