Geography trivia
Name a famous bridge
100 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.
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Tower Bridge
- Brooklyn Bridge
- London Bridge
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Rialto Bridge
- Ponte Vecchio
- Charles Bridge
- Bridge of Sighs
- Pont Neuf
- Millau Viaduct
- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
- Oresund Bridge
- Szechenyi Chain Bridge
- Forth Bridge
- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
- Manhattan Bridge
- Seven Mile Bridge
The iceberg for “Name a famous bridge”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 15 | 25 |
| The Deep | 42 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 38 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 42 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 38 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 100 answers in total, 97 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Pont Neuf”. Longest: “San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge”.
- S, P and C are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 12 answers can be typed more than one way: “Bay Bridge” counts as San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (13). Run through it first.
- Skip Golden Gate Bridge, Tower Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge; everybody says them.
- Think regionally: after the famous capital, try the second and third city of the same country.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a famous bridge”?
- Most people start with Golden Gate Bridge, Tower Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge and London Bridge. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a famous bridge”?
- 100 in all: 4 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 42 in The Deep, 38 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a famous bridge”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Pont Neuf” and the longest is “San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge”.
- Is “Name a famous bridge” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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