What do most people say for “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres”?

The usual first answers are Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres”?

14 in all: 6 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 0 in The Deep, 0 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “K2” and the longest is “Mount Everest”.

How hard is “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres”?

Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

Geography trivia

Name a mountain over 8,000 metres

“Name a mountain over 8,000 metres” is one of 176 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 14 accepted answers, 6 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Mount Everest
K2
Kangchenjunga
Lhotse
Makalu
Cho Oyu

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Dhaulagiri
Manaslu
Nanga Parbat
Annapurna
Gasherbrum I
Broad Peak
Gasherbrum II

Answers by level

The Tip6 answers · 10 ptsMount Everest · K2 · Kangchenjunga
Below the Surface7 answers · 25 ptsDhaulagiri · Manaslu · Nanga Parbat …
The Deep0 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss0 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 0 answers. The Abyss has 0 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

14 answers in total, 6 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “K2”. Longest: “Mount Everest”.
M, G and K are the most common first letters; together they start 50% of the answers.
4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Hidden Peak” counts as Gasherbrum I.

Getting below the surface

Start with M: 3 of the answers begin with it.
Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Use the map in your head: walk along a coastline or a river and name what you pass.

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Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres”?: The usual first answers are Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres”?: 14 in all: 6 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 0 in The Deep, 0 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “K2” and the longest is “Mount Everest”.
How hard is “Name a mountain over 8,000 metres”?: Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

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