Geography trivia
Name a river in Ireland
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a river in Ireland”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 114 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 12 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Shannon
- Liffey
- Lee
- Boyne
- Barrow
- Foyle
- Bann
- Lagan
- Suir
- Nore
- Blackwater
- Corrib
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Slaney
- Erne
- Moy
- Dodder
- Tolka
- Bandon
- Laune
- Mourne
- Fergus
- Feale
- Brosna
- Camac
- Dargle
- Garavogue
- Finn
- Swilly
- Suck
- Inny
- Maigue
- Avoca
- Owenmore
- Clare
- Poddle
- Bush
- Roe
- Faughan
- Quoile
- Blackstaff
- Dee
- Fane
- Glyde
- Nanny
How deep does “Name a river in Ireland” go?
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsShannon · Liffey · Lee
- Below the Surface32 answers · 25 ptsSlaney · Erne · Moy …
- The Deep41 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss28 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 41 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, M, O, R, S and V. The Abyss has 28 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 114 answers in total, 3 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Dee”. Longest: “Six Mile Water”.
- B, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
Getting below the surface
- Start with B: 15 of the answers begin with it.
- Shannon, Liffey and Lee 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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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a river in Ireland”?
- The usual first answers are Shannon, Liffey, Lee, Boyne and Barrow. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a river in Ireland”?
- 114 in all: 12 on The Tip, 32 Below the Surface, 41 in The Deep, 28 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a river in Ireland” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Dee” and the longest is “Six Mile Water”.
- How hard is “Name a river in Ireland”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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