Geography trivia
Name an island country
“Name an island country” is one of 72 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 47 accepted answers, 4 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Japan
- Iceland
- Madagascar
- Cuba
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
- Jamaica
- Malta
- Cyprus
- Maldives
- Fiji
- Bahamas
- Taiwan
- Singapore
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 14 | 25 |
| The Deep | 16 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 12 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 16 answers starting with A, B, C, D, H, M, P, S, T and V. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 47 answers in total, 15 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Cuba”. Longest: “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”.
- S, M and T are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Micronesia” counts as Federated States of Micronesia.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with S: 9 of the answers begin with it.
- Japan, Iceland and Madagascar 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 an island country”?
- The usual first answers are Japan, Iceland, Madagascar and Cuba. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an island country”?
- 47 in all: 4 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 16 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an island country” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Cuba” and the longest is “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines”.
- How hard is “Name an island country”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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