What do most people say for “Name a country that borders more than five other countries”?

The usual first answers are China, Russia, Brazil, Germany and France. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a country that borders more than five other countries”?

34 in all: 5 on The Tip, 10 Below the Surface, 12 in The Deep, 6 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a country that borders more than five other countries” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Chad” and the longest is “Central African Republic”.

Geography trivia

Name a country that borders more than five other countries

Everyone has a first answer to “Name a country that borders more than five other countries”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 34 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.

The obvious answers

These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.

China
Russia
Brazil
Germany
France

The next answers people reach for

These 10 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Austria
Poland
Ukraine
Turkey
India
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Hungary
Serbia
Afghanistan

How deep does “Name a country that borders more than five other countries” go?

The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsChina · Russia · Brazil
Below the Surface10 answers · 25 ptsAustria · Poland · Ukraine …
The Deep12 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss6 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 12 answers starting with A, D, E, I, L, M, N, S, T and Z. The Abyss has 6 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

34 answers in total, 6 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Chad”. Longest: “Central African Republic”.
S, C and I are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Democratic Republic of the Congo” counts as DR Congo.

Getting below the surface

Start with S: 5 of the answers begin with it.
China, Russia and Brazil are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Small states score well: microstates, island nations and landlocked countries are rarely the first answer anyone gives.

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Quick answers

What do most people say for “Name a country that borders more than five other countries”?: The usual first answers are China, Russia, Brazil, Germany and France. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a country that borders more than five other countries”?: 34 in all: 5 on The Tip, 10 Below the Surface, 12 in The Deep, 6 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a country that borders more than five other countries” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Chad” and the longest is “Central African Republic”.
How hard is “Name a country that borders more than five other countries”?: Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.

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