Geography trivia
Name a state of Mexico
32 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.
- Mexico City
- Jalisco
- Yucatán
- Quintana Roo
- Baja California
- Chihuahua
- Sonora
- Oaxaca
- Chiapas
- Veracruz
- Nuevo León
- Puebla
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Guanajuato
- Sinaloa
- Tamaulipas
- Coahuila
- Michoacán
- Guerrero
- Baja California Sur
- Durango
- Zacatecas
- Hidalgo
- Morelos
- Querétaro
- San Luis Potosí
- State of Mexico
- Tabasco
The iceberg for “Name a state of Mexico”
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsMexico City · Jalisco · Yucatán
- Below the Surface15 answers · 25 ptsGuanajuato · Sinaloa · Tamaulipas …
- The Deep4 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 4 answers starting with A, C and N. The Abyss has 0 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 32 answers in total, 7 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Colima”. Longest: “Baja California Sur”.
- C, S and M are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “CDMX” counts as Mexico City.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (5). Run through it first.
- Skip Mexico City, Jalisco and Yucatán; everybody says 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 are the most common answers to “Name a state of Mexico”?
- Most people start with Mexico City, Jalisco, Yucatán, Quintana Roo and Baja California. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a state of Mexico”?
- 32 in all: 12 on The Tip, 15 Below the Surface, 4 in The Deep, 0 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a state of Mexico”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Colima” and the longest is “Baja California Sur”.
- Is “Name a state of Mexico” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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