Geography trivia
Name a country in the Middle East
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a country in the Middle East”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 22 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
- Egypt
- Syria
- Turkey
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- United Arab Emirates
The next answers people reach for
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Qatar
- Kuwait
- Yemen
- Oman
- Bahrain
- Palestine
How deep does “Name a country in the Middle East” go?
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsIran · Iraq · Israel
- Below the Surface6 answers · 25 ptsQatar · Kuwait · Yemen …
- The Deep1 answer · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss4 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 1 answers starting with C. The Abyss has 4 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 22 answers in total, 2 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Iran”. Longest: “United Arab Emirates”.
- A, I and S are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “UAE” counts as United Arab Emirates.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with A: 3 of the answers begin with it.
- Iran, Iraq and Israel 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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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a country in the Middle East”?
- The usual first answers are Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a country in the Middle East”?
- 22 in all: 10 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 1 in The Deep, 4 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a country in the Middle East” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Iran” and the longest is “United Arab Emirates”.
- How hard is “Name a country in the Middle East”?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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