Geography trivia
Name a mountain range
40 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.
- Himalayas
- Alps
- Andes
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Rocky Mountains
- Appalachian Mountains
- Pyrenees
- Urals
- Atlas Mountains
- Carpathians
The iceberg for “Name a mountain range”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 9 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 21 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 9 answers starting with A, C, D, G, H, K, S and T. The Abyss has 21 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 40 answers in total, 13 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Alps”. Longest: “Appalachian Mountains”.
- A, C and S are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Rwenzori” counts as Ruwenzori.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (8). Run through it first.
- Skip Himalayas, Alps and Andes; everybody says 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 are the most common answers to “Name a mountain range”?
- Most people start with Himalayas, Alps and Andes. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a mountain range”?
- 40 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 9 in The Deep, 21 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a mountain range”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Alps” and the longest is “Appalachian Mountains”.
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