Geography trivia
Name a mountain
94 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Everest
- Kilimanjaro
- Mont Blanc
- Matterhorn
- K2
Below the waterline
These 17 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Fuji
- Olympus
- Denali
- Aconcagua
- Elbrus
- Kosciuszko
- Etna
- Vesuvius
- Rainier
- Mount Kenya
- Ben Nevis
- Annapurna
- Kangchenjunga
- Saint Helens
- Whitney
- Sinai
- Ararat
The iceberg for “Name a mountain”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 17 | 25 |
| The Deep | 36 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 35 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 36 answers starting with A, C, D, E, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V and Z. The Abyss has 35 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 94 answers in total, 26 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “K2”. Longest: “Sugarloaf Mountain”.
- M, K and E are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 7 answers can be typed more than one way: “Sugarloaf” counts as Sugarloaf Mountain.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with M than with any other letter (14). Run through it first.
- Skip Everest, Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc; everybody says them.
- Use the map in your head: walk along a coastline or a river and name what you pass.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a mountain”?
- Most people start with Everest, Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn and K2. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a mountain”?
- 94 in all: 5 on The Tip, 17 Below the Surface, 36 in The Deep, 35 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a mountain”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “K2” and the longest is “Sugarloaf Mountain”.
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