Geography trivia
Name a province of the Philippines
81 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.
- Cebu
- Palawan
- Bohol
- Pampanga
- Batangas
- Laguna
- Cavite
- Iloilo
- Benguet
- Leyte
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Bulacan
- Rizal
- Quezon
- Pangasinan
- Zambales
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Batanes
- Albay
- Camarines Sur
- Negros Occidental
- Negros Oriental
- Siquijor
- Aklan
- Capiz
- Antique
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao del Norte
- Davao del Sur
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Sulu
- Basilan
- Tawi-Tawi
- Lanao del Sur
- Cotabato
- South Cotabato
- Bataan
- Tarlac
- Nueva Ecija
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- La Union
- Mountain Province
- Ifugao
- Camiguin
- Surigao del Norte
The iceberg for “Name a province of the Philippines”
- The Tip10 answers · 10 ptsCebu · Palawan · Bohol
- Below the Surface36 answers · 25 ptsBulacan · Rizal · Quezon …
- The Deep19 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss15 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 19 answers starting with A, B, C, G, L, M, N, O, R, S and Z. The Abyss has 15 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 81 answers in total, 34 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Abra”. Longest: “Zamboanga del Norte”.
- S, B and C are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 5 answers can be typed more than one way: “North Cotabato” counts as Cotabato.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (10). Run through it first.
- Skip Cebu, Palawan and Bohol; everybody says them.
- Think regionally: after the famous capital, try the second and third city of the same country.
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- What are the most common answers to “Name a province of the Philippines”?
- Most people start with Cebu, Palawan, Bohol, Pampanga and Batangas. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a province of the Philippines”?
- 81 in all: 10 on The Tip, 36 Below the Surface, 19 in The Deep, 15 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a province of the Philippines”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Abra” and the longest is “Zamboanga del Norte”.
- Is “Name a province of the Philippines” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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