Geography trivia
Name a famous skyscraper
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 220 answers to “Name a famous skyscraper”, and only 11 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Burj Khalifa
- Empire State Building
- One World Trade Center
- World Trade Center
- Chrysler Building
- Willis Tower
- Petronas Towers
- Taipei 101
- The Shard
- 30 St Mary Axe
- Shanghai Tower
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Burj Al Arab
- Shanghai World Financial Center
- Jin Mao Tower
- Lotte World Tower
- Makkah Royal Clock Tower
- Ping An Finance Centre
- Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
- Lakhta Center
- Merdeka 118
- International Commerce Centre
- Two International Finance Centre
- Bank of China Tower
- Trump Tower
- John Hancock Center
- Aon Center
- Bank of America Tower
- 432 Park Avenue
- Central Park Tower
- One Vanderbilt
- Woolworth Building
- Flatiron Building
- MetLife Building
- Seagram Building
- 30 Rockefeller Plaza
- Citigroup Center
- Transamerica Pyramid
- Salesforce Tower
- US Bank Tower
- Wilshire Grand Center
- Comcast Center
- One Canada Square
- 20 Fenchurch Street
- 122 Leadenhall Street
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
- Landmark 81
- Marina 101
- Princess Tower
- Cayan Tower
- Jumeirah Emirates Towers
- Eureka Tower
- Q1
- Australia 108
- Torre Glòries
- Turning Torso
- Federation Tower
- Mercury City Tower
- Commerzbank Tower
- Tour Montparnasse
- Bosco Verticale
- Kingdom Centre
- Etihad Towers
- Capital Gate
- Hearst Tower
- Trump International Hotel and Tower
- Marina Bay Sands
How the answers sink
- The Tip11 answers · 10 ptsBurj Khalifa · Empire State Building · One World Trade Center
- Below the Surface55 answers · 25 ptsBurj Al Arab · Shanghai World Financial Center · Jin Mao Tower …
- The Deep78 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss75 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 78 answers starting with A, B, C, D, G, H, I, J, K, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W and Y. The Abyss has 75 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 220 answers in total, 209 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Q1”. Longest: “Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building”.
- T, C and M are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
- 48 answers can be typed more than one way: “Vertical Forest” counts as Bosco Verticale.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with T than with any other letter (26). Run through it first.
- Skip Burj Khalifa, Empire State Building and One World Trade Center; 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 famous skyscraper”?
- Most people start with Burj Khalifa, Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, World Trade Center and Chrysler Building. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a famous skyscraper”?
- 220 in all: 11 on The Tip, 55 Below the Surface, 78 in The Deep, 75 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a famous skyscraper”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Q1” and the longest is “Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building”.
- Is “Name a famous skyscraper” 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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