Geography trivia
Name a strait or sea channel
32 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.
- Strait of Gibraltar
- English Channel
- Bering Strait
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Bosporus
- Dardanelles
- Strait of Hormuz
- Strait of Malacca
- Taiwan Strait
- Drake Passage
The iceberg for “Name a strait or sea channel”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 6 | 25 |
| The Deep | 7 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 15 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with B, C, D, M and S. The Abyss has 15 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 32 answers in total, 28 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Bosporus”. Longest: “Strait of Gibraltar”.
- S, B and D are the most common first letters; together they start 53% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Matochkin Shar” counts as Matochkin Strait.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (7). Run through it first.
- Skip Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel and Bering Strait; 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 strait or sea channel”?
- Most people start with Strait of Gibraltar, English Channel and Bering Strait. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a strait or sea channel”?
- 32 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 15 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a strait or sea channel”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Bosporus” and the longest is “Strait of Gibraltar”.
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