Geography trivia
Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics
“Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics” is one of 176 geography prompts in Icillion. Of its 23 accepted answers, 11 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Athens
- Paris
- London
- Los Angeles
- Tokyo
- Beijing
- Rio de Janeiro
- Sydney
- Barcelona
- Atlanta
- Seoul
One step down
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Rome
- Berlin
- Munich
- Moscow
- Montreal
- Mexico City
- Melbourne
- Helsinki
- Amsterdam
- Stockholm
- St. Louis
Answers by level
- The Tip11 answers · 10 ptsAthens · Paris · London
- Below the Surface11 answers · 25 ptsRome · Berlin · Munich …
- The Deep0 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss0 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 0 answers. The Abyss has 0 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 23 answers in total, 4 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Rome”. Longest: “Rio de Janeiro”.
- M, A and S are the most common first letters; together they start 57% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Saint Louis” counts as St. Louis.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with M: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Athens, Paris and London are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Use the map in your head: walk along a coastline or a river and name what you pass.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics”?
- The usual first answers are Athens, Paris, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics”?
- 23 in all: 11 on The Tip, 11 Below the Surface, 0 in The Deep, 0 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Rome” and the longest is “Rio de Janeiro”.
- How hard is “Name a city that has hosted the Summer Olympics”?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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