Geography trivia
Name a US national park
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a US national park”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 34 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Yellowstone
- Yosemite
- Grand Canyon
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Zion
- Everglades
- Grand Teton
- Glacier
- Great Smoky Mountains
How deep does “Name a US national park” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 19 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with A, B, D, J and O. The Abyss has 19 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 34 answers in total, 18 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Zion”. Longest: “Great Smoky Mountains”.
- G, B and D are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
- 34 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kenai Fjords National Park” counts as Kenai Fjords.
How to go deeper
- Start with G: 6 of the answers begin with it.
- Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Small states score well: microstates, island nations and landlocked countries are rarely the first answer anyone gives.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a US national park”?
- The usual first answers are Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a US national park”?
- 34 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 19 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a US national park” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Zion” and the longest is “Great Smoky Mountains”.
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