Geography trivia
Name a US state capital
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 50 answers to “Name a US state capital”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Sacramento
- Austin
- Boston
- Atlanta
- Honolulu
Just below the surface
These 13 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Denver
- Phoenix
- Nashville
- Albany
- Tallahassee
- Olympia
- Salt Lake City
- Indianapolis
- Columbus
- Richmond
- Springfield
- Annapolis
- Baton Rouge
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 13 | 25 |
| The Deep | 27 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 4 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 27 answers starting with B, C, D, F, H, J, L, M, O, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 4 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 50 answers in total, 9 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Boise”. Longest: “Salt Lake City”.
- C, S and A are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “St Paul” counts as Saint Paul.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Sacramento, Austin and Boston; 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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Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a US state capital”?
- Most people start with Sacramento, Austin, Boston, Atlanta and Honolulu. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a US state capital”?
- 50 in all: 5 on The Tip, 13 Below the Surface, 27 in The Deep, 4 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a US state capital”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Boise” and the longest is “Salt Lake City”.
- Is “Name a US state capital” 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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