Geography trivia
Name a country with the letter Z in its name
16 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
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Brazil
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
- Switzerland
Below the waterline
These 5 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Venezuela
- Kazakhstan
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
- Czechia
The iceberg for “Name a country with the letter Z in its name”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsBrazil · New Zealand · Zimbabwe
- Below the Surface5 answers · 25 ptsVenezuela · Kazakhstan · Mozambique …
- The Deep4 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss1 answer · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 4 answers starting with A, B, K and U. The Abyss has 1 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 16 answers in total, 2 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Belize”. Longest: “Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
- B, K and S are the most common first letters; together they start 44% of the answers.
- 4 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kirghizia” counts as Kyrgyzstan.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with B than with any other letter (3). Run through it first.
- Skip Brazil, New Zealand and Zimbabwe; 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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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a country with the letter Z in its name”?
- Most people start with Brazil, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Switzerland. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a country with the letter Z in its name”?
- 16 in all: 5 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 4 in The Deep, 1 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a country with the letter Z in its name”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Belize” and the longest is “Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
- Is “Name a country with the letter Z in its name” 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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