History trivia
Name an English or British king or queen
“Name an English or British king or queen” is one of 21 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 77 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Henry VIII
- Elizabeth II
- Victoria
- Charles III
- Elizabeth I
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- William the Conqueror
- Richard the Lionheart
- King John
- Richard III
- Henry V
- George III
- Edward VIII
- George VI
- Alfred the Great
- Mary I
- Charles I
- Charles II
- Queen Anne
- Edward VI
- George V
- James I
- Edward VII
- Cnut
- Harold Godwinson
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 19 | 25 |
| The Deep | 25 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 27 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 25 answers starting with A, E, G, H, J, L, M, R, S and W. The Abyss has 27 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 77 answers in total, 59 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Cnut”. Longest: “William the Conqueror”.
- E, H and A are the most common first letters; together they start 51% of the answers.
- 71 answers can be typed more than one way: “Henry 7” counts as Henry VII.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with E: 20 of the answers begin with it.
- Henry VIII, Elizabeth II and Victoria are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name an English or British king or queen”?
- The usual first answers are Henry VIII, Elizabeth II, Victoria, Charles III and Elizabeth I. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name an English or British king or queen”?
- 77 in all: 5 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 25 in The Deep, 27 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name an English or British king or queen” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Cnut” and the longest is “William the Conqueror”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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