History trivia
Name a currency that no longer exists
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 63 answers to “Name a currency that no longer exists”, and only 7 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Deutsche Mark
- Drachma
- Lira
- Franc
- Peseta
- Escudo
- Guilder
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Schilling
- Punt
- Markka
- Reichsmark
- Ecu
- Soviet ruble
- Zimbabwean dollar
- Yugoslav dinar
- Tolar
- Kroon
- Lats
- Litas
- East German mark
- Belgian franc
How the answers sink
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsDeutsche Mark · Drachma · Lira
- Below the Surface14 answers · 25 ptsSchilling · Punt · Markka …
- The Deep24 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss17 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 24 answers starting with A, C, D, F, I, L, M, P, R, S, T and Z. The Abyss has 17 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 63 answers in total, 16 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ecu”. Longest: “Czechoslovak koruna”.
- S, C and L are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 20 answers can be typed more than one way: “Lithuanian litas” counts as Litas.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip Deutsche Mark, Drachma and Lira; everybody says them.
- Walk a dynasty in order: the rulers in the middle are rarely named.
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- What are the most common answers to “Name a currency that no longer exists”?
- Most people start with Deutsche Mark, Drachma, Lira, Franc and Peseta. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a currency that no longer exists”?
- 63 in all: 7 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 24 in The Deep, 17 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a currency that no longer exists”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ecu” and the longest is “Czechoslovak koruna”.
- Is “Name a currency that no longer exists” 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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