History trivia
Name a Founding Father of the United States
105 answers count for this history 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.
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Adams
- Alexander Hamilton
- James Madison
- John Jay
- Samuel Adams
- John Hancock
- Patrick Henry
- Thomas Paine
Below the waterline
These 18 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- James Monroe
- Roger Sherman
- George Mason
- Gouverneur Morris
- Robert Morris
- Benjamin Rush
- Richard Henry Lee
- John Marshall
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- Elbridge Gerry
- Edmund Randolph
- John Dickinson
- Henry Knox
- Nathanael Greene
- John Witherspoon
- James Wilson
- Aaron Burr
- Caesar Rodney
The iceberg for “Name a Founding Father of the United States”
- The Tip11 answers · 10 ptsGeorge Washington · Thomas Jefferson · Benjamin Franklin
- Below the Surface18 answers · 25 ptsJames Monroe · Roger Sherman · George Mason …
- The Deep34 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss41 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 34 answers starting with B, C, E, F, G, H, J, N, O, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 41 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 105 answers in total, 105 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “John Jay”. Longest: “Charles Carroll of Carrollton”.
- J, W and G are the most common first letters; together they start 41% of the answers.
- 22 answers can be typed more than one way: “Thomas Fitzsimons” counts as Thomas FitzSimons.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with J than with any other letter (22). Run through it first.
- Skip George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin; everybody says them.
- Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.
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- What are the most common answers to “Name a Founding Father of the United States”?
- Most people start with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Alexander Hamilton. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a Founding Father of the United States”?
- 105 in all: 11 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 34 in The Deep, 41 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a Founding Father of the United States”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “John Jay” and the longest is “Charles Carroll of Carrollton”.
- Is “Name a Founding Father of the United States” 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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