What do most people say for “Name an ancient Greek historical figure”?

The usual first answers are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name an ancient Greek historical figure”?

24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 9 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name an ancient Greek historical figure” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Homer” and the longest is “Alexander the Great”.

History trivia

Name an ancient Greek historical figure

“Name an ancient Greek historical figure” is one of 21 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 24 accepted answers, 3 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.

Socrates
Plato
Aristotle

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Alexander the Great
Pericles
Leonidas
Pythagoras
Archimedes

Answers by level

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	3	10
Below the Surface	5	25
The Deep	6	50
The Abyss	9	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 6 answers starting with H, S and T. The Abyss has 9 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

24 answers in total, 1 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Homer”. Longest: “Alexander the Great”.
A, H and P are the most common first letters; together they start 54% of the answers.

Getting below the surface

Start with A: 6 of the answers begin with it.
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Remember the ones with short reigns and odd nicknames.

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Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name an ancient Greek historical figure”?: The usual first answers are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name an ancient Greek historical figure”?: 24 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 9 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name an ancient Greek historical figure” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Homer” and the longest is “Alexander the Great”.

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