History trivia
Name a Roman emperor, Egyptian pharaoh or English or British monarch
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 229 answers to “Name a Roman emperor, Egyptian pharaoh or English or British monarch”, and only 13 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 13 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Augustus
- Nero
- Caligula
- Marcus Aurelius
- Constantine the Great
- Tutankhamun
- Ramesses II
- Cleopatra VII
- Henry VIII
- Elizabeth II
- Victoria
- Charles III
- Elizabeth I
Just below the surface
These 44 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Hadrian
- Commodus
- Tiberius
- Claudius
- Trajan
- Vespasian
- Titus
- Domitian
- Diocletian
- Septimius Severus
- Caracalla
- Romulus Augustulus
- Justinian
- Theodosius the Great
- Antoninus Pius
- Galba
- Otho
- Vitellius
- Elagabalus
- Nerva
- Khufu
- Akhenaten
- Hatshepsut
- Djoser
- Thutmose III
- 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
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 13 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 44 | 25 |
| The Deep | 68 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 103 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 68 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V and W. The Abyss has 103 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 229 answers in total, 135 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ay”. Longest: “Constantine XI Palaiologos”.
- C, A and E are the most common first letters; together they start 31% of the answers.
- 113 answers can be typed more than one way: “Hardicanute” counts as Harthacnut.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (27). Run through it first.
- Skip Augustus, Nero and Caligula; everybody says them.
- Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.
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Terms explained
Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a Roman emperor, Egyptian pharaoh or English or British monarch”?
- Most people start with Augustus, Nero, Caligula, Marcus Aurelius and Constantine the Great. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a Roman emperor, Egyptian pharaoh or English or British monarch”?
- 229 in all: 13 on The Tip, 44 Below the Surface, 68 in The Deep, 103 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a Roman emperor, Egyptian pharaoh or English or British monarch”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ay” and the longest is “Constantine XI Palaiologos”.
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