History trivia
Name a Taoiseach, President of Ireland or Irish revolutionary leader
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 131 answers to “Name a Taoiseach, President of Ireland or Irish revolutionary leader”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Michael Collins
- Éamon de Valera
- Patrick Pearse
- James Connolly
- Wolfe Tone
- Robert Emmet
- Mary Robinson
- Mary McAleese
- Michael D. Higgins
- Bertie Ahern
- Enda Kenny
- Leo Varadkar
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Seán Lemass
- Jack Lynch
- Charles Haughey
- Garret FitzGerald
- Albert Reynolds
- John Bruton
- Brian Cowen
- Micheál Martin
- Simon Harris
- Liam Cosgrave
- W. T. Cosgrave
- John A. Costello
- Douglas Hyde
- Seán T. O'Kelly
- Erskine Childers
- Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
- Patrick Hillery
- Catherine Connolly
- Arthur Griffith
- Cathal Brugha
- Richard Mulcahy
- Tom Clarke
- Seán MacDiarmada
- Thomas MacDonagh
- Joseph Plunkett
- Eamonn Ceannt
- Constance Markievicz
- Roger Casement
- Harry Boland
- Tom Barry
- Dan Breen
- Kevin O'Higgins
- Terence MacSwiney
- Liam Lynch
- Ernie O'Malley
- Eoin MacNeill
- Lord Edward FitzGerald
- Henry Joy McCracken
- Thomas Francis Meagher
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
- James Stephens
- John Mitchel
- Michael Davitt
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsMichael Collins · Éamon de Valera · Patrick Pearse
- Below the Surface43 answers · 25 ptsSeán Lemass · Jack Lynch · Charles Haughey …
- The Deep62 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss13 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 62 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 13 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 131 answers in total, 131 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ned Daly”. Longest: “Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa”.
- J, T and S are the most common first letters; together they start 35% of the answers.
- 16 answers can be typed more than one way: “Lemass” counts as Seán Lemass.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with J than with any other letter (17). Run through it first.
- Skip Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera and Patrick Pearse; everybody says them.
- Walk a dynasty in order: the rulers in the middle are rarely named.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a Taoiseach, President of Ireland or Irish revolutionary leader”?
- Most people start with Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, Patrick Pearse, James Connolly and Wolfe Tone. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a Taoiseach, President of Ireland or Irish revolutionary leader”?
- 131 in all: 12 on The Tip, 43 Below the Surface, 62 in The Deep, 13 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a Taoiseach, President of Ireland or Irish revolutionary leader”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ned Daly” and the longest is “Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa”.
- Is “Name a Taoiseach, President of Ireland or Irish revolutionary leader” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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