What do most people say for “Name a Maya city or archaeological site”?

The usual first answers are Tikal, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Tulum and Copan. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a Maya city or archaeological site”?

82 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 27 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a Maya city or archaeological site” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Ake” and the longest is “Santa Rita Corozal”.

How hard is “Name a Maya city or archaeological site”?

Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

History trivia

Name a Maya city or archaeological site

“Name a Maya city or archaeological site” is one of 39 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 82 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.

Tikal
Chichen Itza
Palenque
Tulum
Copan

One step down

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

Uxmal
Calakmul
Coba
Mayapan
Yaxchilan
Bonampak
Caracol
El Mirador
Tonina
Quirigua
Ek Balam
Lamanai
Altun Ha
Xunantunich

Answers by level

The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsTikal · Chichen Itza · Palenque
Below the Surface14 answers · 25 ptsUxmal · Calakmul · Coba …
The Deep35 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss27 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 35 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, X, Y and Z. The Abyss has 27 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Facts about this list

82 answers in total, 16 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Ake”. Longest: “Santa Rita Corozal”.
C, T and L are the most common first letters; together they start 30% of the answers.
1 answers can be typed more than one way: “El Peru” counts as Waka.

How to go deeper

Start with C: 14 of the answers begin with it.
Tikal, Chichen Itza and Palenque are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.

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Words in this prompt

Archaeological site

Quick answers

What do most people say for “Name a Maya city or archaeological site”?: The usual first answers are Tikal, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Tulum and Copan. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a Maya city or archaeological site”?: 82 in all: 5 on The Tip, 14 Below the Surface, 35 in The Deep, 27 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a Maya city or archaeological site” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Ake” and the longest is “Santa Rita Corozal”.
How hard is “Name a Maya city or archaeological site”?: Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

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