What do most people say for “Name an Ottoman sultan”?

The usual first answers are Suleiman the Magnificent, Mehmed II and Osman I. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name an Ottoman sultan”?

26 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name an Ottoman sultan” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Orhan” and the longest is “Suleiman the Magnificent”.

History trivia

Name an Ottoman sultan

“Name an Ottoman sultan” is one of 21 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 26 accepted answers, 3 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.

Suleiman the Magnificent
Mehmed II
Osman I

One step down

These 5 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Selim I
Selim II
Bayezid I
Bayezid II
Murad I

Answers by level

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	3	10
Below the Surface	5	25
The Deep	6	50
The Abyss	11	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 6 answers starting with M. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

26 answers in total, 24 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Orhan”. Longest: “Suleiman the Magnificent”.
M, A and S are the most common first letters; together they start 85% of the answers.
2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Mehmed the Conqueror” counts as Mehmed II.

Getting below the surface

Start with M: 13 of the answers begin with it.
Suleiman the Magnificent, Mehmed II and Osman I are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.

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Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name an Ottoman sultan”?: The usual first answers are Suleiman the Magnificent, Mehmed II and Osman I. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name an Ottoman sultan”?: 26 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name an Ottoman sultan” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Orhan” and the longest is “Suleiman the Magnificent”.

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