History trivia
Name a historical figure from ancient Rome
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 25 answers to “Name a historical figure from ancient Rome”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Julius Caesar
- Augustus
- Nero
Just below the surface
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Cicero
- Marcus Aurelius
- Caligula
- Claudius
- Trajan
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 10 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with H, L, O, P, S and V. The Abyss has 10 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 25 answers in total, 7 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Livy”. Longest: “Agrippina the Younger”.
- C, S and A are the most common first letters; together they start 44% of the answers.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero; everybody says them.
- Walk a dynasty in order: the rulers in the middle are rarely named.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a historical figure from ancient Rome”?
- Most people start with Julius Caesar, Augustus and Nero. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a historical figure from ancient Rome”?
- 25 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 10 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a historical figure from ancient Rome”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Livy” and the longest is “Agrippina the Younger”.
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