What do most people say for “Name a province of the Roman Empire”?

The usual first answers are Gaul, Britannia, Hispania, Egypt and Judaea. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a province of the Roman Empire”?

98 in all: 5 on The Tip, 12 Below the Surface, 30 in The Deep, 50 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a province of the Roman Empire” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Asia” and the longest is “Mauretania Caesariensis”.

How hard is “Name a province of the Roman Empire”?

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

History trivia

Name a province of the Roman Empire

Everyone has a first answer to “Name a province of the Roman Empire”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 98 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.

The obvious answers

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

Gaul
Britannia
Hispania
Egypt
Judaea

The next answers people reach for

These 12 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:

Syria
Africa
Dacia
Germania
Macedonia
Asia
Achaea
Pannonia
Moesia
Cappadocia
Numidia
Mauretania

How deep does “Name a province of the Roman Empire” go?

The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsGaul · Britannia · Hispania
Below the Surface12 answers · 25 ptsSyria · Africa · Dacia …
The Deep30 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss50 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 30 answers starting with A, B, C, D, E, G, I, L, M, N, P, R, S and T. The Abyss has 50 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

98 answers in total, 29 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Asia”. Longest: “Mauretania Caesariensis”.
P, A and M are the most common first letters; together they start 37% of the answers.
21 answers can be typed more than one way: “Coele Syria” counts as Syria Coele.

Getting below the surface

Start with P: 14 of the answers begin with it.
Gaul, Britannia and Hispania are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.

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Words in this prompt

Empire

Quick answers

What do most people say for “Name a province of the Roman Empire”?: The usual first answers are Gaul, Britannia, Hispania, Egypt and Judaea. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a province of the Roman Empire”?: 98 in all: 5 on The Tip, 12 Below the Surface, 30 in The Deep, 50 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a province of the Roman Empire” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Asia” and the longest is “Mauretania Caesariensis”.
How hard is “Name a province of the Roman Empire”?: Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

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