History trivia
Name a Russian tsar or emperor
“Name a Russian tsar or emperor” is one of 21 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 23 accepted answers, 3 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.
The tip of the iceberg
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- Peter the Great
- Catherine the Great
- Nicholas II
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Ivan the Terrible
- Alexander I
- Alexander II
- Nicholas I
- Catherine I
Answers by level
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 8 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with A, E and P. The Abyss has 8 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 23 answers in total, 23 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Ivan V”. Longest: “Elizabeth of Russia”.
- A, P and F are the most common first letters; together they start 52% of the answers.
- 5 answers can be typed more than one way: “Peter I” counts as Peter the Great.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with A: 5 of the answers begin with it.
- Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas II are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Remember the ones with short reigns and odd nicknames.
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People also ask
- What do most people say for “Name a Russian tsar or emperor”?
- The usual first answers are Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas II. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a Russian tsar or emperor”?
- 23 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 8 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a Russian tsar or emperor” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Ivan V” and the longest is “Elizabeth of Russia”.
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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