History trivia
Name a shogun of Japan
“Name a shogun of Japan” is one of 39 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 39 accepted answers, 5 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.
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Minamoto no Yoritomo
- Ashikaga Takauji
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu
- Tokugawa Hidetada
One step down
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Tokugawa Iemitsu
- Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
- Tokugawa Yoshimune
- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
- Ashikaga Yoshimasa
- Minamoto no Sanetomo
- Minamoto no Yoriie
- Ashikaga Yoshiaki
- Ashikaga Yoshiteru
- Tokugawa Iesada
- Tokugawa Iemochi
Answers by level
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsTokugawa Ieyasu · Minamoto no Yoritomo · Ashikaga Takauji
- Below the Surface11 answers · 25 ptsTokugawa Iemitsu · Tokugawa Tsunayoshi · Tokugawa Yoshimune …
- The Deep14 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss8 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 14 answers starting with A, K and T. The Abyss has 8 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 39 answers in total, 39 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Kujo Yoritsugu”. Longest: “Minamoto no Yoritomo”.
- A, T and P are the most common first letters; together they start 87% of the answers.
- 39 answers can be typed more than one way: “Yoshinori” counts as Ashikaga Yoshinori.
How to go deeper
- Start with A: 15 of the answers begin with it.
- Tokugawa Ieyasu, Minamoto no Yoritomo and Ashikaga Takauji are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Walk a dynasty in order: the rulers in the middle are rarely named.
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Quick answers
- What do most people say for “Name a shogun of Japan”?
- The usual first answers are Tokugawa Ieyasu, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Ashikaga Takauji, Tokugawa Yoshinobu and Tokugawa Hidetada. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a shogun of Japan”?
- 39 in all: 5 on The Tip, 11 Below the Surface, 14 in The Deep, 8 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a shogun of Japan” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Kujo Yoritsugu” and the longest is “Minamoto no Yoritomo”.
- How hard is “Name a shogun of Japan”?
- Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.
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