History trivia
Name a US president
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 45 answers to “Name a US president”, and only 5 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
Right, but shallow: 5 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- George Washington
- Abraham Lincoln
- Donald Trump
- Barack Obama
- John F Kennedy
Just below the surface
These 19 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- Joe Biden
- Thomas Jefferson
- Franklin D Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Ronald Reagan
- Richard Nixon
- Bill Clinton
- George W Bush
- Jimmy Carter
- Dwight D Eisenhower
- Harry S Truman
- Andrew Jackson
- Ulysses S Grant
- John Adams
- George H W Bush
- Lyndon B Johnson
- Gerald Ford
- Woodrow Wilson
- James Madison
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 5 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 19 | 25 |
| The Deep | 14 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 6 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 14 answers starting with A, C, G, H, J, M, W and Z. The Abyss has 6 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 45 answers in total, 45 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Joe Biden”. Longest: “William Henry Harrison”.
- J, G and W are the most common first letters; together they start 47% of the answers.
- 41 answers can be typed more than one way: “Biden” counts as Joe Biden.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with J than with any other letter (11). Run through it first.
- Skip George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump; everybody says them.
- Treaties and trade routes are less crowded than battles.
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What the words mean
Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name a US president”?
- Most people start with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump, Barack Obama and John F Kennedy. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a US president”?
- 45 in all: 5 on The Tip, 19 Below the Surface, 14 in The Deep, 6 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a US president”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Joe Biden” and the longest is “William Henry Harrison”.
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