How Many Countries Can You Name in a Quiz Challenge?

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The thread discusses participants' experiences and results from a quiz challenge aimed at naming countries. The scope includes personal scores, strategies for improvement, and sharing of related geography games.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant achieved a score of 114 out of 196 but noted difficulties with names in English.
  • Another participant reported a perfect score of 196/196, mentioning prior practice on a different platform.
  • A participant expressed enjoyment of a geography game that involves guessing locations based on 3D images, highlighting its competitive nature.
  • One user scored 149 out of 196 and shared a past experience of memorizing countries and capitals with a friend.
  • Another participant pointed out a broken link and provided the correct URL for a quiz on capitals.
  • A participant named 192 out of 196, listing specific countries they missed.
  • Several participants reported lower scores, with one scoring 103/196 and expressing feelings of inadequacy compared to others.
  • Another participant also scored 58/196, finding some comfort in shared lower scores.
  • One user detailed their experience of being interrupted during the quiz, resulting in a score of 130/196, and identified specific regions as weak points.
  • A participant listed several countries they missed, noting discrepancies in the quiz results.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share their scores and experiences, but there is no consensus on the best strategies or tools for improving performance in geography quizzes.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention specific challenges with certain regions or types of countries, indicating varying levels of familiarity and knowledge among them.

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Individuals interested in geography, quiz challenges, or those looking to improve their knowledge of countries and capitals may find this discussion engaging.

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196/196 with 6:56 to spare.

But I must confess that I have practised this a couple of months ago on Sporcle without map and without alphabetical list to remind you of those pesky Caribbean or Pacific islands you accidentally skipped.
Grenada and Micronesia, I'm looking at you

For those that want to practice capitals as well (4:30 left on the clock on this one, albeit after 9 tries):
http://www.sporcle.com/games/randomhandle/world_countries_and_capital

I have found these lists to be very addictive. And now I have to make an account on the website you provided; why can't I resist that level based system... Sigh, there goes my sleep :)
 
Can't remember what the site's name was, but I like the one where they give you a 3D picture of a place on the Earth and you have to guess by looking around where it is. Then they take the distance from where you guessed to where it really is and that's how you keep score. Lowest score wins. Can't really cheat on this one either (not saying anyone would, of course).
 
149 out of 196 (first try), but yeah about 5 years ago a friend and I pretty much memorized every country and capital and flag. It just started as a simple game, but eventually it became very competitive..

That link by the way says "Quiz Not Found", but I also remember another site where you could also memorize the flags of each country. If I am bored maybe I try to get my skill level back to 100% :P
 
I named 192 out of 196. I missed Monaco (in Europe), Saint Lucia (in North America), and the Marshall Islands and Nauru (in Oceania).
 
103/196 with my first try :frown: You people are good!
 
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103/196 with my first try :frown: You people are good!

I'm 58/196 :(
 
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I attempted this during a conference call at work and got interrupted with about 7 minutes remaining. 130/196. I was running out of steam anyway, my weak points were central Asia ("stan" countries and their neighbors), west Africa, and the various Pacific islands.
 
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I'm 58/196 :(
Well that makes me feel a bit better :woot:

...and then again I wasted 15 minutes playing a geography game :olduhh:
 
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I missed
  1. Moldova
  2. Cape Verde
  3. São Tomé and Príncipe
  4. Palau
  5. Comoros
  6. Mauritius
  7. Guinea-Bissau
They missed Niue. :wink:
 
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