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How Many Countries Can You Name in 5 Minutes?
by Mike Richard
I have to admit to being a little addicted to online travel quizzes. Check out JetPunk.com’s How many countries can you name in 5 minutes?
I made it to 71, which seems a bit weak given that I edit a travel site. But I’ll take refuge in the fact that it’s a Friday and my head’s not entirely in “work” mode.
How many did you name? Let us know in the comments below!
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About the Author
Vagabondish founding editor, Mike Richard, is a Rhode Island native, professional web designer and travel junkie with an unhealthy addiction to backpacking, hiking and seeing the world. He enjoys knit hats, small, declarative sentences and speaking in the third person. His professional credits include "Woman's World magazine contributor" and having once been interviewed by Tyra Banks (seriously).
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November 7th, 2008
I got 51… but there were some countries i knew but did not know how to spell properly in English. It’s hard when it’s timed!
November 7th, 2008
We got 56. Not too bad. Good test :)
November 7th, 2008
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November 7th, 2008
Spelling is my issue as well. Got 62 and crashed. Oh well.
Here’s a link to the “Free Rice” quiz game, if you get answers correct rice is given to poor people.
It started out as a vocabulary site but now has lots of different games.
Geography is just one of them:
http://www.freerice.com/index.php?&t=311382118802&s=Identify%20Countries%20on%20the%20Map
Check it out.
November 7th, 2008
Beat you Mike (but only just), with 78! But some of the ones I forgot were really embarrassing …
November 7th, 2008
I got 74 on my first try. That was fun, thanks for sharing the link!
November 8th, 2008
111! Dang, I love geography quizzes.
November 8th, 2008
@Amanda + @Eva: Show-offs! =P
November 9th, 2008
@Eva, I bow down to you, and am impressed at both your thinking and typing speeds. I’ll have to go into training …
November 11th, 2008
got 68 :(
Also realized that i did not know how to spell Vanuatu, Nauru and Eritrea
November 12th, 2008
79! I didn’t read the info about how England, Scotlanc, etc. was not in the game, but all under UK. I think I wasted over 20 seconds on that one :/
November 13th, 2008
haha i did the same thing. kept typing scotland. scotland. scotland. england. scotland. thought that my enter key wasn’t working!
78
forgot about middle east. and spent too much time spelling kyrgyzstan…….
May 14th, 2009
131… my hand hurts
March 23rd, 2010
I am the author of that quiz.
Here’s some other quizzes people might enjoy:
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/how-many-states-can-you-name.php
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/map-quiz-europe.php
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-world-capitals.php
March 23rd, 2010
p.s. For the person who got 131, that’s really impressive. The most I’ve ever managed is about 100, and I wrote the quiz.
My friend Sam was able to get all 195 with some practice – but he types about 100 words a minute. He also got all 195 country capitals!
October 2nd, 2012
I got 111.