I played this US geography test from Metafilter and failed it the first four times I played it, but I've been doing it a couple times a day the past three days or so. I can now do them in alphabetical order without a mistake (rather than fill in the ones you know and then figure out the rest). Next I'll get them in any random order.
I thought it would be good to find something like this for the rest of the world, since I have a typical American's grasp of world geography and feel a little embarassed about it.
This quiz is pretty straightforward. I got 81 out of 111 on the Europe quiz (damn those Balkan States).
Syvum dot com has a vast array of tests I haven't really explored yet.
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I was surprised to do pretty well with Central America (40 / 42). Proximity to the US no doubt a factor.
I did well in Australia (22/24) thanks to the descriptive names of the territoritories.
Africa was the most dismal. 40 / 147.
The others I will spare you.
I was a bit freaked out that Turkey does not exist on the map.
Oh, for the Baltics, a cheating hint: alphabetical, top to bottom: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. It may also help to remember that Lithuania and Poland have historically overlapped.
Also, I wish you didn't have to press "Next Question" every time.
I fear such a detailed knowledge of European geography may disqualify me from voting in the US election...
90 of 111
Maybe we should get Bush to take the test?
109 of 111. Of course I may not remember them tomorrow.
Do I have too much time on my hands?