How well do you know the world?

[4a6c1]

http://iknowtheworld.com/

Name the countries of the world. My score was terrible the first time around, less than half in each category and it seems I'm also a geographical racist. (Off to stare at Africa and try again later.) On the up side, I'm extremely proud of myself for knowing things about Suriname and Bangladesh.

Try it, post your score if you want.

[Latrinsorm]

My best friend growing up was the world.

I'm already over 100 minutes, reckon my final score will be even worse than yours.

[Latrinsorm]

I do think the spelling is a little unforgiving, though. I always want to spell Philip with two ls, that doesn't mean I don't know what the Philippines are. (And my hand to God I typoed it just now too.)

[4a6c1]

I do think the spelling is a little unforgiving, though. I always want to spell Philip with two ls, that doesn't mean I don't know what the Philippines are. (And my hand to God I typoed it just now too.)

Isn't it? I typed in North Korea instead of Democratic People's Republic of Korea and it worked. Murica!

[TheEschaton]

I can't figure out the spelling of French Guyana and and Papa New Guinea and all these places, and it's totally throwing my score off. And Luxemberg? Come on.

[4a6c1]

When have you EVER heard a European banker say "LuxemBERG"?! You have to open your mouth when you say it because Europeans love cocks. LuxemBOURG

[TheEschaton]

Also, only two countries I've never heard of after completing it: Narau and The Comoros. WTF?

[diethx]

I think I got 60-70 in 7 minutes and then I got bored. :/

Not easy though.

[Tgo01]

I got about 50 countries in 3 minutes then for some reason it stopped accepting new countries. Unless I'm wrong and Germany and Japan are no longer countries.

Also what Latrin said, I can never remember how to spell Venezuela.

[diethx]

You had to ask for a hint. I was like WHUUUUUUT for a minute, too.

[TheEschaton]

And like, if I know Saint Kitts, how come I have to come up with Nevis for it to count! GODDAMN YOU NEVIS

[Tgo01]

You had to ask for a hint. I was like WHUUUUUUT for a minute, too.

Oh, I literally had to ask for a hint? How stupid, I don't need no hint! :p

[msconstrew]

I can't figure out the spelling of French Guyana and and Papa New Guinea and all these places, and it's totally throwing my score off. And Luxemberg? Come on.

Papua, New Guinea.

[4a6c1]

And like, if I know Saint Kitts, how come I have to come up with Nevis for it to count! GODDAMN YOU NEVIS

Hahaha, I ran out of things and just started naming islands I've heard of.

http://www.bhmpics.com/walls/success_kid-other.jpg

Second time around I'm still missing 4 in Africa but the map looks complete. WTF

[Latrinsorm]

It would also be much easier if we could see a list of what we've already submitted. I missed Dominican Republic the first time because I was flying through the Caribbean and didn't realize it had accepted Dominica as I was typing. (Although I would never have gotten Dominica.)

[TheEschaton]

Well, I finished and the only two I had never heard of were those two I listed earlier Nauru and The Corcoros. The latter sounds like a settlement in a Star Wars universe.

Edit:

Nauru (English i/nɑːˈuːruː/ nah-oo-roo), officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres (186 mi) to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). With 9,378 residents, it is the second least-populated country after Vatican City.


Known for not being known. Check. But I *have* heard of Pleasant Island.

[Merala]

My boyfriend regularly laughs at me because I can't even point out all the states correctly on a map.

Geometry was never my best subject.

(Yes, I know it's Geography, it's a joke.)

[TheEschaton]

I was in the National Geography Bee in 6th grade. ;) I did pretty well til around 125 countries.

[diethx]

Uhh, in a world civ class I had to learn all the countries. Each week we had a quiz where you had to fill in a full continent map.

I totally got Djibouti and I will never stop giggling over it.

Thanks, world civ.

[Ker_Thwap]

North America 19/23
South America 12/12
Europe 24/44
Africa 31/54
Asia 26/47
Oceania 7/14

I quit at 60 minutes.

[Stretch]

5063

[diethx]

lol'd

[Latrinsorm]

Also lol'd, but reminded me of how I was so proud of correctly spelling all the former Soviet republics but forgot about Afghanistan - frown'd.

[TheEschaton]

I butchered both Kazakhstan and Krygzystan.

[Delias]

194 minutes for the whole world. I had 45 left at 55 minutes, but the last 30 or so I just had no idea. Mostly nations including the word And, and some other small nations.