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How well do you know your Geography?

  • 11-01-2006 7:06pm
    #1
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Ok, do the test and post your score. No Cheating! Your first result only!

    www.zascar.com/geography.pps


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Steoob


    hehe that was fun... 77% in 250 seconds


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭Dagnir Glaurung


    86% in 188 seconds.

    Some of the small countries were damned difficult to place without my glasses :P Trying to determine the exact location of San Marino...aargh.


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,432 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peteee


    Avg Error = 350 miles
    pct correct = 66%
    29/44
    376 seconds


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,437 ✭✭✭Crucifix


    I may have gotten 31/44 in 178 secs on this, but I can certainly tell you how a ****ing oxbow lake is formed!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    Bah 79%... those little countries are a b*tch


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  • Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,774 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    68%, average error of 326 miles...and wait for it...

    ...

    ...

    ...

    365 seconds.

    Those damned eastern Europeans, wrecking my score.

    And why do Italy and France need so many principalities?

    And since when is Malta in Europe?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    not too bad


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,007 ✭✭✭✭Zebra3


    91% correct in 170 sces.

    Marginally out with some of the smaller states like Monaco, and just out on Slovakia and Moldova.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,050 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    San Marino ruined my average error, the rest I knew where they were but San Marino I thought was near Monaco...:o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    95% in 200 seconds. I got Moldova and Serbia wrong.
    Luckily I've been to most of the little countries so know where they are.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    80% in 300 seconds


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭chubba1984


    91% in 218 seconds with average error of 15. Not bad


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 351 ✭✭Slippers


    Score: 40/44 of 44 questions
    Error: 0 Miles
    Avg.Error: 56 Miles
    Pct.Correct: 91%
    Time Total 320 Secs

    (How do I do multiple spaces?)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭YeatsCounty


    Score: 40/44 of 44 questions
    Error: 0 Miles
    Avg.Error: 38 Miles
    Pct.Correct: 91%
    Time Total 218 Secs

    (I found it easier to copy Slippers' text. :-p)

    I messed up Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and Belgium(!). I knew where the Ukraine was, I really did.......but my mouse slipped before I got it into place. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭ionapaul


    91% in 155 seconds - though they were very, very harsh with disallowing Sweden, I was right there, don't know why it wasn't accepted!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭connundrum


    52% in 332 seconds.. aaahhhh so thats where europe is :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭aodh_rua


    95% in 191s - I didn't land the small islands close enough to the bullseye.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    ...
    And since when is Malta in Europe?

    Since some time in 2004 I belive, I think they had a bit of a 'do' for them joining in the Pheonix Park.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 173 ✭✭mise_me_fein_V2


    98% Slovakia at the start messed me up


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Diarmsquid


    77%.
    :o


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,801 ✭✭✭✭Kojak


    91% Small countries like Leictenstein fu*ked me up. :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Pinkchick03


    I got 61% in 300 seconds.
    It was hard enough ... :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭Loomis


    Zascar wrote:
    Ok, do the test and post your score. No Cheating! Your first result only!

    www.zascar.com/geography.pps

    Aww the link goes to a page of gobbledy gook


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭UnrealQueen


    57% in 248 seconds!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    80% in 208secs..... great game


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭Bob the Seducer


    82%
    276 sec
    Average error 68 miles


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Score: 40/44

    Error: 0 miles

    Avq. error: 30 miles

    Pct. correct: 91%

    Time total: 480secs.

    I took my time:o Have to say I'm very impressed with the high scores in sub 300 times.
    I got all the small ones bar Monaco:eek: Mixed up Slovenia with Slovakia and marginally misplaced Belgium and Romania:mad: .
    Great game.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,082 ✭✭✭Tobias Greeshman


    Pct correct: 59%

    Time Total: 344 secs

    I didn't do geography since i was 15, well thats the story I'm sticking to. :confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,368 ✭✭✭thelordofcheese


    time: 320 Seconds

    Avq. error: 268 miles

    Pct. correct: 64%

    Dammit, the really tiny countries trhew me totally. And some of the eastern european ones.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    That's great. Any more?


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