Can you name the countries beginning with 'A, B or C' in 60 seconds?

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60 Second Blitz: 'ABC' Countries Quiz

by RobPro

Created Jun 3, 2011 in Just For Fun
Featured Aug 25, 2011
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	megascarp:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:09 GMT	28 points
	arghhhhhh...mind blank!!!

	thedpr:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:14 GMT	9 points
	Why is DRC here?!

	RJMurphy:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:16 GMT	15 points
	Firstly - I knew it was a blitz yet I still played B&H. Secondly - should DRC be on here?

	kidcanada:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:17 GMT	12 points
	It's pretty hard to get all of these while having to type out Bosnia and Herzegovina and Antigua and Barbuda. Also, DRC - why would they be here but Republic of Congo not here? Either both or neither, I'd submit.

	RobPro:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:34 GMT	3 points
	Sorry about that! DRC has now been removed! Thanks :)

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	stamp:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:36 GMT	8 points
	I have absolutely no idea why the first country I thought of was Bosnia and Herzegovina...

	gritterr:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:38 GMT	32 points
	Wow, even 3 minutes would have been hard. Could we get at least one extra minute please?

	RobPro:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:39 GMT	-4 points
	45 countries in 60 seconds is possible! In fact, on the Africa one, 53, or 54 now, has been achieved! To get 100% in a 60 Second Blitz is a great achievement! You gotta see how many you can get in the time limit - a great challenge. @rangerboywv - Czech Republic is there :)

	Ddrhl:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:42 GMT	18 points
	I respectfully disagree RobPro. The Africa one isn't achievable without a list either.

	mjd75:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:42 GMT	15 points
	I'd love to shake the hand of the person who does this. I barely got more than half and did about as well as any have. 45 countries in 60 seconds is just about impossible. I like a challenge but this one's too much.

	munga:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:48 GMT	4 points
	thumbs down

	ChiefTiger:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:51 GMT	7 points
	This is impossible without cheating. I've never understood the point of publishing quizzes that require cheating to obtain a perfect score.

	HabsFan93:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:56 GMT	10 points
	this is terrible, it's impossible to do. The average person types 40wpm, which is based on 5 characters per word, most countries are more than 5 characters, so that means the most you can do LOOKING at a list is 30 countries in a minute.

	dirtbag:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:57 GMT	14 points
	I understand the whole "challenge yourself" thing, but 60 seconds is a wee bit too hard IMHO. 2 minutes and I would be cool with it.

	RobPro:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 16:59 GMT	2 points
	Well like most 60 Second Blitz' there are full length versions available on Sporcle too. The 60 second blitz is meant to be hard! That is why it is here :D! Here is a long version: http://www.sporcle.com/games/midlifecrisis/countries_abc

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	tomstar86:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:02 GMT	1 point
	It's not impossible - I did 41, granted that was after a few tries though. I'm a speedy typer but I know there are faster out there. A quickfire knowledge of geography and an inhumane typing speed...whoever got the full 44 is a Sporcler that you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley....

	guyborab:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:11 GMT	17 points
	I did it! Oh, and I also can fly and can swim the Atlantic.

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	Rhycar:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:25 GMT	5 points
	There needs to be one more minute. I don't think I could type them all out in one minute even if I had the list in front of me.

	steel03:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:27 GMT	10 points
	There are very few situations in which it is helpful for "Azerbaijan" to be the first thing that pops into your head. So that was nice.

	courtneyyy:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:35 GMT	5 points
	i personally feel a lot of people are overreacting. a good quiz is not defined by how many people get 100%. if you need that perfect score ego boost, stop complaining and go try another one. (cue the down votes)

	Davidos:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:36 GMT	4 points
	I couldn't think right when I did this. I sat there for about 15 seconds after getting about 10 of these and couldnt think at all!!!

	mvice:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:39 GMT	20 points
	bosnia herz.....aww screw it i dont have time

	yocoy:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 17:56 GMT	2 points
	Can't be done (as evidenced by the fact that a whopping 0.1% have done so).

	moviegoer74:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 18:04 GMT	6 points
	^Actually, 0% would be evidence (but not proof) that it can't be done. If "0.1% have done so," that's not only evidence that it CAN be done, it's proof. You know, because it demonstrates that someone has done it.

	monstro:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 18:07 GMT	14 points
	I think the short time on this is the point. It's not "see if you can name all of them," but rather "see how many you can name in one minute."

	dconti23:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 18:10 GMT	3 points
	Agreed moviegoer74. 0.1% is concrete proof that it CAN be done, though you would almost have to be a world-class typist, and make no typos. Best I could do was 41, leaving out the 3 longest named countries. Also you can just type "CAR" for Central African Republic.

	soshoreman:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 18:35 GMT	10 points
	This isn't so much a quiz as a speed typing test. If the answers were displayed and all I had to do was type them....I'd still get about half. Needs another minute.

	needapausebutton:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 18:35 GMT	5 points
	Those of you who have said you've gotten 100% correct: Could you qualify how many attempts it took; and/or whether or not any list was used? I don't understand otherwise why anyone would comment here in order to justify that naming all of the countries "IS achievable in 60 seconds." I prefer the notion that "seeing how many you get" is the only reasonable way to approach this type of game... Really, only people who get 100% (in any Sporcle game) on the FIRST attempt should boast of success, no?

	Pit_trout:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 19:12 GMT	0 points
	@needapausebutton: I think that depends on the quiz. On some quizzes — eg countries of the world, and arguably this one — it’s a pretty decent achievement to get 100% even after a fair bit of practice. “See how many” is one approach to blitzes; but “practice for speed” is a fine one too.

	bac:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 19:20 GMT	1 point
	I never realized some people refer to lists when doing some of quizzes. anyhow, why oh why was Bosnia and Herzegovina one of the first countries to pop into my head... (ps @Sporcle, nice icon for the quiz :)

	needapausebutton:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 19:29 GMT	5 points
	@Pit_trout: OK, but c'mon, let's call such a game "how fast can you type in answers after playing over and over until you know all the answers"

	Volante:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 19:41 GMT	-1 points
	I really see nothing wrong with these sorts of quizzes. Not every game needs to be beatable: you can't "beat" Tetris in the same manner that you can't "beat" this game (legit).

	DukeRiley:	Aug 25th, 2011 at 19:47 GMT	7 points
	Typing test. I'll pass.