Can you name the Countries on a map... without a map? by lt2009

Can you name the Countries on a map... without a map?

created by lt2009

Enter a country in the box below
Correctly named countries will show up below
You must name what the country is where the red dot lies. It will be the country that lies under the majority over the dot (i.e. if it overlaps a neighbouring country slightly, it won't be this one).
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Countries on a map... without a map? Quiz

by lt2009

Created May 22, 2010 in Geography
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	lt2009:	May 22nd, 2010 at 12:10 GMT		14 points
	Hi! Hope you enjoy this quiz, I have given you two far-off cities so that you understand the basic size and proportions of the map. Remember though, it's countries you're looking for, not cities. Any problems, please let me know!

	alleyt1989:	May 22nd, 2010 at 13:20 GMT		3 points
	that was tough but good!!!

	OscilatingGibbon:	May 22nd, 2010 at 13:47 GMT		6 points
	Very tough but I enjoyed it lots!

	thedpr:	May 22nd, 2010 at 14:26 GMT		41 points
	It would be helpful if you said what map projection was being used.

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	dmwolfe14:	May 22nd, 2010 at 15:16 GMT		7 points
	Given the time limit and the difficulty of guessing some of the countries, I would say either guess out of order or extend the time limit another minute. But it's an excellent quiz! I enjoy a good geography challenge! Going back for my second round!

	Onno:	May 22nd, 2010 at 16:09 GMT		1 point
	Perfect quiz.

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	switters:	May 22nd, 2010 at 17:12 GMT		4 points
	Quite fun. Difficult at the start, but once you find a rhythm, remarkably satisfying.

	bobmarleydied:	May 22nd, 2010 at 22:21 GMT		17 points
	great quiz...i figured kyrgyzstan would be on it somewhere!

	kagomeshuko:	May 22nd, 2010 at 23:12 GMT		1 point
	Tough, but clever!

	arpw:	May 22nd, 2010 at 23:36 GMT		8 points
	Tough quiz, reckon more time is needed really. Nice idea though

	photogirl:	May 23rd, 2010 at 00:05 GMT		5 points
	Absolutely evil. I loved it!

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	Flick:	May 23rd, 2010 at 09:36 GMT		52 points
	To be honest this is not the best 'Join the dots' picture I've ever done. PS Does anybody know if there is a way to remove permanent marker pen?

	ThatStarGirl:	May 23rd, 2010 at 09:47 GMT		0 points
	Great quiz, very clever, buuut really need more time for it to be perfect. I would add another 2-3 mins to it if I were you.

	darth_shrimper:	May 23rd, 2010 at 10:55 GMT		19 points
	Loved it. It would be great if, upon getting the answers, you could see the map overlaying them (not easy I know). And putting in Sao Tome? That's evil!

	steelwolf:	May 23rd, 2010 at 11:43 GMT		-1 points
	It may help if you told us the scale. This quiz is virtually impossible otherwise.

	AKAPseudonym:	May 23rd, 2010 at 12:00 GMT		23 points
	I love this idea, but it needs quite a bit more time and should probably have more large countries. Trinidad could be any one of a number of Caribbean islands, it takes a while to guess them all. It could just as easily be Venezuela. I don't think giving a scale would help much, and if it did it would kind of defeat the purpose since the fun part is building off of correct answers and working out an approximate scale. Like I said I love the idea, but I can see it being a challenge to tune it right.

	Rob:	May 23rd, 2010 at 16:18 GMT		4 points
	the scale between iceland and portugal is a little ridiculous

	adal:	May 23rd, 2010 at 17:24 GMT		0 points
	Very good. You could possibly increase the time by one minute, but it's good as it is too. The time should be challenging on a quiz like this. It would be nice if the numbers were more in sequence (eg swap 2 and 3).

	Gullek:	May 23rd, 2010 at 18:04 GMT		1 point
	Great quiz, perfect amount of time (I skipped around and still got most), truly a Sporcle original!

	scoripyo:	May 23rd, 2010 at 18:46 GMT		14 points
	I liked this quiz a lot, but would have liked it more if there was either more time, or less-obscure countries. It's just a bit difficult to guess Sao tome when you're given only a dot around Middle Africa. Otherwise, fantastic idea.

	Gjarble:	May 23rd, 2010 at 19:25 GMT		1 point
	Great concept, but definitely needs more time. I found myself rushing by the time I got to the last few dots.

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	shapular:	May 23rd, 2010 at 20:31 GMT		4 points
	Although I only got eight correct, I'm proud to say I got Kyrgyzstan.

	Keit:	May 23rd, 2010 at 20:42 GMT		10 points
	Once I figured out the trick, I got them all: either guess the country in the area with the best name or the smallest landmass, and that was usually the answer. Nice idea.

	kinglarryxvii:	May 23rd, 2010 at 21:10 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz, but as someone mentioned before, it would be nice if the numbers were in a little more of an order. E->W or N->S doesnt matter, but some sense of order would be nice. And I don't know if its possible, but after the quiz ends, could you show a new picture with the map shown?

	vcjesusfreak:	May 23rd, 2010 at 21:30 GMT		2 points
	I think, since you can't see anything, you should only use major larger countries, there are so many countries on that african coast or in the caribbean

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	Brentzky:	May 24th, 2010 at 07:45 GMT		4 points
	I should have known Kyrgyzstan would be on the quiz!

	Rhys:	May 24th, 2010 at 10:39 GMT		2 points
	Awesome quiz. Very difficult.

	tjconn728:	May 24th, 2010 at 13:48 GMT		11 points
	Great idea, and well done, my only suggestion would be to consistently use capital cities for each dot's location. Most of the countries are small enough so that it doesn't really matter, but 1 and 20 jumped out at me as being very random locations within very big countries.

	WeAreVince:	May 24th, 2010 at 21:14 GMT		2 points
	found this frustrating. it's a good idea - but a few more larger countries should be included to use as sign posts. That said, my own fault for spending so long on T&T (that's got to be venezuela!!! wth!?!?). Missing one makes you question the scale...and kind of throws off progressing to the next countries.

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	marpocky:	May 25th, 2010 at 14:49 GMT		15 points
	Absolutely keep the "answer in order" so people don't just guess random countries all over. If you want to skip to the next one, just do it. For any given one you should only be guessing countries in a certain neighborhood anyway, so why do you need that removed?

	Golden:	May 26th, 2010 at 03:19 GMT		1 point
	Loved it. I would not have been able to get as many right if I hadn't been able to get #15 right first time.

	MacCivEngMgmt:	May 26th, 2010 at 03:30 GMT		14 points
	Don't know why it's rated so low....original idea.

	photogirl:	May 26th, 2010 at 05:41 GMT		8 points
	Ditto, MacCivEngMgmt. I'm sure I'm asking for a Sporcle beatdown, but I just didn't understand why most of the people who liked the quiz got downgraded.