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There are 55 comments for this game.
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	Boarder:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 07:50 GMT	8 points
	Nice quiz. Didn't know so much though. Better brush up on my deserts!

	chrismet:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:28 GMT	6 points
	Bloody hell. Very hard quiz, never knew there were so many.

	Thalia:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:32 GMT	9 points
	For Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, just Kavir and Lut should maybe be acceptable as requiring the "Dasht-e" part is like requiring that you write the word "Desert" for the rest of them.

	GeoExpert:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:34 GMT	-4 points
	Wow! Harder than expected!

	clavinfield:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:40 GMT	3 points
	This is like the mountain ranges quiz all over again! :P Thought I knew quite a few, but as it turns out there are a lot more out there than I first thought.

	oldkent:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:54 GMT	-4 points
	this going to become quite a high rated game

	capncokenojoke:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 08:57 GMT	23 points
	this is a good place for some DRY humor

	BrettCaudill:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 09:04 GMT	12 points
	this quiz was a lot less appetizing than i thought it was going to be at first glance....

	RedLIon:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 09:06 GMT	4 points
	So happy to see another map-based geography game on here! These are always more fun than just typing in lists of countries.

	jtrichey:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 09:08 GMT	0 points
	Wow, I didn't even know the American deserts.

	Sesel:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 09:38 GMT	8 points
	"Empty Quarter" should be accepted for Rub al-Khali.

	Carlos:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:04 GMT	8 points
	Only got four. I'm from Australia and I only knew one Australia desert. I'd do better on world desserts.

	MrEnglishman:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 GMT	15 points
	My geographical knowledge seemed to desert me.

	jme:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:13 GMT	-1 points
	Not a sensible location for the Great Basin.

	juvanya:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:15 GMT	2 points
	Hard quiz. I was gonna start typing Namibia, shame I didn't :(

	Mriswith:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:16 GMT	1 point
	I lived in the chihuahuan desert for a month a few years ago and still didn't get it!! forgot the "n" on the end :(

	Herouk87:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 GMT	-2 points
	For someone that has an exam tomorrow on sand dunes, i struggled a bt on this lol Also, does anyone know why the Strzelecki desert or the Gran Desierto aren't in this?

	Jordan117:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:41 GMT	0 points
	Seconding the need for an "Empty Quarter" alternative. I actually tried spelling it the Arabic way, but put down "rub al kali" and then figured they didn't have it when it didn't work.

	Brentzky:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:59 GMT	0 points
	Where's the Osoyoos desert? (Canada's only desert)

	that one guy:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 GMT	9 points
	Saw this quiz on my facebook minifeed. Thought it said "desserts." Tried "Apfel Strudel" and "Apple Pie" before giving up. Also, am drunk.

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	Kiribati:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 12:20 GMT	1 point
	I know loads of nicknames, but I could hardly think of an actual names

	Ieuano:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 14:50 GMT	2 points
	I knew there was an obviously named desert, it turns out it wasn't called the Really Dry Desert, but something with even less effort put into naming!

	antiomi:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 15:02 GMT	4 points
	What about the Negev?

	shel99:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 15:06 GMT	1 point
	@antiomi - I had the same thought. Negev would have gotten me a measly five instead of the four that I got...ouch.

	Havok3595:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 15:39 GMT	1 point
	Kept trying Sonora without the n, dang it. Also? The Kalahari isn't a dessert, it's only semi-arid.

	Catherine_F:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 15:51 GMT	-3 points
	Said Numidian when I meant Nubian. Surprised Taklamakan is low on most guessed, that one sticks in my head.

	Catherine_F:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 15:52 GMT	3 points
	@That one guy: Strudel is usually considered Austrian ;)

	Mr_Negative:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 16:22 GMT	5 points
	I spent five minutes guessing desserts before I realized it said deserts. I'm hungry now.

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	zalagreensbury:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 17:23 GMT	2 points
	eek, it's like 10th grade Earth science all over again--didn't know it then and I sure as hell don't know it now.

	Booger:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 17:48 GMT	7 points
	Isn't there a Sinai desert?

	GeoExpert:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 18:11 GMT	-3 points
	@Booger: Yes, there are many many deserts that were not listed here. These are just the main ones. Libyan Desert as another example.

	Reder:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 19:16 GMT	0 points
	What's a Nubian?

	SPORKLER:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 19:58 GMT	7 points
	no Tatooine?

	LaTriviata:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 20:12 GMT	0 points
	Allowing Empty Quarter would have raised my score to 8, and Arabia Deserta to 9. These were hard.

	chambers:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 20:16 GMT	4 points
	lol 'great sandy'

	Nick:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 20:41 GMT	2 points
	I missed two because I didn't put the 'n' at the end (Sonoran and Chihuahuan). I'm thinking they should be acceptable with or without the 'n'.

	nickisposh:	Jun 3rd, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	6 points
	Long live geography games on sporcle. I barely got any first time round. Can place 24 of them now.

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