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Violet_Crumble

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36. Well, I got 6 out of 50 states right when I just tried to label them...

Reply to HarveyDarkey (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2013, 06:24 PM

Nov 2013

I got California, Florida, Hawaii, Alaska, New Jersey (that one was a fluke) and Texas...

http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/map-quiz-us-states.php

If I'd been able to label them by hand, I would have done a fair bit of vague arrows with 'it's around that bit somewhere, I think' and 'the white house is here but Washington's over there'. I don't get why the US has so many states, anyway, and especially all the squiggly line, tiny ones...

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It�s Thanksgiving So We Asked Brits To Label The United States � We�re So Sorry, America [View all] HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 OP

They should try that one on US high school students. enlightenment Nov 2013 #1

Probably wouldn't do as well I'm guessing HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #2

That is what I was going to say. texanwitch Nov 2013 #3

Here you go. I have given this one to middle and high schoolers over the years... 1monster Nov 2013 #18

I occasionally give geography quizzes to my college enlightenment Nov 2013 #22

My ex-wife's Chinese and I have been to China pangaia Nov 2013 #26

When I was in middle school Salviati Nov 2013 #19

Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I did... JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #28

That's better then most americans could do labeling Great Britain or Europe Marrah_G Nov 2013 #4

I fear that may be better than some Americans would do labeling America. StrayKat Nov 2013 #9

true Marrah_G Nov 2013 #11

They did that, too... countryjake Nov 2013 #14

I had to do that one in high school european history class Salviati Nov 2013 #20

I like the country called "COLD." pangaia Nov 2013 #29

I don't know. The one called "I Hate Myself" has a pretty cool ring to it too Number23 Nov 2013 #40

Here they are: CrispyQ Nov 2013 #23

A lot of those don't look like British handwriting to me. Pretty sure most of those are actually Brickbat Nov 2013 #5

British handwriting? Really? HarveyDarkey Nov 2013 #6

Umm... Agschmid Nov 2013 #8

Really? So which of these is British? - mr blur Nov 2013 #12

Neither. Paulie Nov 2013 #16

Sorry, no pint for you! mr blur Nov 2013 #31

Drat, foiled again! Paulie Nov 2013 #33

British on the top, American on the bottom. Brickbat Nov 2013 #34

I can probably identify all of three English counties so tina tron Nov 2013 #7

Jesse Pinkman for the win! nt xmas74 Nov 2013 #10

That really is pretty awesome! Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #15

"Mrs. State?" "MISSOURI?!" NuclearDem Nov 2013 #13

No, that would be Missus-sippi Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #38

Maybe Al Franken could do better. johnp3907 Nov 2013 #17

that is hella impressive renate Nov 2013 #24

bet pretty much everyone in the WORLD can identify Texas smackd Nov 2013 #39

OK, so now the Americans have to try this one intaglio Nov 2013 #21

Well, THAT was embarassing! hatrack Nov 2013 #27

I know only a very few treestar Nov 2013 #37

I'm impressed LittleBlue Nov 2013 #25

Everyone seems to know where California and Florida are. lpbk2713 Nov 2013 #30

Twenty years ago Savannahmann Nov 2013 #32

I gave all of my science students a test to identify the states at the beginning of the year. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #35

Well, I got 6 out of 50 states right when I just tried to label them... Violet_Crumble Nov 2013 #36