NorthSideSox72 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 06:23 PM) P-h-i-l-i-p-p-i-n-e-s. Yeah, I am sure I didn't spell it right either. I tried typing it three times, I THOUGHT I had the right one in there. Perhaps not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 173. I missed Belgium and Kuwait just because they never occurred to me for some reason. I got Dominica by accident as well lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 08:19 PM) Yeah, I am sure I didn't spell it right either. I tried typing it three times, I THOUGHT I had the right one in there. Perhaps not. It took me a while to remember how to spell it correctly too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 06:31 AM) It took me a while to remember how to spell it correctly too. If it was a spoken word quiz, I'm fairly certain I would have gotten another 10 or so. The only areas I was truly lacking knowledge was central/southern Africa (where I got some, but a bunch I didn't), and the Carribbean (It's always confusing to me how many of those small islands are actually countries). Another thing is, countries change names, which is weird. For example, I typed in Congo - no response. Typed in Zaire - no response. Typed in Democratic Republic of Congo, and that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 07:49 AM) If it was a spoken word quiz, I'm fairly certain I would have gotten another 10 or so. The only areas I was truly lacking knowledge was central/southern Africa (where I got some, but a bunch I didn't), and the Carribbean (It's always confusing to me how many of those small islands are actually countries). Another thing is, countries change names, which is weird. For example, I typed in Congo - no response. Typed in Zaire - no response. Typed in Democratic Republic of Congo, and that worked. Same thing with Burma. I typed in Burma, but it put it in there as Myanmar. I'm not sure which name they go by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 08:49 AM) If it was a spoken word quiz, I'm fairly certain I would have gotten another 10 or so. The only areas I was truly lacking knowledge was central/southern Africa (where I got some, but a bunch I didn't), and the Carribbean (It's always confusing to me how many of those small islands are actually countries). Another thing is, countries change names, which is weird. For example, I typed in Congo - no response. Typed in Zaire - no response. Typed in Democratic Republic of Congo, and that worked. Because Congo is not a country, it is too ambiguous. There is the Democratic Republic of Congo (sporcle accepts DRC) and Republic of the Congo. I've taken that quiz a few times. Best I did was missing just two. I'm basically a human map. Easiest way to do it is go region by region. I always seem to miss one of the western African countries like Togo or Cote D'Ivoire. Last time i took it I was pissed because I forgot Saudi Arabia and Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 09:17 AM) Same thing with Burma. I typed in Burma, but it put it in there as Myanmar. I'm not sure which name they go by. Its Myanmar now but Burma is often accepted on Sporcle. Same with Ceylon for Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei for Taiwan and both the French and English spellings of East Timor and Ivory Coast. Also an FYI if you want to type Democratic Republic of Congo save time and type DRC. Same with CAR for Central African Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 04:17 PM) Yeah I accidentally got that one by trying to type Dominican Republic. Or are those the same country? QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 04:19 PM) Apparently 2 different countries b/c at the end it told me I missed D.R. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 07:09 PM) 133. Also, there were at least 3 countries I typed it that it didn't recognize for some reason. And, there were another 3-ish I couldn't spell right but knew. And, its not 100% right. There is country Dominica, for example. And it misspells Phillpines. Damn, I need to brush up on my caribbean states, and parts of Africa. the island nation of Dominica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 08:27 AM) the island nation of Dominica Well I'll be damned. Heh. I got that right and shoudn't have, but missed the DR because I thought that it used that name on the quiz. So I guess it evens out. Damn Caribbean, screwing me up. I only took it once - now that I know some spellings and little tricks of typing, I might try it again and see if I can improve. Also, I could have sworn I typed in Ivory Coast, and it was rejected - maybe it wants that French spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 This is a fun one too http://www.sporcle.com/games/wwii_battles.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I disagree that Taiwan and Kosovo are countries! Got 140 though. Terrible at the WWII stuff. Got only 6. Should have gotten Iwo Jima and Midway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) I'm content with 9 of 12 for the news IQ center. Edited December 4, 2009 by WilliamTell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 05:02 PM) I disagree that Taiwan and Kosovo are countries! Got 140 though. Terrible at the WWII stuff. Got only 6. Should have gotten Iwo Jima and Midway. Canadians... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Got 11/12,missed on the Afghanistan troop levels,I guess I'm one of those that have war fatigue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 12/12 on the Pew poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 2, 2009 -> 11:40 AM) If you are older than 16 and don't know who the majority is in Congress at any given time you need to be sent back to the 8th grade. f*** that, I team 8th Grade History, I already have enough knuckleheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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