Geography test

[Zoltri]

Lets see how good you are.
Post your score.
LINK (http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html)

[daryn]

score 90%
avg error 12 miles
time 196 s

[Demana]

283 seconds

94% right

[BonJoviJones]

90% Perfect
26 Avg Miles
363 Seconds

[A_C_Slater]

86% 32 miles 287sec


Not a very accurate test. In the end it can just turn into a jigsaw puzzle. Do they have a test like this for countries of the World?

[eric5148]

84%

33 mile avg

514 sec.

Not bad, considering I've only been in 5 different states.

[brassnuts]

88%
34 mi
208 seconds

[brassnuts]

I think, in general, people that live on the east coast would do better at this test. Simply because, growing up in California, I never payed attention to exactly where all of those tiny little states are over there. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[MEbenhoe]

[ QUOTE ]
score 90%
avg error 12 miles


[/ QUOTE ]

Freaky we tied on these two, 227 seconds

[eric5148]

[ QUOTE ]
I think, in general, people that live on the east coast would do better at this test. Simply because, growing up in California, I never payed attention to exactly where all of those tiny little states are over there.

[/ QUOTE ]

Good point. It's also not fair to people who played paper football all day in grammar school.

[stabn]

What's 'grammar school'?

[eric5148]

Aka gradeschool.

[Homer]

86%
33 miles
168 seconds

Shouldn't have rushed.

[lucas9000]

88%
avg error: 24 miles
time: 256 secs

i was so close on some of the ones i got wrong it made me want to punch the screen.

[Lazymeatball]

96%
9 miles
277 secs.

My only mistakes were Montana, Colorodo, and a misclick.

How the hell are you supposed to place Colorodo on a blank map?

[Freakin]

74%
12mi
227

i'm really tired...

Freakin

[Boris]

92%. Delaware screwed me.

[WEASEL45]

62%
avg error 153 miles
421 sec

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
I think, in general, people that live on the east coast would do better at this test. Simply because, growing up in California, I never payed attention to exactly where all of those tiny little states are over there. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Agreed, I f-ed up the East coast like nobody's business. Delaware? Who the hell knows where Delaware is?

[Ulysses]

82
38
267

I played it again and got a way better score. I got really screwed the first time by having some random stupid states in the middle of the country pop up first. If you get a couple of big coastal states first, everything becomes WAY easier. I also agree that East Coasters have an advantage. Who cares where all those silly little states are except for New York.

[mmbt0ne]

92%
13 miles
226 seconds

Crowning achievements, first state Pennsylvania...perfect. Second state Iowa...perfect. All went to [censored] when I tried to put Wyoming in Colorado.

[Tyler Durden]

86%, 21 miles, 343 seconds.

but on my ninth try i was able to get 100%. j/k.

[Redmen62]

80%/285 seconds/avg error 43 miles

My large average error was the largely the result of getting a couple of small NE states first. Not too bad for a Canuck, I'd say.

[WillMagic]

Basically none of you stand a chance in this one, as i was (drumroll please) one of the top 100 eighth-graders in the California State Geography Bee.

You can stop clapping now.

Anyway:

Score: 96%
Avg. Error: 3 miles
Time: 473 seconds (only because my mom interrupted me to tell me to clean my room...)

Will

[BottlesOf]

88%, 42 perfect. Avg. error 38 mi.

[bugstud]

96%
4 miles
199 seconds

managed to tenneessee right on the first state, but missed two states that had no neighbors before finish the rest cleanly

[Rick Diesel]

92%, 22 miles, 363 secs

[offTopic]

94%
8 miles
292 seconds

[mmbt0ne]

</font><blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:</font><hr />
Basically none of you stand a chance in this one, as i was (drumroll please) one of the top 100 eighth-graders in the California State Geography Bee.

[/ QUOTE ]

Bitch, sit down. 5th place in the state Geography Bee, right here. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[J.A.Sucker]

Definately a huge advantage to get some coastal states first. I got Colorado first, and couldn't place it within 20 miles. I'm from Colorado.

[2the9s]

100% 261 sec.

What do I win? /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[daryn]

wow, finally

score 100%
avg error 0 miles
time 184 s

[bugstud]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Basically none of you stand a chance in this one, as i was (drumroll please) one of the top 100 eighth-graders in the California State Geography Bee.

[/ QUOTE ]

Bitch, sit down. 5th place in the state Geography Bee, right here. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

does 8th in a state with actual population count? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[mmbt0ne]

Hey, we have plenty of population in Georgia. Just not a lot of them are smart. I managed to exploit this fact with multiple victories in things like this. It's like playing tee-ball as a high schooler.

[Duke]

276 seconds, no errors.

If you have to place something like Colorado dry, though, it's nearly impossible to get them all right. If I had to place Iowa first I would have gotten some wrong.

I don't know why people are complaining about the east coast being so hard. It gives a SICK margin of error for Rhode Island.

~D

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
It gives a SICK margin of error for Rhode Island.

~D

[/ QUOTE ]

Not when you put it 200 miles north of where it should be.

[jasonHoldEm]

47/50 Perfect, 8 miles, 274 secs

I won the national geography bee in 8th grade. (the local one, not the nationals)

J

[ThaSaltCracka]

92%
7 miles
222 sec

[Toro]

I'm not telling. You all beat me. I retook it 6 times and couldn't beat my original score and because of this stupid thread I missed the 2+2 sng.

[ThaSaltCracka]

its like some test for little kids too, haha.

seriously the test blows because if you are like 10 miles off you don't get it, dude, its hard as [censored] to place rhode island without anything else there, same thing with south Dakota. Hella dumb test, I know where they fuc[/b]king are, but not their god damn exact longitude and latitude!!!!!!! /images/graemlins/mad.gif

[Sooted]

score 94%

avg error 9 miles

time 264 s

[Sponger15SB]

[ QUOTE ]
I think, in general, people that live on the east coast would do better at this test. Simply because, growing up in California, I never payed attention to exactly where all of those tiny little states are over there. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Agreed.

I got an 84% with like 45 miles or something.

Also, I think depending on the way the states are given to you could change things on making it easier on the later states.

edit - ^ obviously i didn't look at the rest of the thread when saying that.

[Rick Nebiolo]

92%, 7 miles average error, 544 seconds (but I could have gone faster if I knew
speed was counted - my mouse wasn't set up right to move the states).

Without looking at the other scores I'd say I would rate about first or second in my little high school but in the middle of the 2+2 brainiacs.

I screwed up Deleware mostly

~ Rick

[RogerZBT]

score 94%
avg error 10 miles
time 294 s

Much better than I thought think I think only about 5 states really count.

[Rick Nebiolo]

Hey, I was going to show my buddy the general idea of how to play (he is computer illiterate) and it started with a much tougher state (Virginia). Mine started with my home state of Rhode Island!

No fair, I bet Daryn got to do the easy ones first!

Rick

[daryn]

well i didn't get 100% initially.. my initial score is up at the top, far from the best. i just thought it would be fun to see if i could get 100%. it's tough.

[on_thg]

90%, avg error 12 mi, way too long stupid fing mouse.

I had to get Iowa first. I know where Iowa is. I've even spent at least 12 hours there. But to line it up exactly when the map doesn't even have the Mississippi River on it? Aargh.

[Ed Miller]

Definately a huge advantage to get some coastal states first. I got Colorado first, and couldn't place it within 20 miles. I'm from Colorado.

Ignorant, whiny, bitches.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

58% I suck at geography and spelling really HARD.

[partygirluk]

64%
339 seconds
339 miles.

What do I win?

[Gatts]

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm

I'm sure you're smart enough to find the other games.

85% on the States
Aced South America/Central America
66% Africa
80% Europe
77% Asia

[BottlesOf]

2nd time around 92% 13 mi. WOOT!

[bugstud]

[ QUOTE ]
2nd time around 92% 13 mi. WOOT!

[/ QUOTE ]

pathetic

[jdl22]

96%
4 miles
365 seconds

First state was Montana got it right. Second was Pennsylvania. Sadly I was a bit off (yes I live here). I also missed Oklahoma later when there wasn't much in the middle.

[ThaSaltCracka]

Africa:
74%
average error 345 miles
433 seconds

damn that was hard.

Europe
73%

Asia
89%

[PhatTBoll]

Africa: First try

92%
27 miles
330 seconds

I am a motherfucking gangster geographer.

[Brain]

98%
227 seconds

It's tough to put CO on a blank map when it's the 4th state.

[Alobar]

88%
23 miles
202 seconds

This would have been alot cooler if they took the placed states off after you put them on, cuz it just becomes easy as all you have to do is match up with empty slots

This game is also biased towards people who live back East. I've never been over there, so delaware and conneticut might as well be the moon to me, heh

[__Q__]

96% perfect

Average Error 5 miles

383 secs

[Gatts]

I got one error on Africa like 3500 miles.

[snowden719]

100% in 213 seconds, although I orginally only got 94% with 6 miles in 276. It's somewhat silly though, as it is totally dependent on the order in which you get the states, I only had one tough piece the entire time, where I got Kansas as the very first state.

[maryfield48]

78%, 150 miles, c. 430 secs.

[maryfield48]

[ QUOTE ]
Africa:
74%
average error 345 miles
433 seconds

damn that was hard.

Europe
73%

Asia
89%

[/ QUOTE ]

Playing what levels?

[gibs]

84%
Avg. Error 48 mi
Got screwed on one where I accidently unclicked while I was dragging it. Damn touch pad! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[BottlesOf]

BS, I think that's well above avg.

I finally got 100% (got lucky on an early kansas, and everything fell into place from there)

[ThaSaltCracka]

level 3.

[Ray Zee]

totally unfair test for me. i have lousy mouse and button.

78
30
367

i can see how you guys multitable so fast now. even when i knew exactly where i wanted to drop it many times it was off until the baord started filling up. i have been in all the states and know where they are.

[TylerD]

62%, 307 miles.

Is there one for Welsh counties? We'll see how everyone does on that one! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[__Q__]

[ QUOTE ]
totally unfair test for me. i have lousy mouse and button.

78
30
367

i can see how you guys multitable so fast now. even when i knew exactly where i wanted to drop it many times it was off until the baord started filling up. i have been in all the states and know where they are.


[/ QUOTE ]

Ray, you're lucky that on this forum, people value great poker playing ability more than they value great silly geography test taking ability...

Well maybe not THIS forum, but other forums almost certainly value poker skills more.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
Ray, you're lucky that on this forum, people value great poker playing ability more than they value great silly geography test taking ability...

Well maybe not THIS forum, but other forums almost certainly value poker skills more.

[/ QUOTE ] go away, Ray Zee has the utmost respect of everyone that post in this forum.

[BruceZ]

47 out out of 50 perfect. I accidentally dropped Hawaii in the middle of the ocean, screwing up my overall mileage, which otherwise would have been about 1 mile. I started with Kansas and dropped it pretty quickly, not realizing it had to be very accurate, and I was off by 66 miles. That was my only real mileage error. I didn't realize time was a factor, so I went to the john after I had started. I'd guess 2-3 minutes for the test.

Nice idea for educational software.

[ThaSaltCracka]

whoah, BruceZ in OOT, awesome.

[AngryCola]

[ QUOTE ]
whoah, BruceZ in OOT, awesome.

[/ QUOTE ]

I have noticed many of the "big name" posters seem to lurk here a lot. They rarely post in OOT, but I have a feeling they are always watching us. Scary.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
whoah, BruceZ in OOT, awesome.

[/ QUOTE ]

I have noticed many of the "big name" posters seem to lurk here a lot. They rarely post in OOT, but I have a feeling they are always watching us. Scary.

[/ QUOTE ] a long time ago I asked Bruce some sort of probability question(which was hard for me to figure out) and he replied like hella fast. I then asked him something like, "wow so basically its easier to get struck by lightning than for that to happen", he replied something like "well actually you have a 1:2,300,00 chance to be struck by lighting compared to....(whatever we were talking about)." I then asked him to help me with my stats HW, but he then ignored me.

haha, he is a smart fuc[/b]ker.

[ArchAngel71857]

92 %
7 miles
233secs.

First one was Wyoming.

-AA

[ArchAngel71857]

94

6
187

again, wyoming first.
-AA

[DukeSucks]

84%
55 mi
329

[Nottom]

94%, 7mi, 363sec

[Nottom]

Took me 194 sec for a perfect on attempt 4.

I even managed to place Kentucky and Wyoming correctly as my first 2 states.

[Nottom]

[ QUOTE ]
its hard as [censored] to place rhode island without anything else there

[/ QUOTE ]

Missing any state with a coastline is inexcusable. Rhode Island for example has a big bay right in the middle, its very easy to figure out where it goes.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
its hard as [censored] to place rhode island without anything else there

[/ QUOTE ]

Missing any state with a coastline is inexcusable. Rhode Island for example has a big bay right in the middle, its very easy to figure out where it goes.

[/ QUOTE ]you are wrong.

[andyfox]

84%
29 miles average error
532 seconds
42 out of 50 correct.

[andyfox]

Yeah, Deleware messed me up too. Who really cares where the friggin' place is anyway?

[__Q__]

What are you talking about? I never said anything negative about Ray Zee. Infact, I respect him a great deal.

If you don't understand what i'm saying, then don't comment. Just try again next week.

[M2d]

82%
you guys should try being from hawaii

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
82%
you guys should try being from hawaii

[/ QUOTE ]I am sure its rough /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[JoeU]

92%
208 sec
14 mi error

I dropped Virginia and Iowa a little too far away.

Joe

[namknils]

Well, this thread is 5 pages long, are people still posting their results?

I got 88%
Avg Error 9 miles
It took me 377 seconds because I kept closing it as people at work walked by my desk.

[snowden719]

Africa 98% 7 miles error
Europe 98% 13 mile error [censored] Malta, you're barely even a country
Asia 94% 53 mile error
South America 100%

Am I the 2+2 Geography super champion? Please PM me for shipping info for any sweet prizes you want to give me.

[maryfield48]

That's ridiculously good. Africa 98%, Asia 94%? Wow.

Oh, it's South America and the Caribbean. Hate being overlooked.

[Nottom]

Got the state map completed in 162 ... anybody beat that?

[PhatTBoll]

[ QUOTE ]
Got the state map completed in 162 ... anybody beat that?

[/ QUOTE ]

148

[Lazymeatball]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
its hard as [censored] to place rhode island without anything else there

[/ QUOTE ]

Missing any state with a coastline is inexcusable. Rhode Island for example has a big bay right in the middle, its very easy to figure out where it goes.

[/ QUOTE ]you are wrong.

[/ QUOTE ]

he is correct

[Bulldog]

100%
0 miles
297 seconds

First try. Helps to get coastal states first. I got a little lucky on South Dakota (third state maybe) and Missouri (no border states in yet).

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
its hard as [censored] to place rhode island without anything else there

[/ QUOTE ]

Missing any state with a coastline is inexcusable. Rhode Island for example has a big bay right in the middle, its very easy to figure out where it goes.

[/ QUOTE ]you are wrong.

[/ QUOTE ]

he is correct

[/ QUOTE ]

when there is no other state placed in the area and you have to place it perfectly, it doesn't matter if it has a coastline, because its tiny and hard to place exactly.

[nicky g]

78%
120 miles.
Time is irrelevant cos I kept having to stop because of work stuff.

Not awful for a foreigner. I got most states right but there were a few that were thousands of miles from where I thought they were. Minnesota - who knew? And Ohio is near Maryland? I may have to visit it. Most of the "Mid-West" and a lot of the South was much further east than I realised.

[Mackie]

48 of 50, avg error 4 miles, 351 sec

[Mackie]

forgot to add, anyone with a kid that owns a leap pad has a big advantage. If your's has one you know why.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Score: 92%

Avg Error: 8.8 miles

Time: 308 sec

[ThaSaltCracka]

damn, try the capital one, I got 27 out of 50.

tough. (http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm)

[TimM]

Which level, there are three for state capitals.

[ThaSaltCracka]

[ QUOTE ]
Which level, there are three for state capitals.

[/ QUOTE ]the hardest one.

[Dominic]

94% 7 miles 403 seconds

[jstnrgrs]

94% ave Error 7 miles time 307sec (note: I wasn't trying to go fast.)

[Nottom]

Try the state placement on level 3 (i.e. only 1 state at a time)

Managed 94%, 6 mi, 234sec

I'll be pretty impressed by a better score on that level.

[MasterShakes]

Score: 94%
Avg. Error: 10 Miles
Time: 352 Seconds

[DBowling]

84% 23 miles 262 seconds