Can You Name All 50 States in 10 Minutes

Babette · 03-01-2007, 10:36 PM

I came across this fun site. 50 States

My time left was 8:47. I do have an advantage over most adults. I am not only a teacher, but a 5th grade teacher (you know, the year you have to learn the 50 states). I used my ABC order song to help me complete this pretty quickly. I did somehow skip the verse with the "I"s and had to go back and think about those a moment.

Have fun!

BarTopDancer · 03-01-2007, 10:47 PM

the spelling killed me.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-01-2007, 11:04 PM

I did much better than I expected. With 6:30 left, I had 44. By 4:00 left, I had 47. I ended up with 49, but it turned out I had doubled up on deleware, so 48. I missed Maryland and Missouri. So many damned M's!

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-01-2007, 11:10 PM

Wow. Couldn't do it. Sat here for 10 minutes and I missed SEVEN.

I don't want to go on that show and admit I'm not smarter than a fifth grader.

wendybeth · 03-02-2007, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Wow. Couldn't do it. Sat here for 10 minutes and I missed SEVEN.

I don't want to go on that show and admit I'm not smarter than a fifth grader.

As a teacher to a fifth-grader, I know better than to go on that show. I'd get my ass kicked.

MouseWife · 03-02-2007, 12:29 AM

I'm not even going to try. It would take me way longer than ten minutes.

What scares me is if I ever get pulled over {not that I would but if I ever did....} and they ask me to recite the alphabet backwards...no way. Do they even really ask this? I think we saw it on a movie or something and Hubster and I were like 'Who can really do this???'

And, hell, I probably couldn't even walk a straight line.

Betty · 03-02-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MouseWife

I'm not even going to try. It would take me way longer than ten minutes.

What scares me is if I ever get pulled over {not that I would but if I ever did....} and they ask me to recite the alphabet backwards...no way. Do they even really ask this? I think we saw it on a movie or something and Hubster and I were like 'Who can really do this???'

And, hell, I probably couldn't even walk a straight line.

That's something I can do as fast as I can say it forward. When my daughter was a baby, I would lay her down for bed after feeding her in the middle of the night and if I could get through saying the alphabet backwards, I felt comfortable enough to snooze away. But if she cried out before that, I would tend to her and then start over. Oddly enough, my daughter can now also recite the alphabet backwards.

The key is to do it in 3's. You know the first zyx, then wvu, tsr, qpo etc.

You find that there are groups of letters that come naturally and that makes it easier. Then all of a sudden you're at fedcba and ta-da - you know the alphabet backwards.

Just one of my many talents!

DreadPirateRoberts · 03-02-2007, 07:43 AM

I missed Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma. I had the States song going though my head, but it quit about 3/4 of the way though.

MouseWife · 03-03-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Betty

That's something I can do as fast as I can say it forward.
Just one of my many talents!

Wow!! I am impressed!!

Kevy Baby · 03-01-2007, 11:19 PM

Missed Iowa and Minnesota and one other "M" state

03-01-2007, 10:36 PM	#1
Babette Snubbed Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cupcake heaven Posts: 433	Can You Name All 50 States in 10 Minutes I came across this fun site. 50 States My time left was 8:47. I do have an advantage over most adults. I am not only a teacher, but a 5th grade teacher (you know, the year you have to learn the 50 states). I used my ABC order song to help me complete this pretty quickly. I did somehow skip the verse with the "I"s and had to go back and think about those a moment. Have fun!
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I did much better than I expected. With 6:30 left, I had 44. By 4:00 left, I had 47. I ended up with 49, but it turned out I had doubled up on deleware, so 48. I missed Maryland and Missouri. So many damned M's! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Wow. Couldn't do it. Sat here for 10 minutes and I missed SEVEN. I don't want to go on that show and admit I'm not smarter than a fifth grader. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I'm not even going to try. It would take me way longer than ten minutes. What scares me is if I ever get pulled over {not that I would but if I ever did....} and they ask me to recite the alphabet backwards...no way. Do they even really ask this? I think we saw it on a movie or something and Hubster and I were like 'Who can really do this???' And, hell, I probably couldn't even walk a straight line. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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03-02-2007, 07:43 AM	#8
DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	I missed Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma. I had the States song going though my head, but it quit about 3/4 of the way though.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Missed Iowa and Minnesota and one other "M" state __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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