Can You Name all 53 African Countries in 10 minutes

Babette · 03-03-2007, 12:23 PM

Holy $hit! NOOOOOOO!

Try here

Kevy Baby · 03-03-2007, 12:24 PM

Oh f-you!

wendybeth · 03-03-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Oh f-you!

Lol!!! First thing I thought was "Crap! I can't even finish the map of the country where I live, and doesn't Africa change like every three weeks? Same goes for the former Soviet satellite countries.

Kevy Baby · 03-03-2007, 12:42 PM

Alright... I did better than I thought I would. I got:

Algeria
Angola
Botswana
Chad
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea (For some reason I had a hard time spelling this one)
Ivory Coast (Lucky Guess)
Kenya
Liberia
Libya (it helped that I watched Back to the Future the other night)
Madagascar
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Niger (the main reason I got this one was because it automatically popped up when I was typing "Nigeria")
Rwanda
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
Zimbabwe

But I missed:

Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde,
Central African Republic
Comoros
Republic of the Congo (I tried "Congo" but it wouldn't accept that)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Gabon
The Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Togo (isn't this a sandwich place?)
Tunisia
Zambia (I was close on this one - I typed it as "Zamibia")

I'm still mad a Babette though.

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-03-2007, 12:51 PM

Kevy kicked my ass. I was intrigued to see how many I knew.

Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia,
Madagascar, Mali (I had a coworker who worked with the Peace Corp there), Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa,
Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe.

Yes, I forgot Rwanda, Nigeria, Somalia....seems I should watch more news.

Kevy Baby · 03-03-2007, 12:56 PM

Time spent waiting in Coffee shops (either in line or waiting for the product) helped a LoT.

Not Afraid · 03-03-2007, 01:08 PM

We did a joint effort and got 32:
Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt,
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya,
Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco,
Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Missed 21:

Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,
Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,

The big time killer for us was the spelling. Music knowledge helped a LOT!

blueerica · 03-03-2007, 03:38 PM

I actually did pretty well, and was shocked at a couple that I missed. I've been blessed with Peace Corps friends that have sent me post cards throughout various tours, etc... Other, I just knew from knowing.

I got: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde,
Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo,
Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

I forgot:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros,
Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon,
The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Tanzania,

Senegal and Tanzania - doh! I should have had those - and Congo - I thought that was just Congo. Wasted the last few minutes trying to get it to work by just typing Congo... heh

€uroMeinke · 03-03-2007, 03:57 PM

I kept coming up with former names - Zaire, Rhodesia and the like

Jughead P. Jones · 03-03-2007, 05:58 PM

I suppose the next logical question is Name all 10 Canadian provinces and three territories. Now, THOSE I can score perfect on!

But, since we're talking about Africa, I got about half of them.

03-03-2007, 12:23 PM	#1
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03-03-2007, 12:24 PM	#2
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03-03-2007, 12:42 PM	#4
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Alright... I did better than I thought I would. I got: Algeria Angola Botswana Chad Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Guinea (For some reason I had a hard time spelling this one) Ivory Coast (Lucky Guess) Kenya Liberia Libya (it helped that I watched Back to the Future the other night) Madagascar Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Niger (the main reason I got this one was because it automatically popped up when I was typing "Nigeria") Rwanda Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe But I missed: Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde, Central African Republic Comoros Republic of the Congo (I tried "Congo" but it wouldn't accept that) Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Gabon The Gambia Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Togo (isn't this a sandwich place?) Tunisia Zambia (I was close on this one - I typed it as "Zamibia") I'm still mad a Babette though. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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03-03-2007, 12:51 PM	#5
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Kevy kicked my ass. I was intrigued to see how many I knew. Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali (I had a coworker who worked with the Peace Corp there), Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Zimbabwe. Yes, I forgot Rwanda, Nigeria, Somalia....seems I should watch more news. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Time spent waiting in Coffee shops (either in line or waiting for the product) helped a LoT. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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03-03-2007, 01:08 PM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	We did a joint effort and got 32: Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Missed 21: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, The big time killer for us was the spelling. Music knowledge helped a LOT!
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03-03-2007, 03:38 PM	#8
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I actually did pretty well, and was shocked at a couple that I missed. I've been blessed with Peace Corps friends that have sent me post cards throughout various tours, etc... Other, I just knew from knowing. I got: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, I forgot: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mauritania, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Tanzania, Senegal and Tanzania - doh! I should have had those - and Congo - I thought that was just Congo. Wasted the last few minutes trying to get it to work by just typing Congo... heh __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Jughead P. Jones Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 404	I suppose the next logical question is Name all 10 Canadian provinces and three territories. Now, THOSE I can score perfect on! But, since we're talking about Africa, I got about half of them. __________________ "I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be mine, and he shall be my Squishy!"
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