# How many people here can get 100% on this quiz?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [May 26, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191 "2004-05-26T15:58:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Powers)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/1 "2004-05-26T15:58:12Z")
[Be honest, please.](http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/afrquiz.html)
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/2 "2004-05-26T16:07:33Z")
I got 144 out of 147… I missed three, but I got each of them the second try.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/3 "2004-05-26T16:09:20Z")
I couldn’t get any.
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### Author:  [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/4 "2004-05-26T16:11:42Z")
78, but come on they’ve got 3 countries named Guinea and 2 named Congo.
But I did get 39 on the Canada quiz. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/5 "2004-05-26T16:16:55Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#):
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> I got 144 out of 147… I missed three, but I got each of them the second try.
Well, well…look at little mister African Geography Perfection Guy. Atlas Boy. The Map-Meister. Lightin’ up the Dark Continent. Maps-backward “R” - Us Dude. The Mapinator…
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### Author:  [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/6 "2004-05-26T16:19:24Z")
100% - but I’ve done a lot of work in Africa.
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### Author:  [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/7 "2004-05-26T16:19:38Z")
65 out of 147. Now, where are my car keys? Where is it I live again?
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### Author:  [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/8 "2004-05-26T16:23:12Z")
I got 77/147. My goegraphy of Africa is utterly dreadful.
Made myself feel better by getting 100% in Asia though.
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### Author:  [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/9 "2004-05-26T16:23:16Z")
I got a 59. Pathetic. But I was close on most of them. matt\_mcl: I’m impressed. Are you a student of geography?
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### Author:  [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/10 "2004-05-26T16:23:54Z")
I knew Africa would be tough, but I thought I’d have a clue. After the first half dozen questions I gave up because I only got Egypt right. Sheesh. I’m more geographically challenged than I thought.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/11 "2004-05-26T16:28:02Z")
81, which is embarrassing, since I lived there for over three years. But memory fades.
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### Author:  [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/12 "2004-05-26T16:31:58Z")
1. Africa is rough. I’m gonna try South America.
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### Author:  [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/13 "2004-05-26T16:33:00Z")
I got Egypt, South Africa, Madagascar and Zimbabwa. Then I went 😛 and quit :mad: Back to the world atlas for some studyin’
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### Author:  [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/14 "2004-05-26T16:46:03Z")
Sorry, I 've got better things to do with my time than take geography quizzes.
Well, actually, I missed the first question and then said “fuqit.”
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/15 "2004-05-26T16:46:27Z")
Well that was humiliating.
And I lived in Africa for two years.
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### Author:  [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/16 "2004-05-26T16:50:31Z")
1. Much better than I thought. USA has only fought in a handful of those places.
War is G-ds way of teaching geography.
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### Author:  [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/17 "2004-05-26T16:53:57Z")
A bit, fat honkin’ 27, baby.
And the only one that wasn’t a guess was Madagascar, and that’s just because it’s clearly labled on a _Risk_ board. Actually, now that I think about it, _Risk_ is probably the single largest influence on my geographic knowledge. Or lack thereof.
In theory: sad.
In reality: have a very hard time caring.
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### Author:  [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/18 "2004-05-26T17:06:47Z")
1. That’s embarrasing.
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### Author:  [@rackensack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rackensack)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/19 "2004-05-26T17:36:24Z")
1. Not too bad, but since I’ve always been someone who reads maps for fun, I sort of expected to do better.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-here-can-get-100-on-this-quiz/247191/20 "2004-05-26T17:52:38Z")
1. Western Africa has never been my strong suit. I generally ace the rest of the world, though. Make of this what you will. 😃
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