# How well do you know the states? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568 "2007-10-30T14:01:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/41 "2007-10-30T16:51:36Z")
150/150 A few months ago my girlfriend and I were on a road trip and to kill some time she quizzed me on the capitals (in my middle school days I could name them all). Much to my surprise I got far more wrong then I expected. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/42 "2007-10-30T17:01:23Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] 60/168 on Africa. That was pretty hard. [/QUOTE] 74/162 I knew that one was going to be trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/43 "2007-10-30T17:02:48Z")
133/150. I’m the best of the worst! There’s no one worse than me! There’s no one worse than me! It was the New England states and those stupid square states out west that screwed me up. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/44 "2007-10-30T17:12:57Z")
[QUOTE=Marlitharn] 133/150. I’m the best of the worst! There’s no one worse than me! There’s no one worse than me! It was the New England states and those stupid square states out west that screwed me up. [/QUOTE] 108 out of 150. This is why I don’t leave the state of Illinois, County of Cook - I’d just get lost. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/45 "2007-10-30T17:13:34Z")
[QUOTE=brewha] 143 Stupid New England states. Why can’t we just mash em all into one? [/QUOTE] [They did.](http://www.patriots.com/) 150 ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/46 "2007-10-30T17:13:36Z")
148/150. If those two pesky interchangeable northeastern states would just merge into New Vermontshire, perfection would be mine. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/47 "2007-10-30T17:52:25Z")
150/150 on US states. 39/39 on Canadian provinces. 138/138 on European countries. 38/39 on South America. 93/96 on Asia. 72/96 on Australia/Oceania. 132/162 on Africa. 41/66 on the Caribbean. 42/42 on Central America. 69/75 Middle East (damn -stans). And I have no life. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/48 "2007-10-30T17:56:33Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] … because I mixed up Thailand and Myanmar… [/QUOTE] :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/49 "2007-10-30T18:05:04Z")
States: 150/150. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/50 "2007-10-30T18:34:42Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Wow. 85 of 138 on Europe. I’m embarassed that I couldn’t find Czecho. And where the fuck is San Marino? [/QUOTE] San Marino is one of those itty bitty countries that is on the border of two other countries. There are like three of them. Last spring I took a world history class and I could correctly label every country in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. I can’t do it now. In fact, I loaded the Africa quiz and the first country it asked me to find? I’d never even heard of. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/51 "2007-10-30T18:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] San Marino is one of those itty bitty countries that is on the border of two other countries. There are like three of them. [/QUOTE] Ah, thanks. I’m going to go home tonight and study my atlas. 30/39 on Canada. It’s all those little islands on the right that screw me up. And this just a month after a long conversation with my coworker about her trip to NS and PEI. I googled maps and everything! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/52 "2007-10-30T18:43:00Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] San Marino is one of those itty bitty countries that is on the border of two other countries. There are like three of them. [/QUOTE] No, I believe San Marino is completely enclosed by Italy. It’s not on a border like Andorra. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/53 "2007-10-30T18:45:47Z")
149/150, and that’s only because I wasn’t precise enough with the mouse when clicking on Delaware. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/54 "2007-10-30T18:56:30Z")
142/150. I’m still not sure where Iowa is. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/55 "2007-10-30T19:03:03Z")
[QUOTE=Ghanima] 142/150. I’m still not sure where Iowa is. [/QUOTE] That’s really easy for me. I was born there. In fact, I know all of the states from New York to Kansas, as I made that trek every year from age 8 to 17. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/56 "2007-10-30T19:53:57Z")
U.S. major cities 424/474 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/57 "2007-10-30T19:57:56Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] I learned 'em from having a States puzzle when I was a kid. [/QUOTE] As did I. The map I had also listed the states in alphabetical order and named their capitals, plus showed products and animals connected with each state on its puzzle piece. I scored 150/150 on this game, as I made sure to go slowly enough to avoid the dreaded imprecise click. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/58 "2007-10-30T20:17:02Z")
[QUOTE=Litoris] Meh. 0/0 it loads with errors, so I can’t even play. someone call the waaaahmbulance, wouldja? [/QUOTE] I got that the first time and then loaded again and it was cool. I too remember my US puzzle–I still see the states in those colors in my mind’s eye. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/59 "2007-10-30T20:25:43Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] U.S. major cities 424/474 [/QUOTE] 1. 😛 150/150 on the states…of course. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568/60 "2007-10-30T20:52:42Z")
132 of 162 on Africa 131 of 138 on Europe (curse you, Estonia, Lithuania & Latvia!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-you-know-the-states/424568.md?page=4)