# Name the Countries - web game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 22, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041 "2008-10-22T12:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/21 "2008-10-22T23:35:37Z")
98 for me. I had about 90 named by the 5-minute mark and blanked out. Stupid spellings and obscure unknown foreign countries… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/22 "2008-10-22T23:48:31Z")
1. Good on Asia (took me a coupla tries to spell Kazakhstan right though) and the Americas, not so hot on the Balkans, south-central Africa and the ivory coast… ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/23 "2008-10-23T00:16:11Z")
**140**. I missed Italy, Chile, and Switzerland! That map was difficult to read with all of the labels, so I had no idea what countries I had missed! I got every “-stan”, though. Kyrgyzstan took a few tries to spell. Couldn’t spell Seychelles after 10 tries. ---
**Author:** ![quixotic78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3ab097/32.png) [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/24 "2008-10-23T02:12:02Z")
153, and I missed some that should have been gimmes like Bulgaria, Romania, Ghana, Nicaragua, and Ecuador. ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/25 "2008-10-23T02:32:22Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > ETA: Zaire = Republic of Congo (and not just Congo, Republic of Congo) Zaire became the _Democratic_ Republic of Congo. The Republic of Congo is a separate country altogether (with, as far as I know, a relatively stable name). ---
**Author:** ![MilTan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@MilTan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MilTan)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/26 "2008-10-23T02:37:17Z")
1. Really, 155 because I typed in “Nevis” and I typed in “St. Kitts,” but didn’t type them in together. I completely whiffed on most of West Africa. And I missed Cuba. Cuba! Also, I’m giving myself another half point for knowing that there were two Congos, but not being able to figure out how to get them both to count (forgot the “Democratic” prefix). ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/27 "2008-10-23T02:58:41Z")
I got 135 but I’m alright with it because I ran out of time and I still had a dozen or two more Asian countries that I knew. I went Left to Right which was probably a mistake because, while I got most of Africa, it still took me far too long (I missed Tanzania of all things. Cape Verde I got but I miss a country of which I spent two hours watching slides from a few days ago). If I would have done Asia First I probably would have done better. ---
**Author:** ![T\_SQUARE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/28 "2008-10-23T05:12:36Z")
141 + 20 spelled wrong. I couldn’t spell 2 countries I’ve actaully been to. ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/29 "2008-10-23T08:26:29Z")
> [@Mbossa](#): > > 1. I’m particularly proud of the fact that I spelt both Herzegovina and Azerbaijan correctly, but I just couldn’t crack the spelling of Liechtenstein. Second play netted 166. If the countries themselves changed colour on the map, rather than just having a label appear in an extremely approximate position, I reckon I could get all of them. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/30 "2008-10-23T09:47:00Z")
What do they call French Guiana? I tried a few different variations on the spelling but it wouldn’t accept it. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/31 "2008-10-23T12:23:02Z")
> [@bluecanary](#): > > What do they call French Guiana? I tried a few different variations on the spelling but it wouldn’t accept it. French Guiana is a part of France, is it even on it? ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/32 "2008-10-23T12:49:46Z")
The People’s Democratic Republic of PageLoadError comes up nicely every time. Bugger all else though. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/33 "2008-10-24T22:05:34Z")
1. I’m usually not too good with these kinds of things as my “RAM” isn’t the most efficient in the world for dredging up lists of things (I’ve always prided myself on being a geography whiz tho). However I typed in “poland”, “rumania”, and “columbia” and wasn’t given credit for any of those three countries (and note that it allows “Burma” for Myanmar). Africa sadly was an almost complete and total mystery, and that is where I lost most of my points. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/34 "2008-10-24T22:09:33Z")
> [@Mbossa](#): > > Zaire became the _Democratic_ Republic of Congo. The Republic of Congo is a separate country altogether (with, as far as I know, a relatively stable name). :smack: I had Googled Zaire to see if it had a name change (when it wouldn’t work in the game), did a quick read and only typed in “Republic of Congo”, got a hit and moved on. Dumb luck! ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/35 "2008-10-25T00:05:08Z")
147 + 3 I couldn’t spell (Kyrgyzstan, St. Vincent-Grenadines [I forgot the second half!], and Bosnia and Herzegovina). I’m quite proud that I remembered Seychelles existed, because it’s one of those countries I’m always aware I’m forgetting, you know? And I spelled almost all the -stan states on the first try. Most of the ones I missed were the microstates in Europe and various south-Pacific nations. And, uh, Ireland, which I really can’t justify. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/36 "2008-10-25T00:38:39Z")
128 “The” Gambia indeed. I missed some obvious ones while trying to figure out how I spelled “Gambia” wrong or Liechtenstein wrong. Most obvious places I missed/overlooked while working on the more obscure: Jamaica El Salvador Philippines Japan Ivory Coast Haiti Cameroon Senegal Taiwan Chad Albania Tunisia Belgium Netherlands Hungary Croatia Romania Bulgaria ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/37 "2008-10-25T00:50:10Z")
Well, that was intense! I managed a pretty satisfying 156. Got all the mainland Americas, practically all of Europe and Asia (save a couple of former Soviet Central Asian republics) but missed a couple of Caribbean islands which is shameful because it is my stomping ground. Also - inevitably - missed some South Pacific island nations and West African states. The Gambia, my arse! Silliest omissions were Fiji, Iceland, the Bahamas & Trinidad and Tobago. I also had problems spelling Kyrgyzstan, and doubts about the status of several Caribbean islands and French Guyana also caused some delays. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/38 "2008-10-25T01:15:19Z")
I got 112, which was not as good as I’d hoped for. Who knew that Dominica and the Dominican Republic are two different countries? Or that Kyrgyzstan is spelled just that way (and no other)? Not me. My worst omissions were in Western Africa and northeastern South America. Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/39 "2008-10-25T01:40:20Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > French Guiana is a part of France, is it even on it? Not on there. French Guiana is a part of France, not an independent nation. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041/40 "2008-10-25T01:47:31Z")
I managed to get 127- not bad, given my typing speed and the abnormal slowness of my computer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-countries-web-game/469041.md?page=3)