This looks like the last thread that was posted...2 days ago. Hi guys...thought I would drop in and see if the place was still open...coffee's cold...donuts are stale...what happened to this place?
Twinky, I couldn't begin to place the sections of Britain on a map. In grade school I was taught Canadian provinces but that's it, internationally. Here's an interesting fact. The state of Wyoming ranks 9th in size, but 50th in population. Even Washington DC has more people in it than the entire state of Wyoming.
Johniam, as far as the parts of the UK are concerned, there are 4: Wales (to the West), England (to the East), Northern Ireland (as in Not In the mainland) and Scotland (the bit that's left - at the top).
There is a difference between "Great Britain" or "Britain" and "the United Kingdom":
Wow! I just got a perfect score on the 50 states game. The hardest were the first 2; Utah and Tennessee with no bordering states or coasts. Missouri was tricky with only KY and TN to work with, but somehow I did it.
Recommended Posts
Ron G.
I got screwed up not knowing Hawaii had been relocated into the Gulf of Mexico :(
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Twinky
Yeah, tricky one that. Hawaii moved, too.
But apart from that, a fun game.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
GrouchoMarxJr
This looks like the last thread that was posted...2 days ago. Hi guys...thought I would drop in and see if the place was still open...coffee's cold...donuts are stale...what happened to this place?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
johniam
88.6 - 14 miles
Not bad.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
johniam
Second try - 96 - 4 miles.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
johniam
Twinky, I couldn't begin to place the sections of Britain on a map. In grade school I was taught Canadian provinces but that's it, internationally. Here's an interesting fact. The state of Wyoming ranks 9th in size, but 50th in population. Even Washington DC has more people in it than the entire state of Wyoming.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Twinky
Johniam, as far as the parts of the UK are concerned, there are 4: Wales (to the West), England (to the East), Northern Ireland (as in Not In the mainland) and Scotland (the bit that's left - at the top).
There is a difference between "Great Britain" or "Britain" and "the United Kingdom":
Politically, Great Britain also refers to the island itself together with a number of surrounding islands, which constitute the territory of England, Scotland and Wales.[/url] All of the island is territory of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and most of the United Kingdom's territory is in Great Britain. Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island of Great Britain, as are their respective capital cities: London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.
The kingdoms were united firstly England and Wales; then England (and Wales) and Scotland.
Europe is a different matter and some Brits hardly want to belong to Europe! But of course they do. What they don't want is to be part of greater Europe - the European Union. Which is a political creature that wants to be a super-state.
There are many countries in Europe and the other game will have you scratching your head a bit. Well - it had me scratching my head!
I find it interesting that most people in Europe and other countries (like Australia and New Zealand) have a fair idea where the states in the USA are, It is a pity that is not reciprocated by Americans. My friend in NZ did the 50 states game and came up with a result almost as good as yours, Johniam. A little bit better than my result, too. And he's never been to the USA!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
johniam
Wow! I just got a perfect score on the 50 states game. The hardest were the first 2; Utah and Tennessee with no bordering states or coasts. Missouri was tricky with only KY and TN to work with, but somehow I did it.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Twinky
Well done!
Now try that with the Europe game...that's hard.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
ex70sHouston
94.11
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.