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Save Humanity by Guessing Countries

Evil aliens have decided to kill everyone on Earth! Fortunately, they've given you two minutes to save as many as you can. All you have to do is name a country to save everyone in it.
Each "answer" correct corresponds to 1 million people saved
Countries with fewer than 1 million people are rounded up
2020 population estimates according to Worldometers
Quiz by GeoPhilia
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Last updated: May 25, 2020
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First submittedMay 5, 2020
Times taken215,969
Average score67.4%
Rating4.98
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+27
Level 57
May 8, 2020
Thanks to ethanc who gave me the quiz idea!
+17
Level 57
Jun 7, 2020
Also try US State and Europe version!

Do not forget to tell how many people you saved!

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Level 23
May 6, 2020
When I typed in Bangladesh, it didn't accept it as an answer. Good quiz tho
+1
Level 57
May 6, 2020
It is working correct. You might had typed that wrong.
+3
Level 71
May 6, 2020
Very good quiz! I saved 6,835,000,000 people
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Level 22
Jan 23, 2022
I Saved 5.12 Or 6.43 Billion People
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Level 77
May 6, 2020
Saved 7.212 billion, but we'll have to repopulate New Zealand. Cool idea!
+10
Level 93
Jun 25, 2020
Frodo you were supposed to save the Shire!
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Level 33
Jun 30, 2020
He's one of those people who only watched the movies and also won't get this joke.
+5
Level 51
May 7, 2020
Couple notes, Nigeria bugs with Madagascar, and I saved 6.96 billion. Fun quiz.
+2
Level 57
May 7, 2020
Fixed
+4
Level 70
May 8, 2020
Saved 85% without even getting the US. next time I'll try to save the most people starting with the least populated countries, that should be fun.
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Level 57
May 8, 2020
It would be Very hard!
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Level 73
May 15, 2020
7321/7761 = 94%

Quizmaster will be very happy to hear that Belgium did not make the cut

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Level 57
May 15, 2020
What is Belgium?
+3
Level 51
May 19, 2020
The country where Hercule Poirot lives... It's important! Less than France, but important...
+3
Level 74
May 21, 2020
Technically, Poirot lives in London and is from Belgium
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Level 51
May 23, 2020
In some stories, he's living in Belgium. But yes, he's usually in London.
+3
Level 65
May 17, 2020
Saved over 7 billion!
+2
Level 64
May 20, 2020
Saved 6,911,000,000 people!
+3
Level 64
May 22, 2020
I saved 7 billion people, 91% :) Sorry South America... Forgot you
+3
Level 18
May 22, 2020
I'm now a huge criminal as I've killed over 3 billion people.

Rip Africa :(

+3
Level 60
May 25, 2020
87% :)
+16
Level 68
May 25, 2020
Good quiz, but with so many answers in the SVG it's rather laggy
+1
Level 32
Nov 15, 2020
it's so laggy for me that it's unplayable. something is very unoptimized in the code, because everytime i type something in my cpu goes crazy and the tab freezes for >10 seconds.
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Level 32
Jun 21, 2021
That’s gonna be your end.
+2
Level 93
May 25, 2020
Ooft. My hands are sore now! 7177/7811 – 91.88%.
+4
Level 65
May 25, 2020
Is it just me or does anyone else’s screen say that they saved about 3600% of humanity?
+1
Level 55
May 25, 2020
It's a glitch. Happening to some other quizzes too. QM is fixing it (I think)
+1
Level 82
May 25, 2020
Yep, I get 169% just for the USA. Also I'm not seeing a map. Just a grey box that fills in with green squares.
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Level 91
May 25, 2020
The gray squares that turn green are what is meant in description as "answers" - each square represents 1million people (rounded) and the answer boxes are in country order by population. (you should notice that a different number of squares turn green for different countries)
+2
Level ∞
May 25, 2020
The bug is fixed. The grey box is intentional.
+1
Level 82
May 25, 2020
Oh right. Seem to remember it having a map before, but I guess it was changed or I'm remembering it incorrectly.
+3
Level 66
May 30, 2020
Maybe you are overtired ;)
+12
Level 84
May 25, 2020
I started small and only saved 8.2M people. Jamaica, Denmark and Taiwan are now the 3 largest countries on earth.
+4
Level 66
May 31, 2020
Somehow that is fascinating :) 3 quite distinct countries, well spread out as well, I wonder how the alliances will be, and well, everything. Fascinating new world to think about :)

Let's call it Denjatai (or Jadentai, Dentaija, Jataiden, Taidenja, Taijaden sort of ordered by preference, though it keeps changing the longer I look at it.. but yea I think this is the order I'm going with.)

Interestingly Taiwan has 4 times more people as Denmark (and are in the same size range) and Denmark is 4 times as big as Jamaica (andhas twice the population 5.8 and 2.9 mill)

+2
Level 73
May 25, 2020
Those poor São Toméans...!
+1
Level 91
Apr 28, 2021
and given the small populations no one will start saving Marshall islands or Seychelles any time soon either.
+1
Level 83
May 26, 2020
Managed 85%. I'm so sorry Canadians
+3
Level 71
May 26, 2020
I find it interesting that 12% saved the Vatican 801 people (all probably old and infertile) whereas only 1% saved Burkina Faso 20,903,273 people .......... weird!
+1
Level 66
May 30, 2020
Well, the description says every answer saves 1m people..
+1
Level 55
Jun 7, 2021
Although Burkina Faso is much better than Vatican City in this quiz, when you're in a panic it's doubtful you'll think of it.
+1
Level 60
May 26, 2020
Omedeto 🎉🎉🎊🎊 on your first feature
+1
Level 57
May 26, 2020
Thanks SWAT!
+11
Level 71
May 26, 2020
That moment you realize more people chose to save the 801 people in the Vatican than the 20 million in Burkina Faso
+9
Level 71
May 26, 2020
Oh dammit malbaby already said the exact same thing
+3
Level 43
May 26, 2020
lol
+1
Level 86
May 26, 2020
7153/7811 = 92% in 3rd try
+1
Level 76
May 26, 2020
Saved 7009/7811 people (90%). Feel bad for missing South Korea
+1
Level 74
May 26, 2020
Saved 88%. All in a day's work, Turkmenistan, all in a day's work.
+2
Level 68
May 26, 2020
Not so well.. because i spend too much time to save the little European countries that are close to my heart.
+1
Level 51
May 26, 2020
I saved 6 billion people.
+1
Level 71
May 26, 2020
91% ... somehow
+2
Level 84
May 26, 2020
Is this just a 2 minute version of the countries of the world quiz where you are given points based on population?
+4
Level 84
May 26, 2020
so I saved 7 billion people or so... oh well. Most of those left would be wiped out by global warming anyway
+4
Level 57
May 26, 2020
Well, you can say this, but before featuring, you need not to name countries less than a million. But after QM featured it, he changed so that you have to name every country.
+1
Level 68
May 26, 2020
Saved 77%, even managed to save Kiribati!
+3
Level 56
May 27, 2020
Maybe change the population answer colummn to Population? It kinda bugs me
+1
Level 66
May 31, 2020
Honestly there are a lot of things that bug me about this one.. description and lag being the main things. I like the general idea, execution, not so much. Sorry.
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Level 72
May 27, 2020
Saved 6.3 billion / 81%
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Level 73
May 27, 2020
Saved 88%
+12
Level 73
May 27, 2020
I got an obscene amount of lag when I put in countries with big population like China. That allowed me to basically freeze the clock while I kept hammering out big countries. I saved 98% of the world from aliens by manipulating time itself. I'm like Dr. Strange!
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Level 84
May 27, 2020
lagged for me quite a bit too when typing in China, India, USA, Indonesia...
+2
Level 71
Sep 29, 2021
*Yawn* Dr. Strange saved 100% of humanity. You're still 2% behind him!
+1
Level 61
May 27, 2020
Saved 87%. Sorry Australia(
+1
Level 43
Jun 25, 2020
That's ok, we survived due to our wildlife.
+1
Level 63
May 27, 2020
87% lives on. Canadians won't though...
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Level 66
May 27, 2020
Saved 81% People in Nauru, San Marino, Vatican and Taiwan should be happy :)
+4
Level 58
May 29, 2020
The overlords of this quiz are obviously aware of my dislike of humanity... I can't play the quiz without it crashing!? Tried 4 times and each time got as far as Indi.... Game Over! 😱
+1
Level 66
May 31, 2020
Yes extreme lag here as well, unfortunately unlike some that didnt get me an amazing score ( by having an infinite amount of time to type answers) because I make typos quite a lot and if you can't see it you can't correct it. So it's either waiting after each country or taking the gamble and then seeing strings of 5 countries (several times..).

Apparently there was a map previously, did it lag aswell? If it didn't I don't see why it has changed to the current form. (It nostalgically reminds me of defragmenting the pc, which I as a little girl enjoyed, I would sit and stare at the screen for hours and watch all the lines and blocks haha (think it took about 1,5 hour on average and I'd watch the whole thing...). But regardless of lag, I am not sure if this form fits the quiz theme.)

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Level 66
May 31, 2020
Maybe have each country be represented by a red dot, according to population size (so bigger populations gets bigger dots), so it represent a "splat" and have them turn green or removed when guessed, you don't see the countries in an obvious manner (no outlines), just big red splats all over the map, so it does not really give away the countries, and it hints a little to the untimely demise of the people, without getting too gory ;) Though it in my opinion would be better if the dots weren't perfectly round, but a bit more well splatter form ;)
+2
Level 57
May 29, 2020
wtf why was this updated to be a lot worse?

I liked it more when you could see the countries

+2
Level 55
May 31, 2020
I like this way WAY better, looks kinda like a videogame and is more unique. It would be nice to turn this into a minigame (just suggestions from me)
+2
Level 52
May 29, 2020
I saved 7.08 billion people (91%). It helps if you remember the countries by population. Start with China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Russia, Mexico, Japan, Ethiopia, Philippines.
+1
Level 34
May 30, 2020
I saved 56%. Feel bad for the other 44%. :(
+1
Level 66
May 30, 2020
I dont think the description is clear, at all... Had to read the comments to be sure what was meant.

As it is written, you could only save 196 million.

It says all you have to do is type a country and each correct answer saves 1 million people..

+3
Level 69
May 30, 2020
The use of the word “answer” is confusing, but you can get multiple answers for one country. For example, the USA is worth around 330 answers, which corresponds to 330,000,000 people (330x1,000,000).
+3
Level 38
May 31, 2020
Feeling sad for the people from countries with small populations as more than 90% of the jetpunkers didn't save them.
+1
Level 68
Jun 2, 2020
It's alright, I'm sure the people of East Timor and Brunei will be staggered that I thought to type them in...
+1
Level 57
Jun 1, 2020
Awesome idea!
+5
Level 90
Jun 1, 2020
7326/7811 = 94%.

I feel worst for the residents of Tunis. I was just an 'ia' away from saving their country, but sadly couldn't save the city.

+3
Level 62
Jun 2, 2020
The problem with this quiz, is that there are certain countries that I would purposefully save last, so even though they account for some 330 million people, and gave me an easy boost - they certainly weren't a priority for me.
+4
Level 68
Jun 2, 2020
Very addictive! Best I could get after a few attempts was 93%
+1
Level 44
Jun 9, 2020
83%
+3
Level 58
Jun 24, 2020
Who else saved their country first? :') Great idea!
+3
Level 68
Jun 25, 2020
I am having difficulty with lag time in this quiz - particularly if a country ends in A, it takes a while for the answer to be accepted.
+1
Level 67
Jun 25, 2020
I noticed that too. For some reason, countries ending in -a create a time lag.
+5
Level 57
Jun 25, 2020
Due to several thousands of answers, it do lags a bit. And, the time taken to acceptance of answer has nothing to do with A, as the top 4 countries by population, all ends in A, India, China, United States of America and Indonesia and they have several answers in SVG, thousand plus for India and China. But, if you try some smaller countries like Australia, Armenia, Algeria, they wouldn't lag.
+1
Level 60
Jun 25, 2020
Congratulations on your FP 🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊

Btw, I can't see the map, all I can see is a grey box.... 😅😅

+2
Level 57
Jun 25, 2020
Thanks SWAT! (•‿•) The map was removed by Quizmaster and he replaced it with an svg that has several grey boxes and each of these box represent 1million people.
+1
Level 38
Jun 25, 2020
Reply if u didn't save ur own country :Pj
+4
Level 43
Jun 25, 2020
I'd like to know how many people ONLY saved their own country
+3
Level 68
Jun 25, 2020
i purposefully excluded countries i didnt want to save.
+1
Level 43
Jun 25, 2020
That was fun, managed 83%
+1
Level 21
Jun 25, 2020
I still lost 4.500 billion people! I am bad, I forgot India!
+1
Level 21
Jun 25, 2020
5.601 billion people saved this time yeah!
+1
Level 43
Jun 25, 2020
I only saved 66% so I guess I failed the world
+1
Level 65
Jun 25, 2020
I think no country should have 1 billion people or more. It's too many people for a single country. Ridiculous. So, I didn't save China and India. I had to follow my principles.
+5
Level 55
Jun 25, 2020
Why?!
+1
Level 38
Jun 25, 2020
80%,
+2
Level 87
Jun 25, 2020
Poor Equatorial Guinea...no one's saving them :(

For some reason, though, Maldives jumped into my head, so I was one of only 3% of people (currently) saving them. :)

+2
Level 32
Jun 25, 2020
78% (sorry to the 110 million filipinos i forgot to save)
+1
Level 66
Jun 25, 2020
First attempt, 80%, pretty good start i'd say. :)
+1
Level 60
Jun 25, 2020
Saved 89% first try. Great quiz idea!
+2
Level 48
Jun 25, 2020
Named 42 countries and saved around 6 billion people.
+4
Level 13
Jun 25, 2020
I really like this idea, because when I did quizzes before where I had to name all the countries, I imagined this kind of scenario where everybody living in a country I didn't name died, and the whole world was watching, with so many people anxious about me listing their country, and a bunch of sighs of relief every time I listed a new country.

(Unfortunately, I didn't do very well on this one! Two minutes is short.)

+1
Level 45
Jun 26, 2020
Wow this sounds like a lot of pressure. But still a good scenario to encourage someone to learn tho
+1
Level 61
Jun 26, 2020
Interesting scenario
+1
Level 66
Jul 26, 2020
People living in obscure countries be like: "Guess I'll die."
+1
Level 26
Jun 26, 2020
A great idea, but not gonna lie this was my second attempt as china genuinely crashed google for me
+1
Level 45
Jun 26, 2020
Saved 77%. Love the idea. Really hard for me though cause I get countries by geographical area so I have to do 5-6 countries in the area before moving on xD
+1
Level 61
Jun 26, 2020
Just me or was it lagging a lot for ones like China and India that included so many "answers"
+1
Level 43
Jun 26, 2020
Uzbekistan has 33 mi people! I'm stunned
+1
Level 48
Jun 26, 2020
7642/7811 :)

Beats 99.9%

+3
Level 76
Jun 26, 2020
I don't understand this one at all. If the purpose is to save the most people, then this becomes a countries with highest population quiz. Or am I missing something? (Anyway, all you Samoans out there can thank me for saving your bacon.)
+2
Level 33
Jun 30, 2020
Yeah it's basically a fast-typing quiz and a highest population quiz. But a lot of the appeal comes from people saving their own country and/or letting others they dislike die.
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Level 76
Jun 30, 2020
From the cynic's view, if this was real, some people would probably just save their own country so they could live it up with the resources from the rest of the world - assuming the aliens are willing to share. I'm not sure I would trust evil aliens to follow through with promises.
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Level 43
Jun 26, 2020
The countries I want to save have lowest percentage. It is impossible to name all countries in only 2 minutes. I have managed 69%. Congratulations to anybody that can get all. Brilliant quiz but can you add on an extra minute or two?
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Level 57
Jun 26, 2020
Adding a more minute destroys the purpose of the quiz. So, time can't be changed.
+1
Level 44
Jun 27, 2020
It crashes when I guess China?
+1
Level 65
Jun 27, 2020
Why did people save Vatican city xD
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2020
87
+1
Level 69
Jun 27, 2020
92
+1
Level 59
Jun 27, 2020
my laptop can't handle answers like China and India.... it starts bugging for 10 seconds
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Level 54
Jun 28, 2020
Am I the only one who left France outside purposely? :P
+1
Level 48
Jun 28, 2020
Got 100%.

Used a python bot I created. (using pyautogui module, typewrite command). Saved everyone in 5 seconds.

0% people got 100% as well!

New record! :)

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Level 57
Jun 28, 2020
That is great! You can use the same command to make the new speed record in Countries of the World quiz!
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Level 48
Jun 30, 2020
Yeah, did that.

However I think only the first attempt is considered for that. Did it the normal way initially.

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Level 66
Jun 28, 2020
My best score is 7228, could be done better with some strats but this would be the legit way
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Level 43
Jul 2, 2020
This should be longer especially as the graphics for the bigger countries takes a while to download so you are left hanging which wastes time. I suggest 5 or 6 minutes esp as you have another quiz on here that is to name 3 countries beginning with J in 2 minutes.
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Level 53
Jul 5, 2020
Great quiz. Fascinating just browsing the population stats as well. Some really are amazing given the size of the countries.
+1
Level 58
Jul 6, 2020
Probably my favorite quiz on this site. Love it!
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Level 47
Jul 7, 2020
76%
+3
Level 27
Jul 9, 2020
Oh um... I must have forgot to save the USA... what a shame.
+2
Level 70
Jul 10, 2020
first time 6603, second time 6885... i killed DRC, Poland, north Korea, Netherlands, nepal, and ivory coast both times
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Level 47
Jul 25, 2020
I'm a terrible person to ask! I saved less than half the world's population. Sorry, France... I thought I'd saved you >.
+1
Level 43
Jul 31, 2020
4736 saved for me
+1
Level 28
Jul 31, 2020
2323 for me grr! this is hard!
+1
Level 53
Aug 6, 2020
Love this quiz! A map would make it even better.
+2
Level 57
Aug 6, 2020
It used to have a map (more specifically an empty map). But when it was featured, QM removed the Map and replaced it with this grey box.
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Level 43
Aug 13, 2020
Well The Uk may have perished but at least I saved East Timor...
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Level 24
Sep 6, 2020
68%... ugh... sorry everyone! I missed USA... doh!

xD

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Level 24
Sep 6, 2020
ok 83% is my best for now... I'm starting to forget which ones I've said after take 5!
+1
Level 24
Sep 6, 2020
Make one of these quizzes for USA states?
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Level 24
Sep 6, 2020
oh... you already did!
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Level 74
Sep 14, 2020
You should make one for land area where you have to save the land from rising sea waters
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Level 46
Sep 21, 2020
79 percent :( I missed germany and canada somehow, among others
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Level 52
Oct 8, 2020
The fastest growing economies in my "New World" are all together as PICKS. Pakistan, Indonesia, Central African Republic, Kosovo, and Serbia.
+1
Level 35
Oct 10, 2020
73%. Thankfully I remembered the people of Fiji
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Level 56
Nov 5, 2020
I got East Timor but not Germany... ...what was I thinking
+1
Level 47
Dec 6, 2020
Managed to get 87%, ended up saving Mauritania but not Thailand somehow.
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Level 55
Dec 14, 2020
Saved 82%
+2
Level 39
Jan 21, 2021
dont save china
+1
Level 57
Feb 4, 2021
Lol I love how china and India almost take up half of the board entirely by themselves
+1
Level 57
Feb 5, 2021
Saved 85% of the population yayyy
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Level 26
Feb 11, 2021
nnooo 74%
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Level 41
Feb 19, 2021
So we can't save people from Palestine?
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Level 55
Mar 16, 2021
no
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Level 51
Mar 3, 2021
75% had no time for more, maybe it will be quicker typing on keyboard instead of on the phone, I'll have to try!
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Level 29
Mar 4, 2021
0:00

Scoring

You scored 4534/7811 = 58%

This beats or equals 16.2% of test takers

The average score is 5341

Your high score is 4534

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Level 38
Mar 6, 2021
Awesome quiz!

I'm happy to have saved 82%, though I feel bad for leaving the people of Bangladesh, Turkey, South Korea behind.

(saved Gabon and Eritrea somehow though)

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Level 61
Mar 12, 2021
Managed to save Sierra Leone and Bahrain but forgot South Korea and Chile... Great quiz though, saved 6856/7811 or 88% of the world and I beat 97.7% of test takers! I can't say I'm too unhappy with that
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Level 46
Apr 6, 2021
Saved 85%!
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Level 43
Apr 13, 2021
I saved 69%
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Level 64
Apr 23, 2021
Hey Geo, I was wondering how you made this map?

And is it okay if I make a similar quiz? If not, it's fine. It doesn't relate to population :D

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Level 57
Apr 23, 2021
Originally it had an empty world map, but quizmaster changed it to this by coding in a map. Even I don't know how to make such SVG.

And if you want to, yes you can make the quiz :)

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Level 64
Apr 25, 2021
Didn't see your reply until right now but thanks!

If you want to work with me let me know :P

I'll make sure to credit you aswell!

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Level 69
May 26, 2021
It's somehow satisfying that when I did this quiz tonight, there were 196 comments.
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Level 72
Jun 9, 2021
Typed Mauritius and missed Philippines 🤦
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Level 28
Jun 19, 2021
I saved 69% nice hehe
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Level 65
Jun 21, 2021
Saved 84%
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Level 56
Jul 6, 2021
I am so sad

72% This beats or equals 49.9% of test takers

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Level 65
Aug 5, 2021
Managed a high score of 7603 after hundreds of attempts. Any home remedies for sore wrists?
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Level 59
Aug 21, 2021
Ten percent bothered to guess the Vatican
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Level 25
Aug 24, 2021
Btw someone did 7560 oO my best is 7346 (on french version) I would like to see that in video :o because that's amazing
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Level 36
Aug 31, 2021
Saved 88%, really good quiz! Thanks :)
+1
Level 55
Nov 1, 2021
i will never save french people, yes im italian
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Level 50
Nov 5, 2021
I decided to save no one
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Level 48
Nov 10, 2021
self note

Start: Uganda, Guinea, Rwanda.

Current best (new laptop): 7570.

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Level 55
Nov 18, 2021
93%, oh well, could have done better.
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Level 46
Dec 2, 2021
Saved 87%
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Level 50
Feb 9, 2022
73%
+2
Level 39
Mar 1, 2022
68% 5283/7811
+1
Level 52
Mar 16, 2022
90% 7001 pts
+1
Level 31
Mar 30, 2022
83%
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Level 50
Apr 26, 2022
The moment when you really do NOT want to save England, but you also cannot type Ukraine without it…
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Level 55
Jun 3, 2022
Enough with saving humanity....aliens are now focused on killing this world's kittens! Take this quiz to Save the Kittens!

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1484216/save-the-kittens

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Level 28
Jun 10, 2022
saved 68%

btw if your from Cambodia then you were 1 second away from r.i.p so thank me

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Level 49
Jun 21, 2022
87% not bad
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Level 31
Aug 25, 2022
I saved Vatican City!!! I saved 1 million people from there.
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Level 15
Aug 30, 2022
Didn't intend on deciding how many I saved, but who I saved. I'm proud I'm able to save the population from the three saints.
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Level 72
Oct 23, 2022
...so I missed China...
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Level 41
Oct 25, 2022
81%
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Level 46
Nov 20, 2022
there is no record on worldometers of them believing micronesia is a independent country for there is no micronesia on the list
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Level 49
Nov 22, 2022
To this day has anyone got 100%?
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Level 50
Dec 9, 2022
I got 6984
+1
Level 57
Dec 14, 2022
7488. wow. I missed ethiopia and egypt as well.
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Level 93
Jan 16, 2023
Finally got this one...whew!
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Level 58
Jan 22, 2023
7409... I got Andorra of all places but missed Malaysia (ᵕ⌓ᵕ̤)
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Level 22
Feb 18, 2023
79% and thankfully I didn't save the French