You do not know how long it took me to memorize all of these. Before JetPunk, I didn't even know half of these countries existed. The 100% I got feels better than the 10% I used to get. Now off to the Caribbean Islands.
I enjoy the quizzes but I really come here for the comments...
Great stuff everyone! Keep up the good work!
And since we're here anyway: Shouldn't French Polynesia be included? Or Guam? Shouldn't "Federated States of Micronesia" be accepted? Should we not introduce NZ as an acceptable abbreviation for New Zealand? What about Palestine (just, in general)?
I wondered why I couldn't get 'Federated States of Micronesia' to work, then I found it is because it had been mislabelled as 'Micronesia'. This is as bad as mislabelling the United States of America as 'America' or mislabelling South Africa as 'Africa'. The Federated States of Micronesia is not the only country in Micronesia, and it is not even the biggest.
Anybody that has been on the site for more than 2 months? (assuming they don't do exclusively sports quizzes or something).
I have always typed new guinea though, and dont think that will change, I wont ever use roc and the other east asian ones either. Takes me longer to think of the correct abreviation than to write the word. (I do use UAE UK and USA ow and CAR)
For all Earthlings out there wondering what borders follow this quiz. This quiz follows what JetPunk considers being the borders of continents. In Oceania, it does not follow the Weber Line, nor the Wallace Line, neither the Lydekker Line, that means that Papua New Guinea is Oceanic but Indonesia and Timor-Leste are not. France, the US, the UK and Japan are not transcontinental so they are not Oceanic. And, of course, no territory is considered a country.
I thought this was all non-landlocked countries until I saw Swaziland. And it is called Eswatini now, so... this is just either a really bad suggestion or a really bad joke...
But there are no French overseas departments in Oceania (New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia are overseas territories, which do not form part of France). Even if there were (like in North and South America and Africa) I would consider France solely a European country, because most of its territory and population are located there.
I was just wondering, what is everyone's fastest time on this quiz? (My personal record is 12 seconds). I am just curious what the time record for this quiz is.
Here is my dumb mnemonic for remembering the small island nations of Oceania. With mnemonics, absurdity can be helpful. "Pals might make noise kicking Tupperware saucepans to free valuable space." Yes saucepans are not made of Tupperware; that is part of the absurdity. Anyway, I've had no trouble remembering these since I made that one up a while back!
I am the first organism to ever 3.7 billion years ago. As of today, I was able to finish this quiz in -6.984273026578491039847345984027386578425779802587772947486571023234984575297e+13 seconds. I know all geopolitical divisions, with their respective subdivisions as well. All countries have been visited by me. I am the Attorney General of the United Nations, President of the European Union, Chairperson Spokesperson of NATO, and so much more. World leaders marvel at my talent and skill. I made the first country on the Moon and Mars.
Great stuff everyone! Keep up the good work!
And since we're here anyway: Shouldn't French Polynesia be included? Or Guam? Shouldn't "Federated States of Micronesia" be accepted? Should we not introduce NZ as an acceptable abbreviation for New Zealand? What about Palestine (just, in general)?
I have always typed new guinea though, and dont think that will change, I wont ever use roc and the other east asian ones either. Takes me longer to think of the correct abreviation than to write the word. (I do use UAE UK and USA ow and CAR)
walks away to make some popcorn, brb :)
Scoring
You scored 5/14 = 36%
This beats or equals 9.8% of test takers
The average score is 12
Your high score is 5
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Best case scenario it's Rick Astley.
Worst case scenario it's you doing this in 15 seconds.
now i can do speedrun of countries of the world
goal: under 10 mins
dont judge me ok ik there like 5 mins
you are probably faster than me
but my goal is under 10 mins
9:59 im fine