Random Countries on a Topological Map

Can you name the 20 highlighted countries on the map below?
The answers change every time you play!

A topological map is a type of diagram that has been simplified so that only vital information, such as borders, remains. Other details, such as size and shape, have been removed.

The black areas represent large bodies of water

Countries with no borders are omitted

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First submitted	September 21, 2020
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Level 68

Sep 21, 2020

Fantastic once again zwerth! Could you do a randomised version of the "Map Quiz" format as well? :D

Level 67

Sep 21, 2020

Yeah, that's a great idea. I'll definitely go ahead and do that. Thanks!

Level 57

Sep 21, 2020

Although I got some tricky one, especially some on Balkans, but I was able to figure th all out! Nice to see you worked on my suggestion!

Level 67

Sep 21, 2020

Yeah, those can be tough haha. And of course, making a random version was a great idea!

Level 60

Sep 22, 2020

Yeah, Europe is all kinds of weird on this!

Level 11

Nov 8, 2020

not true ;)

Level 46

Sep 22, 2020

Great! Would love to see more of these types of quizzes.

Level 53

Oct 18, 2020

This is amazing!

Level 62

Oct 18, 2020

This is a very fun quiz! Keep up the awesome work!

Level 49

Oct 18, 2020

Super fun quiz! Well done.

Level 77

Nov 2, 2020

i still have no idea what i'm looking at. I got 15/20, but it was a struggle.

Level 91

Nov 2, 2020

Well done - very challenging and entertaining

Level 86

Nov 2, 2020

Love these!!

Level 67

Nov 4, 2020

Very nice quiz! Got lost on the first one, but perfect on the second try.

Level 60

Nov 8, 2020

I absolutely not understand how this works. Vietnam worked, but China above it did not. Why?

Level 67

Nov 8, 2020

Well, you are only supposed to guess the countries highlighted in blue, so China may not have been highlighted, since the answers change every time you take the quiz.

Level 68

Nov 12, 2020

Great job creating these Topological Map based quizzes! They're amazing!

Level 77

Nov 13, 2020

I can't see the highlights.

Level 63

Dec 4, 2020

Love it!

Papua New Guinea is topologically equivalent with East Timor (which can also nicely be seen on this map). You could consider adding East Timor to the answers there.

Level 67

Dec 4, 2020

I believe that East Timor is the small triangle on the left side of Indonesia, opposite Papua New Guinea

Level 60

Dec 4, 2020

I've got no clue how this map came to be as this is but I managed 14/20 on my first try lol

Level 73

Dec 4, 2020

I don't care if I am the only one in the world, but I hate trying these quizzes. Not that I don't think the work done to create them is impressive nor that I believe they shouldn't be featured for the pleasure of those who enjoy them. They just fall beside my personal interests. Just like I dislike golf while I find golf courses beautiful and understand those who enjoy the sport.

Level 67

Dec 4, 2020

This is honestly one of the most respectful rejections of my quiz and I totally understand. It's kind of like some art pieces: I know that the artists worked very hard on them but I just might not find them very interesting or appealing. So thank you for this comment because I'm sure others feel the same way too :)

Level 57

Dec 4, 2020

Awesome quiz! Even dough I know the world map, this is a challenge

Level 57

Dec 4, 2020

Honestly have no idea whats going on

Level 61

Dec 4, 2020

The black lines are oceans, all of the white boxes are countries, ONLY preserving BORDERS. The blue countries are the ones you have to guess.

Level 63

Dec 4, 2020

Awesome quiz! I was convinced I'd have to take it untimed, but once I got the hang of it, it was fairly straightforward!

Level 73

Dec 4, 2020

Is there no way to see what all the country names are after the quiz? I mean the ones that weren't included in the quiz.

Level 67

Dec 4, 2020

Unfortunately, I think this is the way that all randomized quizzes work. It would be cool to see the stats on how many people got each country correct too, but it's not a feature with randomized quizzes to my knowledge :(

Level 61

Dec 4, 2020

Very creative! I really like these one-off map quizzes like this.

Level 49

Dec 4, 2020

Excellent!

I spent some time at highschool doing this kind of maps on my notebook when maths lesson was too boring.

What a pleasure to do your quizz! Thank you!

Level 46

Dec 4, 2020

Incredible quiz! It took me a minute or two to understand what I was looking at; it's a brilliant idea.

Level 56

Dec 7, 2020

why have finland on the left and norway on the right?

Level 56

Dec 7, 2020

Wait never mind I see, it's by the coastline, finland comes after estonia & russia, then sweden, then norway

Level 78

Dec 13, 2020

Definitely gets the grey matter working

Level 69

Dec 22, 2020

Thanks for making me feel like a genious

Level 87

Jan 16, 2021

Africa takes a lot of deciphering for sure.

Level 56

Jan 20, 2021

I only wish or 20/20 because I did the every country version

Level 58

Jan 27, 2021

Love this.

Level 15

Apr 29, 2021

am I the only one who didnt understand the whole quiz? haha

Level 55

Feb 16, 2022

ur not the only one

Level 45

Sep 26, 2022

yeah i am sooo lost rn

Level 39

May 3, 2021

Wonderful quiz!

Level 40

May 4, 2021

Great quiz, I found it fun and intuitive once I got a hang of it, though it still remained challenging throughout. Great job.

Level 55

May 11, 2021

great!

can somebody translate it into German?

My english is not so good.....sorry.

Level 67

May 11, 2021

I actually have some background in German so I can try to translate it.

Level 67

May 11, 2021

Here you go: Zufällige Länder auf einer topologischen Karte . Let me know if my translation needs some correction

Level 74

Jan 6, 2022

It turns out my brain is incapable of processing topological maps : )

Level 55

Feb 16, 2022

I don't get this quiz tbh

Level 52

Mar 2, 2022

This is a serious question, how do you read these?

Level 68

Mar 27, 2022

This was somehow both tougher and easier than I expected.

Level 48

May 29, 2022

I managed to get 19, all except Benin. Nice quiz though!

Level 63

Jul 15, 2022

Sorry, but this one made NO sense.

Level 58

Jul 31, 2022

This is one of the best possible ideas for the geography afficionados here. I can name every country so most of these quizes are getting boring, but I still miss them! This was a great variation that allows me to think again.

Level 67

Sep 24, 2022

I'm sorry, but I don't understand these quizzes lol.

Level 68

Nov 11, 2022

Took me a second to "get" it but I ended up getting 20/20 somehow on my first go!

Level 66

Feb 3, 2023

It took me a bit to understand, but once I did, I was hooked. Bravo, this is amazing.

Level 59

Mar 9, 2023

I almost got stuck with the Koreas at the top of the map!

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