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Country Connect by Northernmost Point

Start with Canada. Then guess its northernmost neighbour (by point on land). Then guess the northernmost neighbor of that country, etc... When you reach a dead end, go back and choose the next northernmost-neighbor. Finally, when you're done with continents continue onto the islands.
Overseas territories don't count, but overseas regions do
Yes: France/Brazil, Morocco/Spain
No: France/Netherlands, UK/Spain
Dubious land borders not considered: Sri Lanka/India, Qatar/UAE
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First submittedMay 4, 2016
Times taken30,950
Average score59.6%
Rating4.89
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100 Recent Comments
qcumber
+6
Level 45
May 10, 2018
WHAT!? since when did denmark and poland border each other!?!?
qcumber
+36
Level 45
May 10, 2018
oh wait...i get it now -_-
qcumber
+9
Level 45
May 10, 2018
got all my second time around...when i understood the instructions
typhoons
+3
Level 54
Oct 8, 2021
i still dont get it. can someone explain?
DrWhoFanJ
+20
Level 63
Oct 9, 2021
Starting with Canada (the northernmost point’s country), type the northernmost bordering country. When you reach a dead end (the first one being Denmark), reverse through the list to the most-recent one where not all its borders have been done (Germany), and resume from there (Poland).

Does that make sense now?

SpencerGT
+4
Level 68
Dec 2, 2021
Textbook recursion lol.
tomasm4
+12
Level 53
Jun 25, 2020
This is one of the most entertaining tests I've found, it's not impossible but it's definitely a challenge
HendogJP
+12
Level 59
Feb 22, 2021
Could you please make the Eswatini type in available? Got hung up for 30 seconds on Swaziland.
Geografen
+1
Level 68
Feb 23, 2021
UK also has overseas border with Cyprus.
joedimaggio
+7
Level 72
Dec 2, 2021
"Overseas territories don't count"
Geografen
+4
Level 68
Dec 3, 2021
If you see what time the comment was written, you see that it was before the quiz was updated.
MrPi2002
+9
Level 73
Mar 6, 2021
Maybe consider not to include Hispaniola. It seems odd to include it when all the other countries are connected. Nice quiz, though, and I can see why you included it.
Watpo54
+1
Level 59
Oct 4, 2023
Then it should be the same with the British islands, right?
maxtil
+1
Level 64
Mar 11, 2021
Denmark borders Sweden, so maybe include that
DrWhoFanJ
+17
Level 63
Oct 9, 2021
Bridge borders don’t count.
ItzIngenious
+8
Level 60
Jun 5, 2021
Uk Spain is with Gibraltar, am i correct? Anyway, great quiz! Timed out right after typing Brazil, and after finishing Africa all the remaining Europeans got me confused for a second.
TommyD
+3
Level 65
Jul 20, 2021
Great Quiz! Nominated
YogBarOg
+14
Level 74
Jul 20, 2021
The jump back from Lesotho to Greece! Wow!
pattage23
+6
Level 80
Aug 12, 2021
I really like this concept. Makes me think carefully. Very helpful to have the 'show missing countries' option.
Nick16
+2
Level 55
Oct 8, 2021
A really fun quiz and quite a thinker too!
Murphster45
+5
Level 89
Oct 15, 2021
Spent three minutes typing every spelling of "Brazil" I could think of until I remembered French Guiana lol.
AlexThirkell
+20
Level 75
Oct 24, 2021
Monaco tried very hard to stop me getting back to South America...

Brilliant quiz

Dollyfroggy
+9
Level 60
Nov 8, 2021
El Salvador got cheated.
plattitude
+3
Level 92
Dec 2, 2021
Or they were cheated.
Geografen
+4
Level 68
Nov 14, 2021
Nice quiz, but should have been more consistent. It seems meaningless to include the borders of territories, without to include the territories' northernmost position. So it should been decided if territories are included or not. If they are included, the quiz should start with Greenland, and the UK-Cyprus broder should also been included. If they are not included, the UK-Spain border should either not have been included. What is written, that the northernmost point on land is is Canada, is wrong anyway.

The questionable India-Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia-Bahrain borders are also so similar, that either should both been included, or none..

partdavid
+6
Level 71
Dec 2, 2021
As far as I can tell, it's not inconsistent. It includes non-contiguous regions of a country, like Alaska and French Guiana; and does not include overseas territories or possessions, like Gibraltar. The UK/Spain border isn't included--maybe you were confused by the UK being the next starting point after the connected countries are exhausted.

The northernmost point of land is in Canada, when you do not include territories, like Denmark. So the quiz is consistent here as well.

The "questionable" borders are not questionable. Sri Lanka hasn't been connected to India since the 1400s and Qatar and UAE simply don't have a border since 1974.

Luckily, the quiz makes these extra clear by providing the caveats and examples.

Geografen
+1
Level 68
Dec 3, 2021
As I have commented before; this comment was written before the quiz was changed.
GlizzyGoblin69
+2
Level 50
Nov 17, 2021
my head hurts after doing this but great quiz (I got full marks!!!!!!!)
jimhawkins90
+2
Level 74
Nov 23, 2021
awesome quiz!
charchar711
+4
Level 67
Nov 23, 2021
Very, very confusing instructions. "Start with Canada. Then guess its northernmost neighbour" This would be the USA (Alaska). Then guess the northernmost neighbor of that country which would mean the northern most country of the USA which is not Mexico and yet Mexico is next in the answers. Please explain.
Charliezard
+7
Level 66
Nov 23, 2021
It's looking for the northernmost neighbor left that has not already been highlighted.
overtired
+19
Level 85
Nov 23, 2021
If countries weren't excluded after being correctly guessed the answers would be Canada, USA, Canada, USA, Canada, USA, Canada, USA... :)
HydratedMite
+2
Level 66
Mar 14, 2023
You literally just guessed Canada, it's the next country that hasn't been guessed.
mrputter
+4
Level 82
Nov 23, 2021
I got them all, but...

I still don't understand how one gets to the UK or Haiti.

(Both at the end, so I was able to get them by seeing what was left on the map and noting that I only had a few countries left. But I'm unclear how one is "supposed" to get to them.)

Either way, I loved the idea! A truly fascinating (and at times surprising) quiz! Very creative.

daQuokka
+5
Level 66
Nov 23, 2021
Look at the instructions. Once you have guessed all continental countries, you move to the island countries, starting with the Northernmost one, which is the UK. When you reach the dead end of Ireland, simply move to the northernmost remaining country, which is Haiti.
mrputter
+1
Level 82
Nov 23, 2021
...then why don't Japan, Australia, Iceland, Madagascar, etc. etc. etc. count? Oh well.
jlf314
+6
Level 88
Nov 24, 2021
Because they don't have any bordering neighbors.
comjag
+3
Level 90
Nov 24, 2021
Originally you got to UK in this quiz from Spain (via Gibraltar). Now that it has been promoted it looks like the quizmaster didn't like that aspect, so it is now treated the same way as Hispaniola.

Hispaniola and UK/Ireland have been included because they have land borders (neighbours) with another country.

That is the quiz maker's prerogative.

The unincluded island countries have no land borders with another country.

Lomey2
+1
Level 78
Nov 23, 2021
Took a bit of time to work out, but great quiz - really enjoyed that
Etanna
+1
Level 71
Nov 23, 2021
This is a great idea, I really enjoyed this quiz a lot!
DontMindMe
+1
Level 56
Nov 23, 2021
Got Haiti with 3 seconds to spare
PauloMX
+2
Level 65
Nov 23, 2021
I made it! with spare time, but I didnt understand the logic behind El Salvador staying at the end...
ChaosLord
+2
Level 75
Dec 2, 2021
Essentially, it's Honduras' last remaining neighbour, so you were going right back to near the start.
Findlay
+2
Level 82
Nov 23, 2021
This was fun and engaging. Good spin on countries of the world.
Karotto
+1
Level 68
Nov 27, 2021
Great Quiz! Thank you!
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Nov 30, 2021
Oof...that was awesome. REALLY made you think. Got them all with 2:40 to spare, but i was really worried i wouldn't get there at first. I got hung up on Liechtenstein for a bit.
odogez
+1
Level 42
Dec 2, 2021
Great Quiz!
clivey
+2
Level 68
Dec 2, 2021
That was fun. Africa got tricky for a while and ran my time down, but managed to collect the last ones in the end. Good quiz and good time limit too.
MarvinDrake1234
+3
Level 51
Dec 2, 2021
this was actually so good

i got stuck at oman for a while cuz i forgot the exclave lol

JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Dec 2, 2021
Completed with 5:34 remaining!
hannahgeographyy
+3
Level 60
Dec 2, 2021
wow such a good quiz! Is there one with southern most countries? or just any other quiz like this?
HydratedMite
+1
Level 66
Mar 14, 2023
https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/91108/country-neighbour-connect
grimauc
+1
Level 55
Dec 2, 2021
Great quiz but it threw me off when I had to back track from Lesotho all the way to Bulgaria with Greece.
marquez
+1
Level 46
Dec 2, 2021
one of the cooler quizes ive ever played
Thomas1VL
+2
Level 62
Dec 2, 2021
Such a fun quiz! 7:19 remaining. Is there a version of this but with southernmost point? Or will there be?
Araya
+1
Level 82
Dec 2, 2021
Funnnnnn quiz!! Thank you!!! Love your quizzes scambi
9luap
+1
Level 60
Dec 2, 2021
I love this quiz, great idea! It has the perfect challenge/fun ratio for me. Thanks!
JqnasT
+1
Level 51
Dec 2, 2021
Very cool quiz! Super fun idea
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Dec 2, 2021
This man recurses, I see.
reydeviajes
+1
Level 50
Dec 2, 2021
woah, i did it and im kinda impressed and proud of myself 'cause at first I didn't know what I was supposed to do tbh

100% / 12:45 is not that bad ig

TMatthias
+1
Level 61
Dec 2, 2021
Shouldn't it go from Spain to UK because of Gibraltar, and then to Ireland, and then over to Cyprus because of the overseas possessions? I understand if you make the distinctions between possessions and non-contiguous territories, but maybe some food for thought as it would spice up the quiz even more
tcookiem
+1
Level 59
Dec 3, 2021
In the caveats:

No: France/Netherlands, UK/Spain

RobNobody
+2
Level 77
Dec 2, 2021
Dang, I would've done a LOT better if I hadn't wasted a few minutes wondering why it wasn't accepting Costa Rica as Nicaragua's next northernmost neighbor (am I supposed to go back to Honduras? Does it share some border with El Salvador I can't see? Is there some weird island somewhere?) before I realized that I had accidentally tabbed myself into a different answer box.
Dperez
+1
Level 72
Dec 3, 2021
I can't believe I got it, that was challenging and exciting. Amazing quiz
alexandertorres1978
+1
Level 70
Dec 3, 2021
I swear to God, this will get your blood pumping. 5 minutes in, I had 25. Once you get the hang of it, you're typing out countries like there's no tomorrow!
ayushxeon
+2
Level 45
Dec 3, 2021
6 second remained, completed in first go
sophiee
+2
Level 54
Dec 3, 2021
Can't believe I got everything on the first try! Almost lost my mind after Monaco, since I had no clue where to go
Woozie121
+3
Level 52
Dec 3, 2021
so confusing
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 68
Dec 5, 2021
Wow fun quiz, a bit confusing at times but when I figured it out I thought it was a cool concept
PuertoRicoBall
+1
Level 47
Dec 6, 2021
Great idea! I got stuck on Bosnia tho
WesselESC
+1
Level 53
Jan 31, 2022
it was montenegro :sip:
antijoy
+1
Level 64
Dec 6, 2021
new favourite one <3
levic
+2
Level 69
Dec 9, 2021
5 seconds remaining, my hands are tired
WesselESC
+1
Level 53
Jan 31, 2022
literally one of the best quizes i have ever played, great quiz idea and had to think a while for monaco at the end but i got it with around 1.30 minutes left. Thank you for this epic quiz
Kaheli
+1
Level 68
Jun 13, 2022
This was so great! Just 1:02 left, without the map this would have been nearly impossible.
wazzo
+2
Level 58
Jun 16, 2022
The quiz needs to be updated now that Canada and Denmark share a border (hans Island)
bigbellynelly
+1
Level 46
Jul 4, 2022
Kuwait > Oman > United Arab Emirates > Yemen > Qatar > Egypt had me all messed up.
FactoFanatic
+1
Level 68
Jul 31, 2022
Yes! Very hard quiz. Glad I got it.
autoparts2
+1
Level 50
Aug 20, 2022
Whew! Takes time, but is still a great quiz. Feels great to finally hit 100% after nearly an hour.
Anderis
+1
Level 69
Oct 16, 2022
I don't undertand how Albania is next after Liechtenstein?
maxlefol
+1
Level 87
Oct 23, 2022
Nice, but after 14 tries, way too hard given the "go back" thing. Thanks for the hard work.
tschutzer
+4
Level 91
Nov 2, 2022
WTF, Oman? Your ownership of the Musandam Governorate cost me a full 30 seconds in this very important quiz. I demand that you hand over control of the Strait of Hormuz to somebody with a logical land border and end all this foolishness immediately.
HydratedMite
+2
Level 66
Mar 14, 2023
I LOVE quizzes like this!
LuckyCat
+1
Level 59
May 30, 2023
Bro Brazil didn't work for me. I guessed it three times, it didn't work.

\_O_/

Sifhraven
+1
Level 71
Jun 26, 2024
Did you miss Monaco? I tried Brazil before realizing I needed Monaco ( only once though ;) )
F1NN0
+1
Level 53
Jun 19, 2023
Going back all the way to Monaco almost got me. Phenomenal quiz!
MK411
+1
Level 65
Sep 18, 2023
Memorizing a long stack is not easy for this graph DFS.
bollebarbara028
+1
Level 38
Sep 25, 2023
I got 155/156 on my first try. I missed Monaco and ran out of time. It's very helpful to know that when you're stuck you can skip that country by clicking on the next yellow box and then just try guessing countries that you think are in the right area. Then you can just return to the skipped country in the end and see what country is left.
bollebarbara028
+1
Level 38
Sep 25, 2023
Maybe it would be nice to add circles or arrows to small countries. I got 155/156 because I didn't realise what country I was missing. It was Monaco.
Level10000000000
+1
Level 44
Oct 29, 2023
You can just click show missing countries
Level10000000000
+1
Level 44
Oct 29, 2023
they did El Salvador dirty.................................
Ferri
+1
Level 56
Apr 11, 2024
Best quiz ever.
changie
+1
Level 50
Apr 19, 2024
There's a mistake where after saudi arabia, you guess oman instead of UAE
mwernerk
+1
Level 83
Jun 1, 2024
Oman actually has the northernmost point there, on the Strait of Hormuz. If you look closely, you will get it.
raelite
+1
Level 60
Jul 23, 2024
after liberia, there is a mistake. return to cameroon and later equatorial guinea, its wrong. republic of congo has a border with cameroon and its northern that equatorial guinea
Bucko666
+1
Level 72
Aug 5, 2024
Really not great
kpu
+1
Level 62
Aug 14, 2024
I created this quiz's southernmost version. give it a try here: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1681026/country-connect-by-southernmost-point"
kpu
+1
Level 62
Aug 14, 2024
I created this quiz's southernmost version. give it a try here: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1681026/country-connect-by-southernmost-point"
JosBoss
+1
Level 59
Aug 19, 2024
One of the more entertaining quizzes I have completed. Thoroughly enjoyed this!
Awkwardo
+1
Level 34
Aug 23, 2024
I don't get it
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