October 2, 20196 yr My grade school required you to know the 50 states alphabetically along with all the corresponding capitols in order to pass the 4th grade. Same!
October 2, 20196 yr I know we have above average intelligent participants on BGP. However, can you imagine how many people out there don't know the names of the 50 US states? I'd say 50% of Americans couldn't locate 50% of the states on a map.
October 2, 20196 yr Author Yes I can. Here is a link to a very exciting geography game. Let me know how you do. The Middle East: Countries - Map Quiz Game I got a 50%. I got Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, and Egypt. I mixed up Lebanon and Jordan, otherwise I'd have gotten those two right. The rest of those countries figure into "over there somewhere" to me.
October 2, 20196 yr Author States of Mexico (Yikes, I only knew 9 of 31) States of Mexico Map Quiz I knew 9 of 31 too, but I don't know that I could find any of them on a map aside from Yucatan, Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila. I learned today that Baja is two separate states. The others I have learned (Durango, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Tabasco, and Veracruz) are from working with Mexican immigrants over the years and hearing about where they're from.
October 2, 20196 yr My grade school required you to know the 50 states alphabetically along with all the corresponding capitols in order to pass the 4th grade. Reciting the states alphabetically is still my only party trick that I possess. I can name them in less than 15 seconds. I goofed by clicking on the Canada link as I thought it was going to be a quiz. I think I could have named six or seven. Mexico, I could not name any; but, a lot of the names ring a bell, not knowing many of them were "states."
October 4, 20196 yr BGP QOTD: Can you name Canada's 10 Provinces? No, but I can name their hockey teams.
October 4, 20196 yr I know we have above average intelligent participants on BGP. However, can you imagine how many people out there don't know the names of the 50 US states? That first sentence is a tremendous leap of faith.
October 4, 20196 yr Got 7 for Canada, and after seeing the list there's one that I would've never gotten. That last one is usually PEI.
October 4, 20196 yr That first sentence is a tremendous leap of faith. Well, at least I'm trying to be nice.
October 4, 20196 yr That last one is usually PEI. That was it. Was familiar with the name, just didn't realize it was its own province.
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