How many countries can you name?

[Theige]

No London = bogus source. Sorry.

As defined by the Office for National Statistics the population of the Greater London Urban Area is around 8.5 million.

Its metropolitan population is 12.8 million though.

Its not about bogus sources, just different definitions.

 

[cardgame]

The source is using a bogus definition

 

[Catharsis]

No London = bogus source. Sorry.

That was surprising, yes. But bear in mind that apparently, the creator got the numbers for this quiz from Statistics Norway, which also supplies those numbers to the government, apparently. So you trust Wikipedia more than the Norwegian government.

Here is a good one, name the 100 most common words in the English language.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/common_english_words.php

It was hard. I only got 59

I started making up a story (a spy thriller ) in my head, and typed in all the common words that cropped up. Because if they really are common, then most of them will, won't they? Got 77.

 

[cardgame]

Found a game someone mentioned earlier;

http://www.sporcle.com/games/worldcapitals.php

20 minutes time limit

Wish me luck


EDIT: 9 minutes left, I gave up, with 42

 

[Theige]

I started making up a story (a spy thriller ) in my head, and typed in all the common words that cropped up. Because if they really are common, then most of them will, won't they? Got 77.

Wow, nice quick thinking

 

[TheLastOne36]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/agame.php

However I stopped halfway through to share my outrage:

Under 'Elements' is listed

Spoiler :

"Aluminium

I stopped when i saw 'NBL/NHL teams' or whatever. No way i'd be able to do that one.

 

[TheLastOne36]

Only got 53 on the most common words.

Try these:

http://www.sporcle.com/games/4letter_countries.php
http://www.sporcle.com/games/5letter_countries.php
http://www.sporcle.com/games/6letter_countries.php

 

[choxorn]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/common_english_words.php

It was hard. I only got 59

I also got 59. There's plenty, like this and that, that I can't believe I missed.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/agame.php

However I stopped halfway through to share my outrage:

Under 'Elements' is listed

Spoiler :

"Aluminium

26/49

Only got 53 on the most common words.

Try these:

http://www.sporcle.com/games/4letter_countries.php
http://www.sporcle.com/games/5letter_countries.php
http://www.sporcle.com/games/6letter_countries.php

4 letters: 7/10
5: 18/24
6: 30/31

I hate island nations.

 

[Reno]

131, most of the ones I missed came from Africa. I missed a few due to spelling, never having had to previous spell plenty of those in English. Bosnia was one missed due to that, along with nearly all of Turkmenistans neighbours. Afghanistan was also nearly missed, because in Finnish it's spelled without the 'h'.

 

[Truronian]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/agame.php

However I stopped halfway through to share my outrage:

Under 'Elements' is listed

Spoiler :

"Aluminium

Aluminium is the most common spelling.

 

[El Koeno]

Try this one: http://www.sporcle.com/games/time100.php

I got a whopping 17!

As for the cities: this Wikipedia article uses yet another definition...

 

[gangleri2001]

Found a game someone mentioned earlier;

http://www.sporcle.com/games/worldcapitals.php

20 minutes time limit

Wish me luck


EDIT: 9 minutes left, I gave up, with 42

Hey! I could spell 87 capitals in English! Not that bad!

 

[Lillefix]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/agame.php

However I stopped halfway through to share my outrage:

Under 'Elements' is listed

Spoiler :

"Aluminium

People writing quizzes in their own native language. How dare they!!!!

 

[Camikaze]

4th try and 194.
I forgot Monaco! How can you forget Monaco and yet remember St Vincent and the Grenadines?

 

[Tee Kay]

Second try on the capital cities quiz - 188/195

The ones I missed: St. John's, Moroni, Roseau, Maseru, Basseterre, Castries, Kingstown

 

[Synobun]

I did the countries quiz.
I got 106.
Darn I fail D:

 

[cardgame]

Hey! I could spell 87 capitals in English! Not that bad!

I put in Havana and it didn't take it

 

[TheLastOne36]

I put in Havana and it didn't take it

Likewise for me and Cape town. >.<

 

[Rossiya]

That was surprising, yes. But bear in mind that apparently, the creator got the numbers for this quiz from Statistics Norway, which also supplies those numbers to the government, apparently. So you trust Wikipedia more than the Norwegian government.

You know what Norwegians are like.

 

[El Koeno]

Likewise for me and Cape town. >.<

Try Pretoria.