Playing the Countries of the World Quiz on Sporcle

[@nathm2854]

What a roller-coaster of emotions at the end.

[@martinbenenciacourreges7822]

like this? / / / / /

[@MegaMonkeVr]

@@martinbenenciacourreges7822yes

[@SteevieVL]

It took me a week to master. I just did every continent on its own first

[@itsthelearningstupid]

Agree - there are challenges for each continent. Once you master them then the world is easy

[@_yellow]

I usually start with the obscure ones first, then the easy ones. Took me about 10 tries to get 100%.

[@jonathanmolin2599]

It was the EXACT same with me😂😂👍👍

[@leopoldschmidt6884]

6 tries are enough for me.

[@jonathanmolin2599]

I know all the countries in the world and their actual capitals! If you don't believe me then check my insta @jonathanmolin10

[@chelseaseashell22]

At the end, I was literally shouting "MOLDOVA!!!" at my screen until you got it ;D

[@minshkins10]

Haha! I was SWEATING that last bit out and was SO HAPPY I didn't miss it...

[@MrCmon113]

That's what happens when you don't go by geographical order but jump around.

[@gg2cool4u]

@@MrCmon113 I actually start with my trouble countries first to make sure I've gotten them all, typically Caribbean followed by Oceania (screw you Vanuatu and St Kitts!)

[@Adaj.]

That explains the statistics, lol. I took the test once and was a bit surprised that my score of 115/197 was considered well below average. People playing repeatedly are probably responsible for most of the 28.5% scoring 188 or above.

[@The_NSeven]

Can confirm

[@stoopidapples1596]

I think the mode average score would do a lot better here.

[@MrCmon113]

Most people on Sporcle are nerds.

[@MMMHOTCHEEZE]

@@MrCmon113 It's still hard to believe that people get 68% on the first attempt. I think it should only show the average of the 1st attempt tbh.

[@swaggyjones9875]

@@MMMHOTCHEEZE i think a lot of people do the quizzes for each continent first which then boosts their first time score on the world or at least it did for me

[@jessali_]

Omg, I love that you're not only a Potter Sporcler, but you're also into Geography!!! My favorite Geo quiz is the one where you have to name countries AND capitals without a map. I've even beaten it once before, but it's incredibly hard, owing to the little time! And I always seem to forget Sierra Leone and/or Cabo Verde. 😱

[@minimaltrace]

i was a very weird child that studied maps and flags instead of reading comics, still took me a few weeks of trying before i got all of them, i usually get in trouble in oceania so i always leave that for last.

[@lizmildenhall5832]

I'm the same. I played it so many times until I finally got them all. Same with flags of the world!

[@minshkins10]

Wow Liz, I have not yet delved into the horror that is trying to memorize world flags...

[@jarto10]

my autistic nephew loves that too

[@joshuadzz]

Liz Mildenhall took me 8 months

[@tiborjanvari6678]

Well done Holly, nice one. This is my method too with the order of the continents! :) Thanks for not forgetting Hungary, and for the Hungarian Rhapsody as the background music!

[@mareksamuel6972]

I'm a bit of a geography nerd and on my first try I guessed 195 countries. The only ones missing were Antigua and Barbuda and Cabo Verde.

[@biobagholder8081]

as someone who goes north america -> south america -> europe -> asia -> oceania -> africa this was a bit of a mindf to watch! well done!

[@senthilkumaranbalachandran4992]

LOL, I finished it almost as much as your time, I came around this website when searching for something to challenge my Map skills, I'm preparing for Civil services, much useful website for all type of Quizzes XD

[@Seargent363]

Great strategy although I always go for Africa last.

[@KaZeGamingOnYT]

Seargent363 same, still learning africa 😂

[@ColeMoney5]

@@KaZeGamingOnYT Asia is the toughest for me

[@KaZeGamingOnYT]

Cole Money i actually started getting into asia first before i learned the world, only problem i got very occasionally is mixing Bahrain Bhutan and Brunei, i’d just recommend going on Setarra quizes!

[@simonna94]

I start with Europe, than move to Asia ( left to right) than Australia and Oceania, North than South America, and lastly Africa

[@saisuhas7107]

I start with Asia, then move to Oceania, then South America, then North America, then Africa, and lastly Europe.

[@fridex_x445]

I’m nine years old and i can name all countries

[@ELGlueckert]

I can't get it done that fast cause it seems to run slow like the site is a bandwidth hog or something.

[@sophiefritschner2185]

Well done! I do this every two or three weeks just to keep it fresh. As a mnemonic for the "stans" (aside from Pakistan and Afghanistan, which I feel pretty good about), the other 5 alphabetically are more less clockwise geographically: Khazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

[@mistymu8154]

Took me a week or so, but I finally got the 197. Geoguessr has a version with 226 countries with even more Caribbean and Oceania islands to remember. I remember the locations and work methodically around the continents to avoid missing anything, especially in Africa. As others have said, focus on the individual continents first to master each of them before you jump into doing the world map.

[@sophiemitchell349]

I go in order of the nations of the world song so after ive done the americas part i finish the missing parts then move to europe and do the same then asia, then oceania and then i do africa last

[@afasico9669]

As someone from Europe, it's very obvious that you have learned to do this from the name, because you don't write together pairs that for me always come together (Czechia + Slovakia, Romania + Moldova, Austria + Hungary... ) and instead connect similar names together. I do the same with other parts of the world! (the -stan countries, the countries of oceania... from some of them I only know the name, and only because of the quiz)

[@theblackryvius6613]

I go based off history and what's immediately in the area

[@pascalbuffalo]

Nice I can also get 197, my best was around 14 mins

[@ParisAvenue2005]

Cool video :) I'm trying to learn all the countries of the world... a long way off nailing all 197 at the moment though!

[@MikeOnslow]

Been grinding this like mad - got my "PB" down to 7 mins and 6 seconds haha. Funnily enough, being English I do the same circuit as you but in the opposite direction, starting with Europe, then Asisa, Oceania, Africa, South America then North America haha

[@chinareds54]

A true Sporcler would have started with Kyrgyzstan.. :p

[@minshkins10]

But a true NERD must go in order or it's too chaotic and confusing!

[@Skuffy777]

Interesting choice. Why do you say that? I always start with Iceland.

[@minshkins10]

I think the order is important because otherwise it's easy to get confused with what you have and haven't guessed. I used to answer Tonga after Togo because they are similar, but then I'd start thinking of Oceania and forget where I left off on Africa. Keeping the same order is easier for retention (for me).

[@azelfdaboi5265]

The true Sporcler starts with equatorial guinea

[@jaketaylor8176]

I do Usa lol nationalism

[@TFNARMY_2009]

I got 137/197, disappointed with my result but I will be practicing.

[@gg2cool4u]

Any updates? :)

[@MrCmon113]

Did 187 - I forgot I hadn't done the Dominican Republic. But yes, I don't know all of those island states in the Pacific and Caribbean and I don't really care about knowing them either.

[@sporcle]

Those are tough, no doubt. But with a little practice, I bet you could get them all!

[@MrCmon113]

@@sporcle Sure I could, but I think there is more important gaps in my knowledge to fill. And I don't connect anything with Tonga or Plalau.

[@maziepaine1443]

I am 9 and I have memorized 110 of the countries. I Am so close

[@lorentshegdal9135]

Mazie Paine 87 left Very close!😺

[@potionapproaching2541]

@@lorentshegdal9135 A 9-year-old memorizing 110 countries is already pretty impressive, even if it isn't that close.

[@invexical]

When I was 9 I named all of them in 5 mins 3 secs but 110 is still impressive

[@iamnuraa555]

I am 10 and last time I got i only got 154 countries right but then I practiced all of the countries in all 7 continents days ago but I was struggling with Africa since Africa has many countries, but then I practiced and finally got all of the African countries and In the world map quiz I finally got 197 countries I am really proud of myself (Practice makes perfect)

[@iamnuraa555]

But 110 is really impressive though, good job!

[@sludgiebear]

I scored a measly 67/197. After the timer ran out and rest were revealed I literally face-palmed when I realised I had missed so many that I knew. ☹I will keep going, and I will eventually reach that beautiful 100%! 😁

[@sadsalt3782]

how u going, any updates ?

[@gg2cool4u]

Any updates? I find practice helps alot, especially if you bite off manageable chunks (like doing countries of Europe until you get 100%, so on).

[@seanyono8237]

I'm glad you got 197! I also got 197 on that quiz lol.

[@alevanderBatman]

Played it a lot in school with one of my friends, I even managed to get my time below 4:50.

[@EminAnimE1]

It's crazy being from Portugal and trying to spell some of these in english. Some are so different.

[@Jack-cv7pl]

Is there not a site you could find to attempt the quiz in portuguese?

[@drelite8929]

Oh yea and i memorized all my countries from this music video called "TOUR THE WORLD" I've watched it repeatedly so good luck :)

Hey. What are your times? I saw a guy typing all under 3 min, but that was sick. What are normal times? I can do it all just under 9 min now (6:09 left)

[@joemckim1183]

I notice you typed the and in Antigua and Barbuda. Since you don't have to type and & the on sporcle I've pretty much stopped typing those when I play those games.

[@Seargent363]

don't forget "the"

[@Harmony242]

Got 53% but I spent way too much time on parts of the map that I just coundnt remember and ran out of time lol. Probably could've gotten 60-70 maybe with another 15 min.

[@gg2cool4u]

Working through "countries of Europe", "countries of Asia", etc. until you can get 100% of each of them is a more manageable way to learn them all :)

[@IvyRoad]

How do you see which country the ? is on? I couldn't get a ? for England, for instance. Some places are just a mass of overlapping ?s What am I missing?

[@ollaway]

England is a "country" but not an independent nation, which is what this quiz is for. Typing in UK covers it!

[@PuffinEasy]

my new personal record 8:15 left :)

[@aronaax]

for me the best technique is islands and archipelagos first, of the whole world (starting with oceania, ending with trinidad and tobago), then the central american countries, where one sometimes forgets one of them, then the western africa and small/micro states of the world, "stans" and the rest :D

[@donnys5599]

I tried it for the first time before watching this video, had 101 countries and ran out of time.. but yeah i played it on my cell phone and had some trouble with some countries for english spelling. I knew the dutch but not the english😅. But good job.. even with the dutch spelling and 15 min more i would not reach the 150 i think.

[@jocabulous]

I am 13 and memorized every country

[@thatbg3357]

and i did the same thing When i was 10

[@langre_2]

I did it when I was 12

[@DaveTarg]

And I did it when I was 2.

[@amedeedecembre729]

Same!

[@duckkiemc3342]

Im 12 and I have them memorized

[@ashishnema1198]

Holi but ETA and you are 👍 are good at geography

[@ashishnema1198]

Bbbbbvvvvvvg

[@axriaa8219]

I know people who are from Somalia, El Salvador, Venezuela, Indoneisa, And China

[@Mayathehut]

I got all of them in 3 days because I was doing nothing (quarantine) and I’ve never had a geography class. Why don’t schools teach geography? It’s the one thing that I’m good at.

[@Mayathehut]

@@unsubplease9364 I’m Canadian

[@inelonwetrusk9417]

I'm playing that game in English even so, I'm german. Do u know how hard the spelling for me is? It took me so long to until I finally got them all correct!

[@sporcle]

That's extra impressive--most native speakers can't even get 100%, so that's definitely an accomplishment to feel proud of!

[@MrCmon113]

I don't think it's cheating to look up a spelling. Why the fuck is it "Cameroon" and "Gabon"?

[@ethanhntly7679]

Good job

[@pj0017]

I did the quiz but some of the country s wouldn't show up when I typed them

[@gstark]

Kiribati isn't pronounced that way 8:09

[@turtleshell5957]

I need to work on Africa and oceania, then I'm gonna give this bad boy a try!

[@mrk45]

I finally did it today, and with a whole minute to spare.

[@jaydirt316]

FWI - the country Antigua and Barbuda is pronounced 'An-tee-ga' not 'An-tee-gua' even though there is a u in it. I visited the island this year (awesome place BTW) and pronounced it with a u and got corrected every time. Just a helpful hint if you ever visit.

[@minshkins10]

Oooh good to know, thanks!

[@HugoEsteller]

"Antigua" means ancient in spanish, and it's pronounced 'An-tee-gua'. So I would say that, despite the way native people pronounce it, that is the correct way to do it.

[@MrCmon113]

Or... Antiguans pronounce Antigua wrong and we do it correctly.

[@williamkeitaro8910]

i do north america first, then central, then the carribean then south america, europe, asia, middle east, africa, then oceania

[@MrBogdanete]

7:21 left, not sure it's my best, maybe only season best, but anyway, I'm happy with it.

[@billycreations3976]

Just got a new record with 3:39 left

[@QuantSpazar]

well really you can only get as good of a time as you can type, so if you never stop typing, then you can do it in very little time. My best is currently 9:04, so finishing with 5:54 left

[@johnquinn1025]

My record is 4:58 and the only way it's challenging now is to do it on random :D but come on 4 minutes 58 seconds that's impossible, still don't know how I did it........totally amazing :D

[@SinatraFn]

my record is 6:58 lol

[@gg2cool4u]

@@SinatraFn just beat my record with a 6:51 today :)

[@gxecko]

First try I got 167, not bad in my opinion

[@ceji566]

not a challenge on a map, try visit all of them ! just returned from 66th country in 23 years, renewing passport for 11th time... the countries change, not gonna make it :(

[@josef7535]

HOORAY!

[@drelite8929]

Lol i competed myself against you at the exact time i finished first when your timer reached 2:23 i got 197 and finished on 2:46 so i bet you by 23 mins great skills btw i struggled with Africa tho

[@alexeibradley-malcolm2462]

*23 seconds

[@aprilthejesusinthemorningf4667]

I wanna learn to say body things in different languages

[@therealpradowaits]

i will try to do 100%

[@babvi2009]

i got all 197 countries 20 times in a row

[@gr8testsc0tsman31]

I takes like 1 minute and 30 seconds to name the Americas.

[@teodorivanov6515]

well i forgot st.Lucia,so 197

[@arkhitecture7437]

I got all with 8:29 remaining

[@GauravSingh-qi9xj]

You are born to rule this world full of countries you can name in 6 minutes 31 seconds.

[@dc8890]

Not to brag but I just did it with 8:31 remaining, no joke.

[@ephemeraleiswer9763]

Would You Accept A Challenge ?

[@daNorse]

aruba?

[@ashishnema1198]

And I got 197/197 of all countries

[@gr8testsc0tsman31]

I learnt all of the countries of the world in less then one year. I'm just good at learning things. Now I'm learning the counties of England and I've been doing that for about 2 days. Almost there.

[@emidwd9428]

Yes you were haunted to spell my country’s name

[@twanvanderheijden3463]

ayo the way she said nicaragua

[@gamernate6447]

I am not allowed to say my age but I am under the age of 13 and I completed it in just under 3 weeks

[@linkalot7415]

im awful at these, my best is only 54 percent...

[@deancaswell6393]

I've done this quiz before

[@Alastor77]

it took 2 days to memorize all countires, and i did this quiz in 6 minutes

[@christiankuljanac6658]

Croatia

[@teodorivanov6515]

I have 197 correct.

[@Bandu_phones1]

Im in second place!

[@sl796]

Hardest parts of the world in order 1. Carribean 2. Oceana 3. West Africa 4. East Europe 5. Middle East

[@communistcat3240]

balkans

[@eastromaniaraveparty7764]

East Europe is easy, you just have to learn a little bit about every country so everything will make sense for you. But Oceania...

[@mohamedilham2668]

for me, Middle East is one of the easiest. The names are relatively shorter and easy to type.

[@MrCmon113]

Do you mean the Stans with Middle East? Because The Western Middle East is rather easy, because it's on the news so much, imo.

[@Acemeistre]

can't type fast enough :'(

[@marcomarkproductions]

i only got 67/197 lmao

[@eliw.1197]

That sounds above average for most people in the world.

[@maziepaine1443]

I agree

[@12354rony]

@@eliw.1197 Pretty much.

[@fairladyelin7746]

I got 107...

[@Weeb_Goblin]

Why are you running

[@chkairyo]

Straight up looks like the default skin from fortnite

[@lorentshegdal9135]

The only American liable in geography besides Beetlejuice himself

[@thetetrisking-nes]

im 7 and i got 105/197

[@adicted52427]

im 3 and i got 68/197

[@17thRepublic]

Ayyyye Singapore

[@dylanjohnson3346]

U are amazing woman

[@trevorgolnick5066]

I gotta say, it looks like you are looking at a list as you type, your eyes seem to be moving off to the side checking the type field and then a list.

[@minshkins10]

I think that's just the placement of the computer screen compared to the camera. I was definitely just looking at the map on the quiz! :)

[@teodorivanov6515]

i mean 196

[@gojasvojaz]

I got 128 countires i am a genious xD jk i am stupidos

[@blakewright4786]

my first time and got 91 wow im bad

[@lopezjasmine81]

lao

[@bigsplash6055]

I can name at max 25 lol

[@eliw.1197]

104

[@far_above]

I got 195 (before watching this). Forgot Guinea-Bissau and Samoa at my attempt.

[@gg2cool4u]

Interesting - I don't miss those because I associate Samoa with Tonga, and G-B with the other Guineas. Whenever I miss one, it's one of the Saints or one of the Oceanic ____-u's...

[@kotsoskotsou8864]

Macedonia IS NOT a country. It is Greece's biggest region.

[@adicted52427]

sramotiš se u javnosti

[@chadthomson4596]

My record is 6:30. Take a typing tutor, geeze.

[@chadthomson4596]

Now 6:19.

[@vehiclers6991]

Mine is 5:30. I would love to get sub 5 mins one day but doubt that will ever happen lol

[@kdmq]

I've accidentally typed Chile and China before trying to type Cuba. RIP OCD

[@MrCmon113]

I accidentally typed Guinea before I could type Guinea-Bisssau.

[@ThomasBouzanis]

i did 145 im still working on it

[@ThomasBouzanis]

update im on 170

[@itsthelearningstupid]

Good effort. This was painful to watch....with the typos etc. I am at 5 mins 42 secs and trying to break 5 mins 30 secs for this challenge. Though I do take it one once per day.

[@255sarah]

Palestine?

[@LeatherCladVegan]

And Kosovo? ..but no Western Sahara? I guess it really depends on how you define a country. Scotland is a country, as is England. Oh well.

[@tudorpop8959]

Palestine is actually recognized by UN as a Sovereign State and Observer of UN (same as Vatican), unlike Kosovo, Sahrawi, Somaliland, Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Taiwan

[@LeatherCladVegan]

@@tudorpop8959 Does Palestine self-govern? If not, wouldn't the U.N. simply be wrong?

[@tudorpop8959]

It is not my interest if UN is right or wrong. From my part, as long as most of the UN members recognize, Palestine is a de facto and de jure Sovereign State. My country recognized officially it's sovereignty. Also, Palestine claims it's self governance through it's president, Mahmoud Abbas, it's government and it's National Council as legislature.

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

This shit is asmr to me.