South America Map Quiz

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Level 65

Nov 8, 2014

Actually, I think there's a misunderstanding... las malvinas son argentinas!

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Level 15

Nov 21, 2014

;)

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Level 15

Oct 23, 2018

*grabs popcorn*

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Level 33

May 14, 2020

i got 12. Cos I got Colombia confused with Venzuela and Suriname confused with French Guyana. Is it really spelt French Guiana???

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Level 76

Jul 11, 2020

@QuizzerMakerYay Yes it's spelt 'Guiana' (whereas the country to the west is spelt 'Guyana').

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Level 90

Sep 3, 2020

Generally on English maps, yes. In French it's usually Guyane

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Level 40

Feb 4, 2021

he meant how guyana is west of french guiana

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Level 71

Dec 16, 2014

In a democracy the people vote for their future, some countries should try it some time.

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Level 66

Mar 8, 2015

Democracy? The islands were stolen by the UK. The islands were Argentinian until the UK invaded the islands.

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Level 55

Mar 8, 2015

They were never Argentinian. The Argies landed on what was British territory since before Argentine existed, and when the British government learned about it, they threw the Argies out. Argentina's been whinging about it ever since because it's easier for the government to distract a brainwashed people with irridentism than to sort out a failed banana republic.

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Level 32

Mar 10, 2015

So even though they were uninhabited when the English arrived (before Argentina was a country), the population wanting to remain as is, and being mainly british descendents, it is Argentinian?

Why exactly?

You talk about brain washing but sound like you're straight out of a class with Kircher. Any time Argentina as political/financial issues, they go all angry about the Falklands.

Continental platform means nothing, imagine if it did now? UK and Ireland would be what, French?

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Level 38

Jul 16, 2016

Continental platform, you can't be serious. That's like saying Germany owns Europe because they're all on the same continental platform.

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Level 67

Sep 2, 2020

Today I learned what 'irridentism' was. Thanks Salz.

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Level 30

Apr 11, 2022

Oversimplified:)

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Level 58

Jan 5, 2015

There are a lot of controversies on this topic, but, in order to avoid tension, I think that Malvinas or Falklands should not be at the game..

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Level 59

Feb 19, 2016

very true

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Level 66

Sep 6, 2018

Well, you could grey them out. But the quiz shouldn't be changed just because some people want the islands to be part of Argentina.

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Level 74

Mar 18, 2019

Absolutely right to include then in the quiz as this is a geographic quiz and they are geographically part of S. America. By the same logic, should you not include Trinidad and Tobago, since the major part of that country (Trinidad) is also part of S. America?

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Level 76

Dec 2, 2019

But over 3,000 people live there. JetPunk has (almost) no issue with showing the Crimea as part of Russia, so it should also reflect the fact that the Falklands are British.

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Level 44

Dec 5, 2019

Well, I don't think they should be taken out of the game due to them being geographically part of South America. But if we have the Falkland Islands in the quiz, we might as well add the Easter Islands and maybe the Galapagos Islands, which are part of Chile and Ecuador. I did see that the Galapagos Islands turned green when I got Ecuador, but if we add the Falkland Islands (completely unimportant if they belong to the United Kingdom or Argentina) I think we should at least add the other two larger island groups of South America as well. :)

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Level 44

Dec 5, 2019

And of course Trinidad and Tobago because it is also part of South America (I think). If it isn't, then at least the Easter Islands and the Galapagos Islands should be included. :)

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Level 76

Jul 11, 2020

@quiantaene12 You're saying the Falkland Islands are 'completely unimportant' (whatever that means) if they belong to the UK or Argentina? In that case the Galapagos Islands and Easter Island (which are much smaller territories) should also be completely unimportant? By the way the Falkland Islands has over 3,000 inhabitants and an abundance of oil.

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Level 60

Jun 12, 2015

So Argentina - mainly populated by the descendants of European immigrants - claim islands also populated by the descendants of European immigrants on the basis that said descendants should have no democratic right of self-determination.

Right.

Perhaps the Argentinians could show some good will by returning the land they stole from the natives back to them first...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_of_the_Desert

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Level 50

Jul 7, 2015

totally agree - The history of who got to the Falkland Islands/Malvinas is really confusing, the British were there, so were the Spanish and the French and the Dutch too. They all came, went and sometimes came back again - so purely on this basis you really can't say who should 'own them'. So how should you decide it - surely on the basis that the vast majority of people there want to remain British, not Argentinian. What would the point of giving them to Argentina be ? Who would it benefit - Argentina perhaps, but certainly not the people who actually live there

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Level 40

Sep 8, 2015

I'm not Argentinian or English (or British). On paper the islands were Argentinian about 150 years ago but there wasn't a single Argentinian living there. The settlers were British and still prefer to remain British.

Let the lawyers decide. If the courts rule for Argentina, the settlers could always declare independence and then join the Commonwealth.

Back to square one.

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Level 58

Jun 12, 2015

on with the popcorn

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Level 14

Dec 3, 2019

so true

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Level 41

Nov 19, 2015

Try asking the Falkland Islanders what they think.

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Level 63

Jan 24, 2016

I'm given to understand that in frequent and recent polls, Falkand Islanders have voted overwhelmingly to remain British.

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Level 66

May 11, 2018

And Cyprus is in Europe!

Wait, wrong quiz

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Level 45

Jan 1, 2019

Love it!

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Level 15

May 13, 2018

The way I see it is that both countries have some form of equal claim to the Islands. Instead of wincing about who it belongs to, let the people decide. There was a referndum and the inhabitants of the island decide. That land is British and some people have to deal with that, plz bear in mind I am neithier British or Argentine so i am quite unbiased in my opinion unlike some in this comments sections... and btw alex2108 you have started a war my friends...

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Level 37

Aug 21, 2018

It is obviously that people from Falkland will decide to be a British Overseas Territory instead of being part of Argentina. Time before the Falklands War, the British government sent British people to live there, most of them had their descendants there!

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Level 87

Jun 16, 2018

There is a misunderstanding. The people who live there have roots on the islands before Argentina was a country and they want to be British still. If you want to turn back the clock that far, then Argentina would not possess the Falklands because Argentina would be possessed by Spain ;)

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Level 49

Sep 20, 2018

a referendum was held and 98% voted for uk

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Level 84

Sep 2, 2020

so what about the 2%? If 98% of the residents of Charleston, West Virginia voted to secede from the United States and establish a country for White supremacists, would the US government have no interest in protecting the rights and property of the minority who voted against it? If 100% of the residents of my house vote to form their own country, can we? Right of self-determination is some serious baloney. People need to learn to get along and function in a larger society. And democracy cannot be simply mob rule there must be protections for minorities.

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Level 60

Nov 26, 2020

I get what you are saying about rights for minorities. On the other hand, you've said people shouldn't get a say in what country they belong to, no matter how many. If 98% of Scotland voted to leave the UK, should they not be allowed?

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Level 84

Sep 12, 2021

Jonny: if Scotland is legally part of the UK, then, no, my opinion is that they should not be allowed. Better to learn how to get along. Otherwise there's endless Balkanization, and situations like the "my house" one I gave above.

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Level 24

Dec 22, 2018

what?

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Level 58

Jan 27, 2019

There was a referendum on it.

99.8% voted in favour of remaining British.

The exact number who voted for Argentinian rule: 3. (lol)

Still think they're Argentinian?

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Level 43

Apr 26, 2019

You're overstating the support for joining Argentina there. The referendum asked whether the inhabitants wanted to carry on being a British Overseas Territory. At least one of the three who voted against was known to want independence.

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Level 35

May 21, 2020

Tasty popcorn

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Level 54

Apr 14, 2021

BuT wHaT aBoUt TaNnU tUvA tHaT iS a CoUnTrY!!!!11!

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Level 43

Nov 22, 2021

In your dreams that is. Whether you like it or not, The Falklands are British and never was or will be Argentinian. 😘

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Level 36

Nov 13, 2014

100% 1:42

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Level 88

Nov 13, 2014

I'll never understand why Trinidad and Tobago are considered part of the Caribbean Islands, rather than a part of South America. They're closer to Venezuela than to any other Caribbean countries.

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Level 59

Mar 8, 2015

Culture, language, geography. There are so many disputes about continent borders that a lot of geographers are too lazy to consider any of them.

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Level 72

Jan 26, 2022

The question isn't 'why is T&T considered part of the Caribbean Islands?', it's 'why is T&T considered part of North America?'

T&T being part of North America at the same time as Cyprus being part of Asia is one of the most glaring inconsistencies on this site. There is no perfect solution of course, there's no way to make everyone happy, and inconsistencies are inevitable. So yeah, leave it as it is I s'pose.

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Level 81

Aug 22, 2015

Well, they are islands, and they are in the Caribbean.

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Level 40

Sep 8, 2015

Excellent answer. Logical.

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Level 21

May 16, 2020

This ought to be on comment awards

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Level 15

Nov 21, 2014

How do you do that map? I even can do some columns xD

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Level 23

Dec 25, 2014

100%

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Level 61

Jan 17, 2015

Las Malvinas son argentinas! Just kidding. Carry on.

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Level 38

Oct 30, 2015

Ha :)

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Level 22

May 8, 2016

NON: les iles Malouines sont françaises ! ;)

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Level 87

Jun 16, 2018

¡Las Malvinas son británicas! Just kidding. If you don't believe me, take it up with the Royal Navy.

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Level 35

Oct 24, 2021

they are obviously north korean

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Level 67

Apr 20, 2022

Common sense would tell you that they’re part of Texas :)

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Level 23

Jul 24, 2015

Done with 1:01 left :3

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Level 21

Aug 15, 2015

12 on first try! I'm only 2.

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Level 81

Aug 22, 2015

The number of times we've had to label this map in Geography... and I still got Venezuela and Colombia mixed up. I don't usually do that. I blame being ill. ;)

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Level 65

Oct 8, 2015

13 seconds and done

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Level 73

Oct 9, 2015

100% with 1:24 left. By the way, I'm 10 (in GT though)!!!!!

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Level 73

Sep 22, 2020

No. Stop.

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Level 56

Sep 22, 2020

good job Cringe

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Level 23

Oct 20, 2015

Got Guyana, Ecuador and Colombia mixed up. Put French Guyana in for Guyana, but FG in FG's spot. Then I mixed up Ecuador and Colombia. At least I got all the others right! 11/14, first try. Much room for improvement. Sorry!

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Level 23

Oct 20, 2015

14/14, errors all fixed. Great quiz, QuizMaster. Please make a world one with the 'better technology'

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Level 23

Oct 20, 2015

But keep the original Countries Of The World <3 #bae

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Level 72

Feb 18, 2016

It is French guinea. Guyana is right next to it. Guinea and Guinea-Bissau are in Africa. Not to mention Pampa New Guinea in Oceania (or Asia if you prefer). What a nice little chaotic world

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Level 72

Feb 18, 2016

PAMPA LOL its Paupa

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Level 71

May 15, 2016

Actually, it's PAPUA, since you're laughing so hysterically...

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Level 90

Oct 28, 2016

@idontlikeit2... No, just No. French Guinea was the name of Guinea when it was under the French Empire, ending in 1958. French Guiana (or Guyane) is the region east of Suriname.

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Level 68

Feb 3, 2017

Platitude is correct. There is no connection between Guyana and Guinea. Guiana, sometimes called "Guyana",is a region of Northern South America, containing two Venezuelan provinces, a Brazilian state, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana, (the latter two taking their name from the Guiana region). In fact, during colonial times there was Spanish Guiana, (joined Venezuela), Portuguese Guiana, (joined Brazil), Dutch Guiana, (Suriname), British Guiana, (Guyana) and French Guiana. There is no connection to Guinea, although they have similar names.

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Level 58

Jan 21, 2016

got all and 1:36 remaining - I'm 12 yrs old

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Level 18

Jan 17, 2018

I am 11 years old 1:35

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Level 21

Feb 4, 2018

I'll be born next week and I got all correct with 2 days remaining.

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Level 20

Feb 17, 2018

I was never born and i got 196 correct with 72 decades remaining

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Level 25

Feb 22, 2018

I am a God. I created and named them in an infinitesimally small time 6000 years ago when I made this planet.

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Level 37

Feb 9, 2016

Hey everybody, for a harder quiz, here it is: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/176601/all-the-countries-of-south-america-in-15-seconds

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Level 19

Feb 19, 2016

So easy! 1:35 remaining

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Level 40

Jan 30, 2018

For me too :D wow

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Level 17

Feb 29, 2016

I don't understand any of this

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Level 10

Mar 3, 2016

Easy.

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Level 47

Mar 4, 2016

Got all of them with 1:23 remaining.

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Level 69

Mar 5, 2016

Did the ones I knew, then did lots of lucky guesses. Is that how you spell guesses?

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Level 77

Sep 29, 2017

Yes, it is guesses.

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Level 55

Feb 28, 2018

Ghetsis

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Level 50

Mar 15, 2016

Why is the Falklands on here? It's a U.K. territory.

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Level 77

Sep 29, 2017

Did you read the instructions?

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Level 42

Mar 31, 2016

1:43 left

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Level 64

May 13, 2016

I got 100% with 1:59 seconds left and I am only 3 weeks old.

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Level 58

Feb 17, 2019

Just don't.

This comments section is for discussing the Falkland islands (UK), not for pretending to be clever

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Level 69

May 16, 2016

14/14 in 21 seconds.

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Level 7

Nov 15, 2017

14/14 in 11 seconds

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Level 14

Nov 8, 2016

soooo easyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝

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Level 51

Jan 2, 2017

Thanks for the 5 points!

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Level 16

Jan 18, 2017

Easy-peasy, so cheesy XD

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Level 44

Jan 27, 2017

💯

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Level 50

Feb 3, 2017

Easy with 1:45 left.

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Level 44

Feb 15, 2017

Somehow managed to get them all first try despite half of them being blind guesses

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Level 18

Mar 10, 2017

The capitals of South America's countries are

Bogota, Colombia

Caracas, Venezuela

Quito, Ecuador

Lima, Peru

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Montevideo, Uruguay

Brasilia, Brazil

Santiago, Chile

Cayenne, French Guiana

Paramaribo, Suriname

La Paz or Sucre, Bolivia

Georgetown, Guyana

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Level 74

Jul 8, 2017

and Stanley for the Falklands

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Level 46

Mar 8, 2019

French Guiana's capital is Paris.

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Level 90

Mar 24, 2021

Isn't that like saying, Washington DC is the capital of Nevada?

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Level 54

Apr 14, 2021

Yes.

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Level 59

Mar 22, 2017

Isn't Cyprus in Asia...? ;-)

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Level 27

Jun 25, 2017

Got 100 percent in 5 secs am 12 from australia. keep trying ;)

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Level 58

Feb 17, 2019

suuure you did

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Level 60

Aug 3, 2017

french guinea is not a territory but instead a region of france

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Level 25

Aug 16, 2017

done 1:47

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Level 44

Sep 14, 2017

16 seconds 100% correct let's go

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Level 38

Sep 22, 2017

Seriously, who got the Falkland Islands wrong?

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Level 65

Sep 29, 2017

I always get Guyana & Suriname the wrong way round.

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Level 42

Sep 30, 2017

1:44 left, Brazil, 5th grade.

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Level 28

Nov 13, 2017

I got 100%. Great quiz!

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Level 56

Jan 12, 2018

i did it in 18 seconds and im 9

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Level 72

Apr 9, 2020

9 what? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? Unless it's days I'm not interested.

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Level 15

Jan 12, 2018

14/14 in 21 seconds! :)

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Level 53

Jan 23, 2018

I don't know why I'm not able to see it

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Level 50

Feb 14, 2018

1:43 remaining 100%

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Level 15

May 4, 2018

1:45

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Level 17

Feb 25, 2018

It's so easy i got 1:34 left on the time!

(Falkland Isl. Are the easiest for me)

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Level 59

Feb 28, 2018

Falkland is ofings British clay

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Level 72

Apr 9, 2020

I imagine you with a bottle of fortified wine in your hand as you say that :)

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Level 21

Mar 22, 2018

easy peesy lemon squeezy...1:28 to spare.

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Level 23

May 5, 2018

Um...

Falkland Islands-UK

French Guiana- France

No hate it's just that I feel like they are not really not part of South America.

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Level 46

Dec 10, 2018

Umm do you perhaps want to tell them that they are not on the South American continent ?

(Also, in this case, you'd have to put them in the quizzes about Europe. And then you'd have to do that for every overseas territory everywhere. And that would be a mess.)

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Level 40

May 16, 2018

My favourite quiz!

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Level 6

May 18, 2018

I got all of them right with 1 minute and 26 seconds to spare!!!! Yay!

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Level 40

Jun 19, 2018

1:38 remained for the 100th time and still my favourite quiz :)

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Level 47

Jun 22, 2018

1:44 to spare :)

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Level 23

Jun 27, 2018

1:34 to spare!

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Level 23

Jun 27, 2018

Now 1:44!

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Level 23

Jun 28, 2018

Now 1:40!

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Level 5

Jul 17, 2018

I find this quiz soooo easy. Only, I it do on a tablet and its harder with touchscreen.

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Level 74

Oct 23, 2018

🗺🌏🌎🌍

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Level 61

Nov 2, 2018

I suppose the Brits could just conquer.............nah.

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Level 29

Nov 7, 2018

1:41 remaining!

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Level 58

Feb 17, 2019

1:42 remaining!

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Level 46

Dec 10, 2018

Came here for Falklands comments.

Was not disappointed.

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Level 32

Dec 24, 2018

The. Falklands. Belong. To. The. U.K.. We. Had. A. War. And. We. Won.. Nobody. Cares. How. Close. They. Are. To. Your. Country.. End. Of. Story

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Level 84

Jan 13, 2019

British schools aren't very good about teaching English punctuation?

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Level 52

Feb 7, 2019

how do you make a map quiz

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Level 20

Mar 5, 2019

Easy test

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Level 33

Apr 28, 2019

100%1:29

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Level 57

May 24, 2019

100% 1:30

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Level 26

Aug 27, 2019

SoUtH gEoRgIa AnD tHe SoUtH SaNdWiCh IsLaNdS aRe MiSsInG

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Level 48

Sep 22, 2019

I always mess up Guyana and Suriname. >:(

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Level 30

Sep 28, 2019

Easy, Did That In 20 Seconds

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Level 22

Oct 8, 2019

Lol 1:39 left

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Level 66

Nov 2, 2019

I can't believe only 31% of attempters got them all out. We're given a full 2 minutes, fa pete's sake!

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Level 32

Apr 23, 2020

easy lol who dosn't get 100 percent

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Level 30

May 6, 2020

lol so easy when you devoted at least a day to it

100% first attempt

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Level 29

Aug 16, 2020

Pretty easy...

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Level 58

Aug 26, 2020

its the Venezuelan shield for me :*

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Level 60

Nov 26, 2020

I came to the comments to see how long it took people. Left the comments after being part of a 6 year-old debate.

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Level 31

Dec 1, 2020

yes... exactly

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Level 36

Jan 6, 2021

100% in 28 secounds, Ez

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Level 40

Jan 14, 2021

Wow 14/14. My 5th grade South America project really helped 🤣.

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Level 57

Jan 19, 2021

First of all, only 31.4% got 100%?

Second...

HOW IS FALKLAND ISLANDS MORE COMMON THAN PERU

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Level 54

Jan 29, 2021

Because they are the only islands.

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Level 39

May 4, 2021

Got 100 percent. By far easiest map quiz. Should except both answers for the islands off of argentina

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Level 22

Sep 5, 2021

Got 100% guessed on French Guiana and Falkland Islands oop- I didn't know that they were part South America. Well at least I learned something today lmao

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Level 22

Sep 15, 2021

First of all: las malvinas son argentinas. I' am brazilian and i always studied the conflict of the malvinas islands. And it's clear to me that the UK invaded the islands and took it from Argentina

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Level 32

Oct 14, 2021

Maybe you should study it a bit more then, and until then, stay quiet about it online.

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Level 35

Oct 24, 2021

they were completely uninhabited by argentina. now its mostly British nationals living there

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Level 59

May 11, 2022

In fairness, Tonin is right. The UK invaded the islands and took them from the Argentinians. They'd managed to hold onto them for about 10 weeks.

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Level 32

Nov 4, 2021

16 seconds

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nOice

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Level 46

Jan 14, 2022

bruh

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Level 34

Apr 4, 2022

I ALWAYS get Paraguay and Uruguay confused, and Suriname and Guyana

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Level 20

Jul 24, 2022

1:49 left ez

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Level 71

Aug 26, 2022

very South Americacentric

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Level 16

Aug 30, 2022

15 seconds

First submitted	November 7, 2014
Times taken	1,036,784
Average score	78.6%
Rating	5.00