Southernmost Countries by Continent

Hmmm. Are we talking about Cocos Island here? A tiny uninhabited national park? Well in that case, why isn't Spain the most southern country in Europe? I.e. The Canaries. And what piece of land qualifies Italy to b more southerly than Malta? I love the quiz, but it seems to me to be a little inconsistent in it's definitions.

This was exactly my point. The quiz shouldn't be taking Costa Rica's external territories...

I think the official geographical term is a smidgen.

Isn't Trinidad and Tobago geographically South American?

I'm curious- which point of Australia is further south than New Zealand?

I mentioned this above - but Macquarie Island is considered part of the State of Tasmania (and the Huon Valley Council). It is where the Australian figure is given for. Considering that it is an integral part of Australian territory and not an external territory it counts for the purposes of this quiz, despite not having permanent population. Likewise the NZ figure is for the Campbell Islands. Excluding uninhabited islands, yes, NZ is more southerly. Rakiura (Stewart Island) becomes the southernmost inhabited island, whereas the Tasmanian mainland is the southernmost in Australia.

People are clearly taking these quizzes looking at a map. The numbers are way too high to be just informed guesses.

I kind of thought so, too. I'm pretty sure that fewer than 77% of people would even remember to mention Malta on a list of countries, let alone one narrowed down by geography.

I got 100% and I didn't look at a map. Most of the people on here would of taken the countries of the world quiz too so know most of the countries on there, if not all. Why would people not get an island in the Med being lower than most of the rest of Europe?

It's one thing to have taken the "Countries of the world" quiz once, but it's quite another to remember all 200+ countries forever, let alone their exact geographical location. I'm not saying no one can get 100% without looking at a map but the geographical quizzes seem to be the only ones with numbers so high.

I only reached a point where I could get 100% on the counrties of the world map by properly memorising the whole lot. I took that quiz several times a day for weeks before I could get them all. By now I genuinely do know all 196 and can visualise where they are without a map in front of me. I think the geography quizzes on here attract quite a high proportion of similarly geeky types... which is why they all seem to have high numbers.

I got 25/30 and I did NOT look at a map. Am I a geography nerd? Yes. Did I take a lot of guesses that were incorrect? Yes. Am I a fast typist? Yes. :)

Then shoudn't ALL quizzes have numbers as high as the geography ones? Since everybody here is so smart and above average? My guess is: googling every single question on a general knowledge quiz takes up a lot more time than just googling "world map" and going from there, thus explaining the unusually high numbers on the geography quizzes.

I think I agree with Yrk in general but I don't think that is the reason for the high scores on geography quizzes. For me, there is something more appealing and satisfying about knowing all of the countries of the world as opposed to, say, a list of general knowledge facts selected at the whim of the person compiling the quiz. I do tend to do all quizzes enough times to get 100% (except the ones where typing speed is an issue) but I don't necessarily retain all that info til next time. With the world map ones, I retake every few months just to keep myself on the ball... I doubt I am the only one...

Fair enough, then! I thought people like you and Yrk might have been the exception. Maybe I was mistaken... Either way, I know a lot more now than I did when I discovered this site a few months ago. I guess I shouldn't worry about whoever else is (and how they are) taking the quizzes. Cheers!

I suspect it has to do with the fact that geography is fairly static and unchanging and also more finite. One can learn ALL the countries of the world, one cannot learn all the general knowledge. With sports you have ever changing record scores, times, etc. Highest grossing movies of all time? Changes year to year. Sure, occasionally new countries are added or borders might move, but it happens at a pretty slow pace. Even the periodic table, at least these days, seems to change more frequently than the countries of the world.

Gibraltar as GB in Europe?

Says under the title of the quiz not including external territories.

Just a guess, but I suspect it's a result of Brunei being more northerly.

Got all except FIJI... 29/30

I think the Europe column has an error. Cyprus is further south than the 5 on the list. Even if you take into account Spain's African cities, Cyprus should still show up somewhere in the top 5.

All right first try. maldives and east timor were hardest to guess

Even if there wasn't a qualifier about "not counting external territories", places like French Guiana wouldn't affect the results for Europe anyway - they might belong to European countries, but they're not IN Europe.

Nice quiz. Would have been better to arrange the countries with northernmost on top rather than upside-down.