this is a fantastic idea and a very entertaining quiz, thank you! May I just have one very nitpicking comment? In the instructions, it should not say that states "without borders" are not included - every state by definition must have borders, otherwise it would not be a state. It should say "states not sharing land borders with any other state". Natural borders and sea borders are still borders (: Thank you!
Think you know the countries like the back of your hand? Try seeing if you can list them in reverse alphabetical order with my new quiz, Countries of the World Z-A: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/284204/countries-of-the-world-z-a
Oh gosh, not this again. At low tide, Sri Lanka and India have a land border, but at high tide, Sri Lanka is an island. Some quizzes say Sri Lanka is an island, but some quizzes say it borders India.
@Sifhraven, it is an island. It's somewhat analogous to Bahrain, which while an island shares a land border with Saudi Arabia on an island they share. The difference is that the border is less well demarcated--some claim it's on Pamban island at Dhanushkodi, some claim it's so far down the tip of that island that it is underwater except at low tide, and some claim it's across one of the many other islands in Adam's Bridge.
Speaking of, Bahrain really ought to be on this quiz.
finished it with 3 seconds left. I start USA guatemala costa rica ecuador chile brasil then mali guinea, gambia gabon malwi ghana benin CAR and Congo ethiopia then libya and south africa then israel then south korea brunei indonesia russia laos india kyrgystan iran saudi
Europe is a bit tricky . So i start with austria coz it borders leichenstein then slovenia slovakia and serbia, italy (vatican and san marino) france (monaco) UK SPAIN sweden/
You don't need Germany necessarily because France, Austria and Russia give all german borders except Denmark. So you might just type in Denmark instead.
And for the African countries it can save one or two country names if for Gambia you use Senegal and for Equatorial Guinea you use Cameroon. Even though they look like longer names at first.
Here is how I do it: Type in USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Brazil, Peru, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Congo, Ethiopia, Algeria, Guinea, Ghana, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Albania, Croatia, Greee, Ukraine, UK, Sweden, Russia, China, India, Thailand, North Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia
I used (Indonesia, North Korea, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Congo, Brazil, Peru, Honduras, USA, Mexico, Mozambique, South Africa, Panama, Haiti, Germany, UK, Spain, Sweden, Italy, India, Cambodia, Tajikistan,Israel, Libya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Senegal, Liberia, Togo, Niger, Ukraine,, Macedonia, Austria, France, Brunei)
That is horrible. The time is so tight that a single typo and you are snookered. The number of times I looked at it and i had a list of 5 or 6 countries all typed as one word with a single typo in the first one, was unreal. Frustrating would be a massive understatement.
After a while of trying, I finally was able to get to a point where I had 30 seconds left to see what 2 countries I was missing.. Liechtenstein and Brunei, screw off! lol.
You gotta know which countries take out the most other countries. It should be easy with Russia, China, Congo....but there are others. Guess them first, then you have less to type in.
game plan: usa guatemala costa rica brazil peru haiti france germany italy spain austria uk north korea malaysia indonesia thailand china india russia turkmenistan senegal albania croatia moldova sweden cameroon burkina faso mali algeria guinea congo israel saudi arabia mozambique south africa
Lots of fun! For beginners on this quiz: An example of strategy is that only three countries work for Liechtenstein--Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland. Of those three, Austria is by far the shortest and therefore fastest to type. Also, Tajikistan helps because of all the countries it borders. And Italy and Laos not just for the ones they border, but they are nice and short.
This is a bit odd. I just took the quiz untimed and got 100%. You are not supposed to get points for taking a quiz untimed but I got 5 points and my stats say best score 157/157. I also got the border badge.
It is actually considered a land border to India! This is because at times during low tide, you can walk straight from India to Sri Lanka, which means it's not an island at all times, so it is technically a land border to Indi! I know, cool, right?!
In the netherlands at low tide you can walk to the wadden islands, but noone would ever say they are connected to the mainland.
Can you find me an authorative source that states that sri lanka is not an island? Cause all I keep finding is that it is an island nation, which is seperated from india. (And that it was centuries ago that that landbridge was passable by foot. I am not sure if tides were taken into account, but you would think there would ve been mentions of it. Maybe if people have passed it, they didnt mind wading a bit?)
I am not entirely sure what the story is, but from what I understood Sri Lanka is of course an island country. The hypothetical border is on a small island (between continental India and the main Sri Lanka island) that is shared by the two countries and only appears during low tide.
If you search for if you can walk across, the answer consistently is NO, not since the 15th century (1480). Though a few bits of Adam's bridge/Rama setu are above water most of it isnt, and can be up to 10 meters below the surface.
the presence of a border doesn't necessarily mean you can walk from mainland India to Sri Lanka! You can't walk from Dublin to London but there is an Ireland-UK border
Not to different from my version, what time do you score?
Mine was:
Costa Rica, Guatemala, USA, Brazil, Peru, Sweden, Syria, Senegal, Gabon, Niger Congo, Algeria, Sudan, Somalia, Malawi, South Africa, Ghana, Liberia, South Korea, China, Russia, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, UK, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Haiti. And last one left that doesn't get tagged before, Uzbekistan.
Now here is my solution: USA Mexico Panama Haiti Peru Honduras Brazil Serbia Albania Norway Germany UAE Austria Slovakia Italy Turkey Poland Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Iran Syria Egypt UK France Spain Uzbekistan Laos Cameroon South Africa North Korea Brunei Ethiopia Ivory Coast Indonesia DRC India Malawi Mali Guinea Niger Libya Togo Gambia. I made it with 15 seconds left.
I too got the badge on untimed, and it says 157/157. Is that supposed to happen? I had read it in the comments. But forgot about it, I was doing the untimed map to work out a strategy. And suddenly the badge popped up.
might not make people happy but I think this calls for a reset, cause people will get the badge without effort.
got it, 3rd try (2nd I missed one country, which I had typed in time, but there was no cursor in the box.. cause I had scrolled/clicked the map..). Probably used too many countries. But I think i did: usa, guatemala, haiti, costarica, brazil, peru. Congo, togo, guinea, niger, senegal, malawi, chad, tunisia, ethiopia, south africa. Iran, iraq, uae, oman, israel, uzbekistan. Uk, france, spain, sweden, greece, moldova, serbia, italy. India, russia, china, south korea, indonesia, malaysia, laos.
Usa, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Haiti, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, uk, Sweden, Russia, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Romania, Greece, Serbia, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, algeria, niger, guinea, Gambia, Ethiopia, Gabon, drc, South Africa, Malawi, Uzbekistan, China, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia
5 seconds remaning by writing: northkorea uzbekistan saudiarabia malaysia indonesia burkinafaso ethiopia guatemala costarica armenia germany france austria uk ukraine algeria libya guinea greece serbia sweden brazil peru usa china india niger laos syria italy spain russia haiti gabon gambia congo malawi
The most depressing moment... 156/157. I was so mad because I missed South Korea and I almost finished typing it at the last minute. Well, 156/157 was very difficult but it is sad to see you about to finish. ):
Brazil, Peru for south America. USA, Haiti, costarica, Guatemala for North America. Spain, Sweden, uk, Italy, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Austria, Hungary, Moldova, Albania, Monaco for Europe. Turkey, China, North Korea, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria for Asia. South Africa, Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Algeria, niger, guinea, Ghana, Gabon, Senegal, Malawi for Africa. That will give you all 157
Did anybody else have a problem with you would start off with France and end up with 156/157 and the missing country would be Monaco. Happened to me at least 3 times when I attempted this quiz.
Doesn't the United Kingdom TECHNICALLY border Cyprus via Akrotiri and Dhekelia? I mean, if you say that the UK borders Spain and France borders Brazil and Suriname, you should say that the UK borders Cyprus.
usa haiti guatemala costarica brazil peru southafrica tanzania gabon drc ethiopia burkinafaso niger guinea gambia algeria israel saudiarabia uzbekistan
russia china india indonesia thailand iran southkorea sweden germany france spain italy romania hungary austria greece bosnia serbia uk ALL YOU NEED ENJOY
I just ran through this list and it got me all but Brunei. Need to throw in Brunei or Malaysia... but thanks. You got Asia much smoother than my method!
Well, I managed to get 100% with my second try today, but what is more interesting is this:
I had a 156/157 score 4 seconds before the end. I was not able to make out which country I had not typed. I paused the quiz and started thinking... I started thinking of really small countries. Suddenly I remembered I had not typed neither of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I knew it was Liechtnstein but I only had 1 second left! I got to another tab, typed the word Liechtenstein, copied it and when I resumed my quiz, I immediately pressed Control+V to paste the word... and it worked! I got a 157/157!
USA Haiti Guatemala Costa Rica Brazil Peru Chad Congo Gabon Ethiopia Mali Togo Guinea Senegal Algeria South Africa Malawi Russia Spain UK Italy Germany France Serbia Ukraine Greece Austria Sweden Israel Saudi Arabia Pakistan India Laos Kazakhstan China Armenia Indonesia Malaysia South Korea
Indonesia, North Korea, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Congo, Brazil, Peru, Honduras, USA, Mexico, Mozambique, South Africa, Panama, Haiti, Germany, UK, Spain, Sweden, Italy, India, Cambodia, Tajikistan,Israel, Libya, Ethiopia, Gabon, Senegal, Liberia, Togo, Niger, Ukraine,, Macedonia, Austria, France, Brunei, Bosnia
My personal strategy is US, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Haiti, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, UK, Serbia, Greece, Ukraine, Sweden, Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, China, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Algeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Congo, South Africa, Malawi, India, and finally South Korea
There's bound to be a faster one, has anyone found it?
Here's what I did: (uk usa drc haiti guatemala costa rica brazil peru spain france italy germany austria ukraine russia sweden greece serbia senegal guinea togo algeria chad egypt gabon zambia southafrica ethiopia turkey israel iraq iran oman turkmenistan india china laos brunei indonesia southkorea qatar). You do all the acronyms, then type the rest. Improvements?
edit: I think I've improved it a little bit: (uk usa drc haiti guatemala costa rica brazil peru spain france italy germany austria ukraine russia sweden greece serbia senegal guinea togo algeria chad egypt gabon zambia southafrica ethiopia saudiarabia syria iran uzbekistan india china laos brunei indonesia southkorea). This is better, I think.
Congratulations to myself!!!! I finally got after only about 500 attempts and in one of my most relaxed moments! Adding sanmarino at the end really helped!
not in this order but I think i got it by typing these countries:
germany finland russia china india laos indonesia brunei gabon gambia luxembourg serbia greece turkey saudi arabia mali malawi south africa vatican monaco brazil peru honduras mexico panama haiti guinea romania albania serbia austria sanmarino lebanon
This is the optimal solution by fewest keystrokes:
USA Brazil Peru Guatemala CostaRica UK France Spain Italy Germany Russia Sweden ROK India Indonesia Laos Brunei Iraq UAE Oman Guinea Libya Togo Senegal Syria SouthAfrica Cameroon DC!R Austria Ethiopia Malawi Serbia Romania FYROM Iran Tajistan [sic] (207 keystrokes).
Here ! signifies pressing the left key to get DRC at the same time as getting DR for the first time.
I was surprised that Qatar borders the UAE - where does this happen? It also surprises me that even though PRC for China is only 3 letters, there is no optimal solution that uses it.
This quiz is incomplete. The India-Sri Lanka border has since sunk into the sea, Saudi Arabia borders Bahrain on a tiny island, Cyprus borders the UK, Singapore has a very small land border with Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela share a border on a nationally disputed uninhabited island, the UK has sovereign military bases in China, Dominica, New Zealand, and Jamaica, and border disputes like Jammu & Kashmir should be taken into account so that India borders Afghanistan, but Pakistan also borders China.
Ridiculously difficult to type as fast and accurate as this puzzle requires for many, especially when you have to look at the keyboard when you type. Strategy and memory mean absolutely nothing when a certain physical skill is required.
My scores were 146, 142, 155, 156, 156, 155, and then FINALLY I got gambia and liechtenstein immediately to get 157.
Speaking of, Bahrain really ought to be on this quiz.
Europe is a bit tricky . So i start with austria coz it borders leichenstein then slovenia slovakia and serbia, italy (vatican and san marino) france (monaco) UK SPAIN sweden/
Malaysia (Brunei and Singapore)
Indonesia (Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea)
South Korea
India (Sri Lanka)
Tajikistan
France (Monaco)
Germany (Denmark)
Austria (Liechtenstein)
Italy (San Marino, Vatican City)
Gabon (Equatorial Guinea)
Gambia
Haiti (Dominican Republic)
UK (Ireland)
Saudi Arabia (Qatar, UAE, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait)
For South America, simply Brazil and Peru will cover that continent.
Hope this helps
And for the African countries it can save one or two country names if for Gambia you use Senegal and for Equatorial Guinea you use Cameroon. Even though they look like longer names at first.
usa, Belize, haiti, honduras, panama, Brazil, peru for Americas
russia, Sweden, germany, france, uk, spain, italy, austria, serbia, greece. moldova for Europe
saudi arabia, israel, iran, kyrgystan, india, laos, china, South Korea, indonesia, Malaysia for Asia
South Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Libya, Liberia, Senegal and few others for Africa
After Senegal the fastest route to finish is Togo->Cameroon.
Brazil, Peru, USA, Belize, Honduras, Haiti, Costa Rica, Spain, UK, Germany, Monaco, Austria, Italy, Serbia, Greece, Sweden, Ukraine, Latvia, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Liberia, DRC, Malawi, Ethiopia, Libya, South Africa, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, China, South Korea, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
110/157
After a while of trying, I finally was able to get to a point where I had 30 seconds left to see what 2 countries I was missing.. Liechtenstein and Brunei, screw off! lol.
And I finally have the Border Badge!
haiti
guatemala
costa rica
brazil
ecuador
chile
sweden
germany
monaco
lichtenstein
spain
uk
italy
russia
hungary
moldova
montenegro
greece
turkey
israel
saudi arabia
afghanistan
china
laos
india
south korea
brunei
indonesia
mauretania
gambia
libya
guinea
togo
nigeria
congo
gabon
djibouti
tanzania
south africa
i think that's it
134/157 = 85%
Can you find me an authorative source that states that sri lanka is not an island? Cause all I keep finding is that it is an island nation, which is seperated from india. (And that it was centuries ago that that landbridge was passable by foot. I am not sure if tides were taken into account, but you would think there would ve been mentions of it. Maybe if people have passed it, they didnt mind wading a bit?)
Brazil/ Peru/ USA/ Guatemala/ Haiti/ Costa Rica/ South Africa/ Malawi/ Congo/ Gabon/ Chad/ Ethiopia/ Algeria/ Burkina Faso/ Senegal/ Liberia/ Saudi Arabia/ Lebanon/ Turkey/ China/ Afghanistan/ India/ Cambodia/ Indonesia/ South korea/ Russia/ Sweden/ UK/ Spain/ Italy/ France/ Germany/ Romania/ Croatia/ Albania/ Greece
Hope it helps :)
Mine was:
Costa Rica, Guatemala, USA, Brazil, Peru, Sweden, Syria, Senegal, Gabon, Niger Congo, Algeria, Sudan, Somalia, Malawi, South Africa, Ghana, Liberia, South Korea, China, Russia, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, UK, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Haiti. And last one left that doesn't get tagged before, Uzbekistan.
might not make people happy but I think this calls for a reset, cause people will get the badge without effort.
I was nearly to forgot liechtenstein
russia china india indonesia thailand iran southkorea sweden germany france spain italy romania hungary austria greece bosnia serbia uk ALL YOU NEED ENJOY
I had a 156/157 score 4 seconds before the end. I was not able to make out which country I had not typed. I paused the quiz and started thinking... I started thinking of really small countries. Suddenly I remembered I had not typed neither of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I knew it was Liechtnstein but I only had 1 second left! I got to another tab, typed the word Liechtenstein, copied it and when I resumed my quiz, I immediately pressed Control+V to paste the word... and it worked! I got a 157/157!
Got it with planning and 5 secs left. Probbaly much faster ways but I go Americas - Africa - Europe - Asia
Asia - north korea, china, india, russia, uzbekistan, iran, saudi arabia, syria, laos, malaysia, indonesia
South America - brazil, peru
North America - guatemala, canada, costa rica, haiti
Africa - senegalm guinea, burkina faso, algeria, chad, egypt, ethiopia, congo, zambia, south africa, gabon
Europe - (russia), sweden, uk, ukraine, greece, serbia, austria, italy, germany, france, spain
Brazil
Peru
Panama
Honduras
Haiti
Mexico
USA
UK
Spain
France
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Austria
Serbia
Moldova
Greece
Iran
Russia
China
India
Uzbekistan
Indonesia
Brunei
South Korea
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Algeria
Senegal
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Chad
Congo
Gabon
South Africa
Malawi
Sudan
Somalia
I am pretty proud...
There's bound to be a faster one, has anyone found it?
With this I got it in 38 seconds.
not in this order but I think i got it by typing these countries:
germany finland russia china india laos indonesia brunei gabon gambia luxembourg serbia greece turkey saudi arabia mali malawi south africa vatican monaco brazil peru honduras mexico panama haiti guinea romania albania serbia austria sanmarino lebanon
USA Brazil Peru Guatemala CostaRica UK France Spain Italy Germany Russia Sweden ROK India Indonesia Laos Brunei Iraq UAE Oman Guinea Libya Togo Senegal Syria SouthAfrica Cameroon DC!R Austria Ethiopia Malawi Serbia Romania FYROM Iran Tajistan [sic] (207 keystrokes).
Here ! signifies pressing the left key to get DRC at the same time as getting DR for the first time.
I was surprised that Qatar borders the UAE - where does this happen? It also surprises me that even though PRC for China is only 3 letters, there is no optimal solution that uses it.
Hope this helped,
-BeansMe
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China,
India,
Russia,
Uzbekistan,
Iran,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Laos,
Malaysia,
Indonesia
Brazil
Peru
guatemala,
canada,
costa rica,
Dr
mali
guinea,
gambia
gabon
Malawi
Ghana
benin
CAR
Congo
ethiopia
libya
south africa
Sweden,
germany,
france,
uk,
Spain,
italy,
Austria
serbia,
greece.
moldova