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Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 OP
"You answered 19 of 19 questions correctly for a total score of 100%." RevStPatrick Jun 2012 #1
Good on you! dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #2
16 out of 19 Behind the Aegis Jun 2012 #3
I think TPTB move them around for security purposes. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #4
I screwed up on Qatar once Aerows Aug 2012 #9
You answered 19 of 19 questions correctly for a total score of 100%. Douglas Carpenter Jun 2012 #5
Impressive. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #6
I'm sure I would not score nearly as well on African geography Douglas Carpenter Jun 2012 #7
I didn't do too badly :) Aerows Aug 2012 #8
Well done... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #10
17 out of 19 dlwickham Nov 2012 #11
I got 16 right, which is funny, becuase that is probably the same score I would get ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #12
Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. Challenger1 Mar 2013 #13
I wanna find a quiz to identify drone bases..... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #14
I had on 74% of good answers mylye2222 Feb 2014 #15
I got 'em all, but I used to live there. MADem Feb 2014 #16
Lol.....I see what you mean. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #17
 

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)
1. "You answered 19 of 19 questions correctly for a total score of 100%."
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 03:00 PM
Jun 2012

But I knew I would... I'm just good at that stuff.

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
5. You answered 19 of 19 questions correctly for a total score of 100%.
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 02:57 AM
Jun 2012
= that's me beating my own drum. But I did have to stop think on a couple of them

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
6. Impressive.
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 11:11 AM
Jun 2012

I think I rushed my answers.
There is a link to another quiz on Africas geography.
Who was it who said war is a way to teach Americans geography?? or something to that effect.

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
7. I'm sure I would not score nearly as well on African geography
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 01:00 PM
Jun 2012

I remember once several years ago a British fellow I was working with in the Middle East was really impressed that I knew where the Canary Islands were located and commented that Americans rarely know geography. Just recently a physician I work with who happens to have been born in America but his family is from Libya was actually surprised that I knew Libya bordered Egypt on the West. I'm afraid there is some truth to the stereotype that Americans generally don't know geography very well.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
10. Well done...
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 08:11 PM
Aug 2012

I think it was Ambrose Bierce who said " war is God's way of teaching Americans geography".

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
12. I got 16 right, which is funny, becuase that is probably the same score I would get
Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:54 PM
Nov 2012

on a US geography quiz.

 

Challenger1

(14 posts)
13. Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz.
Tue Mar 12, 2013, 05:31 AM
Mar 2013

18 out of19, last question I changed my mind from Qatar to Israel, otherwise it would have been a clean sweep.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
17. Lol.....I see what you mean.
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 01:22 PM
Feb 2014

I really knew nothing about geography east of the Rockies till I moved to ...east of the Rockies.

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