Geography Trivia (5 Viewers)

[the moops]

Came across a few good ones recently.

This one is my favorite https://timeguessr.com/
Gives you a picture you gotta figure out the where and when

Another good one is https://travle.earth/
You gotta come up with the shortest route between two states/countries

And another I like https://globle-game.com/
Try to guess a country by choosing randomly then go on clues of hotter colder to get to the correct one

 

[El Floppo]

And another I like https://globle-game.com/
Try to guess a country by choosing randomly then go on clues of hotter colder to get to the correct one

my daughter and I were playing that every weekend a couple years ago on an hour each way subway commute (mostly above ground where we had reception) to her tennis class. we both loved that- totally forgot about it.

 

[Mister CIA]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

 

[Shaft41]

Came across a few good ones recently.

This one is my favorite https://timeguessr.com/
Gives you a picture you gotta figure out the where and when

Another good one is https://travle.earth/
You gotta come up with the shortest route between two states/countries

And another I like https://globle-game.com/
Try to guess a country by choosing randomly then go on clues of hotter colder to get to the correct one

I used to play Globle and Globle Capitals every day and I've gotten out of the habit. Good stuff.

 

[El Floppo]

and just remembering my son used to get an annual almanac/atlas that had a lot of geography info in it.

on an every weekend subway commute years ago to... crap- I can't remember!- we'd play the "country game" where one of us would say the starting letter, and then we'd take turns saying countries that started with it until we were stumped (and then look at the book).

 

[higgins]

 

[Mister CIA]

Throughout growing up, and to this day, my walls were/are plastered with maps just for the ambiance.

 

[Terminalxylem]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Came across a few good ones recently.

This one is my favorite https://timeguessr.com/
Gives you a picture you gotta figure out the where and when

Another good one is https://travle.earth/
You gotta come up with the shortest route between two states/countries

And another I like https://globle-game.com/
Try to guess a country by choosing randomly then go on clues of hotter colder to get to the correct one

Took me 4 guesses before I figured out how to change the year on the first one. Result: I am stupid.

 

[SWC]

This one is my favorite https://timeguessr.com/
Gives you a picture you gotta figure out the where and when

i got 44437 beat that take that to the bank bromigos

 

[Runkle]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

There are some YouTubers and other online folks that play geoguessr and post "challenge" games where you can play the same map they're playing. IIRC, those are free to play along.

 

[Scoresman]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

 

[Dennis Castro]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

This is a fun game. Dang, is it hard though….

 

[Mister CIA]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Driving on left or right side of road was usually my first observation; and then the highway signage; and if the images were filled with poverty, dreariness, and cyrillics - that would be Russia.

 

[El Floppo]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Driving on left or right side of road was usually my first observation; and then the highway signage; and if the images were filled with poverty, dreariness, and cyrillics - that would be Russia.

Signage and license plates

 

[the moops]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Driving on left or right side of road was usually my first observation; and then the highway signage; and if the images were filled with poverty, dreariness, and cyrillics - that would be Russia.

Signage and license plates

Color of the skin. Fashion.

 

[Zow]

Came across a few good ones recently.

This one is my favorite https://timeguessr.com/
Gives you a picture you gotta figure out the where and when

Another good one is https://travle.earth/
You gotta come up with the shortest route between two states/countries

And another I like https://globle-game.com/
Try to guess a country by choosing randomly then go on clues of hotter colder to get to the correct one

Took me 4 guesses before I figured out how to change the year on the first one. Result: I am stupid.

Yet you’re the chess champion. Go figure.

 

[El Floppo]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Driving on left or right side of road was usually my first observation; and then the highway signage; and if the images were filled with poverty, dreariness, and cyrillics - that would be Russia.

Signage and license plates

Color of the skin. Fashion.

What's wrong with being Racey?

 

[the moops]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Driving on left or right side of road was usually my first observation; and then the highway signage; and if the images were filled with poverty, dreariness, and cyrillics - that would be Russia.

Signage and license plates

Color of the skin. Fashion.

What's wrong with being Racey?

Anything to win

 

[Mister CIA]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Yeah, I had a pretty good run of killing the last two hours of my Fridays on geoguessr. I used three tabs: one for the game; one for Google maps to hunt highway numbers (Hello Scandanavia!); and a cyrillic translate table.

 

[El Floppo]

geoguessr.com for the win. I have not played in forever, and it's $3/mo subscription, but basically drops you off somewhere in Google street view maps and you have to "drive around" and try to figure out where in the world you are. Edit: You score between 0-5000 points depending on how close you guess. I think it allows for competing against other users too ...It's been a while.

I used to play this at work for hours back when I had a job with nothing to do, just on overhead all day. Shame its gone subscription.

My strategy used to be to look at other license plates for at least a sense of the continent, then street signs and flags. If the map images were blurry, you were most likely in Australia or Brazil. If the street signs were in Russian or some other Cyrillic alphabet, I'd just reload.

Driving on left or right side of road was usually my first observation; and then the highway signage; and if the images were filled with poverty, dreariness, and cyrillics - that would be Russia.

Signage and license plates

Color of the skin. Fashion.

What's wrong with being Racey?

Anything to win

Smell the glove, gb

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Love these. Thanks

 

[Mister CIA]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

 

[Terminalxylem]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

 

[Mister CIA]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

 

[Terminalxylem]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

It’s a land border. There are couple of Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melila, and smaller areas called Plazas de Soberania.

 

[Mister CIA]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

It’s a land border. There are couple of Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melila, and smaller areas called Plazas de Soberania.

Sonuva..

Actually, thank you. Useful info for next time.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

It’s a land border. There are couple of Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melila, and smaller areas called Plazas de Soberania.

Sonuva..

Actually, thank you. Useful info for next time.

I got 104.2. Is that good? 10 guesses

 

[Mister CIA]

I got 104.2. Is that good? 10 guesses

Not sure. I blew up today's game with repeated Andorra.

 

[Mister CIA]

Flag drill, y'all.

 

[Terminalxylem]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

It’s a land border. There are couple of Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melila, and smaller areas called Plazas de Soberania.

Sonuva..

Actually, thank you. Useful info for next time.

I got 104.2. Is that good? 10 guesses

It gives you a rank, so you can figure out percentile. It varies from board to board, but the top decile is usually between 70 and 100; lower is better.

Completing the entire board first go is tough regardless.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Mongolia. Had to cheat. I’m pretty good with flags

 

[Terminalxylem]

Flag drill, y'all.

Mongolia. Had to cheat. I’m pretty good with flags

Yep. Play Geogrid and you’ll get much, much better.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

It’s a land border. There are couple of Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melila, and smaller areas called Plazas de Soberania.

Sonuva..

Actually, thank you. Useful info for next time.

I got 104.2. Is that good? 10 guesses

It gives you a rank, so you can figure out percentile. It varies from board to board, but the top decile is usually between 70 and 100; lower is better.

Completing the entire board first go is tough regardless.

4339\18663. Board 329. I only missed 1 guess

 

[titusbramble]

What's the first country you cross into if you fly south out of Detroit is my favourite question

 

[Terminalxylem]

https://www.geogridgame.com is my favorite of these.





Game Summary
Board #328
Score: 51.3
Rank: 163 / 22,623

GeoGrid - Test Your Geography Knowledge with Daily Puzzles!

GroGrid - Play GeoGrid, a daily trivia game to test your geography knowledge! Challenge yourself with fun quizzes and trivia, and explore world geography.

geogridgame.com

@geogridgame

I like this game, but somebody needs to send them a memo that Andorra is still a country. I got X's for answering Spain where "Borders 3-4 countries" intersected with "population over 20 million" and "Name is 5 letters long."

Spain borders 5 countries….you forgot Morocco





Game Summary
Board #329
Score: 55.1
Rank: 94 / 7,240

Hmm. I was rolling with just France, Portugal, and Andorra. I'll take the hit on Gibraltar (with a frowny face), but Morcco? All that time wasted on bird law when I should have focused on maritime law.

It’s a land border. There are couple of Spanish exclaves, Ceuta and Melila, and smaller areas called Plazas de Soberania.

Sonuva..

Actually, thank you. Useful info for next time.

I got 104.2. Is that good? 10 guesses

It gives you a rank, so you can figure out percentile. It varies from board to board, but the top decile is usually between 70 and 100; lower is better.

Completing the entire board first go is tough regardless.

4339\18663. Board 329. I only missed 1 guess

4339/18663 = 23%, subtract from 100 to get 77th percentile. Like I said, it varies.

You get rewarded for more obscure answers, those guessed the least by other Geogridders.

Start with 900, subtract 100 for each correct guess, then add the percentage of people who guessed the same country in a given square. Your total is the sum after 10 guesses have been depleted, or the board is full.

So it is a bit like golf: lower score is better, and you get one mulligan. Rank lets you calculate percentile.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I don’t like math dude. I like geography.

 

[Terminalxylem]

What's the first country you cross into if you fly south out of Detroit is my favourite question

I assume it’s Canada?

 

[Terminalxylem]

I don’t like math dude. I like geography.

Then just look at the score, and try to get as low as possible.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I don’t like math dude. I like geography.

Then just look at the score, and try to get as low as possible.

I’m pleased I can complete them. The borders X number of countries is tough

 

[Terminalxylem]

I don’t like math dude. I like geography.

Then just look at the score, and try to get as low as possible.

I’m pleased I can complete them. The borders X number of countries is tough

Yeah, I don’t like those. But the pollution categories are the worst.

 

[Jayrod]

In case anyone is wondering, the yellow circle on Palau's flag is a moon and NOT the sun.

 

[Jayrod]

Can someone explain why Bhutan didn't qualify for this combo:
"Is a monarchy" & "Flag only has 3 colors"?

 

[Mister CIA]

Where "Top 20 in annual tourist arrivals" intersects with "Capital city population over 1 million"... surprised Greece did not make the cut.

 

[Mister CIA]

In case anyone is wondering, the yellow circle on Palau's flag is a moon and NOT the sun.

It's kind of obvious to those of us who know that the moon is made out of cheese.

 

[Jayrod]

Where "Top 20 in annual tourist arrivals" intersects with "Capital city population over 1 million"... surprised Greece did not make the cut.

Athens isn't that populated.

ETA: another one that is screwy is New Delhi which technically has less than 100k people.

 

[nirad3]

Geography major here, and in need of some distractions.

Thanks!

 

[Mister CIA]

Where "Top 20 in annual tourist arrivals" intersects with "Capital city population over 1 million"... surprised Greece did not make the cut.

Athens isn't that populated.

ETA: another one that is screwy is New Delhi which technically has less than 100k people.

Yep, I get it now. Once again, Evelyn Wood has let me down.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Can someone explain why Bhutan didn't qualify for this combo:
"Is a monarchy" & "Flag only has 3 colors"?

The answer section includes an explanation of your wrong answers. I’m guessing they are counting 4 colors on the flag - Orange, yellow, white and black.

ETA yeah, that’s almost certainly why. Outlines don't count for colors, but the dragon’s eyes are clearly black.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Where "Top 20 in annual tourist arrivals" intersects with "Capital city population over 1 million"... surprised Greece did not make the cut.

Athens isn't that populated.

ETA: another one that is screwy is New Delhi which technically has less than 100k people.

There’s a whole category “capital isn’t most populated city.” As it turns out, this is true for most bigger (population) countries. Palau also qualifies.