Can You Get the States Right?

Now this is a bit more challenging than the usual geography quiz games bandied about.  Via Bogie, it’s a place the states quiz that starts out blank and presents the states in random order.  It gets easier as more states are in place, but I was wowing Deb by placing states like Kansas almost correctly on blank swaths.

My score was 90%, or 45 of 50 perfect, with an average error of 9 miles, completed in 640 seconds.  I haven’t tried a second pass at it.  My first state on that round was Pennsylvania, which I am still kicking myself for having in the right place and then moving slightly west, with the nub farther southwest against Lake Erie.  My first position was almost exact.

When we homeschool, I am going to be responsible for geography.  We decided that long ago.  Just as Deb is going to be responsible for most math.

Update:
Second pass was 48 perfect, 96%, average error 3 miles, 389 seconds, and one of the two that was off was way off because I was distracted by Sadie being cute and dropped it prematurely.  That round started with Idaho on the blank map, which I placed perfectly.  Go me!

1. Dang… I didn’t take my time, but I got 43 perfect, 86% right, average error 23 miles, 214 seconds. Yay broadband!

   Lemme try a second time… 47 perfect, 94% right, average error 5 miles, 227 seconds.

   I think I’ll give it up for now…

   J.

   Posted by Jay Tea  on  03/27  at  02:18 PM

2. it’s harder if you get like Kansas first.  Scores definitely vary by round.  I got 48 perfect once, followed by 42 perfect, just depends on what they give you…

   Posted by caltechgirl  on  03/27  at  03:25 PM

3. I got 49 out of 50 correct in 501 seconds on my first try.  I inadvertently dropped New Jersey in the Atlantic Ocean. Placing Nebraska was without any adjoining states was hard, but I got lucky.  I had to think about the placement of the Southern states though.

   Posted by Will  on  03/27  at  04:01 PM

4. I got a 42-50 84%.  My .avg error was 42 miles & it took me 417 sec. The west I did good on. The south & the east gave me some trouble.

   Posted by  on  03/27  at  05:18 PM

5. First try:

   100%- 0 miles error - 277 seconds.

   First state: Texas (of course)

   Posted by Jon  on  03/28  at  09:19 AM

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