How well do you know your states?

  • cougareye
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 4145
    May 21, 2009 at 3:55 am #1263004

    Try this one out. 45 out of 50 for me, average error of about 50 miles. The border states are easy, it’s the ones in the middle early in the game that get you.

    One for the kids…..or adults. ))

    MAP OF USA WOW…!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wonder how a high school senior would do on
    this one. See how you do in placing the states of the
    United States of America .

    All you do is look at the top of the page and
    drag’n’drop the state where it
    belongs.[Smart map, varies the order of
    the states’ placement with each new try!

    It isn’t easy [mostly because placing a
    state in the precise location when it as
    yet has no boundaries in place is a bit tricky!
    No half credit for close but over a tad….

    http://jimspages.com:80/States.htm

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    May 21, 2009 at 4:14 am #778524

    I did about as good as you did…the eastern states got me the most. 5th graders excel in this as they study the States and Capitals…
    High schoolers may do poorly as after 5th grade there is little importance placed on US geography in the cirriculum these days.

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    May 21, 2009 at 4:31 am #778527

    It really changes the sequence every time. First time it gave me a lot of outer states first which really helped my score when compared to my second try…..first try 88% with an average error of 18 miles….won’t even post my second try…

    gonecribbin
    reads landing MN
    Posts: 517
    May 21, 2009 at 4:31 am #778528

    43 for me 25 miles ave. error

    Brian Robinson
    central Neb
    Posts: 3914
    May 21, 2009 at 6:30 am #778535

    44 and 26 miles for me. Stinkin Delaware…

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    May 21, 2009 at 11:14 am #778542

    45….avg. error-33 mi.

    mule170
    Bemidji
    Posts: 299
    May 21, 2009 at 11:44 am #778549

    46 out of 50 92% 21 mile avg. Better than I thought I would do!

    jason-pitts
    Des Moines, IA and Hager City, WI
    Posts: 196
    May 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm #778554

    47 for me. Average error 7 miles

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22538
    May 21, 2009 at 12:26 pm #778560

    44 out of 50, 31 miles avg. One state, my finger wasn’t awake yet and I dropped Alabama over Michigan

    big G

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    May 21, 2009 at 12:35 pm #778562

    49 out of 50 with average error of 7 miles. The second one I got was Kansas and i was a little off east/west. Tough to get the middle ones correct with no reference.

    Ted Wedul
    holmen, wi
    Posts: 765
    May 21, 2009 at 12:43 pm #778566

    48 and 6 here.

    Good brain tease in the A.M.!!

    jakefroyum
    Posts: 94
    May 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm #778571

    48 out of 50 96% and 4 miles, I got Kansas and Tennesee right away so thats where I screwed up.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    May 21, 2009 at 12:59 pm #778573

    I got 44, Delaware and believe it or not I dropped Wyoming over Montana and I knew where both states were, the others I knew where they were just didn’t have the borders right.

    channelcatben
    South Minneapolis
    Posts: 363
    May 21, 2009 at 1:24 pm #778581

    46, and an avg error of 8 miles. Tough when the first few states are inland.

    toothycritters
    Posts: 253
    May 21, 2009 at 1:56 pm #778592

    46 out of 50 for me average error 17 miles in 561 secs

    markmoran
    Rochester MN
    Posts: 569
    May 21, 2009 at 2:40 pm #778608

    I was all good but got 7 miles average error, Had trouble with Kansas with no reference points.

    Hunting4Walleyes
    MN
    Posts: 1552
    May 21, 2009 at 3:16 pm #778616

    44/50 – Average Error 17 miles – 320 seconds

    That was a fun. Thanks

    floridagatorblue
    Bettendorf, IA
    Posts: 186
    May 21, 2009 at 3:27 pm #778621

    94% avg error 9 miles 508 Sec
    RI killed me.. everything else was right there..

    DSchuh
    Golden, CO
    Posts: 110
    May 21, 2009 at 4:18 pm #778633

    46/50, 92%, avg error 20mi, 267 seconds. I also dropped Wyoming over Montana…..even though I know exactly where they go. Sometimes you take the easy ones for granted and mess up!
    Good way to get the brain warmed up!

    buckshot
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 1654
    May 21, 2009 at 5:28 pm #778650

    46 outta 50 and 12 miles

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    May 21, 2009 at 6:07 pm #778662

    Colorado, no reference points and Tennessee again no reference points, got them in the right places, just off by more than the tolerance. I did this with my nephews around the campfire a couple labor days ago. They thought I was nuts, but they did play along. We just started with Maine and worked our way west. Now capitals, that might be interesting, I don’t think I remember those quite as well.

    Mark

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    May 21, 2009 at 6:14 pm #778664

    Those middle states, I missed Tenn. again by just a smidge, enough. Great fun, though.

    Mark

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    May 21, 2009 at 8:32 pm #778690

    Quote:

    49 out of 50 with average error of 7 miles. The second one I got was Kansas and i was a little off east/west. Tough to get the middle ones correct with no reference.

    You should have sent me a PM
    Kansas is 200 miles from north to south and 400 miles east to west and you were off by 350 miles, that is a whole state. Really though 49 out of 50 is very good, it took me 2 times of playing the game to get 49, Kentucky was my down fall I think it was the fourth one I got. The first time I did it Delaware was my first state and the north east really messed with me. My first score was 45 of 50…

    Thanks Cougareye that was fun

    keepcasting
    Excelsior
    Posts: 445
    May 22, 2009 at 2:37 am #778758

    48 out of 50, 4 miles off average. Got Wyoming at the begining which is what screwed me up. Very cool game.

    G_Smitty
    New Richmond, WI
    Posts: 1359
    May 22, 2009 at 4:39 pm #310021

    96%, 11 miles… good test!

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