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Can you name all 197 countries in the world? I practiced for about a month to achieve this... let me know what you get. Surely, as world-coin collectors, we will be good at this (unless your mind [and collection] is cluttered with non-countries like Rhodesia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Hong Kong, Curacao, Bermuda...).
http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/world

If you can't take it, try Europe only (8
http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/europe
Nalaberong that's a hard one. How many countrys do you think is in North America?
It is, what it is, or is it.
Too many! Sure, there's the Big Three, but then you get Central America up to Panama, and Caribbean islands (which you WON'T find on Numista, as most use the common East Caribbean States Dollar). Europe was actually much easier for me than North America...
We can go by continent, eh?
Continent: Australia.
Country(ies):
Australia.
Except Australia is part of Oceania and I bet you don't know where the hell Kiribati is (8

(it's in the Pacific somewhere)
I know - where does North America start and end.There a lot.
It is, what it is, or is it.
No really nalaberong. How many countrys are there in North America. I have no idea and I live here.
It is, what it is, or is it.
There are 23... and I had to look that up, because who has time for Antigua and Barbuda?
Thank you you think you could put up a link you got my mind thinking.
It is, what it is, or is it.
162 countries... not bad right?

Apparently Palestine is a country on the map.
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I didn't do very good with just Europe.
It is, what it is, or is it.
When the Falkland's war broke out in '81 the most Brits had no idea where it was. A majority thought it was off the coast of Scotland. Just like St Pierre & Miquelon, if anyone had asked me I would have guessed Indian Ocean. It was only after getting a couple of coins from there that I actually looked it up so I'd know which album to put them in.

That's a large part of the attraction for me, exotic locations and long gone countries. When I was a small child (as opposed to a big child today) I would spend hours playing with an old pre war radio with the colonial missions marked on the dial. Most were still intact and the announcers spoke with cut glass accents or in local languages. I had no clue where most of the stations where but I knew that there were people who looked like me talking to me from far flung outposts of the glorious Empire.

I can also think of several people who would kick your shins if you told them Rhodesia was a non-country. But don't mind me, I still think Jefferson Davis is the President.
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Make Numismatics Great Again!  
I cheated then quit.
Quote: ZuluRaptorSpaceI cheated then quit.
Amazing!
I got 44/47 on the Europe only.
Africa is a real issue because by the time you've finished writing them all down, probably about 2 or 3 of them have changed names and boundaries.
45/47 on Europe on the first try. Missed Malta and Cyprus.
28/54 on Africa. I'm ashamed of myself.
Quote: neilithicAfrica is a real issue because by the time you've finished writing them all down, probably about 2 or 3 of them have changed names and boundaries.
Ha ha ha!
103/197 in total

If I would have a bit more time, I'd probably get it up to 160 in total.
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
I find it a bit unusual, England, Scotland and Wales are all listed as United Kingdom, it took me a while to figure that one out, Sicily shows as a country in the world map but is counted as part of Italy in the Europe map, Cook Islands didn't show up at all and neither did a lot of the small island nations.
The game is a bit strange yes, tried it came to 116/197 but when I saw some answer, I remembered them. Next time 20 more I hope
Nordfljot Groningen-Friesland.

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110/197  :snif:  but it's in English (8
and ther is not Niue, Turk and Caicos islands, Tristan da cunha nor Hutt River  etc...
All major numismatic countries :D
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Those aren't countries, but dependencies!

There are also some unrecognised breakaways with their own coins (Transinistria, Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh). They're not real countries either...
Transnistria- is real country!!! I live here! lol
Quote: kundikTransnistria- is real country!!! I live here! lol
I think so too, unfortunately all other countries in the rest of the world don't...  :snif:
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
Quote: kundikTransnistria- is real country!!! I live here! lol
:D
Hi Jenja,

I was wondering if there are still relationships between Transdniestrie and Gagauziya ?

and, by the way, I found one of your namesake in Dubentsovskaya, Rostovskaya Oblast' :8D
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Got the Americas no problem, except for a few small islands.
Africa, 40 of 54
next I must try Europe.

  I always loved geography, part of the appeal to coin collecting.
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!

Looking for pre 1783 coins
I got all the European countries right!
I got 137/197 on my 1st try. I forgot what Lesotho was named-I kept trying Basutoland instead x.
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Welcome back to my evil lair!!

Here are a couple for those of you who think you know the former Eastern Bloc...

Former USSR countries that don't border Russia
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/soviets

What countries used to be in Yugoslavia?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/jjgama/countries_created_from_former_Yugoslavia

And some Europe quizzes...

Guess the country from the commemorative 2-Euro coin
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/eurocommem
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/eurocommem2

Guess the European country from the non-Euro coin
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/europe-by-coin

Good to see you all back... (8
180/197

They didn't include French Polynesia, New Caledonia and French Guiana. After a while it was hard to remember which ones I had already taken. I probably wrote Slovenia 7 times  :P
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French Polynesia is just Tahiti isn't it?
It's really tricky to write "Bosnia and Herzegovina", lol..

Okay, here's my results:
Europe: 47/47, time left 05:36
North America: 23/23, time left 08:40
South America: 12/12, time left 04:30
Oceania: 14/14, time left 01:13 (I got total blank after I pointed out 11/14, and then it took about 2 minutes before I remembered Fiji, and then another minute before I remembered Micronesia  :P  )
Africa: 53/54, I forgot about Senegal……  :snif:

Former Yugoslavia: 7/7, time left 00:39
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Quote: neilithicFrench Polynesia is just Tahiti isn't it?
No, but Tahiti is a part of French Polynesia.
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So this test is not so easy for those who have trouble spelling. You may even call it a test on "can you spell the countries of the world?"  (8
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!

Looking for pre 1783 coins
I took the whole world quiz, and was typing Malta when time ran out.  So I'm going to count that and say I got 163/197.
Offtopic question for the brits, is it ok to call Guernesey, ofiicialy :  British Crown dependency of Bailiwick of Guernsey? Is it correct?
I didn't know some of the countries until I saw them on my Dashboard, then proceeded to Wikipedia for info, and then Google maps and finally documentaries on YouTube. Because I've always been addicted to knowledge. Also, some other countries I already knew, I didn't know where they were; for example, I was incredibly surprised to find that Singapore is a Country/City, and also some tiny Island countries and other really beautiful like the Maldives, and many of the Commonwealth territories around the world.
Numista referee for the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain" (most of it).
History through coins.
Eli V
Quote: kommodoreOfftopic question for the brits, is it ok to call Guernesey, ofiicialy :  British Crown dependency of Bailiwick of Guernsey? Is it correct?
Difficult really. We just call it Guernsey...but officially it is as you said I suppose.
X-D   Off topic - there is an Isle of Man; where's the Isle of Woman?
It is, what it is, or is it.
and my bear islands :8D
Referee of south atlantic islands
Quote: ALLRED1950X-D   Off topic - there is an Isle of Man; where's the Isle of Woman?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Mujeres
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 Hey Frenchlover is there an Isle of bear Woman anywhere? 8)
It is, what it is, or is it.
Do you mean grizzlies?
I could say something but there kids here X-D  I was not thinking of animals
It is, what it is, or is it.
sorry about that iam just an old widower, what can i say
It is, what it is, or is it.
Hehe I got 146 out of 197.
Yeah you know most of the countries but naming them in 15 minutes is hard.
I did the USSR countries that don't border Russia and Yugoslavia countries and got perfect on both.
Quote: "nalaberong"​Welcome back to my evil lair!!

​Here are a couple for those of you who think you know the former Eastern Bloc...

​Former USSR countries that don't border Russia
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/soviets

​What countries used to be in Yugoslavia?
http://www.sporcle.com/games/jjgama/countries_created_from_former_Yugoslavia

​And some Europe quizzes...

​Guess the country from the commemorative 2-Euro coin
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/eurocommem
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/eurocommem2

​Guess the European country from the non-Euro coin
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nalaberong/europe-by-coin

​Good to see you all back... (8
​Im near to suicide  :) help with " D" country !!!!

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mateo56/largest-country-of-the-world-per-letter-minefield
Democratic Republic of Congo :P
Then Ethiopia is larger than Egypt :wiz:
Referee of south atlantic islands
ooooooooooo... my God!!!! "Democratic " !!!!
damn it...
thanks, friend...
I called to my psychiatrist already  :)  :)  :)  :) he said, that I can imagin a big-big happy country "Datolandia" with its own place on the world map...  :) :) :)
I got 168 before I ran out of time. With the WCC topics in mind I could have done better :-)

next I'll try the whole world.
The difficulty for me is that I don't know all the English names... but I'll try !
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This is one of my specialties...I can actually do this :) It is easier to go by continent to keep it straight!
Yes, doing it methodically is a good idea...

Got 138/197 but I forgot some countries very simple...x.
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Quote: "Ducatx"​The difficulty for me is that I don't know all the English names... but I'll try !
​same here.

I tried 100 times Afganistan, but then I discovered that it is AfgHanistan !!!
also - KyrGyzstan
Sao Thome and Principe ( if you use "and", so why "SAO" and Thome" ? lets write " Saint Thomas and Prince" (;0
and many others as well.
its dont give Republic of Congo. You must write " Rep. of the Congo"
finally you spent more time for orthography and their abbreviation queezes than for countries.
133 of 197... I suppose I'll take that, though it could have been a lot better. Europe was easier to remember before Yugoslavia got separated out.
"Well, believe me, I calculated the odds of success versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid -- and I went ahead anyway."
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Quote: "nalaberong"​non-countries like Rhodesia

​oh dear Sir Cecil will be spinning !
Did you maybe mean former countries ?
Quote: "Mark240590"
Quote: "nalaberong"​non-countries like Rhodesia

​​oh dear Sir Cecil will be spinning !
​Did you maybe mean former countries ?
Quote: "nalaberong"
Quote: "Mark240590"

Quote: "nalaberong"​non-countries like Rhodesia
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​​​oh dear Sir Cecil will be spinning !
​​Did you maybe mean former countries ?
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Like.​
Quote: "ZuluRaptorSpace"​I cheated then quit.
​Do you think Ricky Booby or Batman became President by quitting?

Stick to cheating.
Non illegitimis carborundum est.  Excellent advice for all coins.
Make Numismatics Great Again!  
Stick to cheating, it will get you far in life. :D
Here are my results:

Countries of Europe: 47/47
Countries of the World: 183/197
My school made us do that a couple of years ago. This is why I can easily recite the list of 197-2 countries and point them out on a map. (-2 since 2 of the countries in the quiz are non-UN member states)

187/197 with world quiz. Honestly pretty ashamed because I've been trying to memorize all countries for a long time.

Especially ashamed because I forgot Tonga, despite owning a Tongan coin.

Well, the real fun begins here:

 

https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-currency

 

Name all currencies currently used!

pnightingaleWhen the Falkland's war broke out in '81 the most Brits had no idea where it was. A majority thought it was off the coast of Scotland. Just like St Pierre & Miquelon, if anyone had asked me I would have guessed Indian Ocean. It was only after getting a couple of coins from there that I actually looked it up so I'd know which album to put them in. 

That's a large part of the attraction for me, exotic locations and long gone countries. When I was a small child (as opposed to a big child today) I would spend hours playing with an old pre war radio with the colonial missions marked on the dial. Most were still intact and the announcers spoke with cut glass accents or in local languages. I had no clue where most of the stations where but I knew that there were people who looked like me talking to me from far flung outposts of the glorious Empire.

I can also think of several people who would kick your shins if you told them Rhodesia was a non-country. But don't mind me, I still think Jefferson Davis is the President.

Bravoi, so you St Pierre & Miguelon complet then! So have I.

Globetrotter
Coin varieties in French:
https://monnaiesetvarietes.numista.com

I have got the full set of coins from South Sudan completed.

 

South Sudan is located between Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, & Kenya.

 

Like Kenya & Uganda, South Sudan was part of the British Empire, as was Somaliland.

 

Both Somaliland & South Sudan should be in the Commonwealth - along with the Republic of Ireland!

 

Aidan.

BCNumismatics

Both Somaliland & South Sudan should be in the Commonwealth - along with the Republic of Ireland!

 

Aidan.

Firstly, Somaliland is not a sovereign country, but part of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

 

Secondly, I think they can decide for themselves if they want to be part of the Commonwealth or not. Obviojsly they don't.

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ngdawa

BCNumismatics

Both Somaliland & South Sudan should be in the Commonwealth - along with the Republic of Ireland!

 

Aidan.

Firstly, Somaliland is not a sovereign country, but part of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

 

Secondly, I think they can decide for themselves if they want to be part of the Commonwealth or not. Obviojsly they don't.

 

Somalilanders don't agree with you.

 

Somaliland has been fully independent since 1991.

 

Somalia has been a hell-hole since 1991, when Said Barre's dictatorship was overthrown, & civil war has been the new normal there since then.

 

Mogadishu is one of the most dangerous places to ever be in - & Hargeisa is one of the safest places to be in, not only in Africa.

 

Aidan.

BCNumismatics

ngdawa

BCNumismatics

Both Somaliland & South Sudan should be in the Commonwealth - along with the Republic of Ireland!

 

Aidan.

Firstly, Somaliland is not a sovereign country, but part of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

 

Secondly, I think they can decide for themselves if they want to be part of the Commonwealth or not. Obviojsly they don't.

Somalilanders don't agree with you.

Nothing else is expected from a breakaway republic. I'm just saying what is, with no personal thoughts about it.

 

I've noticed that you like telling others what they should and shouldn't do. I don't really see the point in that.

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MS2007

Well, the real fun begins here:

 

https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-currency

 

Name all currencies currently used!

Named 10 currencies and completed 80 countries 👍

nalaberongCan you name all 197 countries in the world? I practiced for about a month to achieve this... let me know what you get. Surely, as world-coin collectors, we will be good at this (unless your mind [and collection] is cluttered with non-countries like Rhodesia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Hong Kong, Curacao, Bermuda...).
http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/world

If you can't take it, try Europe only (8
http://www.sporcle.com/games/g/europe

Hi! Definetely not(. But I'm good with capitals! My favourite is capital of Madagascar - Antananarivo. What's yours?

I try that countries quiz and I always miss out one or two. I know all the countries, but try to do them in order. Also the 20 minute limit is too short for us slow typists.

 

Plus some of those countries are more likely overseas territories and sub countries like the Cook Islands, Antigua etc.

 

Ones I always forget

 

Iceland

Djibouti

St Lucia or any other tiny St Island in the Caribbean

Tristan Da Cunha or St. Helena

Ones that hard to spell like Kyrgyzstan and some other stans.

Arab mini countries like Qatar, Bahrain

Island nations like Comoros, Seychelles, Sao Tome etc.

I love coins

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