Name A Country - 3,2,1 Go!

Sound like a fun challenge? How about 196 countries...in 12 minutes. Think you can? Do you want to at least try?

Well, try you can. Click here to see what I am talking about.

During a slow time at work or when I want to challenge myself, I will go to JetPunk.com where their most popular quiz is their countries quiz where you name as many as you can in 12 minutes. Over time, I've been able to get all 196 with a couple of minutes to spare.

This morning, after a couple of months without doing it, I was able to get to 177. Not too bad. Still
pretty sharp in my memory, but with another couple of cracks at it, I will get back to 196... ;-)

Do you want to try it? I promise you that it is addicting once you start! It's a great mind challenge, and if you guess a lot, your high school geography teacher's job would have paid off.

Geographically challenged,

Your Em

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