World map quiz and countries visited map

Place one correctly and it stays placed, so the 200 of them come off the map a region at a time. Today’s race is 8 of them against the clock, the same set for everyone until midnight. The map under it is the other half: the countries you have actually been to.

4 of 5 today
Today's map race around New Zealand
Same set for everyone today

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States, counties and regions

142 countries with a map of their own

Go inside the borders. Find the states of India, the counties of Sweden and the regions that give each country its shape. Pick any of the countries below and it deals one part of that country at a time, on the country’s own map.

India · 36 states · 10 questions per round · 0 placed

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India: states map
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52 of 142 · India
States of North India
36 states · 10 questions this round

European map challenges

10 regions · 51 countries to place

Follow the coast from the Nordic countries to the Mediterranean, then work inland. The small countries between familiar neighbours are where the map starts to surprise you.

Play any region in one round, or choose All countries to complete the whole continent in a single round.

Nordic · 5 countries to place · 5 questions per round · 0 placed

Practice all of Europe on the blank map
The painted merchant houses and moored boats along Nyhavn in Copenhagen
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1 of 11 · Nordic
Nordic map
5 countries to place · 5 questions this round
Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Asian map challenges

7 regions · 44 countries to place

From the Central Asian republics to the islands of Southeast Asia, learn how the largest continent fits together.

Play any region in one round, or choose All countries to complete the whole continent in a single round.

East Asian · 6 countries to place · 6 questions per round · 0 placed

Practice all of Asia on the blank map
The Great Wall winding along the ridges at Jinshanling
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1 of 8 · East Asian
East Asian map
6 countries to place · 6 questions this round
Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Put the cities on the map

165 countries with a map of their own

A coastline, a few dots, and no labels. Find the cities inside each country, using its shape and its water as your bearings. Choose a country and play its next region right here.

Japan · 47 cities · 10 questions per round · 0 placed

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Japan: cities map
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73 of 165 · Japan
Cities of Hokkaido and Tohoku
47 cities · 10 questions this round

North American map challenges

4 regions · 23 countries to place

Start with Canada, the United States and Mexico. Then follow Central America south and trace the islands across the Caribbean.

Play any region in one round, or choose All countries to complete the whole continent in a single round.

Northern Mainland · 3 countries to place · 3 questions per round · 0 placed

Practice all of North America on the blank map
Moraine Lake below the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park
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1 of 5 · Northern Mainland
Northern Mainland map
3 countries to place · 3 questions this round
Dylannother, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

African map challenges

8 regions · 56 countries to place

Follow the Mediterranean coast, cross the Sahel and work down to the Cape. Each regional round gives you a smaller piece of the continent to get to know.

Play any region in one round, or choose All countries to complete the whole continent in a single round.

North African · 7 countries to place · 7 questions per round · 0 placed

Practice all of Africa on the blank map
The pyramids of Giza across the desert plateau
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1 of 9 · North African
North African map
7 countries to place · 7 questions this round
kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Follow the water

146 countries with a map of their own

Trace rivers from their sources, find the lakes and name the seas around the coast. These are the same detailed water maps you will find in the country guides, dealt one part of the country at a time.

Brazil · 24 waters · 12 questions per round · 0 placed

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Brazil: waters map
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18 of 146 · Brazil
Waters of North and Center-West
24 waters · 12 questions this round

Oceanian map challenges

4 regions · 14 countries to place

Australia and New Zealand are only the beginning. Find the island countries scattered across the Pacific, from Melanesia to Polynesia.

Play any region in one round, or choose All countries to complete the whole continent in a single round.

Australia & New Zealand · 2 countries to place · 2 questions per round · 0 placed

Practice all of Oceania on the blank map
Uluru glowing red above spinifex grassland at sunset
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1 of 5 · Australia & New Zealand
Australia & New Zealand map
2 countries to place · 2 questions this round
Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

South American map challenges

3 regions · 12 countries to place

Follow the Andes down the western edge, then turn inland to Brazil and the Guianas. Twelve countries, with very different shapes and neighbours.

Play any region in one round, or choose All countries to complete the whole continent in a single round.

Andean · 5 countries to place · 5 questions per round · 0 placed

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The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu
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1 of 4 · Andean
Andean map
5 countries to place · 5 questions this round
Draceane via Wikimedia Commons

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