Test Your Geography: A World of Difference

See if you can tell U.S. states from countries in Africa with just a silhouette

Hopefully, no matter how dubious you are about your geography skills, you’ve never mixed up the United States and Africa on a map. Well, there’s a first time for everything, so in this quiz, we’ll show you the silhouette of either a U.S. state or country in Africa, and it’s up to you to decide which it is. Click on the name of each question to go to the answer key, and remember, no cheating by looking them up on Google!

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Okay, we’ll start off easy:

 Question #1

Is this Ohio or South Africa?

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Question #2

Is it Hawaii or Comoros?

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Questions #3

Arizona or Angola?

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Now, let’s try some more challenging questions:

Question #4

Missouri or Egypt?

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Question #5

Wisconsin or Tanzania?

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Question #6

New York or Mali?

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Question #7

South Carolina or Libya?

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And we’ll bump it up to an even higher notch with next couple questions:

Question #8

New Jersey or Tunisia?

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Question #9

Vermont or Benin?

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Okay, see if you can get this last one without cheating:

Question #10

Rhode Island or Equatorial Guinea?

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Finished? Check your answers here.