US vs UK in online geography battle
"North Americans fed up with being ribbed over their geographical incompetence are trying to get even -- pitting their skills against Britain in a transatlantic geography quiz.
"Two geography enthusiasts from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean designed the 2006 Geography Cup after numerous surveys highlighted the geographical ignorance of both Americans and Britons.
"A survey in May this year, for example, found less than four in 10 young Americans could find Iraq on a map.
"Open to anyone in the United States and UK, the online quiz (http://www.geographycup.com/) gives contestants two minutes to place 13 randomly selected countries on an interactive political map ..."
Rooters and a lid dip to Nora from that fine blog, Extra!Extra!.
"Two geography enthusiasts from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean designed the 2006 Geography Cup after numerous surveys highlighted the geographical ignorance of both Americans and Britons.
"A survey in May this year, for example, found less than four in 10 young Americans could find Iraq on a map.
"Open to anyone in the United States and UK, the online quiz (http://www.geographycup.com/) gives contestants two minutes to place 13 randomly selected countries on an interactive political map ..."
Rooters and a lid dip to Nora from that fine blog, Extra!Extra!.
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