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Challenge Quizzes

Canada 100 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

First choose any Canada city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the largest Canada city in each 100 km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is the largest city in that area.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Toronto' - you will be shown a circle of radius 100 km centered at Toronto. Naming the largest city in this circle (Toronto in this case) will cause another 'ring' of radius 100 km to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest Canada city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 100-200 km, it will expand to be a 100-300 km ring, then 100-400 km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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Canada 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a 10K+ city to start, then name successive Canadian 10K+ cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. You MUST enter a '.' (period) at the end of the city name to submit it.

For example, you start with 'Toronto' - you are now trying to name a 10K+ city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Toronto') which is closest to Toronto. If you answer 'Ottawa.' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Ottawa which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

Note: City naming is more precise than in other quizzes, some simplified alternates may not be accepted.

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Canada Circle Radius Population Challenge

The object of this quiz is to adjust each circle's radius so it contains the target population shown at the right. When you click Start you will be shown a marker on a random Canada dissemination area (there are over 55K dissemination areas across Canada, the smallest census tabulation area). Also you will see an adjustable circle of radius 100 km to start. Adjust the circle's radius by dragging it until it contains the target number of people shown - this target will be between 10K and 5 million people. Then click submit. You are scored on how close your circle's population is to the target. Circle population is tallied by totaling all output areas within that circle.

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Canada Cities Grid Identifier Challenge

The object of this quiz is to double-click the grid square where cities are located (the centroid of the city is used). When you begin you will have a grid randomly placed with size 5 degrees latitude by 5 degrees longitude. You will be told which city to locate - simply double-click on that city's grid square and you will move on to the next city. Each time you go to a new city the squares are randomly redrawn and with a size 10% smaller. The first 10 cities will be 250K+, the next 10 100-250K, next 10 50-100K and the balance (until you run out of time or guess wrong) will be 25-50K. When you guess wrong the correct location will be shown as a pink marker.

You do get a break if you are within 2 km of the city but in the wrong square – you will not get credit for the guess but will get another chance at that level.

After the quiz is over you can click RESTART to retry it without refreshing the page.

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Canada Cities Locator Streak Challenge

The object of this quiz is to locate as many of the top Canadian cities in a row you can without going over the maximum allowable distance away. The max distance allowed is 10 km for 10K+ cities and 5 km otherwise. Double-click to locate each city in order of population. If you are under the max distance allowed you will move on to the next city. When you double-click farther away than the max distance allowed the quiz will end.

PLEASE NOTE - To identify a city, click on the 'downtown' area to avoid clicking on a suburb or outer edge of the city. The distance will generally be measured from close to the center of a city's 'downtown.'

You begin with 10 minutes (or 5 for non-Premium members) and get 10 seconds added every time you double-click to locate a city.

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Canada Cities Population Guessing Challenge

Upon clicking START you'll be shown a Canada city and a population slider below it. Move the slider to the city's population and click SUBMIT. You'll get a score from 0 to 100 based on how accurate your guess was. Complete 20 random cities from among the 100 largest Canadian cities to end the quiz.

If you click on the slider you can use the left and right arrows to move it more accurately.

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Canada City Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. Then, enter the largest number of cities you chose in each 5-degree grid square covering Canada. Only green squares contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a square it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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Canada City Grid Small City Challenge

First choose a difficulty by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv, or ‘exp’ – Beginner is 10 degrees, Intermediate 5 degrees, Advanced 2 degrees, and Expert 1 degree. Then, try to enter the smallest Canadian cities in each grid square of the size based on your difficulty. Green squares contain answers. Adv and Exp levels may take a few moments to load.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer. If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the smallest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named according to the following scale:
0 - 999 - 10 pts
1K - 4,999 - 8 pts
5K - 9,999 - 6 pts
10K - 24,999 - 4 pts
25K - 49,999 - 3 pts
50K - 99,999 - 2 pts
100K+ - 1 pt

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 smallest missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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Canada City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a city to start, then name successive Canadian cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. You MUST enter a '.' (period) at the end of the city name to submit it.

For example, you start with 'Toronto' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Toronto') which is closest to Toronto. If you answer 'Ottawa.' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Ottawa which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

Note: City naming is more precise than in other quizzes, some simplified alternates may not be accepted.

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Canada City Random Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. A random 5-degree by 5-degree grid will be placed on the map. Enter the largest number of cities you chose in each square. Only green squares contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a square it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

For example, if you choose '3' for your number of cities to start the quiz, only the 3 largest cities in each grid square will be accepted as answers.

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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Canada Google Street View Challenge (Large Cities)

You will be given a Google Street View window randomly placed near the center of one of the 100 largest Canadian cities in which you can move around in. Name the Canadian city where you are located within two minutes. The faster you answer, the more points you get. Max points is 100 for guessing in 10 seconds or less.

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Canada Grid Path Challenge – All Cities

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – beg level is 5 degree squares, int 2.5 degrees, adv 1 degree, and exp 0.5 degrees. Then, name any Canada city to start with by entering it (cities with the same name will choose the largest city of that name first). The grid square you are starting in will turn yellow - you now must name any city in any one of the adjacent grid squares (not including diagonal) - so any grid square directly north, south, east or west of the yellow one. Naming a city in one of these squares will turn your original square red and the current newly named city square yellow - continue in the same way trying to make a path of as many squares as you can. You are not allowed to return to a red square, and if you get 'boxed in' with no squares left to complete the quiz will also end.

Be aware that as you name cities it will answer the largest city first, so if you are trying to answer a city in a square to the east but a larger city of that name occurs a square to the north, the north one will be answered.

Obviously, due to the layout and separation of squares it will be impossible to complete all of them.

hugequiz Premium members will see the largest missed city in each possible next square at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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Canada Grid Population Challenge

First choose a grid size by typing '10', '5' or '2.5'. A grid of that size lat/long will be placed on the map (so if you choose '10' the grid width and height will be 10 degrees). Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it (based on Canada Dissemination Area information - the smallest population block their census uses). The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

Try the Randomly Placed Grid version!

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Canada Province/Territory Drawing Challenge

You'll be freehand drawing the provinces/territories of Canada. When the quiz loads on the right side you will be told which prov/terr to draw. To begin drawing a prov/terr, click Draw or right-click anywhere in the map to enter drawing mode. Click and drag the mouse to make an outline of the prov/terr. Release the mouse to 'close' the prov/terr and it will appear green. If happy and ready to submit, click submit or double-click the drawn prov/terr. Click erase or right-click the prov/terr to erase it and try again. You may have to wait a few moments for your score to calculate on larger prov/terr.

You are only drawing the main portion of each prov/terr - do not worry about any disjointed islands, etc. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are not included as they are simply islands to trace.

When you submit a prov/terr you are scored on the % of your prov/terr which contains the actual prov/terr (shown as '% In Prov/Terr') and the % of the actual prov/terr contained in your prov/terr (shown as '% Of Prov/Terr'). These average out to create your points for that prov/terr.

Complete all prov/terr or click End Quiz at any time to save your score.

hugequiz Premium members will see the actual outlines of the prov/terr when the quiz is over.

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Canada Random Grid Population Challenge

First choose a grid size by typing '10', '5' or '2.5'. A randomly-placed grid of that size lat/long will be placed on the map (so if you choose '10' the grid width and height will be 10 degrees). Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it (based on Canada Dissemination Area information - the smallest population block their census uses). The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

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Europe Countries & US States Area Sorting Challenge

You begin with two Europe countries/US states shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the countries/states in order from largest to smallest by land area. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '16th' in each box. You can click on a country/state to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked country/state to position the first country/state before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new country/state added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

Country areas includes dependent territories and areas of the country outside of Europe geographically.

hugequiz Premium members will see country/state areas when the quiz is over.

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Europe Countries & US States Population Sorting Challenge

You begin with two Europe countries/US states shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the countries/states in order from largest to smallest by population. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '16th' in each box. You can click on a country/state to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked country/state to position the first country/state before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new country/state added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

Country population includes dependent territories and including in areas of that country outside of Europe geographically.

hugequiz Premium members will see country/state populations when the quiz is over.

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Mexico 1K+ City Grid Small City Challenge

First choose a difficulty by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv, or ‘exp’ – Beginner is 2 degrees, Intermediate 1 degrees, Advanced 0.5 degrees, and Expert 0.25 degrees. Then, try to enter the smallest Mexican cities (min 1K population) in each grid square of the size based on your difficulty. Green squares contain answers. Adv and Exp levels may take a few moments to load.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer. If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the smallest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named according to the following scale:
1K - 2,499 - 10 pts
2.5K - 4,999 - 8 pts
5K - 9,999 - 6 pts
10K - 24,999 - 4 pts
25K - 49,999 - 3 pts
50K - 99,999 - 2 pts
100K+ - 1 pt

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 smallest missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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Mexico Cities Grid Identifier Challenge

The object of this quiz is to double-click the grid square where cities are located (the centroid of the city is used). When you begin you will have a grid randomly placed with size 5 degrees latitude by 5 degrees longitude. You will be told which city to locate - simply double-click on that city's grid square and you will move on to the next city. Each time you go to a new city the squares are randomly redrawn and with a size 10% smaller. The first 10 cities will be 500K+, the next 10 100-500K, next 10 50-100K and the balance (until you run out of time or guess wrong) will be 25-50K. When you guess wrong the correct location will be shown as a pink marker.

You do get a break if you are within 2 km of the city but in the wrong square – you will not get credit for the guess but will get another chance at that level.

After the quiz is over you can click RESTART to retry it without refreshing the page.

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Mexico Cities Locator Streak Challenge

The object of this quiz is to locate as many of the top Mexican cities in a row you can without going over the maximum allowable distance away. The max distance allowed is 10 km for 10K+ cities and 5 km otherwise. Double-click to locate each city in order of population. If you are under the max distance allowed you will move on to the next city. When you double-click farther away than the max distance allowed the quiz will end.

PLEASE NOTE - To identify a city, click on the 'downtown' area to avoid clicking on a suburb or outer edge of the city. The distance will generally be measured from close to the center of a city's 'downtown.'

You begin with 10 minutes (or 5 for non-Premium members) and get 10 seconds added every time you double-click to locate a city.

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Mexico Cities Population Guessing Challenge

Upon clicking START you'll be shown a Mexico city and a population slider below it. Move the slider to the city's population and click SUBMIT. You'll get a score from 0 to 100 based on how accurate your guess was. Complete 20 random cities from among the 100 largest Mexican cities to end the quiz.

If you click on the slider you can use the left and right arrows to move it more accurately.

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North America 100 Km Expanding Circles Top 3 Challenge – Choose City

First choose any North American 10K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the 3 largest North America cities in each 100 km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is among the 3 largest in that area. As you enter cities you will see their rank within the current ring (1st, 2nd or 3rd largest) above their marker.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago' - you will be shown a circle of radius 100 km centered at Chicago. Naming all of the 3 largest 10K+ cities in this circle (Chicago in this case is one) will cause another 'ring' of radius 100 km to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the 3 largest North America cities in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until at least 1 city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 100-200 km, it will expand to be a 100-300 km ring, then 100-400 km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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North America 100 Km Expanding Circles Top 5 Challenge – Choose City

First choose any North American 10K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the 5 largest North America cities in each 100 km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is among the 5 largest in that area. As you enter cities you will see their rank within the current ring (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th largest) above their marker.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago' - you will be shown a circle of radius 100 km centered at Chicago. Naming all of the 5 largest 10K+ cities in this circle (Chicago in this case is one) will cause another 'ring' of radius 100 km to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the 5 largest North America cities in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until at least 1 city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 100-200 km, it will expand to be a 100-300 km ring, then 100-400 km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

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North America 10K+ City Latitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the 3 largest 10K+ North American cities within each latitude range. Beg level is 5 degrees width, Int is 2 degrees, Adv 1 degree, and Exp is 0.5 degrees. Latitude ranges will fill in a light yellow when 2 answers remain, light orange with one remaining, and red when completed.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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North America 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a 10K+ North American city to start, then name successive 10K+ North American cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. On this quiz alternates are generally accepted, however only the main (usually official) name is counted as it relates to naming the next city. Cities of the same name will answer the closest city first. NOTE: You must type a '.' (period) after the city to submit it. Cities must be a minimum of 10k population. The same city cannot be used twice in this quiz.

For example, you start with 'Houston' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'N' (the last letter of 'Houston') which is closest to Houston. If you answer 'New Braunfels.' - now you are trying to name the closest city to New Braunfels which starts with a 'S' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest.

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North America 50 Km Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

First choose any North America 10K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the largest 10K+ North America city in each 50km circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is the largest 10K+ city in that area.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Toronto, Canada' - you will be shown a circle of radius 50km centered at Toronto. Naming the largest city in this circle (Toronto in this case) will cause another 'ring' of radius 50km to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest 10K+ North American city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 50-100km, it will expand to be a 50-150km ring, then 50-200km and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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North America Cities Locator Streak Challenge

The object of this quiz is to locate as many of the top North American cities in a row you can without going over the maximum allowable distance away. The max distance allowed is 25 km for 500K+ cities and 10 km otherwise. Double-click to locate each city in order of population. If you are under the max distance allowed you will move on to the next city. When you double-click farther away than the max distance allowed the quiz will end.

PLEASE NOTE - To identify a city, click on the 'downtown' area to avoid clicking on a suburb or outer edge of the city. The distance will generally be measured from close to the center of a city's 'downtown.'

You begin with 10 minutes (or 5 for non-Premium members) and get 10 seconds added every time you double-click to locate a city.

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North America City Longitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the 3 largest 10K+ North American cities within each longitude range. Beg level is 5 degrees width, Int is 2 degrees, Adv 1 degree, and Exp is 0.5 degrees. Longitude ranges will fill in a light yellow when 2 answers remain, light orange with one remaining, and red when completed.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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North America Countries Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the North American country listed – there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all countries or click End Quiz to save your score.

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US 10 Circle Population Challenge

The object of this quiz is to place 10 circles of radius 100 miles on the map so that they contain the largest total population.

When you begin you'll be given a 100-mile radius circle centered on the map. Move it using the mouse and click SUBMIT. You will be given a score for that circle corresponding to the total population among all US census tracts within it (there are about 85K total US census tracts averaging about 4K people each). Try to complete all 10 circles with the highest total score.

Any INTERSECTING areas are only counted one time, so no census tract will be counted more than once.

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US 10 Largest Cities Elimination – Choose State

First choose any state by typing in its abbreviation (i.e. 'CA'). Then, name the 10 largest cities in that state without naming a city ranked 11th thru 25th - see naming notes below. Naming a 11-25 ranked city will end the quiz, independent of time left.

Naming Notes: you must end each city name with a '.' to submit it - this prevents answering a city whose partial name may be an incorrect answer.

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US 10,000 Mile Challenge

You have 15 min or 10K miles to travel the 48 states trying to total the highest total population of 50K+ cities visited. Naming notes: a handful of cities have the same names or must be entered to enter a longer city name...enter the city name followed by state abbreviation for these (i.e. ‘springfieldmo’ or ‘wichitaks’ (due to Wichita Falls, TX)) - for a handful you will need to just add a '.' at the end of the city name, such as 'miami.'. Therefore if a city isn’t working add the state abbr or period to the end of it, as it has one of these conflicts.

Please note – this quiz is only available to hugequiz Premium members, as it costs money for me to use the Google Directions API and this quiz is more costly than the other street view ones.

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US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge

Choose any 5K+ US city (AK & HI not included), then continue naming 5K+ cities which are within 100 miles of any previously named city. Naming notes: many places have similar names. For example, “Jacksonville” is not unique. To choose Jacksonville, FL, simply type “jacksonvillefl”, and so on. Also some answers require typing in other answers you may not want to guess. In this case, if you want to answer “Virginia Beach, VA”, simply type it..”Virginia, MN” will not be chosen. If you want simply “Virginia” type ‘virginia.’ with the period at the end. NOTE that typing in “phoenix” will not answer Phoenix, AZ – so that means either there is another place in another state where you must put “phoenixaz”, or another city starting with “Phoenix”, which is the case in this example – so typing ‘phoenix.’ will get you your answer. Finally, in a couple cases there are multiple places of the same name in a single state. Madison, WI is an example. To choose the largest Madison (typically the one you want), type ‘madisonwi1’ – the rest are ‘madisonwi2’ and so on (need the state too as there are madison’s in other states) – this is quite rare. So basically, if the city isn’t coming up after you type the name, try adding a “.” after, or the state abbreviation, or in rare cases the state abbr plus a number.

Try other US Coverage Challenges:
US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge – Easy Version | US 200 Mile Coverage Challenge
US 5K+ Latitude Coverage Challenge | US 5K+ Longitude Coverage Challenge

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US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge – Easy Version

Choose any 5K+ US city (AK & HI not included), then continue naming 5K+ cities which are within 100 miles of any previously named city.

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US 100K City Coverage Challenge

Enter a US 100K+ city - all other 100K+ cities within 100 miles will also fill in. Try to fill in all 100K cities in the smallest number of circles. NOTE - a few cities have the same name in different states, to enter these type in the city name followed by state abbreviation (i.e. 'springfieldma'). For Jackson and Wichita you need to enter the name followed by a period, i.e. 'jackson.' to avoid answering these cities for Jacksonville and Wichita Falls. States remaining will display when you have completed 35 states.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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US 100K+ Cities Direction Challenge

The object of this quiz is to name (see NAMING NOTE below) as many US 100K+ cities as possible starting from the position you choose without skipping cities moving in the opposite direction. For example, if you choose 'S' you 'start' at extreme southern US to begin you are aiming to name the most southern US 100K+ city, then the 2nd most southern, and so on as you move north. Naming correct cities increases the population counter - the object is to get the highest total population among all cities you name. However, once you move in a direction you can't name cities already passed by (i.e. covered in the blue shaded region).

NAMING NOTE: You must end each city name with a period - i.e. 'Dallas.' - this prevents naming a city whose name is a partial name of the city you want to answer. If you name a city that has multiple answers, only the closest upcoming one will be answered for you, so you won't name the farther away city from the one you are trying to guess.

You don't start with a ton of time, however there is a 30 second time bonus for naming the next city in order, and a 15 second bonus for naming the 2nd or 3rd next city in order. So if you name well you can accumulate a lot of extra time.

hugequiz Premium members will see up to the largest 25 cities missed when the quiz ends - they will be pink markers you can mouseover to see city details.

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US 10K+ Cities 50 Mile Expanding Circles Distance Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US 10K+ city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any US 10K+ city in each 50 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice - NOTE - you must enter a period '.' at the end of the city to submit it. The first circle will include your city of choice as already guessed. The object in this quiz is to guess the city in the next ring which is as CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS CITY as possible. The closest city will get you 100 points, the farthest away answer 0 points and cities in between will score based on how far away they were between the closest and farthest away cities in that ring.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's closest correct answer at right.

For example, if you choose ‘Chicago, IL’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 50 miles centered at Chicago and Chicago will be selected. You will also see a ring of radius 100 miles outside that circle. Naming a city in this ring will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 150 miles to appear outside that ring and you will get 0-100 points, depending how close to Chicago your city was. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 50-100 miles, it will expand to be a 50-150 mile ring, then 50-200 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want to name the largest city in each ring?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a 10K+ US city to start, then name successive 10K+ cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. You must name cities in the format 'City, State' with the state abbreviation following the city.

For example, you start with 'Chicago, IL' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Chicago') which is closest to Chicago. If you answer 'Omaha, NE' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Omaha which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

Try other variations:
US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge

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US 1K+ City Shrinking Coverage Challenge

You begin with a radius of 250 miles. Enter US 1K+ city names (see naming notes below) and all 1K+ US cities within that radius will fill in, HOWEVER each time you use a circle the radius will shrink by 5%. Try to cover as many cities as possible as the circles get smaller. Time is not part of the score on this quiz.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

NAMING NOTES: For this quiz you will need the city name followed by state abbreviation to name cities as there are so many similarly-named US cities. For example 'newyorkny' and 'chicagoil' - just the city name will NOT accept.

Notes for this quiz: answering a city that has the same name in multiple locations will reduce the circle 5% in radius for each unique city that matches, so if you enter 'Jackson' - it will fill one of them with whatever radius you are at, then shrink it 5% and fill the next and so on. So it may not be wise to use a common city name.

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US 20 Circle Population Challenge

The object of this quiz is to place 20 circles of radius 100 miles on the map so that they contain the largest total population.

When you begin you'll be given a 100-mile radius circle centered on the map. Move it using the mouse and click SUBMIT. You will be given a score for that circle corresponding to the total population among all US census tracts within it (there are about 85K total US census tracts averaging about 4K people each). Try to complete all 20 circles with the highest total score.

Any INTERSECTING areas are only counted one time, so no census tract will be counted more than once.

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US 200 Mile Coverage Challenge

Choose any 5K+ US city (AK & HI not included), then continue naming 5K+ cities which are within 200 miles of any previously named city. Naming notes: many places have similar names. For example, “Jacksonville” is not unique. To choose Jacksonville, FL, simply type “jacksonvillefl”, and so on. Also some answers require typing in other answers you may not want to guess. In this case, if you want to answer “Virginia Beach, VA”, simply type it..”Virginia, MN” will not be chosen. If you want simply “Virginia” type ‘virginia.’ with the period at the end. NOTE that typing in “phoenix” will not answer Phoenix, AZ – so that means either there is another place in another state where you must put “phoenixaz”, or another city starting with “Phoenix”, which is the case in this example – so typing ‘phoenix.’ will get you your answer. Finally, in a couple cases there are multiple places of the same name in a single state. Madison, WI is an example. To choose the largest Madison (typically the one you want), type ‘madisonwi1’ – the rest are ‘madisonwi2’ and so on (need the state too as there are madison’s in other states) – this is quite rare. So basically, if the city isn’t coming up after you type the name, try adding a “.” after, or the state abbreviation, or in rare cases the state abbr plus a number.

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US 25 Largest Cities Elimination – Choose State

First choose any state (except NV, only 19 cities) by typing in its abbreviation (i.e. 'CA'). Then, name the 25 largest cities in that state without naming a city ranked 26th thru 50st - see naming notes below. Naming a 26-50 ranked city will end the quiz, independent of time left.

Naming Notes: you must end each city name with a ‘.’ to submit it – this prevents answering a city whose partial name may be an incorrect answer.

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US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Any City Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name ANY US city in each 25 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's largest correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago' - you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago. Naming any city in this circle (including Chicago) will cause another 'ring' of radius 25 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name any US city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 25-50 miles, it will expand to be a 25-75 mile ring, then 25-100 miles and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want to name the largest city in each ring?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the largest US city in each 25 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is the largest city in that area.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago, IL' - you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago. Naming the largest city in this circle (Chicago in this case) will cause another 'ring' of radius 25 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest US city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 25-50 miles, it will expand to be a 25-75 mile ring, then 25-100 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

A little too tough?
US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Distance Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any US city in each 25 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice - NOTE - you must enter a period '.' at the end of the city to submit it. The first circle will include your city of choice as already guessed. The object in this quiz is to guess the city in the next ring which is as CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS CITY as possible. The closest city will get you 100 points, the farthest away answer 0 points and cities in between will score based on how far away they were between the closest and farthest away cities in that ring.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's closest correct answer at right.

For example, if you choose ‘Chicago, IL’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago and Chicago will be selected. You will also see a ring of radius 50 miles outside that circle. Naming a city in this ring will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 75 miles to appear outside that ring and you will get 0-100 points, depending how close to Chicago your city was. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 50-75 miles, it will expand to be a 50-100 mile ring, then 50-125 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want to name the largest city in each ring?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Largest City Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any US city in each 25 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice, trying to name the LARGEST CITY in each circle. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer - for example 'Jackson' would be answered trying to type 'Jacksonville.' If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the largest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named in relation to the largest city in the circle. Naming the largest city will get you 100 points. A smaller city's point total will be the ratio of its population to the largest, so if you name a city of 75K people and the largest city has 100K, you get 75 points.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring’s largest correct answer at right (under ‘Answer Stats’ by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose ‘Chicago’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago. Naming any city in this circle (including Chicago) will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 25 miles to appear outside that circle, however - you will want to try naming the LARGEST city you can to get more points (Chicago therefore will yield 100 points). After completing that circle, you now need to name any US city in the new ring (but not within any previous circles/rings), again trying to name as large a city as possible. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 25-50 miles, it will expand to be a 25-75 mile ring, then 25-100 miles and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Small City Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any US city in each 25 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice, trying to name SMALLER cities instead of the easier, larger cities. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer - for example 'Jackson' would be answered trying to type 'Jacksonville.' If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the smallest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named according to the following scale:
< 1K - 10 pts
1K - 4,999 - 8 pts
5K - 9,999 - 6 pts
10K - 24,999 - 4 pts
25K - 49,999 - 3 pts
50K - 99,999 - 2 pts
100K+ - 1 pt

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring’s smallest correct answer at right (under ‘Answer Stats’ by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose ‘Chicago’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago. Naming any city in this circle (including Chicago) will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 25 miles to appear outside that circle, however - you will want to try naming the SMALLEST city you can to get more points (Chicago will only yield 1 point). After completing that circle, you now need to name any US city in the new ring (but not within any previous circles/rings), again trying to name as small a city as possible. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 25-50 miles, it will expand to be a 25-75 mile ring, then 25-100 miles and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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US 25 Mile Population Challenge

In 15 minutes name the US cities of 25K+ population trying to get the highest population. Population will only count when all other 25K cities within 25 miles are guessed.

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US 25 Newest States Elimination

Using state abbreviations, name the 25 most recent states to join the union. Naming a state outside the top 25 will end the quiz.

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US 25 Oldest States Elimination

Using state abbreviations, name the first 25 states to join the union. Naming a state outside the first 25 will end the quiz.

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US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a 25K+ US city to start, then name successive 25K+ cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. You must name cities in the format 'City, State' with the state abbreviation following the city.

For example, you start with 'Chicago, IL' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Chicago') which is closest to Chicago. If you answer 'Omaha, NE' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Omaha which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

Try other variations:
US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

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US 5 Mile Expanding Circles Any City Challenge By State – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name ANY US city in each 5 mile circle/ring IN THE SAME STATE as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's largest population correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago, IL' - you will be shown a circle of radius 5 miles centered at Chicago. Naming the any Illinois in this circle (Chicago or otherwise) will cause another 'ring' of radius 5 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the any US city also in IL in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If an Illinois city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a IL city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 5-10 miles, it will expand to be a 5-15 mile ring, then 5-20 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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US 5 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge By State – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the largest US city in each 5 mile circle/ring IN THE SAME STATE as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is the largest city in that area.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago, IL' - you will be shown a circle of radius 5 miles centered at Chicago. Naming the largest Illinois city in this circle (Chicago in this case) will cause another 'ring' of radius 5 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest US city also in Illinois in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If an Illinois city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a IL city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 5-10 miles, it will expand to be a 5-15 mile ring, then 5-20 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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US 5 Mile Expanding Circles Largest City Challenge By State – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any US city in each 5 mile circle/ring IN THE SAME STATE as your chosen city as the rings expand outward from your city of choice, trying to name LARGEST city. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer - for example 'Jackson' would be answered trying to type 'Jacksonville.' If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the largest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named in relation to the largest city in the circle. Naming the largest city will get you 100 points. A smaller city’s point total will be the ratio of its population to the largest, so if you name a city of 75K people and the largest city has 100K, you get 75 points.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring’s largest correct answer at right (under ‘Answer Stats’ by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose ‘Chicago’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago. Naming any IL city in this circle (including Chicago) will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 5 miles to appear outside that circle, however - you will want to try naming the LARGEST city you can to get more points (Chicago will be 100 points). After completing that circle, you now need to name any IL city in the new ring (but not within any previous circles/rings), again trying to name as large a city as possible. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 5-10 miles, it will expand to be a 5-15 mile ring, then 5-20 miles and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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US 5 Mile Expanding Circles Small City Challenge By State – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name any US city in each 5 mile circle/ring IN THE SAME STATE as your chosen city as the rings expand outward from your city of choice, trying to name SMALLER cities instead of the easier, larger cities. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer - for example 'Jackson' would be answered trying to type 'Jacksonville.' If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the smallest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named according to the following scale:
< 100 - 10 pts
100 - 499 - 8 pts
500 - 999 - 6 pts
1K - 4,999 - 4 pts
5K - 9,999 - 3 pts
10K - 24,999 - 2 pts
25K+ - 1 pt

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring’s smallest correct answer at right (under ‘Answer Stats’ by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose ‘Chicago’ – you will be shown a circle of radius 25 miles centered at Chicago. Naming any IL city in this circle (including Chicago) will cause another ‘ring’ of radius 5 miles to appear outside that circle, however - you will want to try naming the SMALLEST city you can to get more points (Chicago will only yield 1 point). After completing that circle, you now need to name any IL city in the new ring (but not within any previous circles/rings), again trying to name as small a city as possible. If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn’t fall within 5-10 miles, it will expand to be a 5-15 mile ring, then 5-20 miles and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

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US 50 Largest Cities 4-Somes Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of 25 of the 50 largest US cities.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 4 in the given category for the cities shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different cities plus a category to name the top 4 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 4 Largest Area’ you are to click on the 4 cities with the largest area. If it says ‘Top 4 Lowest Avg Elevation’ you are to click on the 4 cities whose average elevation is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second city you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 4th city they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 4 comes to the optimum set of 4 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 4 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 6 sets of 4 leaving 1 city remaining the quiz is over. You get a 100 point bonus for finishing the quiz in time so a total of 2500 possible points.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

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US 50 Largest Cities Elimination

Name the 50 largest US cities without naming a city ranked 51st to 100th. Naming a 51-100 ranked city will end the quiz, independent of time left.

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US 50 Largest Cities Triplets Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of 25 of the 50 largest US cities.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 3 in the given category for the cities shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different cities plus a category to name the top 3 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 3 Largest Area’ you are to click on the 3 cities with the largest area. If it says ‘Top 3 Lowest Avg Elevation’ you are to click on the 3 cities whose average elevation is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second city you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 3rd city they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 3 comes to the optimum set of 3 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 3 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 8 sets of 3 leaving only 1 city the quiz is over. You get a 100 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 2500.

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US 50 Largest Metro Areas Triplets Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of 25 of the 50 largest US metropolitan statistical areas (MSA's).

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 3 in the given category for the metro areas shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different metro areas plus a category to name the top 3 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 3 Largest Area’ you are to click on the 3 metro areas with the largest area. If it says ‘Top 3 Lowest Population Density’ you are to click on the 3 metro areas whose population density is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second MSA you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 3rd MSA they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 3 comes to the optimum set of 3 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 3 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 8 sets of 3 leaving only 1 MSA the quiz is over. You get a 100 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 2500.

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US 50 Largest Metros 4-Somes Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of 25 of the 50 largest US metropolitan statistical areas (MSA’s).

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 4 in the given category for the metro areas shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different metro areas plus a category to name the top 4 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 4 Largest Area’ you are to click on the 4 metro areas with the largest area. If it says ‘Top 4 Lowest Avg Elevation’ you are to click on the 4 metro areas whose average elevation is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second MSA you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 4th MSA they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 4 comes to the optimum set of 4 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 4 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 6 sets of 4 leaving 1 MSA remaining the quiz is over. You get a 100 point bonus for finishing the quiz in time so a total of 2500 possible points.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

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US 50 Mile 50-Circle Coverage Challenge

You start with a blank map. Double-click on the map to create a circle of 50 miles radius centered on that location. All US cities within 50 miles of that circle will appear and count toward your total cities. The object is to cover as many cities as possible in 50 circles. You can click within an already-created circle as well, however you may have to zoom in slightly so you aren’t clicking on an existing city marker.

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US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the largest US city in each 50 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is the largest city in that area.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago, IL' - you will be shown a circle of radius 50 miles centered at Chicago. Naming the largest city in this circle (Chicago in this case) will cause another 'ring' of radius 50 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest US city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 50-100 miles, it will expand to be a 50-150 mile ring, then 50-200 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want more of a challenge?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Top 3 Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the 3 largest US cities in each 50 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is among the 3 largest in that area. As you enter cities you will see their rank within the current ring (1st, 2nd or 3rd largest) above their marker.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago, IL' - you will be shown a circle of radius 50 miles centered at Chicago. Naming all of the 3 largest cities in this circle (Chicago in this case is one) will cause another 'ring' of radius 50 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the 3 largest US cities in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until at least 1 city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 50-100 miles, it will expand to be a 50-150 mile ring, then 50-200 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

Want only one city per ring?
US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Top 5 Challenge – Choose City

First choose any US city by entering it and choosing it in the drop-down box. Then, name the 5 largest US cities in each 50 mile circle/ring as the rings expand outward from your city of choice. The first circle will include your city of choice as a possible answer if it is among the 5 largest in that area. As you enter cities you will see their rank within the current ring (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th largest) above their marker.

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose 'Chicago, IL' - you will be shown a circle of radius 50 miles centered at Chicago. Naming all of the 5 largest cities in this circle (Chicago in this case is one) will cause another 'ring' of radius 50 miles to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the 5 largest US cities in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until at least 1 city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 50-100 miles, it will expand to be a 50-150 mile ring, then 50-200 mile and so on until a qualifying city is found within the ring.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

Want only one city per ring?
US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

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US 50K+ Cities Locator Timed Challenge

The object of this quiz is to click on 50K+ city locations as quickly and accurately as you can. You get 25 random US cities from among all US 50K+ cities. You will be scored based on Time, Distance, and Closest Cities. Closest Cities refers to how many cities (among ALL cities, not just 50K+ ones) are located closer to the actual city's location than where you clicked. Upon clicking START you will see cities listed one at a time in the upper right on the side of the map. Double-click where that city is as fast and accurately as possible. You will then get a score of 0-100 based on those 3 factors. Also, up to 10 of the closest cities to the target city that you weren't within will be displayed. Click NEXT CITY to continue on.

NOTE – For cities with the same name, you are trying to click on the LARGEST city of that name.

For Premium members, this quiz is much easier to play on Google Maps full screen mode.

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US 50K+ City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a 50K+ US city to start, then name successive 50K+ cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. You must name cities in the format 'City, State' with the state abbreviation following the city.

For example, you start with 'Chicago, IL' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Chicago') which is closest to Chicago. If you answer 'Omaha, NE' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Omaha which starts with a 'A' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

Try other variations:
US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

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US 5K+ Latitude Coverage Challenge

First choose a difficulty by typing 'beg', 'int', 'adv, or 'exp' - Beginner is 1 degrees latitude, Intermediate 0.5 degrees, Advanced 0.25 degrees, and Expert 0.1 degrees. Then, enter 5K+ population cities (see NAMING NOTE below) and all 5K+ population cities within that latitude will automatically fill in. AK and HI are not included as you can't complete them with the 48 states.

HOWEVER - for this quiz you can enter any 5K+ city for your first choice, but successive cities must be already within a blue band for you to answer them, so you must 'expand' the blue area in the north and south directions, you can't start a new blue band with a gap away from a currently blue shaded area.

NAMING NOTE: to name cities for this quiz, enter the city name followed by state abbreviation followed by a '.' - i.e. 'newyorkny.' or 'chicagoil.'

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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US 5K+ Longitude Coverage Challenge

First choose a difficulty by typing 'beg', 'int', 'adv, or 'exp' - Beginner is 2 degrees longitude, Intermediate 1 degrees, Advanced 0.5 degrees, and Expert 0.25 degrees. Then, enter 5K+ population cities (see NAMING NOTE below) and all 5K+ population cities within that longitude will automatically fill in. AK and HI are not included as you can't complete them with the 48 states.

HOWEVER - for this quiz you can enter any 5K+ city for your first choice, but successive cities must be already within a blue band for you to answer them, so you must 'expand' the blue area in the east and west directions, you can't start a new blue band with a gap away from a currently blue shaded area.

NAMING NOTE: to name cities for this quiz, enter the city name followed by state abbreviation followed by a '.' - i.e. 'newyorkny.' or 'chicagoil.'

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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US Bordering Counties Challenge

Name US counties (or county-equivalents) and that country plus all bordering counties will fill in. Try to name as many counties (and their bordering counties) as you can.

This quiz may lag slightly when moving/zooming the map as the county borders are very detailed.

Use 'St' as an abbreviation for 'Saint' when naming counties.

PLEASE WAIT for the outlines of the counties to show up on the map before entering answers.

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US Bordering State Challenge

Using state abbreviations, type a state which has a land border with another state (so any states except AK & HI) - DC is not included. When entered, that state and any bordering states will fill in. Try to fill in all 48 states in as few guesses as possible. Sorted from most states which have the bordering states to those with the fewest, then alphabetically. # of bordering states shown. States bordering at a single point count as bordering in this quiz.

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US Bordering States Area Challenge

The object of this game is to click on successive bordering US states to ‘travel’ through up to 25 states with the objective of accumulating the highest total land area among all states traveled through. Borders are land borders only.

For example, you can begin by clicking Texas – your next state can be any state bordering TX, such as Oklahoma. After clicking Oklahoma you can choose any state bordering OK except a state you have already visited (in this case just TX). You must continue along your path and can’t click a bordering state from a previously-clicked state unless it borders the state you just clicked.

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US Bordering States Minimum Area Challenge

The object of this game is to click on successive bordering US states to ‘travel’ through up to 25 states with the objective of accumulating the lowest total land area among all states traveled through. Borders are land borders only. You must complete 25 states to have your score saved, so you can't get 'stuck' in somewhere like Maine with no states left to click on unless Maine happens to be your 25th state visited.

For example, you can begin by clicking Texas – your next state can be any state bordering TX, such as Oklahoma. After clicking Oklahoma you can choose any state bordering OK except a state you have already visited (in this case just TX). You must continue along your path and can’t click a bordering state from a previously-clicked state unless it borders the state you just clicked.

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US Bordering States Minimum Population Challenge

The object of this game is to click on successive bordering US states to ‘travel’ through up to 25 states with the objective of accumulating the lowest total population among all states traveled through. Borders are land borders only. You must complete 25 states to have your score saved, so you can't get 'stuck' in somewhere like Maine with no states left to click on unless Maine happens to be your 25th state visited.

For example, you can begin by clicking Texas – your next state can be any state bordering TX, such as Oklahoma. After clicking Oklahoma you can choose any state bordering OK except a state you have already visited (in this case just TX). You must continue along your path and can’t click a bordering state from a previously-clicked state unless it borders the state you just clicked.

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US Bordering States Population Challenge

The object of this game is to click on successive bordering US states to ‘travel’ through up to 25 states with the objective of accumulating the highest total population among all states traveled through. Borders are land borders only.

For example, you can begin by clicking Texas – your next state can be any state bordering TX, such as Oklahoma. After clicking Oklahoma you can choose any state bordering OK except a state you have already visited (in this case just TX). You must continue along your path and can’t click a bordering state from a previously-clicked state unless it borders the state you just clicked.

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US Capital Street View Challenge

You will be given a Google Street View window randomly placed near the center of a US state capital in which you can move around in. Name the capital where you are located within two minutes. The faster you answer, the more points you get. Max points is 100 for guessing in 10 seconds or less.

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US Capitals Distance Challenge

The object of this quiz is to travel to all 50 US state capitals in the shortest distance. Begin at any capital by clicking it. Its marker will turn green. Click on successive capitals to 'travel' between them, trying to accumulate the shortest total distance. When you have visited all 50 capitals your score will be saved. There is a time limit to complete all the capitals.

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US Circle Population Guess Challenge

You will be shown 10 different circles of radius 25-200 miles. Using the slider (or manually typing into the box below the slider), guess the population contained within each circle then click SUBMIT for each one. Populations are based on the portion of 80K+ US Census Tracts contained within the circle. Canada and Mexico populations are NOT counted toward the total.

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US Circle Population Selection Challenge

The object of this quiz is to click on the circle containing the largest population. When you begin you'll be shown 2 circles on the map with radii between 10 and 250 miles which do not intersect. Click on the one with the larger population within it (based on US census tract info) then 'Submit' - if you are correct you'll move on. One incorrect round and the quiz is over. Every 5 rounds the number of circles on the map will increase by 1. Try to build the longest streak of correct circles. Circles displayed will always be non-intersecting.

NOTE: You may have to zoom out to see all circles, occasionally a AK/HI circle will be included. Also, only population within the US is included in the total, any Canada/Mexico coverage counts as 0 population within the circle.

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US Circle Radius Population Challenge

The object of this quiz is to adjust each circle's radius so it contains the target population shown at the right. When you click Start you will be shown a marker on a random US census tract (there are over 80K census tracts in the US). Also you will see an adjustable circle of radius 100 miles to start. Adjust the circle's radius by dragging it until it contains the target number of people shown - this target will be between 100K and 25 million people. Then click submit. You are scored on how close your circle's population is to the target. Circle population is tallied by totaling all census tracts (small census areas of average 4K population) within that circle.

NOTE - population in Canada and Mexico is NOT counted at all, only US population within the circle.

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US Cities Grid Identifier Challenge

The object of this quiz is to double-click the grid square where cities are located (the centroid of the city is used). When you begin you will have a grid randomly placed with size 5 degrees latitude by 5 degrees longitude. You will be told which city to locate - simply double-click on that city's grid square and you will move on to the next city. Each time you go to a new city the squares are randomly redrawn and with a size 10% smaller. The first 10 cities will be 250K+, the next 10 100-250K, next 10 50-100K and the balance (until you run out of time or guess wrong) will be 25-50K. When you guess wrong the correct location will be shown as a pink marker.

You do get a break if you are within 1 mile of the city but in the wrong square - you will not get credit for the guess but will get another chance at that level.

After the quiz is over you can click RESTART to retry it without refreshing the page.

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US Cities Grid Identifier Challenge – Choose State

First, enter a state abbreviation (i.e. 'CA') to choose a state.

The object of this quiz is to double-click the grid square where cities are located (the centroid of the city is used). When you begin you will have a grid randomly placed with size from 0.5x0.5 degrees up to 3x3 degrees (depending on the state's size). You will be told which city to locate – simply double-click on that city’s grid square and you will move on to the next city. Each time you go to a new city the squares are randomly redrawn and with a size 10% smaller. The first 10 cities will be among the state's 25 largest, the next 10 in 26th-50th, next 10 51st-100th and the balance (until you run out of time or guess wrong) will be 101st-250th largest. When you guess wrong the correct location will be shown as a pink marker.

You do get a break if you are within 1 mile of the city but in the wrong square - you will not get credit for the guess but will get another chance at that level.

For states with less cities the quiz may complete earlier - i.e. NV only has 19 places so it will choose 10 randomly from those and after those the quiz will be over as there is no 26th-50th largest tier.

After the quiz is over you can click RESTART to retry it without refreshing the page.

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US Cities Locator Streak Challenge

The object of this quiz is to locate as many of the top US cities in a row you can without going over the maximum allowable distance away. The max distance allowed is 10 miles for 500K+ cities, 5 miles for 250-500K cities and 2 miles otherwise. Double-click to locate each city in order of population. If you are under the max distance allowed you will move on to the next city. When you double-click farther away than the max distance allowed the quiz will end.

PLEASE NOTE - To identify a city, click on the 'downtown' area to avoid clicking on a suburb or outer edge of the city. The distance will generally be measured from close to the center of a city's 'downtown.'

You begin with 10 minutes (or 5 for non-Premium members) and get 10 seconds added every time you double-click to locate a city.

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US Cities Locator Streak Challenge – Choose State

First choose any state by entering its abbreviation - for example 'CA'.

Then, the object of this quiz is to locate as many of the top US cities in that state in a row you can without going over the maximum allowable distance away. The max distance allowed is 10 miles for 500K+ cities, 5 miles for 50K+ cities and 2 miles otherwise. Double-click to locate each city in order of population. If you are under the max distance allowed you will move on to the next city. When you double-click farther away than the max distance allowed the quiz will end.

PLEASE NOTE - To identify a city, try to click in the middle of the city's area, or the 'downtown' if the city is large enough to have one. The distance will generally be measured from close to the center of a city's 'downtown' (if it has one) or geographic center otherwise.

You begin with 10 minutes (or 5 for non-Premium members) and get 5 seconds added every time you double-click to locate a city.

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US Cities Population Guessing Challenge

Upon clicking START you'll be shown a US city and a population slider below it. Move the slider to the city's population and click SUBMIT. You'll get a score from 0 to 100 based on how accurate your guess was. Complete 20 random cities from among the 100 largest US cities to end the quiz.

Want to guess from all 50K+ cities?
US Cities Population Guessing Challenge - Difficult

If you click on the slider you can use the left and right arrows to move it more accurately.

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US Cities Population Guessing Challenge – Choose State

First choose a state, you'll then be shown a US city from that state and a population slider below it. Move the slider to the city's population and click SUBMIT. You'll get a score from 0 to 100 based on how accurate your guess was. Complete 20 random cities from among the 100 largest cities in that state (or fewer if less than 100 cities).

If you click on the slider you can use the left and right arrows to move it more accurately.

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US Cities Population Guessing Challenge – Difficult

Upon clicking START you'll be shown a US 50K+ city and a population slider below it. Move the slider to the city's population and click SUBMIT. You'll get a score from 0 to 100 based on how accurate your guess was. Complete 20 random cities to end the quiz.

Want to just guess from the 100 largest cities?
US Cities Population Guessing Challenge

If you click on the slider you can use the left and right arrows to move it more accurately.

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US City Grid Blackout Largest City Challenge

Type 'easy' or 'hard' to begin the quiz. Easy is a 5-degree grid, hard is a 2.5-degree grid. Then, try to name the LARGEST city in each grid square which fits the category label for each square. To name a city, you must first click on the grid square to make it have a GREEN border. Then, type in the city answer for that square followed by a '.' (a period). You are given a score from 0 to 100 based on your answer's population compared to the largest city accepted in that square (100 being you named the largest city).

LETTER: means the city starts with that letter.
NUMBER RANGE: (such as 2-5, 10+) means the city contains that many letters (excluding spaces and special characters).
POPULATION RANGE: (such as 50-100K) means the city has that range for its population.
2+ WORDS means the city name has 2 or more words (words denoted by a space or hyphen).

AK and HI are NOT included in this quiz as they often have grid squares with only one answer for this quiz.

At the end of the quiz the largest population missed answer will show in each unanswered square, and for those answered the largest city will be listed if you didn't answer it.

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US City Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. Then, enter the largest number of cities you chose in each 5-degree grid square. Only green squares contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a square it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US City Grid Challenge – Advanced

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. Then, enter the largest number of cities you chose in each 2.5-degree grid square. Only green squares contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a square it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

For example, if you choose '3' for your number of cities to start the quiz, only the 3 largest cities in each grid square will be accepted as answers.

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US City Grid Population Challenge – Choose City

First choose a city from among approximately 50 large US cities by entering it and choosing from the drop-down list. A grid will be placed on the map covering that city. Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it (based on US census block information). The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

PLEASE NOTE: The actual city limits may only cover a small portion of the grid square - so you may have squares with many people in them however those people are NOT in the city limits of the city you chose, so they don't count.

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US City Grid Small City Challenge

First choose a difficulty by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv, or ‘exp’ – Beginner is 5 degrees, Intermediate 2.5 degrees, Advanced 1 degrees, and Expert 0.5 degrees. Then, try to enter the smallest US cities in each grid square of the size based on your difficulty. Green squares contain answers. Adv and Exp levels may take a few moments to load.

PLEASE NOTE - You must type a '.' (period) after each city to submit it to prevent answering another city with a name you would be have to type to get your answer. If multiple cities have the name you submitted, only the smallest one will be counted.

You accumulate points based on the population of the city you named according to the following scale:
0 - 999 - 10 pts
1K - 4,999 - 8 pts
5K - 9,999 - 6 pts
10K - 24,999 - 4 pts
25K - 49,999 - 3 pts
50K - 99,999 - 2 pts
100K+ - 1 pt

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 smallest missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US City Latitude Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. Then, enter the largest number of US cities you chose in each 2-degree latitude range. Only green ranges contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a range it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US City Latitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the 3 largest US cities within each latitude range. Beg level is 2.5 degree width, Int is 1 degree, Adv 0.5 degrees, and Exp is 0.25 degrees. Latitude ranges will fill in a light yellow when 2 answers remain, light orange with one remaining, and red when completed.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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US City Longitude Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. Then, enter the largest number of US cities you chose in each 5-degree longitude range. Only green ranges contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a range it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US City Longitude Grid Top 3 Challenge

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – then name the 3 largest US cities within each longitude range. Beg level is 5 degree width, Int is 2 degree, Adv 1 degrees, and Exp is 0.5 degrees. Longitude ranges will fill in a light yellow when 2 answers remain, light orange with one remaining, and red when completed.

hugequiz Premium members will see the 25 largest missed cities at the end of the quiz as large, purple markers.

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US City Name Link Challenge

The object of this quiz is to pick a city to start, then name successive cities such that the next city's first letter is the last letter of the current city and the next city is as close to the current city as possible. You must name cities in the format 'City, State' with the state abbreviation following the city.

For example, you start with 'Chicago, IL' - you are now trying to name a city starting with 'O' (the last letter of 'Chicago') which is closest to Chicago. If you answer 'Oak Park, IL' - now you are trying to name the closest city to Oak Park which starts with a 'K' and so on.

The quiz ends at the 25th city from the starting one. You get 100 points for naming the closest city on each step, and they decline based on the distance your city was from the closest. You get 15 minutes to complete the quiz.

Try other variations:
US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

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US City Random Grid Challenge

Choose a number of cities by typing '3', '5', or '10'. A random 5-degree by 5-degree grid will be placed on the map. Enter the largest number of cities you chose in each square. Only green squares contain answers. When you have 2 left to go in a square it will fill in faintly yellow, 1 left it will be orangish, and all done it turns red. A time bonus is given for completing a square (it is greater for higher levels).

For example, if you choose '3' for your number of cities to start the quiz, only the 3 largest cities in each grid square will be accepted as answers.

hugequiz Premium members will see the top 25 missed cities at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US City Satellite View Challenge

You will be given a satellite view zoomed in on one of 10 of the 100 largest US cities, focused randomly within a mile or so of the city center. Name the city you are looking at within one minute. I left some road and other labels in as hints, but most have been removed. Panning and zooming are disabled.

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US Closest 100K+ City Challenge

First type ‘start’ to begin. Then you will be given a US city of 100K+ population. Try to name the closest other 100K+ population US city. Only the 5 closest 100K cities will be accepted as an answer. You can type ‘next’ to skip the current city. Getting the closest city will yield 100 points. 2nd thru 5th closest will give a lower point total, based both on the rank of the city (2nd thru 5th, minus 10 points for each ranking below first) and how much farther the guessed city is away than the closest city. 10 total cities and 3 minutes total time, no maximum time for a single city. 10 unique states will be used for the cities.

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US Closest 10K+ City Random Location Challenge

The object of this quiz is to name to closest US 10K+ city to each purple marker that appears. When you begin the quiz you will be placed in a random location in the 48 contiguous states (might be over a body of water, but won't be over an ocean) which will be denoted by a purple marker. Name the closest 10K+ US city to this marker by typing in the city name followed by a '.' (period). You will then be given a score up to 100 (100 being the closest 10K+ city) based on how far away your city is in relation to how far away the closest one is. You get 25 cities for a maximum of 2500 points. If you name a city that has the same name as another possible answer, don't worry - the closest city of that name will be chosen.

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US Closest 1K+ City Random Location Challenge – Choose State

Begin by entering any state abbreviation to choose that state (for example, 'CA').

The object of this quiz is to name to closest US 1K+ city in your chosen state to each purple marker that appears within your state. When you begin the quiz you will be placed in a random location in your selected state (might be over a body of water, but won’t be over an ocean) which will be denoted by a purple marker. Name the closest 1K+ US city also in that state to this marker by typing in the city name followed by a ‘.’ (period). You will then be given a score up to 100 (100 being the closest 1K+ city) based on how far away your city is in relation to how far away the closest one is. You get 25 cities for a maximum of 2500 points. If you name a city that has the same name as another possible answer, don’t worry – the closest city of that name will be chosen.

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US Closest Capital Challenge

First type ‘start’ to begin. Then you will be given a US state capital. Try to name the closest other state capital to the given capital. Only the 5 closest capitals will be accepted as an answer. You can type ‘next’ to skip the current capital. Getting the closest capital will yield 100 points. 2nd thru 5th closest will give a lower point total, based both on the rank of the capital (2nd thru 5th, minus 10 points for each ranking below first) and how much farther the guessed capital is away than the closest capital. 10 total capitals and 3 minutes total time, 20 seconds maximum per capital.

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US Counties Placement Challenge – Choose State

First enter any state abbreviation. The map will then zoom in on that state and that state's counties will be displayed as green polygons you can drag. When you start dragging on a county it's name will appear to the right of the map. Move the counties to their correct locations in the state. You can 'lock' a county in place by double-clicking it. You will receive a score for each county based on how closely you placed the county to the exact location. Finish all counties or click End Quiz to finish.

Occasionally a county which may have multiple non-adjacent areas will only have the largest area appear as a polygon to place.

hugequiz Premium users will see the correct outlines of the counties when the quiz is ended.

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US Expanding Circle Population Challenge – Your Location

First enter a level by typing '5M', '2.5M', '1M', or '500K' - you begin with that population figure (shown by 'Population Remaining'...the bigger the number the easier the quiz). The quiz will center in on your location - you must have your browser's location feature on. A pink marker will be placed at this location.

The object of this quiz is to accumulate 'Population Gotten' by typing in US cities (see naming note below) moving outward from your marker without skipping cities. Any city skipped will count against your Population Remaining. Any city guessed correctly counts toward your Population Gotten. Population Gotten is your score for this quiz, this is the number you want to have as high as possible - it is the sum of the population of all your guesses.

Naming Note: You must add a '.' at the end of each city name for it to take - this is to prevent typing in another city name which is the first few letters of the city you wanted to type. There are a good number of these so to make it easiest I am simply requiring a '.' after each name you enter.

There are no time bonuses on this quiz.

A circle will be drawn going out to your last guess and showing that guess as a green marker and any missed cities that were closer as a red marker. All members can mouseover the green markers to see what their name, population and rank in terms of closeness to your location (i.e. #10 is 10th closest city). hugequiz Premium members can hover over the red markers as well to see the missed cities and their info.

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US Expanding Circles Challenge – Your Location

First choose a level by typing '5.', '10', '25' or '50' (need to add the '.' with 5 so you can type 50 without choosing '5') - then name the largest city in the circle/ring of that distance range as the rings expand outward from your location. You need to have your browser's location function working or the quiz will not load.

You MUST have a city within the initial distance you choose for your level - so this quiz will not work if you are not within the US (or at least not within your level's distance of a US city).

When you run out of time or end the quiz, you will see the current ring's correct answer at right (under 'Answer Stats' by your coordinates).

For example, if you choose '10' - you will be shown a circle of radius 10 miles centered at your location. Naming the largest city in this circle will cause another 'ring' of radius 10 to appear outside that circle. You now need to name the largest city in that ring (but not within any previous circles/rings). If a city is not within the next ring of that distance, the ring will keep expanding by that distance until a city falls within it. So if a city doesn't fall within 20-30 miles (assuming your level is 10 miles), it will expand to be a 20-40 mile ring, then 20-50 mile and so on until a city is found within the ring.

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US Google Street View State Streak Challenge

You will be presented with a random google street view image in a locality of 10K+ population somewhere in the US. Name the state (by entering its abbrevation) you are in within 2 minutes, trying to obtain the longest consecutive streak of states. If you guess an incorrect state the game will end and your score will be saved. You can then type ‘start’ to restart the quiz.

Please note – this quiz is only available to hugequiz Premium members, as it costs money for me to use the street view API and this quiz is more costly than the other street view ones.

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US Great Circle States Challenge

You begin the quiz with 25 different routes between cities listed in the table. The routes are chosen randomly from among all possible pairs of the 50 largest US cities plus the largest city in each state. No route will have less than 5 total states.

You are to name the states (using state abbreviations) in order you cross over when flying from the first city to the second. City routes are from the city centers NOT the airports. You are answering the states in order of first to last based on when you FIRST fly over them (occasionally you may fly over a state, then another, then the previous state again, do NOT list the first state twice). Each state therefore is only answered once. The first state is always the state you depart from. The last state is generally the destination state, but not always (as you may have crossed over it previously then another state, then back over it to land).

You get 5 seconds added for each state you guess correctly. If you enter an incorrect state or a state not in the right order, the game will end.

DC is NOT included, only the 50 states.

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US Grid Path Challenge – All Cities

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – beg level is 5 degree squares, int 2.5 degrees, adv 1 degree, and exp 0.5 degrees. Then, name any US city to start with by entering it (cities with the same name will choose the largest city of that name first). The grid square you are starting in will turn yellow - you now must name any city in any one of the adjacent grid squares (not including diagonal) - so any grid square directly north, south, east or west of the yellow one. Naming a city in one of these squares will turn your original square red and the current newly named city square yellow - continue in the same way trying to make a path of as many squares as you can. You are not allowed to return to a red square, and if you get 'boxed in' with no squares left to complete the quiz will also end.

Please note, as you name cities it will answer the largest city first, so if you are trying to answer a city in a square to the east but a larger city of that name occurs a square to the north, the north one will be answered.

Obviously, due to the layout and separation of squares it will be impossible to complete all of them.

hugequiz Premium members will see the largest missed city in each possible next square at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US Grid Path Challenge – All Cities – Choose State And Difficulty

First, choose any state by entering its abbreviation followed by a '1' or a '2' - i.e. 'CA1' or 'FL2'. 1 refers to the easier level (larger squares) while 2 refers to the harder level (smaller squares). Then, name any city in that state to start with by entering it (cities with the same name will choose the largest city of that name first). The grid square you are starting in will turn yellow - you now must name any city in any one of the adjacent grid squares (not including diagonal) - so any grid square directly north, south, east or west of the yellow one. Naming a city in one of these squares will turn your original square red and the current newly named city square yellow - continue in the same way trying to make a path of as many squares as you can. You are not allowed to return to a red square, and if you get 'boxed in' with no squares left to complete the quiz will also end.

Grid squares will be 0.5 degrees for level 1 and 0.25 degrees for level 2, but larger for AK, CA and TX.

Please note, as you name cities it will answer the largest city first, so if you are trying to answer a city in a square to the east but a larger city of that name occurs a square to the north, the north one will be answered.

Obviously, due to the layout and separation of squares it will be impossible to complete all of them.

hugequiz Premium members will see the largest missed city in each possible next square at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US Grid Population Challenge

First choose a grid size by typing '10', '5' or '2.5'. A grid of that size lat/long will be placed on the map (so if you choose '10' the grid width and height will be 10 degrees). Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it (based on US census tract information). The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

Try the Randomly Placed Grid version!

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US Grid Population Challenge – Choose State

First choose a state and grid size by typing the state abbreviation followed by either '1' or '2' ('1' is easier with grid squares twice the size). A grid will be placed on the map in the state you chose. Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it. The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

This quiz uses extremely small census blocks to split up populations as far as they can be split according to the US census - so the population in each square will be very accurate based on how many people actually live within the boundaries of the grid lines.

Try the Randomly Placed Grid version!

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US Landlocked States Placement Challenge

Click and drag the green US landlocked state outlines (no border with a large body of water) into their correct places. Double-click a state to set it in place. Points are given based on how closely the state's center is to the exact center. Complete all states or click End Quiz to finish.

You should see the 20 US state outlines when you start the quiz - if they do not appear try refreshing it.

hugequiz Premium users will see the correct outlines of the states when the quiz is ended.

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US Random Grid Path Challenge – All Cities

Choose a level by typing ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ – beg level is 5 degree squares, int 2.5 degrees, adv 1 degree, and exp 0.5 degrees. A randomly placed grid of that size will then be placed on the map. Then, name any US city to start with by entering it (cities with the same name will choose the largest city of that name first). The grid square you are starting in will turn yellow - you now must name any city in any one of the adjacent grid squares (not including diagonal) - so any grid square directly north, south, east or west of the yellow one. Naming a city in one of these squares will turn your original square red and the current newly named city square yellow - continue in the same way trying to make a path of as many squares as you can. You are not allowed to return to a red square, and if you get 'boxed in' with no squares left to complete the quiz will also end.

Please note, as you name cities it will answer the largest city first, so if you are trying to answer a city in a square to the east but a larger city of that name occurs a square to the north, the north one will be answered.

Obviously, due to the layout and separation of squares it will be impossible to complete all of them.

hugequiz Premium members will see the largest missed city in each possible next square at the end of the quiz as purple markers.

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US Random Grid Population Challenge

First choose a grid size by typing '10', '5' or '2.5'. A randomly-placed grid of that size lat/long will be placed on the map (so if you choose '10' the grid width and height will be 10 degrees). Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it (based on US census tract information). The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

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US Random Grid Population Challenge – Choose State

First choose a state and grid size by typing the state abbreviation followed by either '1' or '2' ('1' is easier with grid squares twice the size). A grid will be randomly placed on the map in the state you chose. Then, double click on the grid square with the highest population within it. The highest-population remaining square will give you 100 points, all the way down to 0 for the one with the smallest population. Try to obtain the most points by successively double-clicking on the highest-populated grid square.

This quiz uses extremely small census blocks to split up populations as far as they can be split according to the US census - so the population in each square will be very accurate based on how many people actually live within the boundaries of the grid lines.

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US State 5-Somes Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 7x7 grid of 49 of the 50 US states.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 5 in the given category for the states shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different states plus a category to name the top 5 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 5 Largest Area’ you are to click on the 5 states with the largest area. If it says ‘Top 5 Smallest Max Elevation’ you are to click on the 5 states whose max elevation is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second state you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 5th state they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 5 comes to the optimum set of 5 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 5 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 9 sets of 5 leaving only 4 states the quiz is over. You get a 500 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 5000.

This quiz is only available to Premium members.

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US State Capitals Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the red marker of the US capital listed. Correct guesses will change the marker from red to green – incorrect will not change any marker. Complete all capitals to save your score.

However, for an extra challenge on this quiz, the top 10 cities in each state (including the capital if it is one of the top 10, if not the capital plus 9 largest) have markers. So there are plenty of 'imposter' markers to avoid.

If by chance you don’t see red markers, try refreshing the quiz.

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US State Capitals Triplets Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of 25 of the US state capitals.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 3 in the given category for the capitals shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different capitals plus a category to name the top 3 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 3 Largest Population’ you are to click on the 3 capitals with the largest population. If it says ‘Top 3 Highest Elevation’ you are to click on the 3 whose elevation is the highest. You can deselect the first or second capital you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 3rd capital they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 3 comes to the optimum set of 3 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 3 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 8 sets of 3 leaving only 1 capital the quiz is over. You get a 100 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 2500.

Note: For the 'Most Recent' and 'Earliest' category, this is referencing the year the city became the capital of the state, not when the capital was founded/established or when the state became a state.

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US State Drawing Challenge

Time for you to show what you've really got. You'll be freehand drawing the 48 contiguous states (49 drawings in total, as the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan are separate in this quiz). When the quiz loads on the right side you will be told which state to draw. To begin drawing a state, click Draw or right-click anywhere in the map to enter drawing mode. Click and drag the mouse to make an outline of the state. Release the mouse to 'close' the state and it will appear green. If happy and ready to submit, click submit or double-click the drawn state. Click erase or right-click the state to erase it and try again. You may have to wait a few moments for your score on larger states.

You are only drawing the main portion of each state - do not worry about any disjointed islands, etc.

When you submit a state you are scored on the % of your state which contains the actual state (shown as '% In State') and the % of the actual state contained in your state (shown as '% Of State'). These average out to create your points for that state.

Complete all states or click End Quiz at any time to save your score. Don't forget to take a screenshot of your beautifully drawn United States!

hugequiz Premium members will see the actual outlines of the states when the quiz is over.

Want more of a challenge? Try US State Drawing Challenge – No Map
A streak version of this quiz: US State Drawing Challenge Streak

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US State Drawing Challenge – No Map

Now for the real test. You'll be freehand drawing the states except Hawaii (50 drawings in total, as the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan are separate in this quiz). However for this quiz everything is blank - no coastlines, only a black canvas for each state.

When the quiz loads on the right side you will be told which state to draw. To begin drawing a state, click Draw or right-click anywhere in the map to enter drawing mode. Click and drag the mouse to make an outline of the state. Release the mouse to 'close' the state and it will appear green. If happy and ready to submit, click Submit or double-click the drawn state. Click Erase or right-click it to erase it and start over. After completing a state you will need to click NEXT STATE above the map to go on to the next one. Your score may take a few moments to calculate for larger states.

You will see a white box when you begin drawing a state. You can zoom in/out and pan to prepare before you start drawing. The farthest north, south, east, and west points of the state you are drawing will touch the top, bottom, right and left sides of the rectangle.

You are only drawing the main portion of each state - do not worry about any disjointed islands, etc.

When you submit a state you are scored on the % of your state which contains the actual state (shown as '% In State') and the % of the actual state contained in your state (shown as '% Of State'). These average out to create your points for that state.

Complete all states or click End Quiz at any time to save your score. You will then see a satellite view of the US with your states in their places. Don't forget to take a screenshot of your beautifully drawn United States!

hugequiz Premium members will see the actual outlines of the states when the quiz is over.

For a slightly easier version, try US State Drawing Challenge

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US State Drawing Challenge Streak

First enter ‘beg’, ‘int’, ‘adv’, or ‘exp’ to begin. Beginner corresponds to 60 points, intermediate to 70 points, advanced to 80 points and expert to 90 points. This is the number of points you will need to score drawing each stateto get to continue on to the next state. The object is to complete as many states as you can.

You'll be freehand drawing the 48 contiguous states (49 drawings in total, as the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan are separate in this quiz). When the quiz loads on the right side you will be told which state to draw. To begin drawing a state, click Draw or right-click anywhere in the map to enter drawing mode. Click and drag the mouse to make an outline of the state. Release the mouse to 'close' the state and it will appear green. If happy and ready to submit, click submit or double-click the drawn state. Click erase or right-click the state to erase it and try again. You may have to wait a few moments for your score on larger states.

You continue to the next state as long as your points for the last state meet the minimum (60, 70, 80, or 90) based on the level you chose. Otherwise the game is over.

You are only drawing the main portion of each state - do not worry about any disjointed islands, etc.

When you submit a state you are scored on the % of your state which contains the actual state (shown as '% In State') and the % of the actual state contained in your state (shown as '% Of State'). These average out to create your points for that state.

hugequiz Premium members will see the actual outlines of the states when the quiz is over.

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US State Outline Challenge

When you start you will be given a 3x3 grid of US state outlines. Click on the outline for the state shown above the grid. If you click the wrong outline you will have 5 seconds deducted from your time. As the quiz progresses, the grid will get larger. Try to complete as many states in 1 minute as you can.

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US State Satellite Zoom Challenge

You will be given Google satellite view zoomed in near the center of 20 different US 5K+ population cities. The view will start being zoomed in fully and zoom out every 5 seconds. Name the state you are in by typing the state abbreviation. The faster you answer, the more points you get. Max of 25 points per location.

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US State Triplets Blackout Challenge

Upon clicking START you will be presented with a 5×5 grid of US states.

The object of this quiz is to choose the top 3 in the given category for the states shown in the grid. When you begin you’ll be given 25 different states plus a category to name the top 3 in, which will display just above the grid. For example, if the category says ‘Top 3 Largest Area’ you are to click on the 3 states with the largest area. If it says ‘Top 3 Smallest Max Elevation’ you are to click on the 3 states whose max elevation is the lowest. You can deselect the first or second state you chose on by re-clicking it, but when you choose the 3rd state they will be submitted, removed from the grid, and you will get a score from 0-100 based on how close your set of 3 comes to the optimum set of 3 (which will be shown as a ‘Rank’ on top out of the # of possible sets of 3 for the last choice). When you’ve answered all 8 sets of 3 leaving only 1 state the quiz is over. You get a 100 points bonus for completing the sets making for a total possible score of 2500.

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US States Area Sorting Challenge

You begin with two states shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the states in order from largest to smallest by total area. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '16th' in each box. You can click on a state to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked state to position the first state before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new state added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

hugequiz Premium members will see state areas when the quiz is over.

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US States Area Sorting Challenge – Difficult

You begin with two states shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the states in order from largest to smallest by total area. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '25th' in each box. You can click on a state to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then click another higher-ranked state to position the first state before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new state added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

Area includes dependent territories.

hugequiz Premium members will see state areas when the quiz is over.

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US States Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the US State listed - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all states or click End Quiz to save your score.

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US States Identifier Streak Challenge

Double-click on the US State listed (sorted randomly) - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Once you mis-click where a state is located the quiz will end.

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US States Placement Challenge

The object of this quiz is to drag the US states into their correct positions on the map. More northern states will appear at the beginning lined across the top, southern states along the bottom. When you drag on a state you will see that state's name on the right of the map. Double-click the state to 'lock' it in place and you will obtain a score up to 100 based on how close the center of the state is to the actual center coordinates.

A few states with multiple separate land areas such as Hawaii and Michigan will only have their largest portion show up as an outline.

You can end the quiz at any time or double-click on all 50 states to place them to end the quiz as well. Only the largest portion of each state will be shown (if a state has disjointed areas).

hugequiz Premium users will see the correct outlines of the states when the quiz is ended.

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US States Population Guessing Challenge

Upon clicking START you'll be shown a state and a population slider below it. Move the slider to the state's population and click SUBMIT. You'll get a score from 0 to 100 based on how accurate your guess was. Complete 20 random states to end the quiz.

If you click on the slider you can use the left and right arrows to move it more accurately.

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US States Population Sorting Challenge

You begin with two states shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the states in order from largest to smallest by total population. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '16th' in each box. You can click on a state to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked state to position the first state before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new state added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

hugequiz Premium members will see state populations when the quiz is over.

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US States Population Sorting Challenge – Difficult

You begin with two states shown in the grid. Upon starting, your job is to sort the states in order from largest to smallest by total population. The order is represented by the '1st' thru '25th' in each box. You can click on a state to move it to a higher position in the list - simply click once and it will turn red, then clicked another higher-ranked state to position the first state before it. Click submit to check your answers...if they are in order you will get a new state added to the end which needs to be positioned correctly, and so on until you either get one wrong or complete all 15 levels.

hugequiz Premium members will see state populations when the quiz is over.

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North America Countries Identifier Challenge Double-click on the North American country listed – there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all countries or click End Quiz to save your score.

Try other US Coverage Challenges: US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge – Easy Version | US 200 Mile Coverage Challenge US 5K+ Latitude Coverage Challenge | US 5K+ Longitude Coverage Challenge

US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge – Easy Version Choose any 5K+ US city (AK & HI not included), then continue naming 5K+ cities which are within 100 miles of any previously named city.

Want to name the largest city in each ring? US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Try other variations: US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge

Want to name the largest city in each ring? US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

A little too tough? US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Want to name the largest city in each ring? US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

US 25 Mile Population Challenge In 15 minutes name the US cities of 25K+ population trying to get the highest population. Population will only count when all other 25K cities within 25 miles are guessed.

US 25 Newest States Elimination Using state abbreviations, name the 25 most recent states to join the union. Naming a state outside the top 25 will end the quiz.

US 25 Oldest States Elimination Using state abbreviations, name the first 25 states to join the union. Naming a state outside the first 25 will end the quiz.

Try other variations: US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

US 50 Largest Cities Elimination Name the 50 largest US cities without naming a city ranked 51st to 100th. Naming a 51-100 ranked city will end the quiz, independent of time left.

Want more of a challenge? US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Want only one city per ring? US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Want only one city per ring? US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Try other variations: US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

Try other variations: US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

US States Identifier Challenge Double-click on the US State listed - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all states or click End Quiz to save your score.

US States Identifier Streak Challenge Double-click on the US State listed (sorted randomly) - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Once you mis-click where a state is located the quiz will end.

North America Countries Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the North American country listed – there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all countries or click End Quiz to save your score.

Try other US Coverage Challenges:
US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge – Easy Version | US 200 Mile Coverage Challenge
US 5K+ Latitude Coverage Challenge | US 5K+ Longitude Coverage Challenge

US 100 Mile Coverage Challenge – Easy Version

Choose any 5K+ US city (AK & HI not included), then continue naming 5K+ cities which are within 100 miles of any previously named city.

Want to name the largest city in each ring?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Try other variations:
US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge

Want to name the largest city in each ring?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

A little too tough?
US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Want to name the largest city in each ring?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

US 25 Mile Population Challenge

In 15 minutes name the US cities of 25K+ population trying to get the highest population. Population will only count when all other 25K cities within 25 miles are guessed.

US 25 Newest States Elimination

Using state abbreviations, name the 25 most recent states to join the union. Naming a state outside the top 25 will end the quiz.

US 25 Oldest States Elimination

Using state abbreviations, name the first 25 states to join the union. Naming a state outside the first 25 will end the quiz.

Try other variations:
US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

US 50 Largest Cities Elimination

Name the 50 largest US cities without naming a city ranked 51st to 100th. Naming a 51-100 ranked city will end the quiz, independent of time left.

Want more of a challenge?
US 25 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Want only one city per ring?
US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Want only one city per ring?
US 50 Mile Expanding Circles Challenge – Choose City

Try other variations:
US City Name Link Challenge | US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

Try other variations:
US 100K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 25K+ City Name Link Challenge | US 10K+ City Name Link Challenge

US States Identifier Challenge

Double-click on the US State listed - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Complete all states or click End Quiz to save your score.

US States Identifier Streak Challenge

Double-click on the US State listed (sorted randomly) - there are no outlines on the map to make this a little more challenging. Once you mis-click where a state is located the quiz will end.