Posted on 26 January 2009 by Nic Haralambous
Americans get a lot of grief about their seemingly inherent lack of geographical knowledge and education.
On Friday I was sent a tiny little flash game to play. It is focused on geography. Capitals of countries, famous places, cities etc etc. As you progress through the levels it becomes harder and harder to pinpoint the exact proximity of the place you are asked for.
I managed to get up to a whopping stage 6 (out of a lot more than that).
So here you go, take the test and let me know how you do. I’ve chose Africa as the focus of this little test. I mock other people for their lack of knowledge but let’s see how we all do with African geography.
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Posted on 24 January 2008 by Nic Haralambous
Seems like Cape Town is really in the SA Rocks sights this week. I found this one via Facebook.
Cape Town is one of the Cities that you can vote for to become a city on the World Monopoly Board.
What a great idea in general. We’ve almost all heard of or played monopoly. I would love to see a South African city represented on the World Monopoly Board. And let’s be honest Cape Town is not just a South African great it’s a continent and world great that deserves to be on the list.
Here is how the Facebook group explains the voting:
Firstly visit the site.
Then follow these instructions:
1. REGISTER
2. LOG IN
3. ADD CAPE TOWN TO YOUR CITIES BY CLICKING “ADD TO MY CITIES.”
4. GO TO “MY CITIES”
5. CLICK ON VOTE
6. ENTER THE NUMBERS THAT ARE ALWAYS SO STUPIDLY HARD TO READ
7. VOTE EVERY DAY UNTIL 29 FEBRUARY!
And you’re done.
I really think this is a different and interesting topic to rally some votes for so let’s get on it!!
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