Topic: Route Marker Quiz (Read 2272 times)

US71 · « **on:** August 16, 2010, 11:43:09 AM »

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Hejman/getyourkicks

Can you name the American states by their state route markers?

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2010, 11:50:00 AM »

I can name the 30 that they ask me to! It would be tough to differentiate Mass. from Maine, though. But I'm surprised they didn't ask for, say, Hawaii or Oregon.

26 seconds. could probably do it faster if I could type the state abbreviations.

TheStranger · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2010, 12:03:58 PM »

Somehow I think this would've been crueler if New Jersey or Kentucky were one of the states.

Two minutes and 15 seconds (I miscounted my original figure based on 5 minutes rather than 6!). Got stumped on Arkansas and Georgia for a bit, but then got them.

Michael in Philly · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2010, 01:12:26 PM »

A minute 18. Spelled out in full, and spelled correctly.

yanksfan6129 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2010, 02:15:58 PM »

Darnit, I didn't look at how long it took me. But I finished it. Fairly quickly, I think.

corco · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2010, 02:46:54 PM »

48 seconds. I need a larger monitor so I didn't have to wait for the bottom ones to pop up on top

Also- I'm amazed thus far that only 15% know what California looks like and 13% know what New York looks like. People tend to know everything about those states.

Truvelo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2010, 03:05:17 PM »

I can get about 13 without cheating, most of which are states I've been to so I recognise the symbol. Some like Kansas I know because members have them as their avatar.

Quote from: corco on August 16, 2010, 02:46:54 PM

I need a larger monitor so I didn't have to wait for the bottom ones to pop up on top

My vertical resolution is 1050 and it fills about 2/3 of the screen.

mightyace · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2010, 05:01:46 PM »

I got all of them and took 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. (I type slow...)

cu2010 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2010, 05:28:20 PM »

1:11. Lost time due to misspelling "Pennsylvania" at first and having to hit the backspace button to correct it...

Brandon · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2010, 05:59:40 PM »

Found it too easy, but typing the entire state name was a bit annoying.

triplemultiplex · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2010, 06:22:42 PM »

This was more like an accuracy/speed typing test than a road shield quiz for most of us, I have a feeling.

Duke87 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2010, 06:56:19 PM »

1:30 for 30/30.

And yeah, that's the problem with Sporcle. It's as much a test of how fast and how accurately you can type as it is a test of how much you know.

EDIT: Redid it in 1:22

mightyace · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2010, 07:42:21 PM »

^^^^

All I care about is whether I get them right or not.

florida · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2010, 08:11:01 PM »

1:13, with a split-second stump on ND and typing in NY instead of PA for the first one (because someone said how people didn't recognize NY or CA route signs and that's what was in my mind, ha ha).

Edit:

at FL being 95.9% recognized. Who were the 4.1% who didn't get it??

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 16, 2010, 09:16:18 PM »

Quote from: florida on August 16, 2010, 08:11:01 PM

Edit: at FL being 95.9% recognized. Who were the 4.1% who didn't get it??

those that afford diplomatic recognition only for correct keys shields!

corco · « **Reply #15 on:** August 16, 2010, 09:25:32 PM »

Quote

Edit: at FL being 95.9% recognized. Who were the 4.1% who didn't get it??

Californians

Steve · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2010, 10:17:41 PM »

52 seconds... i don't even think it's possible to do it in 26 like Jake claims. Even if you can type more than one word a second (and I can easily do that), there's time to visually process the shield first!

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2010, 10:21:30 PM »

Quote from: AlpsROADS on August 16, 2010, 10:17:41 PM

52 seconds... i don't even think it's possible to do it in 26 like Jake claims. Even if you can type more than one word a second (and I can easily do that), there's time to visually process the shield first!

there is a preview. the signs come in order.

I just got a 27, which is pretty sad since it's the exact same signs as the first time around.

corco · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2010, 10:26:29 PM »

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52 seconds... i don't even think it's possible to do it in 26 like Jake claims. Even if you can type more than one word a second (and I can easily do that), there's time to visually process the shield first!

If you have a large enough monitor, you should be able to see all the shields simultaneously, which gives you time to process the next one before you finish typing the current one, so the typing can be nonstop

Quick test with larger monitor dropped me from 48 to 40- I did make a couple typos, but not 14 seconds worth, and I'm pretty damn fast. Good job, Jake!

TheStranger · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2010, 11:10:48 PM »

Small monitor here, but got into 55 seconds. Not bad!

I think this would be a bit more challenging if there was no marker preview AND the shield order changed with refreshes.

WNYroadgeek · « **Reply #20 on:** August 17, 2010, 12:41:32 AM »

1:44 for me.

agentsteel53 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 17, 2010, 01:44:11 AM »

just got 21 seconds but I've memorized it by now.

helps that I have to type state names all the time just for AARoads-related stuff.

J N Winkler · « **Reply #22 on:** August 17, 2010, 03:12:39 AM »

Quote from: Truvelo on August 16, 2010, 03:05:17 PM

I can get about 13 withing cheating, most of which are states I've been to so I recognise the symbol. Some like Kansas I know because members have them as their avatar.

My own result was 1:18.

74/171FAN · « **Reply #23 on:** August 17, 2010, 12:01:40 PM »

I'm personally surprised how South Carolina is at 68.6% recognizable considering that its shield is only a couple of years old. I guess people can remember changes in a square easily

US71 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 17, 2010, 12:08:09 PM »

Quote from: 74/171FAN on August 17, 2010, 12:01:40 PM

I'm personally surprised how South Carolina is at 68.6% recognizable considering that its shield is only a couple of years old. I guess people can remember changes in a square easily

Maybe it's just roadfans taking the quiz

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