Questions for American folks...

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Hm...well I'm sure I could stumble my way thruogh all 50 states. I learned that in 4th grade, and it was never touched upon again.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste....Mine feels like jelly..

I still remember the 50 States song I learned in 5th grade. The problem now is that, if I want to remember all of them, I have to sing it to myself and I feel like a dork. :laugh:

I learned the same song! -- in alphabetical order.

I also learned a song for all the presidents in order. Killed the curve on an extra credit question in high school history.

As an English lass I could probably name most of the counties in England if I was given enough time but but would be seriously bad at the Scottish and Welsh ones!

Scored an 82 with an average error of 72 miles. I got most of them right but was just a hairrrr off!

82.35 with an average error of 56 miles. Pretty similar to yours No way I could do that for the capitals, though

ETA: Being from the north-east helps me a bit, I think :P

If I had to rattle off all of the states to someone, I could not. I can, however, remember every word to every product jingle and tv themesong from the 80s. That is troubling.

Every American can name ALL the states.

How many of you know the names of all of the states? Do you get it drilled in to you at school?
I'm British and I couldn't name all of our counties to save my life...

Know all of the names of the states (honestly there's a song - but I do get tripped up after Ms. writing is easier). Can spell them and label them on a blank map. Can tell you at least a little about all of them. Can tell you MOST capital cities (I've forgotten some over the years!)

Counties in my state: there are 83. I only remember that because it was the year I was born! I couldn't name half of them (or locate them) for a million dollars.

A place I think our educational system failed us (in regards to our country) is with the Presidents. I think I could go back to Franklin D. Roosevelt and then I'd be absolutely lost...at least until I got to Washington My mom on the other hand can name them in less than 30 seconds flat but probably would take longer to tell you the states!)

ETA: They failed me in spelling, too. Capital should be that and not capitol.

I know them. How do you drink so much tea over there in the constant rain in london???I could never..

I know them. How do you drink so much tea over there in the constant rain in london???I could never..

We don't all live in London :noway:

That's the joke.

They do but I can't remember. It was not my strong subject and capitals....yeah no, never learned those.

I still remember the 50 States song I learned in 5th grade. The problem now is that, if I want to remember all of them, I have to sing it to myself and I feel like a dork. :laugh:

there's a song?! Man that would have been helpful!!!

My nephew ( 9 years old) has memorized all the states and capitols. He challenges his whole 3rd grade class and can beat them all. We are now working on presidents.:bigsmile:

I have them all memorized. But only because there was this really old female Okinawan bartender that would give you a free beer if you could write them all down (she could - with capitals). I got a free beer almost every weekend for 3 years.

We didn't memorize them in school - we studied each of them for a couple days (geography, economy, etc) and learned the circumstances of how they were admitted to the union. But we didn't memorize lists or anything. Presidents neither (and I could think of nothing more useless than memorizing a list of ex-presidents.)