Many people around the world believe that US citizens have a limited knowledge of geography outside their own country, but how knowledgable are people of other countries in matters of US geography. This following test was given randomely to people from the US and Great Britain. The US citizens were asked to name the countries of Europe. The people of the UK (England) were asked to name the states of the United States. Thing is, most people think they know more than they actually do, and so the results are before you, and they're pretty funny. First part is US asked about Europe. Second part is UK asked about United States. |
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