This post has got nothing to do with psychology, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, an old horror movie or a bad Ashley Simpson song. In fact, it's not even scientific. It's just a 10 - minute memory test, OK, maybe a little geography and/or general knowledge might be helpful, but for people on this side of the world, it's mostly a plain old memory test. The challenge: do what Ross of Friends couldn't do in an episode of the popular sitcom. The task: To name all the 50 states of the U, S and A in 10-minutes.
It's easier than, perhaps, naming all the states of Mexico, (though, there a few familiar names like Tabasco and Chihuahua), or counties of England but harder than naming all the capitals of the 13 states of Malaysia, or the provinces of Australia. Naming the 50 states may take up a bit of time looking up an atlas, and trying to associate the names of the states with familiar people, like, say, David Archuleta's home state, Utah, or David Cook's (Missouri) if you're more of a fan of his. It may even be educational in some way after you're familiar with the names. For instance, after learning the states up, you may have a better idea of whether MIT is in the East or West coast, or somewhere in the middle, and that Kentucky is more than a fast food franchise selling fried birds.
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One of my attempts at trying to name the 50 states by hand. I got 49/50, damn you Arkansas!
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Now, for The Game. Type the name of the 50 states, in any particular order in the box. The timer will start once you start once you start typing, there is no need to press "Enter" once you type the name, it will automatically accept your answer, IF it is correct. Your answers so far will accumulate below the box for your reference. You have 10 minutes to name as many states as possible... and no cheating.
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