General knowledge quiz
Country, capital, state or state capital? Sorting blitz
Names from countries, their capitals, US states and state capitals come up one at a time. Press the right box for each. A round is 30 names.
- Format
- Sort into groups
- Items
- 30 to sort
- Limit
- 1:15
- Level
- Easy
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 30 of the 100 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Items
- 30
- Groups
- 4
- Time limit
- 1:15
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each place appears in turn. Click its list, or press its number.
- The groups never move, so the number keys are quick.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Press the group each name belongs to. The groups appear when you start.
About this quiz
Every name is read from a list Ribbia already holds, and a name that sits on two of these lists is never dealt, so each one has a single right box.
- A wrong pick shows the right group for a moment and the round moves on.
- The full run plays all 100 names with its own best score.
- The first round of the day is the same for everyone.
Sources
- [1]United Nations. Member States.
- [2]United Nations. Non-member States.
- [3]US Department of State. Independent States in the World.
- [4]US Census Bureau. ANSI codes for states.
- [5]National Archives (George W. Bush White House archive). State capitals quiz.
Note on the data. The names are read from the lists behind other Ribbia quizzes and shared data (Countries; Capital cities; US states; US state capitals), each checked against the publisher named here on or before 3 October 2026. Names on more than one of the lists are left out by the code, and the tests look every name up again.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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