Geography quiz
Reveal the map: countries of Africa
A piece of the map of Africa is covered by an eight by six grid of tiles, with one country tinted in the middle of it. Type any country in the world to open a tile, and name the tinted country to win the round.
- Format
- Reveal the picture
- Items
- 49 pictures
- Limit
- 1:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Pictures
- 5
- Tiles
- 48 on each
- Time limit
- 1:00 a picture
- Scoring
- The tiles still shut when you name it
- Type any country on the list to open a tile. A full name counts the moment it is typed.
- Name what the picture shows to win the round. A wrong guess opens one tile, like any other answer.
- Text that is not on the list opens nothing and costs only time.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Type any country to open a tile. Name the highlighted country to win the round. The picture appears, covered, when you start.
Drawing the map
About this quiz
Ribbia counts 197 countries: the 193 members of the United Nations plus Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo and Taiwan. 54 of them are in Africa. 5 countries are too small on this map to make a picture, so they are never the hidden one, though typing them still opens a tile. The picture shows the country with its neighbours and coast around it, with no names.
- The picture is scaled to the country, so size is no clue: a small country fills the frame as a large one does.
- Far flung islands and overseas regions are drawn but do not stretch the picture: it is framed on the body of the country.
- The tiles open in an order shuffled for each picture, so no answer always opens the same corner.
- A round scores the tiles still shut when you name the picture. A wrong guess opens one tile, the same as any other answer, and text that is not on the list costs nothing.
- A play is 5 pictures. The first play of each day is the same 5 for everyone; play again for a fresh set.
Sources
- [1]United Nations. Member States.
- [2]United Nations. Non-member States.
- [3]United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49).
Last checked October 3, 2026
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