Geography quiz
Where is Rio de Janeiro? Zoom in on the map
Seven map views with no names on them, each split into four quarters. Pick the quarter that holds Rio de Janeiro and the map zooms into it. How close will you be at the end?
- Format
- Zoom in on the map
- Items
- 7 views
- Limit
- 4:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
Standard: a wrong quarter is marked, the right one is shown and the game goes on.
- Views
- 7
- Time limit
- 4:00
- Scoring
- Right quarters, then the distance
- Each view is split into quarters A, B, C and D. Pick the one that holds Rio de Janeiro.
- The next view is the right quarter enlarged. No names are drawn on any of them.
- Tap a quarter, or press A to D or 1 to 4.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Which quarter of the map holds Rio de Janeiro? The first map appears when you start.
About this quiz
The first view runs 130 degrees of longitude wide and 80 degrees of latitude tall. Each pick halves it both ways, so the seventh view is about 208 kilometres across.
- The city is Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. A perfect game finishes 13 km from it, measured from the middle of the last quarter.
- Quarters are lettered A, B, C, D: A and B on top, C and D below. Tap one, or press its letter or the numbers 1 to 4.
- By the standard rules a wrong pick is marked, the right quarter is shown and the game goes on. Minefield ends on the first miss.
- The maps show coastlines, lakes, rivers, borders and built up areas, and never a name. Distances are great circle distances.
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