V-Flyer

Having watched Friends last night;), I thought I'd try my hand at "the state game" but I'm stuck on 49[xx(]

VS.

The state game? what, naming all 50?

you could try this for sn amusing time... the state game

Not this one?

Thanks,
Sarah

What about this one?

Had to look on a mpa for Iowa[:I]

VS.

you have audio streams of Iowa? Why?

you have audio streams of Iowa? Why?

[:I]

VS.

Without looking at a map, how many states border the pacific ocean?

Originally posted by Scrooge
Without looking at a map, how many states border the pacific ocean?

2?

or does Alaska count as well - in which case 3?

(and I didnt look!)

Edit - I looked now, its amazing for such a long coastline isnt it??

Without looking at a map, how many states border the pacific ocean?

5?

VS.

Originally posted by Scrooge
Without looking at a map, how many states border the pacific ocean?

At a guess - 5:

California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii

Does Hawaii "border" the Pacific?.

Wasnt sure about Alaska either - blimey is there a definitive answer?

Dave - what have you started?

The correct answer is 5

Just to hint at the sad life one of my employees has, she can name every state in order and the capitols of each state in order as well [:0]

Just to hint at the sad life one of my employees has, she can name every state in order and the capitols of each state in order as well

Even I'm not that bad[:I]:D

VS.

My daughter went to a US elementary school for two years whilst I was at Nellis AFB - she learnt all 50 states (sings them in aphabetical order), can identify most of the state capitals and place them on a map.

On a good day, she MIGHT be able to name 4 or 5 of the UK's counties. Given that she learnt all this in school, I wonder why the US (in the main) has a greater sense of national pride?

Just my 2p

Tony

Although I've never been taught the names of the states or counties, I would still be hard pressed to label more than five or six counties on a map whereas I could label most in the US[:?]

VS.

Originally posted by sbg
My daughter went to a US elementary school for two years whilst I was at Nellis AFB - she learnt all 50 states (sings them in aphabetical order), can identify most of the state capitals and place them on a map.

I went to a state UK school, and we did it too, albeit in our own time ...

"Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus is the capital of Ohio ..."

Thanks,
Sarah

Hi Sarah

I should record SBG-ette (now 10 yrs old) singing the song - it would make a nice ringtone!!!!

I just found the lyrics on t'internet....

Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Fifty Nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautifully in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great!
Each individual state deserves a bow: Let's salute them now!

Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, Scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one, 'til we've given a day to every state in the U.S.A

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan.
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming



North, South, East, West in our own unprejudice objective opinion (Name of home State)
Is the Best of the Fifty Nifty United States from thirteen original colonies
Shout 'em, scout 'em, tell all about 'em
One by One, till we've given a day to every state in the U.S.A

Cheers!

Tony

Edited to add: The lyrics are by Ray Charles!!!!! Right up the with 'Georgia on my mind'...

I dont see what National Pride has to do with knowing all the counties or states in your country - surely its all down to whether you paid attention in Geography lessons or have an interest in such things, or whether its on the curriculum? - I had a big map with all the departements in France so can name all of them - but also knew all the counties in the UK - doesnt make me any less proud of being British!

Is there a web site for English counties like the US states one?

Thanks, Tony[y]

I know the tune up to Delaware - maybe someone would like to volunteer to sing this at the next social (to be combined with the v-flyer hotpants methinks[}:)])

VS.

Originally posted by MarkJ
surely its all down to whether you paid attention in Geography lessons

Problem is Mark, in Geography they don't teach you where things are, but about rivers and earthquakes and therefore a lot of people leave school without a clue on where the various counties/states are.

Due to the nature of my job I can name every county and also name all the major cities/towns within said county, but when my assistant started she thought Norwich was near Brighton[ii]and unless people need/want to know these things then I guess they couldn't care less (which is half the problem with kids nowadays!)

With a dad in the RAF (and who is as patriotic as they come) SBG-ette has a clear idea of what it is to be British (English, in fact); she respected the US national anthem, stood when the US kids said the pledge of allegiance but joined in fully with the curriculum. At 9 years old she learnt US history and geography and understood the roots of the nation we lived in. (The usual arguments about the US not understanding the rest of the world notwithstanding).

As Attitude23 points out, traditional history and geography i.e. where things like towns, cities and counties actually are on a map of the UK and how they came to be there, just isn't taught in state primary schools.

However, I'm not advocating the current thinking of 'citizenship' education as espoused by our lords and masters though!!!!!!

Cheers

Tony

P.S. I'm not wearing hotpants for anyone....

I love looking at maps and am pretty clued up on international geography but have very little idea when it comes to the UK[:?] (Not that I'me very patriotic)

VS.

Originally posted by Attitude23

Originally posted by MarkJ
surely its all down to whether you paid attention in Geography lessons

and unless people need/want to know these things then I guess they couldn't care less (which is half the problem with kids nowadays!)

Congratulations on the 'sweeping generalisation' quote of the day.....

My kids are very bright and always eager to learn.
So excuse me if I don't agree with you there

Jon B