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Re: Iv done the same
And does that mean, Katherine, that you did well with such quizzes, or not well? Certain things that may sound easy are sometimes anything but! Perhaps you're so far removed from school in general that your thought-process is no longer along these lines. I know mine isn't! I wonder if I could name all 50 states now! Hmmm . . . 
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JimmyA
on June 20, 2012 at 6:50 AM
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I think, Utah, that when I got 49 out of 50 states, it was pretty darned good. But state capitols? That's a whole other ball of wax! Off the top of my head, I think I would be lucky to get a dozen! I guess that's a challenge for another day. Oh, and does Charleston ring a bell? ( Yeah . . . I had to look it up too! ).
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JimmyA
on June 20, 2012 at 6:46 AM
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Although, Wiley, math and geography are two completely different animals, I'm sure the concept of remembering things is the same. I was usually good at both, but when you start introducing algebra into the equation . . .
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JimmyA
on June 20, 2012 at 6:41 AM
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Re: I'm sure I could do it
Well, jollyjeff, being the "final" question on the exam, we really didn't have a whole heck of a lot of time, and perhaps it was that pressure that kept me from remembering Iowa. Regardless, it's still a somewhat fun exercise to give yourself. 
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JimmyA
on June 20, 2012 at 6:38 AM
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Iv done the same
I have done the same in high school as well, once or twice and I thought the same way now as I did then
posted by
Katherine_Ann
on June 20, 2012 at 6:22 AM
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I used to spend lots of time on the road and I would amuse myself with this quiz plus the capitals...I had the hardest time with the capital for West Virginia.
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UtahJay
on June 19, 2012 at 11:10 PM
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JimmyA
Imagine, my dad was a bookeeper and government tax collector and I failed math right up to 8th grade when I quit.LOL
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WileyJohn
on June 19, 2012 at 8:34 PM
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I'm sure I could do it
but you'd have to give me a pretty long time to think of them all
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jollyjeff
on June 19, 2012 at 5:51 PM
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What made it so amazing and interesting, Eleanor, was that it seemed so simple at the time. In fact, after hearing our teacher's stories, we assumed that we wouldn't be getting such an easy question on our final exam, but we did anyway! Like I wrote, even though 49 out of 50 really wasn't so bad, it would have bothered me for the rest of my life if I had handed in that exam with one state missing! It pays to listen . . . !
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JimmyA
on June 19, 2012 at 7:15 AM
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Go ahead, calia. It really does sound easy, but you'll be surprised that, when your list gets up to 46 or 47, suddenly the names of certain states will somehow escape you! It's a good memory exercise.
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JimmyA
on June 19, 2012 at 7:11 AM
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It sure did, FSI! That's why I wrote that I really didn't cheat, but I was more than happy to "overhear" an answer I was missing!
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JimmyA
on June 19, 2012 at 7:09 AM
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Re: Re: Re: I always had to get some help with my Maths in University.
Hey, Kabu, sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do! And anything medicinal should always be done as carefully and accurately as possible! No cheating or cutting corners there!
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JimmyA
on June 19, 2012 at 7:08 AM
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That's good too, TAPS. I just recently read an article on memory and various mental exercises ( a future blog ) and it really does pay to test yourself from time to time with relatively simple questions like this. Give it a shot! Just don't forget Iowa!
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JimmyA
on June 19, 2012 at 7:06 AM
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I am too, luster. Like I wrote, I just couldn't bear to have handed in that exam with one state missing! It seemed easy, but it wasn't!
posted by
JimmyA
on June 19, 2012 at 7:02 AM
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That's amazing and interesting exam.
posted by
Eleanor_Jazz
on June 19, 2012 at 3:32 AM
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That is a tough final question! I think I can do it, I'm gonna try
posted by
calia14
on June 18, 2012 at 3:55 PM
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Oh yes, eavesdropping helps a lot!
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 18, 2012 at 1:25 PM
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Re: Re: I always had to get some help with my Maths in University.
OK honesty?????One of the young one's would put their exam paper far enough over to the side for me to read off the answers. 
Now when I was nursing I always checked any maths to do with drips or medication with pharmacy.
posted by
Kabu
on June 18, 2012 at 11:51 AM
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Well, I guess I should try it and see if a 74 (going on 75) year old can remember all of them. I can still name all 66 books of The (Protestant) Bible. LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on June 18, 2012 at 9:27 AM
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that would be hard to do, glad you got the answer
posted by
Lanetay
on June 18, 2012 at 8:48 AM
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Re: I always had to get some help with my Maths in University.
When you mean help, Kabu, did you mean "Help," or help?
posted by
JimmyA
on June 18, 2012 at 7:34 AM
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I always had to get some help with my Maths in University.
posted by
Kabu
on June 17, 2012 at 11:48 AM
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