The Traveler IQ Challenge
Dec 16, 2007, 8:12 am
#16
Moderator: Flying Blue (Air France & KLM), France and TravelBuzz!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Paris, France, AF F+ Rouge pour toujours, Flying Blue whatever, LH FTL, HHonors Gold, formerly proud SCC Executive, now IC Ambassador, BA down to nobody, Grand Voyageur Le Club
Posts: 12,404
I cannot thank Canarsie for finding yet a better way to waste my time 
. But it's been challenging.
Here's how I spent my Sunday morning:
385/10/113
450/11/120
520/12/127
486/11/124
474/11/123
488/11/124
551/12/131
543/12/130
506/11/126
547/12/130
557/12/131
569/12/133
552/12/131
A lot of weaknesses in the South Pacific and Australia, but it was fun !!
Evening update : 620/12/138
I really must do something about Western Canada, Micronesia, the Marshall, the Marianas and the Solomon Islands !
630/12/139
648/12/141
655/12/142
. But it's been challenging.Here's how I spent my Sunday morning:
385/10/113
450/11/120
520/12/127
486/11/124
474/11/123
488/11/124
551/12/131
543/12/130
506/11/126
547/12/130
557/12/131
569/12/133
552/12/131
A lot of weaknesses in the South Pacific and Australia, but it was fun !!
Evening update : 620/12/138
I really must do something about Western Canada, Micronesia, the Marshall, the Marianas and the Solomon Islands !
630/12/139
648/12/141
655/12/142
Last edited by JOUY31; Dec 18, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Dec 16, 2007, 9:22 am
#19
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
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Lvl 11, 445k. I think if I played it a few times I'd eventually crack into lvl 12. Just gotta memorize the African locations and you'll beat it... Oh, and every now and then it throws you a small island - I noticed after playing it 3 times I was hitting those a lot closer as well.
A big monitor and a good mouse helps, too - with this mouse I can hit almost all of the European and North American cities within 100km. When I was playing on Facebook with a Thinkpad, it was more like 200-250km.
A big monitor and a good mouse helps, too - with this mouse I can hit almost all of the European and North American cities within 100km. When I was playing on Facebook with a Thinkpad, it was more like 200-250km.
Dec 16, 2007, 9:32 am
#21
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
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Posts: 31,009
1st try - Level 8, IQ 101.
I could use a bigger map for my monitor - I was 200-250km off on NY, New Orleans, and the other dozens cities that I know exactly where they were.
I could use a bigger map for my monitor - I was 200-250km off on NY, New Orleans, and the other dozens cities that I know exactly where they were.
Addictive...must....quit...now...
Dec 16, 2007, 10:14 am
#24
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Location: Canada
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This has been a great facebook application for a while
I am at IQ 140
There is also one that goes by airport code on facebook, something all of us FTers would excel at
I am at IQ 140
There is also one that goes by airport code on facebook, something all of us FTers would excel at
Dec 16, 2007, 11:09 am
#26
Moderator: Information Desk, Women Travelers, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
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Posts: 15,652
No sooner did I read about this in the WSJ than I started playing it. I haven't been tracking points, but my best performance has been 114 IQ after losing in the 10th level. (Also, once I was only 7 km from the target, which is the closest I've come.) It's a snowy day here in Chicago, and I think I'll spend the day studying my map of Africa.
I don't know if anyone noticed, but at the bottom are links to variations on the game....Amazing Race version, Unesco Heritage Sites, US, etc. It makes for an interesting variation if you need a bit more of a challenge.
I don't know if anyone noticed, but at the bottom are links to variations on the game....Amazing Race version, Unesco Heritage Sites, US, etc. It makes for an interesting variation if you need a bit more of a challenge.
Dec 16, 2007, 1:11 pm
#28
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 370
Ok, I couldn't resist.
First time through 466,507, level 11, IQ 122.
I consider this worthy of faint praise.
My excuse is that I was injudicious enough to take the test immediately after a lunch consisting of an avacado, goat cheese, and duck breast salad with Penzey's Spices Tuscan Sunset garlic bread, washed down with a half bottle of quite tolerable Jan Kris Paso Robles 2004 Meritage Crossfire (alc. cont. 13.9%!) Oh, and a couple of Lindt extra dark chocolate truffles.
I think I should have gotten a 50,000 point handicap for the lunch.
First time through 466,507, level 11, IQ 122.
I consider this worthy of faint praise.
My excuse is that I was injudicious enough to take the test immediately after a lunch consisting of an avacado, goat cheese, and duck breast salad with Penzey's Spices Tuscan Sunset garlic bread, washed down with a half bottle of quite tolerable Jan Kris Paso Robles 2004 Meritage Crossfire (alc. cont. 13.9%!) Oh, and a couple of Lindt extra dark chocolate truffles.
I think I should have gotten a 50,000 point handicap for the lunch.
Last edited by Timfid; Dec 16, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Dec 16, 2007, 1:18 pm
#29
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Motown
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Posts: 3,409
If you are a member on TripAdvisor, they now have a link to this game on your profile. That is how I found out about it. Played a couple times earlier this week and could not get past level 11. My IQ = 153.
Dec 16, 2007, 2:48 pm
#30
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Berlin, Germany; Not in Indiana any more!
Programs: UA Gold, HH Gold, Dirt elsewhere
Posts: 164
On my first (and only try, so far), I completed level ten, 49,759; just missing progressing to level 11.
I made a total of 437,857 points overall... traveller IQ of 119.
The Northwest Airlines inflight magazine destination map saved me big-time on this one!
I made a total of 437,857 points overall... traveller IQ of 119.
The Northwest Airlines inflight magazine destination map saved me big-time on this one!