Do you know your geography?

See how good your geography knowledge is by taking this quiz..........Readers wanting to comment on a story had to pass a mandatory test about the articles content.Despite other websites abandoning their comments section, ours has mainly remained a positive space the last ten years.Comments from our audiences have solved difficult problems for us. It has gathered fantastic and crazy ideas from our audience that we have tried out. It’s even helped us hire talented people! In short: a valuable arena we dedicate a lot of time and effort to maintain and improve.But as some of our most read stories have ended up with discussions below average, we suspect some readers just skimmed the headline before heading for the comments section. That is not what it is for.That is how the idea of a speed bump in the form of a quiz originated.We hoped this would contribute to eager commentators cooling down. It could give them the opportunity to think things through before punching away at the keyboard.

Take all the time you need, if in doubt google it later, good luckReaders wanting to comment on a story had to pass a mandatory test about the articles content.Despite other websites abandoning their comments section, ours has mainly remained a positive space the last ten years.Comments from our audiences have solved difficult problems for us. It has gathered fantastic and crazy ideas from our audience that we have tried out. It’s even helped us hire talented people! In short: a valuable arena we dedicate a lot of time and effort to maintain and improve.But as some of our most read stories have ended up with discussions below average, we suspect some readers just skimmed the headline before heading for the comments section. That is not what it is for.That is how the idea of a speed bump in the form of a quiz originated.We hoped this would contribute to eager commentators cooling down. It could give them the opportunity to think things through before punching away at the keyboard.