Start with Maine. Then guess its next closest non-neighbouring, not-already-guessed state. Then guess that states' next closest non-neighbouring, not-already-guessed state.
Proximity means the shortest distance between two states (not distance between geographical centres). Distance can be measured over water.
Great idea and a great quiz! Definitely deserves a feature.
I would definitely recommend increasing the timer, perhaps even doubling it. Even moving at a steady clip, I barely had enough time to squeeze all 50 in.
There's also two typos in the quiz description. There's an extraneous "s" in "state's", and the final word presumably should be "state" instead of "country".
The difference between the distance from Connecticut to New Hampshire and the distance from Connecticut to Vermont must be subtle, right? It must come down to the two long east-west portions of Massachusetts's border not being precisely parallel.
Nominated! 6:00 is great time limit - challenging, but do-able. (Didn't get it on my first 2 attempts, but it didn't frustrate me enough to make me quit, and I finally got it on the 3rd try.) Really fun!!
The Rhode Island / New York distance is measured from the very end of Long Island. The distance between Long Island, NY and Block Island, RI is only 14 miles. Even if you exclude Block Island, Long Island is only 16 miles away from the Rhode Island mainland.
I would definitely recommend increasing the timer, perhaps even doubling it. Even moving at a steady clip, I barely had enough time to squeeze all 50 in.
There's also two typos in the quiz description. There's an extraneous "s" in "state's", and the final word presumably should be "state" instead of "country".
Thanks for the quiz, hope you get featured!