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mapgame 2

2023.07.24

this is a map but i took away the title and legend. your goal is to guess what the map represents. (this one is very very hard without hints)

the map

tiny hint

the warm colors are related, and the cool colors are somewhat related, with the two most blue colors being closely related

small hint

this information was found in a 2010 census (not the government one but a more specialized one)

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the chart is about religion

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christianity is not included on the map

answer

the second most popular religion in each state. source. red is buddhism, orange is hinduism, green is judaism, sky blue is islam, and dark blue is baha’i.

mapgame 1

2023.05.24

this is a map but i took away the title and legend. your goal is to guess what the map represents. (this one is very very hard without hints)

the map

tiny hint

14 other countries would have been colored in some past versions of the map but not in the current one

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if this were colored based on a sliding scale, the US would be by far the highest on the scale

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possible map title: “countries that contain at least one [redacted]”

big hint

it’s about a fast food chain

answer

countries that contain at least one arby’s