Smarty Pins with Google Maps

By Anonymous -
Check out this awesome new game by Google, using Google Maps. 



Players are presented with trivia questions that they have to answer by placing a pin on a map. Players earn and lose miles for correct and incorrect answers. Questions are from five different categories including: arts & culture, science & geography, sports & games, entertainment, and history & current events. 

Beware this game is so much fun and very addictive. 


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