Find the Building: Solve the Clues & Show the Map!

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A game is being played where participants provide clues to identify buildings, requiring players to post Google Maps images of the locations once guessed correctly. The game began with clues pointing to a building in Warwickshire, England, which was identified as the Chesterton Windmill. Subsequent clues led to various locations, including Jackson Square in New Orleans and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The clues often involve wordplay and connections to cultural references, such as the "gold lion" representing MGM's logo and the "light" referring to the Luxor Sky Beam. The game encourages creativity and engagement, with players taking turns to present new riddles and locations, fostering a collaborative atmosphere. The discussions also highlight the importance of using Google Earth for better visual context in solving the clues.
  • #451
Well done, Jonathan Scott. I've been following this thread's ramblings even though I stopped playing. 1oldman2 showed no mercy :biggrin:

:partytime::partytime:
 
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  • #452
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Well done, Jonathan Scott. I've been following this thread's ramblings even though I stopped playing. 1oldman2 showed no mercy :biggrin:

:partytime::partytime:
:partytime::bow::partytime:
 
  • #453
Jonathan Scott said:
That suggests that we are talking about the Pleiades volcano and Mount Melbourne, which too are about 100 nautical miles apart, in the part of Antarctica nearest to New Zealand, but I don't get the bit about spanning the Southern Cross. There was a ship called the Southern Cross involved in the first expedition which visited the interior of Antarctica (a few years before Amundsen and Scott) including Mount Melbourne. However, it's not there now; it returned safely and later sank in a storm off Newfoundland.

yup this was the wrong Pleiades.:smile:
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  • #454
1oldman2 said:
yup this was the wrong Pleiades.:smile:
That doesn't look like any Pleiades at all to me. After a bit of image searching I reckon it's an Spitzer infrared image of NGC 2174, the Monkey Head Nebula.
 
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  • #455
Jonathan Scott said:
That doesn't look like any Pleiades at all to me. After a bit of image searching I reckon it's an Spitzer infrared image of NGC 2174, the Monkey Head Nebula.
Details... :smile:
 
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  • #456
May take me a day or two to come up with something else; one of my orchestras (Havant Chamber Orchestra) has a concert tomorrow night and I've been so busy with the admin and publicity stuff that I still need to practise the violin parts some more. I'd be happy for someone else to have a go.
 
  • #457
Jonathan Scott said:
That doesn't look like any Pleiades at all to me. After a bit of image searching I reckon it's an Spitzer infrared image of NGC 2174, the Monkey Head Nebula.
:doh: I'm busted! here's the real deal.
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  • #458
OK, next one:

Baby, born in 1948, the first of its kind. Looks a mess when turned around. Long gone, but celebrated in museum exhibit - where?
 
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  • #459
Jonathan Scott said:
born in 1948
Brings to mind Israel, if that fits then I need to figure out some connections...
 
  • #460
Sorry, nothing like that.
 
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  • #461
Jonathan Scott said:
Sorry, nothing like that.
:smile: just fishing for clues.
 
  • #462
It's hardware.
 
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  • #465
1oldman2 said:
Whoa, good one! :partytime:

Thank you, 1oldman2 ... :oldsmile:

I might not be right, though ? ... :blushing:
 
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  • #466
OCR said:
Thank you, 1oldman2 ... :oldsmile:

I might not be right, though ? ... :blushing:

Odds favor you. :wink:
 
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  • #470
Jonathan Scott said:
Yes, that's where I accidentally missed seeing the replica when I visited the MOSI last summer.
Well, yes ... that would have been a disappointment ... :oldfrown:
Over to you...

Lol, I'll take a pass on that, you guys are way beyond my capabilities ... :blushing: ... :oldsmile:
 
  • #471
OK, quick one.

Where did I see a record-breaker which isn't a duck despite sounding like one?
 
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  • #474
1oldman2 likes this.
Aah! ... I must be right, then....:blushing:
 
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  • #475
OCR said:
Aah! ... I must be right, then....:blushing:
Your turn now ! :ok:
 
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  • #477
1oldman2 said:
Your turn now ! :ok:
OK, I'll give it a go... it might be a bit narrowly defined, and vague, though I have posted about such things ... :oldwink:

"The flames of passion were extinguished by tears of sorrow." ... ← BTW, I made up that quote, Google might not help.This was an event that started on June 8, 2002 ... what was it ?

Lol... you might need a little more help?... :blushing:
 
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  • #479
:doh: Sorry for jumping the gun there. Back to the 'ol drawing board.
 
  • #482
This is not the "lowfat grass" name the location. (note: at least one player has an advantage on this one) :wink:

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1oldman2 said:
(note: at least one player has an advantage on this one)
You mean someone here is from Montana?
 
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  • #486
Jonathan Scott said:
You mean someone here is from Montana?
According to his profile, 1oldman2 is from Montana. Cool, 1oldman2 :smile:

EDIT: Hey, look OCR is from Montana, too.
 
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  • #487
Jonathan Scott said:
You mean someone here is from Montana?
Guilty as charged. :smile:
 
  • #488
1oldman2 said:
Guilty as charged. :smile:
So you're expecting OCR to be able to identify that battlefield, then?
 
  • #489
ProfuselyQuarky said:
According to his profile, 1oldman2OCR is from Montana. Cool, 1oldman2 :smile:

EDIT: Hey, look OCR is from Montana, too.
It's a small world,I'm from the western(mountain side of the state" and I believe OCR is from the "less mountainous" side. ( I posted a pic lately in the "Beautiful universe" thread of the lake I live on)
Jonathan Scott said:
So you're expecting OCR to be able to identify that battlefield, then?
Oh yes, It's not much of a challenge, practically in his back yard. I suspect your familiar with my clue about the "native name" for the area.
 
  • #490
1oldman2 said:
I suspect your familiar with my clue about the "native name" for the area.
Actually, I wasn't until I read the first line of the Wikipedia entry about the battle just now, but I see how it fits the clue.
 
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  • #491
Jonathan Scott said:
Sorry, that may seem very convincing, but the record I had in mind was broken more than 75 years ago (and still stands), and this time it was the real thing in the museum, not a replica.
Lol, you sure had me fooled.....:doh:

And, it was 1oldman2s fault for making me overconfident ... :oldmad: ...:oldtongue: ... :oldbiggrin:
Jonathan Scott said:
... isn't a duck despite sounding like one?
"Mallard" ... brilliant, really!

1oldman2 said:
York's National Railway Museum?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-23158389

You also, 1oldman2, brilliant, really! ... :bow:AND, I ain't going to play any more... so there! ... :oldtongue:
 
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  • #492
OCR said:
overconfident ... :oldmad: ...:oldtongue: ... :oldbiggrin:
Same here, gets me every time :smile:
OCR said:
AND, I ain't going to play any more... so there! ... :oldtongue:
o_O Reconsider?
 
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  • #494
1oldman2 said:
This is not the "lowfat grass" name the location.
Well, it looks like... "Last Stand Hill" ?

But I'm not sure... because now, I'm so shy....:olduhh: ... :oldtongue:
 
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  • #495
:smile: "Pretty much"
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  • #496
1oldman2 said:
This is not the "lowfat grass"...
No, but this sure is...

Waiting for a Chinook.jpg
 
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  • #498
1oldman2 said:
:smile: "Pretty much"
:check:
 
  • #499
1oldman2 said:
I love CM Russel's stuff.

:thumbup:
 
  • #500
1oldman2 said:
I love CM Russel's stuff.
Dang, seeing that painting will always put some tears in my eyes.....:redface:
 
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