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

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The thread revolves around a game where participants provide clues to identify buildings or locations, requiring players to post Google Maps images as proof of their findings. The discussion includes various clues related to different locations, with participants engaging in guessing and providing feedback on each other's answers.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant introduces a game involving clues to find buildings, starting with a set of clues related to a location in Warwickshire, England.
  • Some participants recall a previous thread on a similar game but note that it was based on pictures rather than descriptions.
  • Another participant suggests the Chesterton Windmill as a possible answer, fitting some clues but expressing uncertainty about its classification as a building.
  • Subsequent clues lead to discussions about various locations, including the Colosseum and Griffith Observatory, with participants confirming or denying guesses.
  • One participant presents a complex set of clues leading to Jackson Square in New Orleans, with detailed explanations of how the clues relate to the location.
  • Participants express uncertainty and challenge each other's guesses, with some providing additional hints or clarifications.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the answers to the clues presented, with multiple competing views and ongoing guesses throughout the discussion. Participants frequently express uncertainty about the correctness of their guesses.

Contextual Notes

Some clues are open to interpretation, and participants often clarify their intentions or the meanings behind their clues, which may lead to varying conclusions about the locations being discussed.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in games involving geography, riddles, or community engagement in a forum setting may find this discussion appealing.

  • #331
wolram said:
Doctor Foster is a rhyme, very British, i hope your wife is okay.
Thanks that helps, My wife has been educating me on recovery from a CVA, She is very lucky but we have a way to go yet.
So let me get this right, Dr. Foster is really longshanks on his way to Gloucestershire... hmm.
 
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  • #332
1oldman2 said:
Thanks that helps, My wife has been educating me on recovery from a CVA, She is very lucky but we have a way to go yet.
So let me get this right, Dr. Foster is really longshanks on his way to Gloucestershire... hmm.

Once you have Gloucester you should have 1/2 of the soldiers name
 
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  • #333
wolram said:
Once you have Gloucester you should have 1/2 of the soldiers name
Cool :smile:, let me kick that thought around for a few. By the way did I get that right about Foster/Longshanks ? He and a relative of mine had a bit of history together.:wink:

By the way, how about that Falcon landing? :thumbup:
 
  • #334
After the first was lost the three remaining Gladiators were named "Faith,Hope and Charity"
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Here they can be seen flying in formation. :woot:
 
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  • #335
You know?... If That was correct, 'ol Longshanks just might figure into my next riddle. :cool:
 
  • #336
1oldman2 said:
After the first was lost the three remaining Gladiators were named "Faith,Hope and Charity"View attachment 98832 View attachment 98832 View attachment 98832 Here they can be seen flying in formation. :woot:

Yay well done 1oldman2 that is spot on, you are on now, do not make yours so difficult my brain hurts:biggrin:
How is your wife?
 
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  • #337
1oldman2 said:
Cool :smile:, let me kick that thought around for a few. By the way did I get that right about Foster/Longshanks ? He and a relative of mine had a bit of history together.:wink:

By the way, how about that Falcon landing? :thumbup:

You did get that right, gosh your family must go back a bit:biggrin:
 
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  • #338
1oldman2 said:
By the way, how about that Falcon landing? :thumbup:
That was amazing. It bounced a little towards the edge, which was a bit scary, then looked unstable afterwards with the barge rocking in the swell. I hope it stayed upright long enough for them to fix the legs to the deck!
 
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  • #339
wolram said:
Yay well done 1oldman2 that is spot on, you are on now, do not make yours so difficult my brain hurts:biggrin:
Sorry about the delay responding, I seem to have been dealing with a case of higher than "normal" entropy over the last couple of days.
wolram said:
How is your wife?
Thank you for asking, that question would be the basis for an entirely new thread. I'm learning that recovery after a CVA requires a "long term approach" so in the "one day at a time" aspect she's doing good but time will tell. :smile:
 
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  • #340
lost at sea heading for Howland, 406 miles (not nautical) south off course.
A fragment remains of the aluminum "craft".
name the location of the fragment as well as the "craft"
(hint #1, the location goes by two names, either name will do)
 
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  • #341
wolram said:
You did get that right, gosh your family must go back a bit:biggrin:
Yes, you could say the family goes back a bit. my relative was a well known "outlaw" that when "longshanks" captured ended up with his head decorating the old bridge in Londontown. :nb) (Bonus quiz, what town would a monument to the "relative" be in?)o_O
 
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  • #342
Jonathan Scott said:
That was amazing. It bounced a little towards the edge, which was a bit scary, then looked unstable afterwards with the barge rocking in the swell. I hope it stayed upright long enough for them to fix the legs to the deck!
The angle of attack and velocity was incredible, I was sure it was going to prang the barge.(not to mention the crosswind and wave height issues)
 
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  • #343
  • #344
wolram said:
220px-Llywelyn_the_Last_at_Cardiff_City_Hall.jpg


Llywelyn ap Gruffudd at Cardiff City Hall.
I bet this is the wrong one:rolleyes:
Cardiff is in wales, the name translates to "Welshman" so your kinda' sorta' getting warm. think further north, this is just a "bonus" the riddle was post #340.
 
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  • #345
1oldman2 said:
lost at sea heading for Howland...
Too obvious - got it by that point, but back at work now and too busy to think of something else.
 
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  • #346
1oldman2 said:
Cardiff is in wales, the name translates to "Welshman" so your kinda' sorta' getting warm. think further north, this is just a "bonus" the riddle was post #340.

Darn it i missed that riddle, i am on it now.
 
  • #347
lost at sea heading for Howland, 406 miles (not nautical) south off course
A fragment remains of the aluminum "craft".
name the location of the fragment as well as the "craft"
(hint #1, the location goes by two names, either name will do)

1oldmans2 riddle
 
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  • #348
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  • #349
Pepper Mint said:
Is it about Amelia Earhart ?
Yes, but also about something that happened only a couple of years ago.
 
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  • #350
Jonathan Scott said:
Yes, but also about something that happened only a couple of years ago.
Obviously your familiar with the story. That was a serious navigational error wouldn't you say?
 
  • #351
The airplane was Electra and the crash site is Nikumaroro
http://www.history.com/news/researchers-identify-fragment-of-amelia-earharts-plane
 
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  • #352
wolram said:
The airplane was Electra and the crash site is Nikumaroro
http://www.history.com/news/researchers-identify-fragment-of-amelia-earharts-plane
Well there you go! :smile: I await your next riddle. :partytime:
 
  • #353
Uh . . . so I haven’t been keeping up with the most recent puzzles here because I’ve been having so much awesome fun school (:mad:) but anyway, wolram said that I’m supposed to go (not sure why), but I digress. Here’s the riddle, and your welcome :smile:

A historic landmark for the USA,
It’s up against a river,
That’s emptied in a bay,
The place is a plantation,
It housed a leader of the nation,
And a lot of his family,
For many generations.

This should be a snap.
 
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  • #354
ProfuselyQuarky said:
It housed a leader of the nation,

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Mt. Vernon?
 
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  • #355
Yay! Alright, 1oldman2, it's you turn now :smile:
 
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  • #356
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Yay! Alright, 1oldman2, it's you turn now :smile:
Okay, This will take a bit as it's another Dr. appointment day. In the meantime here is a couple of nice pics to ponder. Both taken from ISS.
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  • #357
Two eyes upon the southern sky,
this place was named for a man who died in 1521.o_O
 
  • #358
1oldman2 said:
Two eyes upon the southern sky,
this place was named for a man who died in 1521.o_O
Question: Is he a European who had also been traveling to Asia before he died ?
 
  • #359
Magellan strait comes to my mind.
 
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  • #360
Yes, Magellan fits the clues perfectly.
 
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