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

[Jonathan Scott]

so who's next ?

We were hoping @1oldman2 would come up with one soon. For the next few days, I have a lot of orchestra stuff to do after work, so I'm not sure when I'll next have time to think of a new one myself.

 

[hsdrop]

ill take the next day or so to come up with a couple of new one in case i get the next one or get a chance to post one up my self

 

[tionis]

So the word "Peace" was not intended to be a clue at all? That line was just referring to California? And it's just a coincidence that there are "La Paz" locations both in Mexico's Baja California and in Granada, Spain? And the final answer is the Californian Alhambra, not the one in Spain?

The word peace was intended to be a clue, but not in the context of a city, but as an islamic greeting. I was going to use the word salaam, but a quick google search would have given it away too easily. So in the riddle, the city of Alhambra is greeting the state of California in an islamic fashion. Then, she speaks of another sister Alhambra in the following lines which give clues to its location. Because you had already figured out that it was either the one in Spain of Cali, I didn't see the point of pressing you for a more specific answer.

 

[hsdrop]

ok guys I think I got one for you'll lol

when all saints come marching in
and ask Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?
just remember it not the question but wait you would sit them to look out the colorful windows
I must be mad

 

[Jonathan Scott]

ok guys I think I got one for you'll lol

when all saints come marching in
and ask Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?
just remember it not the question but wait you would sit them to look out the colorful windows

I must be mad

All Saints Lunatic Asylum, Apple Valley, California? (It's not the only All Saints Asylum, but seems the most likely one).

 

[hsdrop]

All Saints Lunatic Asylum, Apple Valley, California? (It's not the only All Saints Asylum, but seems the most likely one).

nope not the right place (lol not even the right continent) sorry try again

 

[hsdrop]

guys really does anyone know why a raven like a writing desk?and here i go thinking that this one was going to be ease

 

[Jonathan Scott]

In that case, I'll try another answer which I previously skipped as being too "local" to my area:
The All Saints Lewis Carroll Centre in Daresbury: http://lewiscarrollcentre.org.uk/

 

[hsdrop]

yep you got it now hehe

 

[Jonathan Scott]

yep you got it now hehe

The riddle is of course from the Mad Hatter's Tea Party in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It wasn't meant to have an answer, but a later suggested answer was "One is nevar backwards and one is forwords".

It usually takes me a long time to think a new puzzle then write it up, and between work and orchestra stuff (concert in 2 weeks time) I don't have a lot of free time right now so someone else is welcome to have a go.

 

[tionis]

(concert in 2 weeks time) .

Have you ever played the Game of Thrones theme song?

Easy riddle:

An island without a sea?
This marvel of Li I must see!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Have you ever played the Game of Thrones theme song?

That's just wallpaper music. Not to say I don't like some wallpaper, but that's a subject for another thread.

 

[hsdrop]

ok I have a fun quick one a one liner if you would but you got to think a little to get it lol

when we are thinking of the earth, where is the only place without cardinal directions??

hehe

 

[Jonathan Scott]

ok I have a fun quick one a one liner if you would but you got to think a little to get it lol

when we are thinking of the earth, where is the only place without cardinal directions??

hehe

Well, there's one obvious place (at sea) where there's no North, West or East, only South, and similarly one (on land) where there's no West, East or South, only North. I can't think of one where there are no directions at all.

However, @tionis still has a puzzle going, which so far doesn't say anything to me, but I haven't yet had time to look into it properly:

An island without a sea?
This marvel of Li I must see!

 

[tionis]

when we are thinking of the earth, where is the only place without cardinal directions??

The Vatican?

 

[hsdrop]

The Vatican?

you know as true as that might be no that is not the answer
be side john is right we have to find an answer for your first just to be fair

 

[1oldman2]

We were hoping @1oldman2 would come up with one soon. For the next few days, I have a lot of orchestra stuff to do after work, so I'm not sure when I'll next have time to think of a new one myself.

Sorry about being AFK for so long I'll likely be off and on intermittently for the next week or so while I continue my education of "adventures in Neurology", dealing with a recent problem my wife is having. But "I shall return" as the saying goes, carry on and I'll jump in when I can.

 

[1oldman2]

Easy riddle:

An island without a sea?
This marvel of Li I must see!

Would this be relevant ? http://www.seacliff-ny.gov/

 

[tionis]

Would this be relevant ? http://www.seacliff-ny.gov/

Absolutely not.

 

[1oldman2]

Absolutely not.

Is it too soon to expand on the clues ?

 

[hsdrop]

i know I am stumped

 

[tionis]

Is it too soon to expand on the clues ?

No other clues for now
But Mendeleev would be proud.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

An island without a sea?
This marvel of Li I must see!

OK, I seem to have caught up with orchestra stuff this evening, so I've had time for a quick think...

How about Isla Incauhuasi which is an "island" in the middle of the world's largest salt flat Salar de Uyuni from which much of the world's lithium is obtained.

 

[tionis]

OK, I seem to have caught up with orchestra stuff this evening, so I've had time for a quick think...

How about Isla Incauhuasi which is an "island" in the middle of the world's largest salt flat Salar de Uyuni from which much of the world's lithium is obtained.

Correct!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Correct!

Nicely educational, thanks. I didn't know of that place, but looked for an "island" in salt flats or similar, and when I found it was surrounded by deposits rich in lithium that made sense of the rest of the clue.

Now I guess we resume the "cardinal directions" puzzle which @hsdrop posed. As far as I know, the "minimal" point for cardinal directions on land would be the South Pole, as all directions from there are North, but I can't think of anywhere which is completely without cardinal directions.

 

[hsdrop]

ok guys I have given some thought to this one since I posted it and I really do think the clue is misleading so i'll just have to give this one to you guys the place I was thinking of was the center or core of the globe

when we are thinking of the earth, where is the only place without cardinal directions??

the key worlds in this one is "when we think of the earth" not "were on the earth" sorry guys all come up with a better one next time

 

[tionis]

It is Jonathan's turn, but I know he doesn't mind, so here is another easy one:

Oh statue of Liberty
bearing the stars that shine on thee!

 

[hsdrop]

new york?

 

[tionis]

new york?

You would think, but you'd be WRONG!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

It is Jonathan's turn, but I know he doesn't mind, so here is another easy one:

Oh statue of Liberty
bearing the stars that shine on thee!

Are we off-world again, with a nebula in the constellation Cariana?

 

[tionis]

Are we off-world again, with a nebula in the constellation Cariana?

Green is her color
Of copper she is made
And her location is surely on earth!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

There are a lot of earth-bound replicas of the Statue of Liberty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty

 

[tionis]

There are a lot of earth-bound replicas of the Statue of Liberty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicas_of_the_Statue_of_Liberty

Yes, there are many, but none are like me
Although I am Liberty, I'm not on that list!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

How about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Monument ?

 

[tionis]

How about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Monument ?

Yes!
Pity I had so many clues for this one that will never see the light
Well done, Mr. Scott!

 

[Jonathan Scott]

It was tricky coming up with a relevant search where the results weren't swamped by the usual Statue of Liberty! (And I'm busy this week so I didn't want to have to sift through a huge pile of search results).

 

[1oldman2]

Okay since no one has posted a new one I'll cut in with this.
Your searching for a redeemer, though not on sugarloaf, it is on a big mountain that's usually white.
Smokey the bear said Jesus has to go, the court battle decided otherwise.
Post an image or G.E. coordinates.

 

[tionis]

Okay since no one has posted a new one I'll cut in with this.
Your searching for a redeemer, though not on sugarloaf, it is on a big mountain that's usually white.
Smokey the bear said Jesus has to go, the court battle decided otherwise.
Post an image or G.E. coordinates.

Whitefish Mountain Resort - Wikipedia

 

[1oldman2]

Whitefish Mountain Resort - Wikipedia

Bingo!

 

[tionis]

OK. Here is another one. Very easy:

Sun that is being fiercely spent on a tree
kisses the metal that is made of thee

 

[Jonathan Scott]

OK. Here is another one. Very easy:

Sun that is being fiercely spent on a tree
kisses the metal that is made of thee

If that's very easy, I must have mislaid my brain somewhere. Do I need another language for this one (Latin, Greek, Spanish...)?.

Anyway, too busy to spend much time on it now (preparing for concert tomorrow).

 

[tionis]

If that's very easy, I must have mislaid my brain somewhere. Do I need another language for this one (Latin, Greek, Spanish...)?.

Anyway, too busy to spend much time on it now (preparing for concert tomorrow).

lol English will do. Take your time. No rush.

 

[collinsmark]

OK. Here is another one. Very easy:

Sun that is being fiercely spent on a tree
kisses the metal that is made of thee

Maybe some facility like this?

There are more than one solar collection plant in existence, but I'll guess this one as an example:
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility.

(Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/I...81620c57d7b15ade!8m2!3d35.56222!4d-115.472875)

I'm not sure if that's what you were thinking though.

 

[tionis]

Maybe some facility like this?

There are more than one solar collection plant in existence, but I'll guess this one as an example:
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility.

(Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/I...81620c57d7b15ade!8m2!3d35.56222!4d-115.472875)

I'm not sure if that's what you were thinking though.

A commander beheld me
His eyes could not believe
I'm not a power plant
I'm just a metal tree.

 

[hsdrop]

hay guys we all still playing

 

[john101]

Tree of Ténéré,

 

[hsdrop]

Tree of Ténéré,

really the only tree in 250 miles and a drunk driver hit it ?
how drunk was the guy

 

[tionis]

Tree of Ténéré,

You are correct!
Your turn.

 

[tionis]

really the only tree in 250 miles and a drunk driver hit it ?
how drunk was the guy

I know, right?

 

[john101]

ok, I'll try this...

hello
surf is up
it gathers h2o
but it is not h2o