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

[tionis]

In the meantime, try solving this one:

Peace unto Queen Calafia
They call me ''The Red''
My sister, in seeded apple
Is made of rock and clay

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Not had much time to look at this one, but I've just had a look now.

First line suggests La Paz in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Third line in conjunction with first suggests La Paz, Granada, Spain (seeded apple = pomegranate = Granada).

I have not made any progress on the second or fourth lines.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

I have not made any progress on the second or fourth lines.

Granada in Spain is of course associated with the Alhambra, which roughly means "The Red One", so that might relate to the second line. There is also an Alhambra in California.

 

[hsdrop]

glad you getting this one I am lost

 

[Jonathan Scott]

The clues seem to relate to the Alhambra, but in that case I don't know what La Paz and California have to do with it. Very confusing.

 

[tionis]

The clues seem to relate to the Alhambra, but in that case I don't know what La Paz and California have to do with it. Very confusing.

Alhambra it is! Well done, Mr. Scott!
Over to whoever lol.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Alhambra it is! Well done, Mr. Scott!
Over to whoever lol.

Please can you explain the clues?

 

[tionis]

Please can you explain the clues?

Peace unto Queen Calafia (clue to California's city of Alhambra once you put the other clues together)
They call me ''The Red'' ( Alhambra, means the red one)
My sister, in seeded apple (location of the other Alhambra in Spain)
Is made of rock and clay (Alhambra castle in Granada is made out of rock and red clay)

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Peace unto Queen Calafia (clue to California's city of Alhambra once you put the other clues together)

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?

 

[hsdrop]

so who's next ?

 

[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 ?