Wheres Waldo

[jglei701 8]

Washington D.C. (on the banks of the Potomac River) in between Virginia and Marylandin, of course, the United States of America, North America, yada yada yada.  We're looking down the national mall (the capitol is behind the picture taker. 

 

In the background of the picture is the Washington Monument, and it appears the picture was taken in the 70's (is that extra credit?)

 

EDIT:  Ok, I really DID guess 70's... from the tag on the picture, it says it was taken in January of '72 and that it's the worlds' widest avenue.

 

EDIT #2:  Voar Tok, I really enjoy this game... but IMO, it's been really easy for one fairly obvious reason... the pictures tend to have the name of where they are or what the picture is, in the tag!  Now, some might consider it cheating to look... but others might think of it as merely checking to see if I've got the right answer and there's a pretty fuzzy line between what people ACTUALLY are doing!

 

So, maybe if you saved the picture on your computer and changed then name, THEN uploaded it...    Just a suggestion!!

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 11/2/2005 1:22:14 PM Author: jglei701

Washington D.C. (on the banks of the Potomac River) in between Virginia and Marylandin, of course, the United States of America, North America, yada yada yada.  We're looking down the national mall (the capitol is behind the picture taker. 

In the background of the picture is the Washington Monument, and it appears the picture was taken in the 70's (is that extra credit?)

EDIT:  Ok, I really DID guess 70's... from the tag on the picture, it says it was taken in January of '72 and that it's the 'worlds' widest avenue.'

EDIT #2:  Voar Tok, I really enjoy this game... but IMO, it's been really easy for one fairly obvious reason... the pictures tend to have the name of where they are or what the picture is, in the tag!  Now, some might consider it cheating to look... but others might think of it as 'merely checking to see if I've got the right answer' and there's a pretty fuzzy line between what people ACTUALLY are doing!

So, maybe if you saved the picture on your computer and changed then name, THEN uploaded it...    Just a suggestion!!

As for your guess, well, you're on the wrong continent.  And no bonus points for when the picture was taken, because I don't know when a lot of them were taken.

 

Next time, I'll change the file names to something generic like Where's Waldo picture 1.

 

Since you like this game, would you mind putting a link in your sig?  I'm having a little trouble getting new players.

 

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[Slowhand 0]

Wouldn't this be the replicated version of the actual Monument?

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 11/3/2005 7:21:45 AM Author: Slowhand Wouldn't this be the replicated version of the actual Monument?

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I really doubt that this is a replicated version of the actual monument, since this is in another country on another continent.

[jglei701 8]

Buenos Aries, looking down the Avenue 9 de Julio at the Obelisk (Obelisco) that represents the native cultures of Brazil and South America.

[Alabaster 0]

Date: 11/3/2005 10:00:01 PM Author: jglei701 Buenos Aries, looking down the Avenue 9 de Julio at the Obelisk (Obelisco) that represents the native cultures of Brazil and South America.

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He's got it right, but you forgot the country and continent!

 

Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 11/4/2005 12:28:19 AM Author: Alabaster

Date: 11/3/2005 10:00:01 PM Author: jglei701 Buenos Aries, looking down the Avenue 9 de Julio at the Obelisk (Obelisco) that represents the native cultures of Brazil and South America.

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He's got it right, but you forgot the country and continent!

Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.

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First of all, I would like to thank you jglei701 for the plug in your sig.

 

The city points are awarded to jglei701.  The continent and country points are awarded to Alabaster.

 

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

Duke87 = 231 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

Hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

jglei701 = 30 Points

 

 

Landmark Questions:

 

Questions 1 & 3 are worth 10 Points.  Question 2 is worth 5 Points.

1. Roughly how many events does it conduct each year?
2. What was it's first perfomance?
3. Roughly how many rooms does it have

BTW, I fixed the file names.

[jglei701 8]

HEY NO CHEATING!  Very nice!!

That's the Sydney Opera Hall in Sydney, Australia, and I think, technically, the continent is Oceana (not Australia).

 

1.  There are about 2500 venues per year here, and about 4 million people visit each year as well.

 

2.  First performance: Sergei Prokofiev's War and Peace on Sept 28, 1973.

 

The Opera House was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II on October 2, 1973. This was actually the third performance, though, at the hall.  The opening was televised and included fireworks and a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

 

3.  The Sydney Opera House has about 1000 rooms, including five theatres, five rehearsal studios, two main halls, four restaurants, six bars and numerous souvenir shops.

 

 

 

Re: the last one...  I thought I was being clever and coy by hiding my answer within my response that represents the native cultures of Brazil and South America but I can fully understand as that could be misconstrued as not answering the country and continent.  I now realize I got the country wrong... oops... and I DO suppose that there could be a monument to those people of native cultures... somewhere completely different, but... oh well.   

[baabaaloo 0]

^what he said^

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 11/5/2005 1:56:41 AM Author: baabaaloo ^what he said^

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Unfortunately for you, I only give points to the person who gave the correct answer first.

 

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

Duke87 = 231 Points

jglei701 = 155 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

 

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[amal81 3]

That is the TV tower/antenna in Tokyo. Its one of the monuments in SC4, isnt it!

[jglei701 8]

That's the Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan in Asia.  333 m (1,092 ft) high, built in 1958, modeled after the Eiffel Tower, and actually it's a radio tower.

 

It's actually 30 m taller than the Eiffel Tower, but it's 3000 pounds lighter, due to the advancement of building materials and construction techniques and between 1889 and 1958.

[Voar Tok 4]

Amal81 gets the points for the city.  Jglei701 gets the points for country and continent.

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

Duke87 = 231 Points

jglei701 = 185 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

Amal81 = 30 Points

 

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Where did Waldo go now?

[DarkLoki 0]

Looks like asia. Can't tell you more

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 11/9/2005 10:45:26 AM Author: Ynterboy Looks like asia. Can't tell you more

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That would be correct.

 

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

Duke87 = 231 Points

jglei701 = 185 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

Amal81 = 30 Points

Ynterboy = 10 Points

[jglei701 8]

Singapore, Singapore

[M-SIL 2]

Thats the city of Singapore which the country is also named singapore.

[jglei701 8]

Yep, that's what I said... Singapore, Singapore. 

[Voar Tok 4]

Jglei701 gets the points.

 

We have a new leader!

 

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

jglei701 = 235 Points

Duke87 = 231 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

Amal81 = 30 Points

Ynterboy = 10 Points

 

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SPOILER ALERT:

 

Waldo's next location will be a landmark!

[jglei701 8]

The lady in the picture is floating in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA, North America.

[Voar Tok 4]

Completely wrong.  Try again.

[jglei701 8]

Dead Sea, Isreal, Asia

[Voar Tok 4]

That would be correct.

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

jglei701 = 335 Points

Duke87 = 231 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

Amal81 = 30 Points

Ynterboy = 10 Points

 

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Landmark Questions:

 

All questions are worth five points.

1. What two men started a restoration process in 1845?
2. In what year did this place nearly burn down?
3. Who crowned himself emporer here on December 2, 1804?

[Dsrwhat316 12]

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

1. architects Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus and Eug

[jglei701 8]

Nice job dsrwhat...

 

I posted the right answer at about 3:00... but ST was acting up and went down right when I was submitting my post... I wasn't sure if it had gone through but obviously it hadn't!  :-) 

 

Such is life...

[jglei701 8]

... And then I get an error and a double post... my first one EVER, on any message board, in my 24 years (I'm usually neither impatient nor sloppy with my postings... I kinda take pride in it )

 

I haven't had a very good posting day!

 

Geez, look at the timestamp... over an hour?  That's just wacky.

[Voar Tok 4]

Date: 11/11/2005 6:49:05 PM Author: jglei701

... And then I get an error and a double post... my first one EVER, on any message board, in my 24 years (I'm usually neither impatient nor sloppy with my postings... I kinda take pride in it )

I haven't had a very good posting day!

Geez, look at the timestamp... over an hour?  That's just wacky.

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That's freaky.  This post wasn't here when I checked in earlier (I was waiting for Waldo to phone me his location).  That was one lengthy delay.

 

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

jglei701 = 335 Points

Duke87 = 231 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

Dsrwhat316 = 115 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

Amal81 = 30 Points

Ynterboy = 10 Points

 

 

Sorry about the black box, but the name of the building was underneath.  Wouldn't want anyone cheating.

 

[jglei701 8]

Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, USA

 

That was an easy one for me... I live about 30 miles west of Chicago and I've been to Navy Pier probably about 20 times!

[Voar Tok 4]

Waldo's going to need a telelporter to keep up with you.

OFFICIAL SCORES:

 

jglei701 = 435 Points

Duke87 = 231 Points

Alabaster = 130 Points

Dsrwhat316 = 115 Points

hym = 61 Points

Slowhand = 30 Points

DuskTrooper = 30 Points

Amal81 = 30 Points

Ynterboy = 10 Points

 

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Landmark Questions:

 

Question 1 is worth 25 points.  Question 2 is worth 10 points.

1. What world record does this building hold?
2. What was it's name recently (within the last few years) changed from?

[tchaos713 5]

Ah, yes, North America is the continent...

Not quick enough...