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This is a quiz kind of thread game. The basic idea is that somebody posts a picture of a famous building, landmark, site, or whatever, maybe gives a couple of clues as to what it is, and then others try to identify what it is that's in the picture. The person who gets it right gets to post the next picture.

I'll start things off.

Hint: it is located in a city that is famous for it's mercantile history.

Disneyland?

Nope, old continent.

I'd play, but I dope with performance enhancing websites like tin eye, so I can only participate in non sanctioned forum games.

Ah, well, this game operates on the 'honor' principle, so such reverse search websites would kind of ruin things. But other forms of performance enhancers are completely allowed; I myself for example rarely start threads without a few pints.

Hint: the city partnered with another one to become a big fish (HUGE) in the trading networks of medieval Europe.

I'll have you know I am very proud of my 56% final grade in high school German class.

Very warm. So what would be your answer, HCGLNS?

It's the Holsten Gate in Lubeck.

HCGLNS said:

It's the Holsten Gate in Lubeck.

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Correct.

As to your picture... hmm, a native american statue, the color might suggest a copper or bronze coating in rather good shape, so it's not very old. The evergreen trees seem to suggest northern US or Canada, though the statue's lack of clothes on the upper body might be more fitting for a plains indian (or at least a warmer climate).

To google!

HCGLNS said:

It's the Holsten Gate in Lubeck.

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I've found the answer to this one, but I did it by cheating.

You're a witch!

HCGLNS said:

You're a witch!

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I have to say I'm stumped. Any hints?

TommiR said:

I have to say I'm stumped. Any hints?

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HCGLNS

Got it. Truro Nova Scotian indian statue.

Though I did google that.

Now that TommiR's got it, I can reveal that I cheated by googling the image's file name.

WITCH!!!

Would that be from Palmyra?

You're only a 5 hour drive away!

Well, I understand there are plenty of cave churches in that area. The only ones I can say from the top of my head that would be at something of an appropriate distance would be at Antioch?

Colder.

Petra.

Nuts, I had a really good clue too.

Now try this on for size;

Eyjafjallajökull?

HCGLNS said:

Nuts, I had a really good clue too.

Now try this on for size;

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it's a witch!

The_Khan said:

it's a witch!

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... A good play on words, if your answer is correct.

TommiR said:

... A good play on words, if your answer is correct.

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according to the file name, it's a witch!

The_Khan said:

according to the file name, it's a witch!

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That is what I understood from your previous post. Witch as in Hekla. Personally I try not to look at filenames.[DOUBLEPOST=1358477056][/DOUBLEPOST]Now one from me.

Hint: sometimes they walked, sometimes they swam. You can't explain that.

TommiR said:

Now one from me.

Hint: sometimes they walked, sometimes they swam. You can't explain that.
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St. Michael's Mount. I think. It's been a while since I've been there.

Correct! Mont Saint Michel, a tidal island with a monastery, located in Normandy.

HCGLNS said:

WITCH!!!

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Ooh, Petra!

HCGLNS said:

WITCH!!!

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Whoever didn't know this was Petra immediately isn't a big enough fan of Indiana Jones.

Chad Sexington said:

Whoever didn't know this was Petra immediately isn't a big enough fan of Indiana Jones.

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I didn't know it's Petra, I would've answered "the Grail place from Indiana Jones."

bhamv3 said:

I didn't know it's Petra, I would've answered "the Grail place from Indiana Jones."

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Accepted.

TommiR said:

That is what I understood from your previous post. Witch as in Hekla. Personally I try not to look at filenames.[DOUBLEPOST=1358477056][/DOUBLEPOST]Now one from me.

Hint: sometimes they walked, sometimes they swam. You can't explain that.
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Mont Saint Michel in France?

TommiR said:

That is what I understood from your previous post. Witch as in Hekla. Personally I try not to look at filenames.[DOUBLEPOST=1358477056][/DOUBLEPOST]Now one from me.

Hint: sometimes they walked, sometimes they swam. You can't explain that.
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Ugh, my sister in law sent me 8 million photos of her trip there last year. Also, my place is not a witch, that's just a way with wich to catch you witches.

Clue: Jay

HCGLNS said:

Also, my place is not a witch, that's just a way with wich to catch you witches.

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Pingualuit crater. Though I wouldn't have known without googling.

And about Petra. In my opinion, Raiders of the Lost Ark was the only one of the movies worth watching. (Can you tell I'm pissed off I didn't get Petra immediately?)

Woo! I knew something!

Dirona said:

Woo! I knew something!

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A big statue of a goose of some kind. Again, looking at the trees and seeing as it is a holiday photo, it could be in Canada like that previous indian statue, though that's just a stab in the dark. Beyond that, beats me, I haven't seen it. Could you give a clue?

You've got the country right.

It's Wawa!

There should be a theme song for that monument.

Picture in a moment.[DOUBLEPOST=1358481930][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh yeah baby.

yup yup!

Also, your statue reminds me of Izzard's bit about babies on spikes.

stienman said:

It's Wawa!

There should be a theme song for that monument.

Picture in a moment.[DOUBLEPOST=1358481930][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh yeah baby.

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That's the... ok, I have absolutely no idea how to spell it, or even say it, but it's in Oslo, Norway.

Those crazy norwaygians!

Your turn.

Hints:
• Big Dipper
• In a town whose name was used for the name of a main character in a Disney movie

Cheesy1 said:

Hints:
• Big Dipper
• In a town whose name was used for the name of a main character in a Disney movie

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Ah yes, the town of Mulantown. Lovely this time of year.

Ravenpoe Umm, the Cadillac Ranch?

Cheesy1 said:

Hints:
• Big Dipper
• In a town whose name was used for the name of a main character in a Disney movie

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Hmm... Big Dipper is a part of Ursa Major (Big Bear), the building is a greek russian orthodox church which is the branch of christianity they have in Russia, and a national symbol often seen depicting Russia is the Russian Bear. So, obviously, that is the Holy Church of the Great Russian Bear in Quasimodo.

Reality, conform!

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Dirona said:

Woo! I knew something!

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Wawa?

sixpackshaker said:

Wawa?

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Yup, Steiny got it last night.

sixpackshaker said:

play honestly.

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The sideburns and the general clothing style are something I've seen in relation to the 19th century. Other than that, I've got nothing; it's a roadside statue of some guy, possibly somewhere in the United States.

You are right about the 19th century and America.

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Ok, seeing the file name when I quote lets me know my guess is incorrect, but I was going to say that looks like Martin Van Buren, and was going to guess his hometown of Kinderhook, NY

Thanks for playing honestly.

Ouch, my cultural bias killed me on that one.

Ravenpoe said:

Ok, seeing the file name when I quote lets me know my guess is incorrect, but I was going to say that looks like Martin Van Buren, and was going to guess his hometown of Kinderhook, NY

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Aha! I, too was going to guess Martin Van Buren. Then, I noticed who posted the original challenge, and I figured who the statue must be of based on that. I determined the location by Googling the person's name + statue and found out the location. Does this count?

Dirona said:

Yup, Steiny got it last night.

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Wawa?! Like the convenience stores that are all over the mid-Atlantic states? With a goose silhouetted against a sunset as their emblem?

TommiR said:

Ravenpoe Umm, the Cadillac Ranch?

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Close! But no, the Cadillac Ranch has the aforementioned cars all buried nose-down, not arranged like Stonehenge.

That is actually the aptly named Carhenge, located in Alliance, Nebraska.

bhamv3 said:

Ah yes, the town of Mulantown. Lovely this time of year.

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TommiR said:

Hmm... Big Dipper is a part of Ursa Major (Big Bear), the building is a greek russian orthodox church which is the branch of christianity they have in Russia, and a national symbol often seen depicting Russia is the Russian Bear. So, obviously, that is the Holy Church of the Great Russian Bear in Quasimodo.

Reality, conform!

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Yeah, um . . . no.

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Hints:
• Big Dipper
• In a town whose name was used for the name of a main character in a Disney movie

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I liked your clues, so I will only help the others find it.

HCGLNS said:

I liked your clues, so I will only help the others find it.

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Nice. Good thinking there

My clue is awesomesauce donchaknow!

Certainly, and I get it now when you posted it. And the logic stands to reason.

Well, I hope you find it. Your silly guess is fantastically close.

HCGLNS said:

Well, I hope you find it. Your silly guess is fantastically close.

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Sorry if I was unclear: I found it out after I looked at your clue, as the logical path seems clear after that. That was some good thinking on your part, assuming I am correct in how you figured the answer out for yourself.

sixpackshaker said:

play honestly.

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Sam Houston statue on Interstate 45 outside of Huntsville, TX, home of Sam Houston State University. Actually only about 2 hours from where I'm sitting right now.

and I didn't look at EvilMike's spoiler until after I posted this. So your call on who is next sixpack.

Process:
1. Russian Orthodox Church with a sign in English, suggests Alaska.
2. Since most people choose significant landmarks, you could just google historic Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska
3. Big Dipper -> Ursa Major, Bear? Any Disney movies with Bears?
4. Brother Bear! Lets google the title characters and Kenai is a place in Alaska!
5. And back to step 2, national landmark church in Kenai for the Russian Orthodox Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary_Church
6. Google around until found exact image.
7. Google Sarah Palin, get distracted by Lisa Ann.
????
9. Post on Halforums

I will never guess your places but I'll throw this one in for fun:

Calleja said:

I will never guess your places but I'll throw this one in for fun:

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The Aqueduct of Quetzlzacatenango

HCGLNS said:

The Aqueduct of Quetzlzacatenango

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Did you actually guess and just tried to spell the name for comic effect, or was that a lucky approximation?

It's an aqueduct, yes, around 400 years old, but not in Quetzlzacatenango.

I am intentionally not saying the location, so I chose Quetzlzacatenango. Which as we all know is located in Guatemala, and home to a fiendish brand of pepper.

It's this one, perhaps:

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That is one of the best photos I have ever seen of that lake.

HCGLNS said:

That is one of the best photos I have ever seen of that lake.

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National Geographic photographers, man. Just amazing.

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Process:
1. Russian Orthodox Church with a sign in English, suggests Alaska.
2. Since most people choose significant landmarks, you could just google historic Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska
3. Big Dipper -> Ursa Major, Bear? Any Disney movies with Bears?
4. Brother Bear! Lets google the title characters and Kenai is a place in Alaska!
5. And back to step 2, national landmark church in Kenai for the Russian Orthodox Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary_Church
6. Google around until found exact image.
7. Google Sarah Palin, get distracted by Lisa Ann.
????
9. Post on Halforums

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Actually, the Big Dipper clue was alluding to Alaska's state flag:


Kenai was my early childhood hometown. At one point I use to live a block away from that church.

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It's this one, perhaps:

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It looks a bit different now:


But yes, that's it, Querétaro, my hometown. How the FUCK are you guys getting these so quickly? I REHOSTED IT!

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Calleja said:

It looks a bit different now:

But yes, that's it, Querétaro, my hometown. How the FUCK are you guys getting these so quickly? I REHOSTED IT!

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Simple assumptions of the game, make it very easy.

Calleja said:

It looks a bit different now:

But yes, that's it, Querétaro, my hometown. How the FUCK are you guys getting these so quickly? I REHOSTED IT!

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I googled "aquaduct mexico 400 years" and it showed me a lot of mexican aquaducts. This was the only one with the distinctive brick slant where the posts meet the duct.

HCGLNS said:

Process:
1. Russian Orthodox Church with a sign in English, suggests Alaska.
2. Since most people choose significant landmarks, you could just google historic Russian Orthodox Churches in Alaska
3. Big Dipper -> Ursa Major, Bear? Any Disney movies with Bears?
4. Brother Bear! Lets google the title characters and Kenai is a place in Alaska!
5. And back to step 2, national landmark church in Kenai for the Russian Orthodox Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary_Church
6. Google around until found exact image.
7. Google Sarah Palin, get distracted by Lisa Ann.
????
9. Post on Halforums

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I couldn't read the sign clearly enough to tell it was in english, though the white picket fence around the church strongly hinted at US origin. I didn't have much luck trying to google with that. After your picture narrowed it down to Alaska, finding the right church was rather simple, per your step 2. And googling disney+kenai served to confirm that. The part I failed to get, I admit, was the quite logical step that, although there must be many orthodox churches in communities in the US where the people have suitable family backgrounds, Alaska as formerly belonging to Russia is a good place to start looking.

Nice thinking.

Calleja people more often than not tend to post places they are familiar to them, or close to them.

I looked at your image, saw what appeared to be an aqueduct and googled "Mexican Aqueducts"

Here's one that should be a bit harder. The filename gives it away completely, so don't quote this message or view the image alone if you don't want to be tipped off.

Hint: people who boat in the Pacific Ocean might have a good chance at guessing what it is.

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Here's one that should be a bit harder. The filename gives it away completely, so don't quote this message or view the image alone if you don't want to be tipped off.

Hint: people who boat in the Pacific Ocean might have a good chance at guessing what it is.

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Muhuhahahaha!

I'll tell you where it's not, and that's West of Acapulco.

Can't tell if it's an air traffic control tower, a lighthouse, or both.

--Patrick

Me neither. And having it float isn't helping, either.

stienman said:

Here's one that should be a bit harder. The filename gives it away completely, so don't quote this message or view the image alone if you don't want to be tipped off.

Hint: people who boat in the Pacific Ocean might have a good chance at guessing what it is.

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Enoshima Lighthouse.

Got it by google image searching lighthouses in Pacific locations. Went through "lighthouse hawaii", "lighthouse california", "lighthouse oregon" before I hit on "lighthouse japan" and found it.[DOUBLEPOST=1358592288][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's my entry:

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Hint: people who boat in the Pacific Ocean might have a good chance at guessing what it is.

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1. What building would people who boaters recognize: lighthouse, port authority.
2. What Pacific nation has a history of boating and stupid modern buildings: Japan, Taiwan
3. Google.

bhamv3 said:

Enoshima Lighthouse.

Got it by google image searching lighthouses in Pacific locations. Went through "lighthouse hawaii", "lighthouse california", "lighthouse oregon" before I hit on "lighthouse japan" and found it.[DOUBLEPOST=1358592288][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's my entry:

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1. Google "stone formations looks like face"

Hint for mine: Higgins's earlier advice about what people tend to post is accurate in this case.

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Hint for mine: Higgins's earlier advice about what people tend to post is accurate in this case.

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Poe's got it.

I'm betting that's Unibroue, a brewery in Chambly, Quebec.

And my contribution:

jwhouk said:

I'm betting that's Unibroue, a brewery in Chambly, Quebec.

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I've heard of it. Yes I have. You should, too.

--Patrick

jwhouk said:

I'm betting that's Unibroue, a brewery in Chambly, Quebec.

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No, not Unibroue. Though now I want to go buy some of their beers.