That Google Game (redux)

terpkristin · 07-12-2010, 04:30 PM

Can't find the original thread, here's another to kick off the fun again. Same rules as before, if you get it right, post another.

This should be easy I think. It's not in the US.

/tk

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 04:31 PM

Sphinx

terpkristin · 07-12-2010, 04:35 PM

Yay DT gets it.

/tk

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 04:37 PM

Try this one.

JediKooter · 07-12-2010, 04:38 PM

Damn!!

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 04:39 PM

Hoover Dam?

(never been there but it's worth a guess)

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:12 PM

nope. not hoover dam. was hoping it'd be mistaken for the hoover dam though, so thanks!

JPhillips · 07-12-2010, 05:16 PM

Not Hoover and not Aswan.

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:24 PM

3,830 metres long, 980 metres wide at the base, 40 metres wide at the crest and 111 metres tall. It contains 43 million cubic metres of material. At maximum, 11,000 cubic metres of water can pass through the dam every second.

The reservoir, named XXXX, is 550 km long and 35 km at its widest with a surface area of 5,250 square kilometres. It holds 111 cubic kilometres of water.

12 turbines - 2,100 MW.

bhlloy · 07-12-2010, 05:25 PM

Is it the one in North Korea again?

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhlloy

Is it the one in North Korea again?

LOL nope. That one was epic though. Did you all end up giving up on that one, or did someone get it right at the end?

bhlloy · 07-12-2010, 05:27 PM

haha I think somebody got it in the end, but it took a while

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

nope. not hoover dam. was hoping it'd be mistaken for the hoover dam though, so thanks!

Your welcome!!

How about the one that blew up in the second X-Men movie? If that isn't it then you've made the pic and all those fancy number up.

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:29 PM

lol - nope it's not that one.

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:30 PM

this was supposed to be easy...not a threadkiller!!

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Not Hoover and not Aswan.

It is aswan

DataKing · 07-12-2010, 05:33 PM

Three Gorges?

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:33 PM

Aswan it is tigercat!

DataKing · 07-12-2010, 05:35 PM

Doh...thing is flowing north. That should have been a dead giveaway.

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 05:45 PM

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 05:57 PM

St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 05:58 PM

oooh - if true that's a good one johnny. i was thinking Italian churches and looking at a couple...but nice.

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice

You got it

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

oooh - if true that's a good one johnny. i was thinking Italian churches and looking at a couple...but nice.

Oh, it's right, DT...I assure you.

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 06:02 PM

nicely done!

JonInMiddleGA · 07-12-2010, 06:20 PM

Well dang, I was Googling and found it but somebody beat me to it.

Once you figured out it was a church, then a basilica, it was a matter of finding a picture of one that matched.

Passacaglia · 07-12-2010, 06:28 PM

I was hoping this would be that google game where you have to come up with a word that gets more hits misspelled than spelled correctly. This seems more like that google MAPS game.

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 06:38 PM

I'm heading home shortly...I'll check back for answers in a little while.

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 06:49 PM

that's clearly an olympic compound somewhere...summer olympic cities...

is that the stuff they've built for the london olympics?

DaddyTorgo · 07-12-2010, 06:57 PM

i wanna go home - somebody else can have the win

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

that's clearly an olympic compound somewhere...summer olympic cities...

is that the stuff they've built for the london olympics?

On the right track (Olympics) but not London.

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 07:07 PM

Barcelona, didn't notice the needle till just now.

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

Barcelona, didn't notice the needle till just now.

Well done!!

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 07:19 PM

JPhillips · 07-12-2010, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigercat

It is aswan

Well shit. I guess my zoom wasn't right. Sorry about that.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 07-12-2010, 08:20 PM

Haha, I did that same city (different part) last time. I'll leave it for someone else.

bhlloy · 07-12-2010, 09:44 PM

Pilgrim Monument

bhlloy · 07-12-2010, 09:57 PM

hopefully not too difficult

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 10:33 PM

Caerphilly Castle

QuikSand · 07-12-2010, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I was hoping this would be that google game where you have to come up with a word that gets more hits misspelled than spelled correctly. This seems more like that google MAPS game.

i sorta liked that game...

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 10:51 PM

This is a place of some historical significance, but may be tough. So I'll give a hint before I go to bed if need be.

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 11:07 PM

Looks like a castle of sorts...no idea where, though.

EDIT: or fort.

Izulde · 07-12-2010, 11:27 PM

Alahambra?

Tigercat · 07-12-2010, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

Alahambra?

Good job!

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 11:36 PM

Nice find, Izulde...what gave it away?

Izulde · 07-12-2010, 11:42 PM

1) I studied abroad in Granada for a semester.

2) The Alahambra has a very distinctive shape and is high above much of the rest of the city.

3) The circle in a square building, whose exact name escapes me just now.

johnnyshaka · 07-12-2010, 11:44 PM

lol...well I hope number one helped quite a bit. I assumed number three was the key distinction but couldn't find anything with my efforts.

Drake · 07-12-2010, 11:52 PM

I am always in awe of the people playing this game. You folks are incredible.

Izulde · 07-13-2010, 12:03 AM

Alf · 07-13-2010, 08:11 AM

That looks like some french Vauban defensive constructions from the 18th and 19th century.

07-12-2010, 04:31 PM	#2
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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	3,830 metres long, 980 metres wide at the base, 40 metres wide at the crest and 111 metres tall. It contains 43 million cubic metres of material. At maximum, 11,000 cubic metres of water can pass through the dam every second. The reservoir, named XXXX, is 550 km long and 35 km at its widest with a surface area of 5,250 square kilometres. It holds 111 cubic kilometres of water. 12 turbines - 2,100 MW. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 07-12-2010 at 05:25 PM.

07-12-2010, 04:39 PM	#6
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Hoover Dam? (never been there but it's worth a guess)

07-12-2010, 05:12 PM	#7
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	nope. not hoover dam. was hoping it'd be mistaken for the hoover dam though, so thanks!

07-12-2010, 05:25 PM	#10
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Is it the one in North Korea again?

07-12-2010, 05:27 PM	#12
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	haha I think somebody got it in the end, but it took a while

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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	lol - nope it's not that one. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

07-12-2010, 05:30 PM	#15
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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Aswan it is tigercat! __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 07-12-2010 at 05:34 PM.

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johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice

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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	oooh - if true that's a good one johnny. i was thinking Italian churches and looking at a couple...but nice. __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Well dang, I was Googling and found it but somebody beat me to it. Once you figured out it was a church, then a basilica, it was a matter of finding a picture of one that matched. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

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Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I was hoping this would be that google game where you have to come up with a word that gets more hits misspelled than spelled correctly. This seems more like that google MAPS game.

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DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	that's clearly an olympic compound somewhere...summer olympic cities... is that the stuff they've built for the london olympics? __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 07-12-2010 at 06:50 PM.

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07-12-2010, 07:07 PM	#32
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Barcelona, didn't notice the needle till just now.

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Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA

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bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Pilgrim Monument

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Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Caerphilly Castle

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Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	This is a place of some historical significance, but may be tough. So I'll give a hint before I go to bed if need be. Last edited by Tigercat : 07-12-2010 at 10:55 PM.

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johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Looks like a castle of sorts...no idea where, though. EDIT: or fort. Last edited by johnnyshaka : 07-12-2010 at 11:07 PM.

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johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Nice find, Izulde...what gave it away?

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Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	1) I studied abroad in Granada for a semester. 2) The Alahambra has a very distinctive shape and is high above much of the rest of the city. 3) The circle in a square building, whose exact name escapes me just now. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

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johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	lol...well I hope number one helped quite a bit. I assumed number three was the key distinction but couldn't find anything with my efforts.

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Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	I am always in awe of the people playing this game. You folks are incredible.

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