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MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:43 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
A even better job on Game2
Let's see who can identify the following places/buildings as seen from above.
To make this fun for all, please don't post the answers here but PM me with your answers and I will post a scorecard.
Clues have been released so now any correct answers are worth 1 point and will be added to your score from before Friday.
Scorecard
19 - Lola2kids
15 - dameia
15 - Woundedby2
14 - TrulyReconciled (without clue round)
11 - jrc1963
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MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:43 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
1. Clue: A legend of eternal love of an Emperor for his favourite Queen!!!
Answer: Taj Mahal, Agra, India
2. Clue: The largest château in the Loire Valley
Answer: Château de Chambord, Chambord, France
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MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:43 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
3. Clue: The start and finish line of the reality show The Amazing Race 9
Answer: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Golden, Colorado
4. Clue: Use the Shadow and don't confuse it with a song
Answer: Tower Bridge, London, England
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MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:43 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
5. Clue: Built by the hegemon Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who ruled Japan in the latter half of the 16th century
Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
6. Clue: the building most frequently named as one of the most important works completed since 1980 in the 2010 World Architecture Survey among architecture experts
Answer: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
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MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:44 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
7. Clue: It's name translates to Fortress and it was once occupied by Napoleon.
Answer: Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Red Square, Lenin's tomb, and St. Basil's Cathedral were accepted before the clue was given
8. Clue: Iconic symbol for the country it is in
Answer: Mt. Fuji, Japan
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MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:44 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
9. Clue: Principal public square of its city. There are other clues in the picture that should help you figure out which city
Answer: Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy
Alternate Answer: Saint Mark's Basilica
10. Clue: It's not EPCOT. Built for a World's Fair, it is now a Museum about the Environment
Biosphere Environmental Museum, Montreal, Canada
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SurprisinglyOkay ( member #36684) posted at 7:51 PM on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
These are really hard. I've got 2 so far.
FWS me 38 (recovering addict)
BS him 41 AFrayedKnot
Together 10 years
2 children
"Your secrets keep you sick"
imagoodwitch ( member #23375) posted at 1:53 AM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
I've got 1 maybe
Ordinary average everyday sane psycho super goddess
Waiting4Daylite ( member #36213) posted at 2:58 AM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
I'm getting dizzy and feel like I'm going to 
I'm not afraid of heights but when you scroll down real fast, well....
confused girl ( member #10649) posted at 3:35 AM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
I have the first one but that is all.
Lola2kids ( member #32789) posted at 1:08 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
I have 5 I think
Man, this one is really hard.
Good on ya Moo.
I'm going to take a few guesses.
BS: (Me) 48
Kids: twins DD(11)
D-Day April 18, 2011
Him:out Sept. 11, 2011
He moved an ocean away June 27, 2014.
"They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder but I am growing more and more fond of his absence"
MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 1:16 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Please see new rules for this game in the 1st post.
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jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 9:31 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
I know for sure on three...
Man Moo... you sure like to challenge us.
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
gahurts ( member #33699) posted at 11:24 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
I think I can get 3 maybe 4
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominable will" - Mahatma Gandi
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - Aubrie
MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 4:25 AM on Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Just wait for the week when it will be your houses!!!!! Buwahahahahahaa!!!!!!!!!!
dameia ( member #36072) posted at 4:34 AM on Thursday, October 10th, 2013
I haven't been on SI in a few days, so I'm still playing catch-up on all the drama. Tomorrow I'm going to sit down and try to figure these out....they're tough. This is definitely my favorite game on SI!! 
Me: BS
D-Day: 7/7/12
Trust is like paper. Once it's crumpled it can never be perfect again.
woundedby2 ( member #18522) posted at 7:32 AM on Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Those are tough ones. I think I have 6 right though. Maybe. 
In 2010 I divorced the NPD assclown who cheated on me with my best friend.
Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
~Robert Louis Stevenson
MovingUpward (original poster member #14866) posted at 4:12 PM on Friday, October 11th, 2013
jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 12:17 AM on Sunday, October 13th, 2013
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
little turtle ( member #15584) posted at 8:13 PM on Sunday, October 13th, 2013
Even with the clues, I can identify only 1 place. and I knew that place before the clue!
I like looking at the pictures though.
Failure is success if we learn from it.
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