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The landmarks below are as seen through Google Earth. The questions for the individual pictures are alongside the pictures. Click on the images to open a bigger picture. Scroll down for the answers.
1) Identify this beach. Zoom into the pic for clues
2) Identify the city in which this airport is located. If you look at the current picture of this airport, it might look totally different.
3) Identify this landmark.
4) Identify the city in which this street is.
5) Identify this stadium.
6) Identify this landmark.
7) Identify this bridge.
Identify this landmark.
9) What is this a part of ?
10) What was here before ?.
The answers. Highlight between the words ANS for the answer.
1) Identify this beach. Zoom into the pic for clues.
ANSAlang Beach, Gujarat, India. This is the famous ship breaking area , where ships are broken down and sold as scrap.ANS
ANSAlang Beach, Gujarat, India. This is the famous ship breaking area , where ships are broken down and sold as scrap.ANS
2) Identify the city in which this airport is located. If you look at the current picture of this airport, it might look totally different.
ANSCould be identified from the context of the question. Beirut Airport, LebanonANS
ANSCould be identified from the context of the question. Beirut Airport, LebanonANS
3) Identify this landmark.
ANSBurj-Al-Arab, Dubai. The 7-star hotel in the shape of a ship’s mastANS
ANSBurj-Al-Arab, Dubai. The 7-star hotel in the shape of a ship’s mastANS
4) Identify the city in which this street is.
ANSSan Francisco. This is called the crooked street and supposedly the crookedest street in the world. Driving on this street is easy, but the approach is tough.
This road goes down from the top of a hill and the approach road up is very steep and often congested because of tourist traffic and u have to be a better-than-average driver to leave a traffic signal smoothly when your car is on a steep slope!ANS
ANSSan Francisco. This is called the crooked street and supposedly the crookedest street in the world. Driving on this street is easy, but the approach is tough.
This road goes down from the top of a hill and the approach road up is very steep and often congested because of tourist traffic and u have to be a better-than-average driver to leave a traffic signal smoothly when your car is on a steep slope!ANS
5) Identify this stadium
ANSEden Gardens, CalcuttaANS
ANSEden Gardens, CalcuttaANS
6) Identify this landmark.
ANSGateway of India, MumbaiANS
ANSGateway of India, MumbaiANS
7) Identify this bridge
ANSHoogly Bridge, Calcutta. The colour of the river is the same in questions 5 and 7
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ANSHoogly Bridge, Calcutta. The colour of the river is the same in questions 5 and 7
ANS Identify this landmark.ANSStatue of LibertyANS
9) What is this a part of ?
ANSPalm Jumeirah, Dubai. Palm tree shaped island resortsANS
ANSPalm Jumeirah, Dubai. Palm tree shaped island resortsANS
10) What was here before ?
ANSWorld Trade CenterANS
ANSWorld Trade CenterANS
Thanks to all those who attempted the quiz.
Mar 20
All you have to do is to identify the landmarks shown below, as seen through Google Earth. This was posted on Quiznet, Qfi and few other quizzing groups, but the pictures are posted here to avoid huge email size. Click on the images to open a bigger picture.
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There is something different/unique about the t-shirt the girl is wearing. What ?
Answers:
1) Arc De triumph, Paris
2) Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
3) Niagra Falls
4) Parliament Building , Delhi
5) Petronas Tower (Can be identified easily from the shadow)
6) Opera House, Sydney
7) Taj Mahal
The Tshirt spells Love when viewed in a mirror.
Thanks to all those who attempted the quiz.
Mar 20
Prime Time Bingo
The Cyprus Government, after noticing the increasing popularity of Bingo has decided to telecast live Bingo Games on all its channels during the “Prime Time” slot everyday. Below are the cards that were used on the first live game. Amazingly, there was a hidden word which could be derived from these cards. (the alignment of the Bingo cards and the space between each card is not relevant to the puzzle, just that i have not been able to get the HTML right!)
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Mar 20
Who is Aphrodite?Today, the name Aphrodite evokes images of alluring beauty, sensuality, and passion. The goddess is best known, perhaps, as a divine matchmaker and agent of sensual desire and infatuation, whose magical charms were enough to entice even the gods into acts of lust and illicit love.
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