How Good Is Your Geography?? [3]

[Drew]

Surely the question wouldn't be too obvious, would it?

Japan and Russia?

[Camelopard]

No sorry, not Japan and Russia, further south.

[Drew]

Hmm, maybe my original guess then:

Australia and Papua New Guinea.

[RaikkonenRules]

USA and China?

[Camelopard]

Sorry, not Australia, PNG nor USA.....

[gadjo_dilo]

Definitely China. They always pretend. The other 3 must be from the neighbourhood.

[Camelopard]

USA and China?

Yes, China is one of them......

[RaikkonenRules]

Yay :bounce:

Erm... Canada?

[Camelopard]

Yay :bounce:

Erm... Canada?

No, now you were not paying attention, go and stand in the corner for 10 minutes facing the wall :) .

I said earlier "not Japan and Russia, further south".
Canada is east of those two countries? :p :

[edv]

Portugal?

[Camelopard]

Portugal?

Portugal????????????? You can go and stand in the corner as well :eek: .

No not Portugal, I think they gave up their rights to any of their outlying colonies a long time ago.

[edv]

I thought they were still involved with Macau, but I am now in the corner . :(

[RaikkonenRules]

Can't think which country it could be now erm.....

Taiwan?

[Caroline]

China and the Phillipines?

[Camelopard]

Can't think which country it could be now erm.....

Taiwan?

Yes Taiwan is one of the other countries, although the other 2 main ones are Vietnam and the Phillipines, these islands are uninhabited and I think it's all to do with mineral and fishing rights. Malalsia and Brunei also want a piece of them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands

OK RaikkonenRules, your turn,

EDV you can leave the corner now :) .

[Camelopard]

[quote="Caroline"]China and the Phillipines?[/quote

Yes Caroline I would have accepted those, however RaikkonenRules beat you by a smidgin. Sorry.

[RaikkonenRules]

OK then here goes...

What are the two longest roads in the UK and which is the only county in which both of these roads pass through?

[edv]

Ummm there are probably a lot of members here who have never even been to the UK.
Uhhh how about M1 and M4 and Kent?

[RaikkonenRules]

No neither of them are the longest and neither of them enter Kent.

[Camelopard]

As a guess I'd say neither of them are motorways, so I'm going for the A1 and A5 and my guess is Hampshire!

[RaikkonenRules]

A1 is one of the longest but neither that or the A5 enter Hampshire.

[gadjo_dilo]

One of them is the road to Hell. :laugh:

[Camelopard]

Anyone else want to have a guess, I presume the A1 is one of them! the road to Hell is in Norway isn't it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway

[RaikkonenRules]

The A1 is the longest. Well done to Camelopard :up: Come on British forumers you ought to know better about your own road network than someone from the otherside of the world :p :

Now for the second longest and the county which they both cross.

[Camelopard]

The A1 is the longest. Well done to Camelopard :up: Come on British forumers you ought to know better about your own road network than someone from the otherside of the world :p :

Now for the second longest and the county which they both cross.

I seem to give a lot of threads the 'kiss of death', maybe it's my new username.

A1 and A7 and pick a county some where in the middle, Yorkshire!

[RaikkonenRules]

A7 is wrong it only runs from Edinburgh to Carlisle just outside of Scotland.

[Camelopard]

A7 is wrong it only runs from Edinburgh to Carlisle just outside of Scotland.

So am I right in guessing Yorkshire? :)

[RaikkonenRules]

Nope.

Come on British forumers, have a try.

[Camelopard]

So am I right in guessing Yorkshire? :)

Alright, the one next to Yorkshire :) .

[RaikkonenRules]

There are lots of county's next to Yorkshire ;) Which one

[gadjo_dilo]

Don't know the english counties and where are they but just for fun I'll try Gloucestershire. In case there is such county. :laugh:

[RaikkonenRules]

Gloustershire does exist but it is the wrong answer.

[Pawprint]

The A82 from Glasgow to Inverness is *rather* long, but I don't know if it's enough.

[Camelopard]

There are lots of county's next to Yorkshire ;) Which one

Rutland :D , OK, I'll go and stand in the corner for 10 minutes :eek: .

[RaikkonenRules]

The A82 from Glasgow to Inverness is *rather* long, but I don't know if it's enough.

A82 is wrong.


Rutland :D , OK, I'll go and stand in the corner for 10 minutes :eek: .

Yes please do. Try a little bit further north for your county.

[Pawprint]

Are you counting motorways?

[RaikkonenRules]

Yes we are :)

[Camelopard]

bump

The A6 and Lincolnshire

[RaikkonenRules]

Wrong A6 does not run in Lincolnshire. But you are very close with the road. The A6 is only just beaten to 2nd longest. Your close with the county too.

[Camelopard]

Nottinghamshire?

[RaikkonenRules]

Nottinghamshire is correct. :up: Now just the second longest road left.

[Camelopard]

Can someone else have a guess, my brain hurts :eek: !

[Camelopard]

Can someone else have a guess, my brain hurts :eek: !


Come on guys and girls, my brain still hurts and my knowledge of English counties and roads isn't that good :p .

[Drew]

I think we give up :p :

[schmenke]

Someone ask a fresh Q please :dozey:

[RaikkonenRules]

Correct answer is A1 and A38 in Nottinghamshire. Knew no one would ever get it :p :

Since he was closest Camelopard can have the next question.

[Camelopard]

But my brain still hurts, badly!

Aotearoa is the indigenous name for which country?

[jso1985]

Australia?

[Daniel]

Australia?
Go a little further west ;)

[Breeze]

Java is a little further west. ??

[Camelopard]

Java is a little further west. ??

No, sorry it isn't Australia, and it's not Java.........

[Breeze]

Daniel, 25,754 posts? And you still have a job? :eek:

[Breeze]

Not that way!!!!!
Is west some other way, or is Daniel delerious?

[Drew]

New Zealand? :p :

[Camelopard]

Is west some other way, or is Daniel delerious?

Well you could go a long, long, long way west!

[Daniel]

I meant East! Oops.

[Drew]

I'm glad, New Zealand :p :

[Breeze]

Oh, well that's hardly fair. Daniel, lay off the sauce!! :grr:

[Camelopard]

I'm glad, New Zealand :p :


Yep, that's it, your question please Drew!

[Drew]

Apologies to non UKers, but name both of the counties that form the Jurassic coast

[Daniel]

Daniel, 25,754 posts? And you still have a job? :eek:
Not for long though :p

[Camelopard]

Yorkshire and Rutland........

[RaikkonenRules]

I've no idea where the jurassic coast is. :(

I'll have a guess erm... Cumbria and Lancashire

[Drew]

Nope nobody yet :)

[Camelopard]

I thought it was a film..... Kent and Sussex?

[edv]

Sooo when can the rest of us start playing again, eh??

[RaikkonenRules]

Dorset and Hampshire

[Drew]

Dorset is one county, just name the other :)

[Breeze]

Sooo when can the rest of us start playing again, eh??

:s nore: huh? wha? northstaffratscoinshireland...... :s nore: :s nore:

[RaikkonenRules]

Dorset is one county, just name the other :)

Well in that case it's easy then. Devon. :p :

[Drew]

Your question, RR ;)

[RaikkonenRules]

OK what is the northern most pernerment settlement in the world?

[Camelopard]

Barrow in Alaska?

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[RaikkonenRules]

Wrong.

[Drew]

Tromso in Norway?

[Camelopard]

Murmansk in Russia?

[edv]

Iqaluit?

[RaikkonenRules]

All wrong. Slightly less sized than Murmansk or Tromso. ;)

[Breeze]

Ice Station Zebra

[Camelopard]

Can we have a country, or would that give the answer away?

[RaikkonenRules]

Ice Station Zebra

I said pernament settlement ;)

[RaikkonenRules]

Can we have a country, or would that give the answer away?

So far Iqauluit is the closest.

[edv]

There's another place on Baffin Island called Arctic Bay.

[RaikkonenRules]

Still further north than Baffin Island.

[edv]

The only other place I've heard of is Resolute, but I have no idea how far north it is.

[RaikkonenRules]

Further than Resolute

[Breeze]

I'm gonna google this bee-atch. Shame one me, but really, who would know such a thing and then spend time on this forum?

[Drew]

Absolute?

:p :

[RaikkonenRules]

I'm gonna google this bee-atch. Shame one me, but really, who would know such a thing and then spend time on this forum?

Breeze you cheat :p : You'd find it alot more easily on wikipedia though. ;)

[Breeze]

I CHEATED AND I"M NOT ASHAMED!!!
For anyone who wants to know the answer, you can find it here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alert%2C_Nunavut). If nobody cares, I'll provide the answer and ask RR to give us a new Q. There, its almost done.

[RaikkonenRules]

Breeze you are correct as you most likely already know. :p : Your question.

[Breeze]

Breeze you are correct as you most likely already know. :p : Your question.
It hardly seems fair or right to reward an admitted cheat. I still have a smidge of honor left. :rolleyes: Perhaps another of you hard working geo buffs would care to have a go?

[Breeze]

Well I guess nobody else wants to pony up with a question, so what I'd like to know is,

if Vincent Van Gogh in France had manic depression,

if Brooke Shields in the US had postpartum depression,

if Adam Ant in the UK had bipolar depression,

who or where might you be if you had

Turfan Depression?

or Quattara Depression?

or Assal-Afar Depression?

Hmmmm?

[Drew]

Saudi Arabian royal family? :p :

[edv]

The north-eastern part of the African Continent?

[Breeze]

The north-eastern part of the African Continent?
got a map for that edv? :D

FWIW, this is more of a physical geography question than it is cultural.

[Camelopard]

Turfan is in China.
The others i'll have to guess and say Libya for Quattara Depression and Jordan for Assal-Afar Depression.

[RaikkonenRules]

Wow that is a very tough question Breeze. I think Camelopard is right about Turfan and Assal-Afar.

I'll guess that Quattara Depression is in Qatar.

[Breeze]

Turfan is in China.

Right you are!!


The others i'll have to guess and say Libya for Quattara Depression and Jordan for Assal-Afar Depression.

Mmmm, not so much this time. :( You are warm though!


I'll guess that Quattara Depression is in Qatar.

No, but if you head west nothwest a bit you will find it!

[RaikkonenRules]

Right you are!!

No, but if you head west nothwest a bit you will find it!

Iran?

[Breeze]

Iran?
the other west norhtwest Raikk, have you been hangin' with Daniel lately? :p :

[RaikkonenRules]

Kuwait

[Camelopard]

Assal-Afar, hmmmm, ok I'll say Yemen!

[Breeze]

Nope, not Kuwait, not Yemen, but you're gettin warmer!!

[Camelopard]

Hows about Oman for Assal-Afar. any clues?

[Breeze]

horn of africa

[Camelopard]

Has Eritrea been mentioned for Assal-Afar?

[Breeze]

No, but man are you close.

[schmenke]

Somalia?

[edv]

Ethiopia?

[Breeze]

Lotta green rings here, but no bulls eye yet. There is another often overlooked and rarely mentioned nation in that area.

[edv]

Uganda is close by...

[schmenke]

Has U.A.E. been guessed?

[Breeze]

Doesn't matter much, both guesses are wrong, ;(

[Breeze]

Does this help at all?

[Breeze]

Incidentally, the green ring is the one that surrounds the red bullseye on a dart board. Hint hint.

[schmenke]

Does this help at all?

No, and neither does hovering the mouse :p :

[Breeze]

No, and neither does hovering the mouse :p :
:D

[Breeze]

Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west, Somalia to the south and Yemen poking its nipple out........

[edv]

Ahh Djibouti.
Who'd a thunk. Does anything ever happen there?

[Breeze]

Ahh Djibouti.
Who'd a thunk. Does anything ever happen there?
Maybe thats why Assal-Afar is so depressed....................
...........ba dump bump, crash!

[edv]

Name the largest Brick Building in Europe There is some contention regarding the correct answer, so I will accept either of 2 possible answers.

[RaikkonenRules]

Stockport viaduct? I know it was at some point. Don't know if it still is.

[edv]

No. not one of the 2 answers. Although the viaduct does get some mention, I would consider it a structure rather than a building (like a bridge).

[schmenke]

In terms of sheer volume of bricks, I'd guess the Coliseum in Rome?

[Drew]

That hideous palace in Bucharest?

[edv]

In terms of sheer volume of bricks, I'd guess the Coliseum in Rome?
No.
Not all made of bricks
The Coliseum utilized a careful combination of these types: concrete for the foundations, travertine for the piers and arcades, tufa infill between piers for the walls of the lower two levels, and brick-faced concrete used for the upper levels and for most of the vaults.

[edv]

That hideous palace in Bucharest?
No. But it is the largest building in europe.
Not made of bricks, but that place did use over one million cubic meters of marble!

[Drew]

No. But it is the largest building in europe.
Not made of bricks, but that place did use over one million cubic meters of marble!

Marble bricks? :p :

Otherwise, I haev no idea atm.

[edv]

Bricks, Drew.. Like these: :D

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~lipoff/friends/artistic/Bricks.jpg

[gadjo_dilo]

Bricks always make me think of England. I suppose the building is in UK but I don't know its name.

[edv]

Well, England IS a part of Europe, I think. So it is in the running....

[edv]

Time for a hint?
How about
'Pigs On The Wing'

[Camelopard]

Ahhhh, think it's time I got me off to the dog's home...........

[malscar]

Edv, I seem to remember it being a castle in umm, bugger, either Germany or Poland. Oh well, probably helped someone.

[Drew]

Heathrow Police station?

I have no idea!

[leno]

i think poland krakow or something

[edv]

None correct so far.
BTW my hint for the answer was musically inclined.....

[Camelopard]

Ahhhh, think it's time I got me off to the dog's home...........

I was trying to be helpfull as well :) . There is a famous dog and cat home nearby.

[gadjo_dilo]

BTW my hint for the answer was musically inclined.....

Spandau Citadel in Berlin?

[edv]

Nope.

[Magnus]

I think I know... :) but I have been cheating

[schmenke]

Time for a hint?
How about
'Pigs On The Wing'

Why do I feel like I have to dig up my old Pink Floyd albums...?

[edv]

Magnus: Cheating not allowed.
Schmenke: You are on track

Where's Caroline these days??

[Camelopard]

Aghhhh, OK, it's been a while since anyone had a guess so I'd "batter" go off to "sea" the "power station" near the dog and cat home in sarth London........

[Breeze]

Aghhhh, OK, it's been a while since anyone had a guess so I'd "batter" go off to "sea" the "power station" near the dog and cat home in sarth London........
Very cryptic, but I still haven't a clue. Brick buildings in Europe, just not my specialty. Asked Edgar the Crow, but he's stumped too.

[edv]

Haha Camelopard, you are the witty one.
Battersea Power Station it is. The other building claiming the honour is the O2 Tobacco Warehouse in Liverpool.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/2495/animalsbq1.jpg

Your go Camelopard...

[Magnus]

Magnus: Cheating not allowed.

Cheating not allowed? Weird game
;)

[Camelopard]

Ahhhh, think it's time I got me off to the dog's home...........

I realised which building it was with the "Pigs on the Wing" clue, hence my reference to the "dog's home". Battersea Dog's Home is famous, featured in the animal show that Rolf Harris used to present.

Speaking of Rolf which city in Australia was he born.

"Rolf's Biography

Rolf Harris, artist, musician, singer, TV presenter and one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers was born in _______, Australia. He has been awarded a CBE and is a Member of the Order of Australia and has won many honours for his work in the entertainment industry."

[Breeze]

Wild guess, Adelaide?

[Camelopard]

Wild guess, Adelaide?

Not Adelaide, but I should add that it is a major city.

Not somewhere like Grong Grong, or Wagga Wagga, or Woy Woy!



:rolleyes: "War is good for big business, I'm glad I have shares in Halliburton and Kellog, Root & Brown." :rolleyes:

[malscar]

So that means it is not Colac Colac, Lang Lang or Gerang Gerang either.

How about Brisbane then.

[Camelopard]

So that means it is not Colac Colac, Lang Lang or Gerang Gerang either.

How about Brisbane then.

Nope.......

Nor Gin Gin :) .

[gadjo_dilo]

Canberra? :laugh:

[Camelopard]

No, not Canberra I don't think anyone famous was born in Canberra :) . Maybe some members of the "Doug Anthony Allstars" were born here. Canberra is boring :) .

[edv]

Perth?

[Daniel]

Perth?
Ed is right :)

Bassendean to be exact.

[edv]

Are you serious? I've got no idea who Rolf Harris is! Lucky guess, if it's true.

[Camelopard]

Yep Perth is correct, your turn Edv.

[edv]

OK Back to the sunny side of the Atlantic for this question.

Here is a picture of Emerald Plaza in San Diego.
This building has become somewhat of an icon.

http://dmvc.vismasters.com/images/sandiego_1.jpg

Question: What is the significance of the angle of the towers' roofs? (and no, it is not so that rain will flow off!)

[Camelopard]

Something to do with earthquakes?

[edv]

Not Earthquakes.

[Breeze]

I'll venture a guess that its got to do with either solar power or climate control systems and that the angles either face due south or due north.

[edv]

That's a good guess, but not the answer I'm looking for.

The answer is more whimsical than practical, if that helps. Think of where San Diego is on a map.

[Drew]

Surely it couldn't be it's latitude and longitude in angles?

[edv]

You've got it Drew!

The angle of inclination of the tops of the towers coincides with the latitude of the building, approximately 32 deg 42 min.

You're go!

[Breeze]

You've got it Drew!

The angle of inclination of the tops of the towers coincides with the latitude of the building, approximately 32 deg 42 min.

You're go!
Well isn't that clever? :dozey: Edv, where do you come up with these? Don't you have some work to do? :p

[Drew]

In which US state is the world's shortest river? (Not including tidal variations..)

Bonus points for length and name :p :

[edv]

My first guess would be Hawaii. Are there any rivers there?

[stevekr]

yeah

i knew who invented Geography " Eratosthenes"

Right???

thanks

[schmenke]

Rhode Island?
If there are any rivers there, they can't be all that long... :p :

[Breeze]

I'm thinking its in Florida. Lots of natural springs there to start a river with, and lots of rivers and lakes for it to flow a short distance to. I'll call it the Okeehootcheefenoka. :D

[edv]

Steve, there's a good argument for Eratosthenes as a father of physical geography...he did believe the Earth was round and calculated its circumference to an astounding degree of accuracy...
I have always maintained that geography is a tough thing to really define. To my mind, it has always had 2 basic elements: our surroundings, and our (mankind's) place in it. So, to me, valid questions about geography could include things like 'how tall is that mountain?' as well as 'why is there a settlement at the confluence of these rivers?' with equal relevance.
But that's just me.

[Breeze]

bump


Drew?






Drreewwwwoooooo?

[Drew]

Sorry, nobody's right!

[Camelopard]

Delaware? that's a small state isn't it?

[Drew]

Be more concerned with the size of the river than the size of the state :p :

[Breeze]

Three states down, forty seven to go. What qualifies as a river?

Minnesota?

[Drew]

Three states down, forty seven to go. What qualifies as a river?

Minnesota?

In this case, a river that doesn't not flow into the ocean and its length influenced by the tide (small hint!)

[Camelopard]

In this case, a river that doesn't not flow into the ocean and its length influenced by the tide (small hint!)

Not much help to me and I'm not very good at cryptic crosswords either :( .

Not flowing into the ocean? Flowing into the great lakes perhaps (therefore not technically the ocean :) ), he says clutching at straws!

[Drew]

Well it's a landlocked state not near the great lakes.

Sorry I'm giving clues, but I'm moving on wednesday and won't be on the internet for a while, so I gotta move it along a bit :)

[Breeze]

New Mexico????????????????? Its 4.5 inches and called Rio Pengito.

[Drew]

No, no hay ningun rio que se llama pengito, hombre :p :

Look a little bit further north.

[Firstgear]

For some reason, I'm thinking short in length may go hand in hand with being steep. So how about Colorado?

[Breeze]

Oak lahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plains??

[Drew]

Nope, it's a state that isn't really mentioned a whole lot, especially not over here.

[pettersolberg29]

Is it Oregon - we did Rivers at scjhool today!
The River Dean or something, and it is about 300 ft?

[Breeze]

300 ft is short, but Oregon is not land locked........How about Kansas?

[Drew]

Is it Oregon - we did Rivers at scjhool today!
The River Dean or something, and it is about 300 ft?

Well this is the other river that changes due to the tide! It's the River Dee in Oregon, but the Guiness Book of Records says it's not the shortest river.

No breeze, look a bit further north, eh

[edv]

North of Kansas?
Nebraska?

[malscar]

How about Montana.

I too thought the River D in Oregon was the shortest.

[Firstgear]

I'll guess Wyoming

[pettersolberg29]

I'll guess Wisconsin?

[Drew]

How about Montana.

I too thought the River D in Oregon was the shortest.

Montana it is! The Roe river is 200 feet long :)

The River Dee has different measurements and the 120ft in length is at "extreme high tide" and is not counted by the guiness book of records

[Camelopard]

Who's turn to ask a question?

[Breeze]

Who's turn to ask a question?

malscar the occasional.

[malscar]

Sorry guys, did not think I had answered it as I had not a clue of the river. Be back shortly.

[malscar]

Back again.

Where and what is 'Challenger Deep'?

[Camelopard]

At the bottom of an ocean?

[edv]

Is it the Area of the Atlantic where the Space Shuttle Challenger crashed?

[Breeze]

I may be mistaken (probably) but I think it is also know as the Marianas Trench, a deep ocean trench (deepest in fact) in the South Pacific.

[Storm]

I think its the same as what Breeze said...its the deep ocean trench off the coast of Philippines?

[pettersolberg29]

I thought it was just off Japan - but I agree with it being the Mariana Trench.

I can even tell you it is 7 miles deep, but I wont because no-one likes a know-it-all!

[schmenke]

I thought it was off the coast of Java?

[Breeze]

If correct, here...........and that would be in the Northern Pacific Ocean

[malscar]

Ok Breeze, you have got half the answer. You have the where, as it is in the Mariana Trench. But what is it, ie what is so special about Challenger Deep? You are also very close to what it is.

[Breeze]

I may be mistaken (probably) but I think it is also know as the Marianas Trench, a deep ocean trench (deepest in fact) in the South Pacific.
Well??

[malscar]

Challenger Deep (or Depth depending on the reference source) is IN the Mariana Trench. It is not THE Mariana Trench.

I agree that the Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench in the oceans of the world.

This is like saying the Himalayas are the tallest mountain, not Mt Everest.

[Breeze]

:( :blackeye: :bigcry:

[Camelopard]

Time for another question?

[pettersolberg29]

Yeh!

Breeze was basically right so have a go with a question!

[Breeze]

I'm up for that. Its been a busy couple of days, but I hope to have a call in to Edgar the 'globe trotting bon vivant' Crow for a good story.

[Breeze]

Sorry friends, no story from Edgar. Just a bunch of numbers. He said you guys would know what to make of them. ;)

47 56 59.49
00 04 27.08

29 11 15.53
-81 04 22.13

43 44 03.75
07 25 16.89

39 47 35.31
-86 14 19.90

[jso1985]

Is that Edgar's credit cards numbers? :p

[edv]

Well, I guess those look like lat/lon pairs. no lons beyond +/- 90 though, which is curious.
Shall we enter these numbers into Google Earth to find a common theme? (ie is that allowed here?)

[edv]

Well, looking at a map, those points correspond to:
LeMans
Daytona
Monaco
Indianapolis

I suspect that's what you are looking for.
(Edgar needs to get out more :)

[pettersolberg29]

So therefore they are all Racing Tracks!

[Breeze]

Well, looking at a map, those points correspond to:
LeMans
Daytona
Monaco
Indianapolis

I suspect that's what you are looking for.
(Edgar needs to get out more :)
Well that was just TOO easy for a savant like edv! :p : What's more, its on the start/finish line of those famous tracks!

[edv]

OK here's one for the Yanks...
My wife and I recently drove down portions of the Old Route 66 in the USA...a famous and important link for Americans, both geographically and historically.
There are many projects ongoing to recover and restore this highway, especially as it holds such great nostalgia for retiring babyboomers, but mainly for its historical and cultural significance.
Anyway, the question is this:

Regarding Route 66:
1) In what city does it start (easternmost point)?
2) At what famous landmark does it end (westernmost point)?
3) How many states does it pass through? (Name them if you can!)

[schmenke]

Educamated guess here...

Start: chicago
Landmark End: Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles?
States: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada, California???

[edv]

Well, Schmenke, you got 3 out of a possible 11...
Start is indeed Chicago.
Landmark at the end is not rodeo Drive.
You got 2 states right. (Illinois & California)
Number of states is wrong.

[Firstgear]

...well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
more than 2000 miles all the way.
Get your kicks, on Route 66...

Well going by the cities mentioned in the song, I'd agree with Schmenke on the start & end. But I think it swings south around Colorado. So take out Colorado from Schmenke's list of states and add Missouri, New Mexico & Arizona

[schmenke]

Well, Schmenke, you got 3 out of a possible 11...
...

:s

[edv]

Yes on FirstGear's 3 states
so
schmenke got 3
Firstgear got 3
the landmark at the end and a selection of states still available.... (geez I sound like a marketer..)

[Firstgear]

So we still need 5 states?

Well then Texas and Oklahoma must be in there.

And how about Arkansas, Kentuky & Tennessee to make it 11.

Wild guess at Landmark ---> Vennis Beach

[edv]

Not necessarily 5 states needed (read question3 carefully)
Yes on Texas and Oklahoma. No on the others.
The landmark at LA is not venice beach, but you're warm. I have a suspicion that it's the same landmark where the Cannonball Run ended.
schmenke got 3
1stgear now has 5

[Firstgear]

Not necessarily 5 states needed (read question3 carefully)

Man - I'm so useless I can't even read the question right.

I better give some others a try.

[Camelopard]

Santa Monica Pier. another state is Arizona

[Camelopard]

Santa Monica Pier. another state is Arizona

We got married in Bullhead City in Arizona on Route 66. By the banks of the Colorado River, having spent the previous night in Kingman, which has no redeeming features :) . Stayed in Laughlin that night then had lunch in Newberry Springs the next day at the Side Winder Cafe aka Bagdad Cafe in the film of the same name. http://www.lppublishing.com/bagdadcafe/

[schmenke]

Is the landmark Malibu Beach?

[edv]

Camelopard jumps into the fray with a point! Yes on the Santa Monica Pier as the landmark and Arizona as one of the states, but firstgear already got that one.

schmenke 3
Firstgear 5
camelopard 1

So you've gotten Chicago and Santa Monica.
And it goes through Illinois, Missouri, something something something New Mexico, Arizona and California.

[Firstgear]

Ok - one last try.

Replace something something something with Kansas Oklahoma Texas.

Then it starts in Chicago, ends at Santa Monica Pier and runs thru eight states.

Do I get a gold star or a Strike Three - Yer Out?

[edv]

Gold Star!
Your Go

[Firstgear]

Yipppeeeeee!

OK, this is probably too easy for the Canucks, but here goes anyway.

2010 Olympics is being hosted by Vancouver/Whistler. If you went to Whistler, what mountain besides Whistler Mountain would you most likely ski on?

[schmenke]

I'll abstain from responding... :)

[edv]

Me too.

[Breeze]

I'd go down Whistler Mountain, but I'd rather my girl go down Hummer Mountain. :eek:

Badump bump.

[Firstgear]

I'm starting to think that my question is going to sink this thread. So please allow me to retract it, and replace it with this:

Making over 90% of the worlds supply, what were the top three vanilla producing countries (according to the UN food & Agriculture Organization) in 2006?

[Camelopard]

I'm starting to think that my question is going to sink this thread. So please allow me to retract it, and replace it with this:

Making over 90% of the worlds supply, what were the top three vanilla producing countries (according to the UN food & Agriculture Organization) in 2006?

Well I was going to guess and say Blackcomb,.

Vanilla? I'd say Madagascar as one, the other 2, I'll have to think about. :)

[Breeze]

Brazil, India and Idunno

[Camelopard]

Well I was going to guess and say Blackcomb,.

Vanilla? I'd say Madagascar as one, the other 2, I'll have to think about. :)

So my guess would be Madagascar as previuously stated, and I'll add Indonesia (the original Spice Islands) and Costa Rica!

The reason I said Madagascar is that the last time I bought some vanilla seeds, it was a product of there. It is also grown on Vanuatu but I wouldn't think in very large quantities.

[Firstgear]

#1 Madagascar at 59%
#2 Indonesia at 23%

#3 still up for grabs

Looks like Camelopard is going to take this one with two out of three already (as well as a bonus point for Whistler & Blackcomb)

So would you like to keep trying for vanilla #3, or post the next Q?

[Camelopard]

[quote="Firstgear"]

Do we want to wait a while to see if any one gets number 3? Was Costa Rica close? In other words Central America?

[Camelopard]

#1 Madagascar at 59%
#2 Indonesia at 23%

#3 still up for grabs

Looks like Camelopard is going to take this one with two out of three already (as well as a bonus point for Whistler & Blackcomb)

So would you like to keep trying for vanilla #3, or post the next Q?

Keep going for number 3 and winner takes all?

Was Costa Rica close? In other words somewhere in Central America?

[Firstgear]

Not anywhere near Central America.

[edv]

Thailand?

[Camelopard]

Hmmmmm, if Indonesia is #2 and EDV has guessed Thailand, what about Malaysia?

[Firstgear]

Not Thailand or Malaysia, but you're getting close.

[schmenke]

Philippines?