GW presents: The Amazing Race Sign Ups

[Tubby23]

@Benzine where you at

 

[Jon]

Spoiler

1. Gonna have to say this is Golden Gate Bridge, but I've never been to Cali.

2. I know that's Montreal, I've been there before. I'm not positive of where that's taken from, though I'd have to guess Mont-Royal Hill... just guessing a touristy area.

3. This one I had to look up, but the road name made that simple. It's Scotland, so my assumption would be Loch Ness. Been to Scotland, but not Loch Ness.

 

[Tubby23]

Well done Jon

 

[Benzine]

that looks pacific

the city, not sure, somewhere american surely. all my cityscape knowledge comes from watching the nba sooooooo not an nba city.

the home of my forefathers

 

[VashTheStampede]

Spoiler: Guesses

guessing #2 is central Park and #3 is loch ness

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Spoiler: Guesses

guessing #2 is central Park and #3 is loch ness

#3 is correct. #2 is not

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Spoiler

1. Gonna have to say this is Golden Gate Bridge, but I've never been to Cali.

2. I know that's Montreal, I've been there before. I'm not positive of where that's taken from, though I'd have to guess Mont-Royal Hill... just guessing a touristy area.

3. This one I had to look up, but the road name made that simple. It's Scotland, so my assumption would be Loch Ness. Been to Scotland, but not Loch Ness.

This is basically how I expected it to work out.

 

[VashTheStampede]

 

[VashTheStampede]

Ugh 1 looks so familiar but 3 hours sleep makes my brain mush

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Not going to directly respond to each of Benzine's as to not spoil the game for anyone, but he's currently in the realm of sanezine.

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Ugh 1 looks so familiar but 3 hours sleep makes my brain mush

It's meant to, yeah. Once you either figure it out or get told it you'll be smacking yourself for not getting it sooner.

 

[VashTheStampede]

that looks pacific

the city, not sure, somewhere american surely. all my cityscape knowledge comes from watching the nba sooooooo not an nba city.

the home of my forefathers

Oh shit

Spoiler: GUESS

golden gate Bridge? goddamnit I've been there a few times

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Oh shit

Spoiler: GUESS

golden gate Bridge? goddamnit I've been there a few times

Yup you got it.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Ok cool

I've got nothing for the other one lol

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Ok cool

I've got nothing for the other one lol

Lol I'll give you a hint here if you'd like.

Spoiler: Pic #2 Clue

It's in Canada

 

[Kat]

I'm never going to recognize any of these just by looking at the picture. What exactly am I allowed to do, Google-wise?

 

[canadaguy]

- @Benzine
- @Jon
- @Tommy Boy
- @canadaguy
- @VashTheStampede
- @Local Hero
- @TD
- @Fool's Requiem
- @Kat
- @Smacktard

(did I miss anyone? just want to tag everyone to try this out and SPOILER their results)

This should hopefully be a much easier one:

What famous landmark is just out of the screen here?
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What area was this picture taken from? (not the city itself)
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What famous area is this? (clues left in the picture that you can google)
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Spoiler your answers if you want to play along. This is "easy mode" in my opinion...at least "easier" mode than the first picture.

Spoiler

1 Golden gate bridge
2 a roof top area
3 loch ness

 

[Tubby23]

that looks pacific

the city, not sure, somewhere american surely. all my cityscape knowledge comes from watching the nba sooooooo not an nba city.

the home of my forefathers

 

[Benzine]

hey i knew 2

 

[Kat]

I did a reverse image search on the second picture, and it's a city I've been to if the results are correct. I still didn't recognize it at all.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Are we actually playing now or is this still a sign up thread and we're just testing the game?

Spoiler: Guess for #1

San Fran Bay

 

[Tubby23]

Are we actually playing now or is this still a sign up thread and we're just testing the game?

Spoiler: Guess for #1

San Fran Bay

Testing difficulty levels

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

I'm never going to recognize any of these just by looking at the picture. What exactly am I allowed to do, Google-wise?

You can Google anything that you can find.

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Spoiler

1 Golden gate bridge
2 a roof top area
3 loch ness

1 and 3 correct.

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Are we actually playing now or is this still a sign up thread and we're just testing the game?

Spoiler: Guess for #1

San Fran Bay

Technically yes but be more specific. It's a famous landmark.

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

I did a reverse image search on the second picture, and it's a city I've been to if the results are correct. I still didn't recognize it at all.

So jumping to this as well - the goal isn't that you recognize the place, but that through some method you can figure it out.

Spoiler: Pic 1 spoilers

For this one tubby had some good clues in an accidental post in a different thread. You might not have been there before, but the color of the poles should remind you of something, and then there's a bay, and it would likely involve a bridge, put the two together to get a rather famous bridge just out of frame

Spoiler: Pic 2 spoilers

Through some method you should be able to figure out which city this is. At that point you would just search around to find a place that's elevated to get a good view, in fact "best place to view [CITY NAME] skyline" as a google search has the correct answer listed as #1

Spoiler: Pic 3 spoilers

I purposely left the "A82" in there. That should be your clue to google, which immediately brings up the very specific (albeit long) road in question. At that point it's trying to figure out what might be famous about it, realizing it's the body of water that could be the only thing special about it, and then remembering the country and the most famous body of water in it

 

[Benzine]

wait am i allowed to google?

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

wait am i allowed to google?

Yes you are.

 

[Benzine]

loooooool

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Not everyone will instantly recognize everything, in fact most people won't recognize most places. I did because I've been to all of those areas (and was the one to pick them lol).

I also can't prevent anyone from googling things, so that's why this is easy mode. Harder modes or bonus modes will be ones that are harder to find out and take more intricate clue finding.

 

[Tubby23]

Spoiler: Pic 2

with pic 2, I recognised the man painted on the side of the building from a photo my Aunt has from nearly the exact same angle

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

Spoiler: Pic 2

with pic 2, I recognised the man painted on the side of the building form a photo my Aunt has from nearly the exact same angle

Spoiler: More

Yeah I have similar pictures and would have made the same connection. I actually could have just used a picture I took myself for that one but decided to make it reverse searchable instead

 

[Smacktard]

Just a quick look see, but I only got #3 right

 

[shortkut]

I would have gotten #1 right and #3 I would have figured out had I bothered to google. I would have googled the clue you left in.

#2, I have no idea how to reverse image search from my phone

 

[Tubby23]

I would have gotten #1 right and #3 I would have figured out had I bothered to google. I would have googled the clue you left in.

#2, I have no idea how to reverse image search from my phone

Chrome app

 

[shortkut]

Chrome app

I use that!

 

[Advocate for Ants! Mouth]

I use that!

Use it better.

 

[shortkut]

Use it better.

 

[Tubby23]

I use that!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Technically yes but be more specific. It's a famous landmark.

Spoiler: Number 1

Golden Gate.

I want you to know that I manually tried to find that spot on Google Maps and found the exact location that image is from.

 

[Tubby23]

Spoiler: Number 1

Golden Gate.

I want you to know that I manually tried to find that spot on Google Maps and found the exact location that image is from.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Spoiler: Needless Spoilers

The other two are impossible. I assumed two was in Canada, but it looks like I picked the wrong city. 3 is in the UK somewhere.

 

[Tubby23]

Spoiler: Needless Spoilers

The other two are impossible. I assumed two was in Canada, but it looks like I picked the wrong city. 3 is in the UK somewhere.

Spoiler

Keep going 2 is ok Canada, you're correct.

3 is also in the UK, so you're getting close

 

[TD]

I'm ready to be carried by Jon.

 

[Jon]

I'm ready to be carried by Jon.

Even a blind dog finds a bone once in a while.

And a broken clock is right twice a day.

 

[Tubby23]

Time for a Tubby alt

 

[Smacktard]

I'm ready to be carried by Jon.

Shouldn't this sort of thing be your bread and butter?

 

[Tubby23]

Shouldn't this sort of thing be your bread and butter?

You're a well travelled person, I'd expect you to perform strongly

 

[Smacktard]

You're a well travelled person, I'd expect you to perform strongly

You would think, and yet I didn’t recognize a city in my own country — and a city I visited at least 3 times in my life

Sorry @Local Hero, we’re doomed

 

[Local Hero]

You would think, and yet I didn’t recognize a city in my own country — and a city I visited at least 3 times in my life

Sorry @Local Hero, we’re doomed

I don't even know what's happening it's okay lol