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| Quiz #286 Results |
| Answers to Quiz #286 January 2, 2011 |
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| Answers: 1. The London Eye 2. About 443 meters, near the top 3. Westminster Cathedral, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and many more |
| 1. From where was this photo taken? 2. About how high from the ground was it taken? 3. Name one landmark that can be seen from the window on the other side. |
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The logo of the London Eye is on the side of the car. With a little effort you can make
out the word "London". This implies the river in the picture is the River Thames. You
can use this to search Google using various words and phrases such as "London tourist
attractions near the Thames" etc.to find the answers to the questions.
out the word "London". This implies the river in the picture is the River Thames. You
can use this to search Google using various words and phrases such as "London tourist
attractions near the Thames" etc.to find the answers to the questions.
I took this picture with my cell phone camera during my recent trip to London. The
dots on the picture are raindrops. The photo was taken either at the apex of the ride, or
shortly before or after. The contract of the photo is not very high, probably because of
the quality of the camera, and also because the weather was damp and gray that day.
dots on the picture are raindrops. The photo was taken either at the apex of the ride, or
shortly before or after. The contract of the photo is not very high, probably because of
the quality of the camera, and also because the weather was damp and gray that day.
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| Famous Landmarks Seen from the Other Side of the Car |
| Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament |
| Westminster Cathedral (behind Big Ben) |
| Congratulations to Our Winners! Odile Loreille Diane Burkett Vic Brabender Don Draper Christy Martinez Bill Hurley Herschel Brown Sharon Taber Mary Hurley Margaret Paxton Mike Dalton Stan Read Daniel Jolley Richard Wakeham Gary Sterne Alan Cullinan John Chulick Audrey Nicholson Marcee Bradshaw Judy Pfaff Dennis Brann Milene Rawlinson Marilyn Hamill Arthur Hartwell Nicole Blank Jim Bullock Elaine C. Hebert Jim Kiser Carl Blessing Roberta Martin Tim Groves Ann Peralta Evan Hindman Cate Bloomquist Alex Sissoev Judy Kiss Susan Skidmore Maureen O'Connor Herschel Browne Rebecca Bare Wayne Douglas Wendy Plew Karen Kay Bunting Joyce Veness Margaret Waterman Robert W. Steinmann, Jr. |
| Comments from Our Readers |
You can see Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and on a very clear
day, Windsor castle, so I am told. It's a fun ride. I took it myself 3 years ago. I am
scared of heights and white-knuckled it till we got about halfway up. The view is
stunning. Margaret Paxton
*****
On a clear day Windsor Castle can been seen to the West as well as Martians landing at
Woking. Mike Dalton
N.B. Mike is alluding to Quiz #231, November 1, 2009. Click here. - Q. Gen.
I googled london=eyes views from dayoutwiththekids.co.uk: Windsor Castle 12 miles
from Woking; Merlin's Entertainment London Eye 24 miles from Woking --- " on a
clear day." Views from Eye claimed to be 40km or 25 miles on a clear day. Woking and
Windsor were subjects of previous contest photos. Someone atop the Eye would need
to know what direction to look in, to spot Windsor Castle or a UFO of Martian origin
hovering above Woking. Someone atop a rooftop in Woking should be able to spot the
prominent Eye landmark in the distance.
Closer to home: Catalina Island at "26 miles from across the sea" can be seen from LA
on a clear day. "On a clear day, you can see forever" Mike
*****
Colleen--I have a particular interest in bridges. When I looked at the quiz photograph, I
was immediately struck by what I took to be an unusual cable-stayed bridge, which
actually turned out to be two cable-stayed pedestrian bridges flanking a much older
railway bridge. I haven't been to London since the late 1980s, so I didn't recognize
these recently built bridges. But because of the big bend in the river, I suspected it was
London, and the foreground made me suspect the London Eye, which was pretty easy
to confirm. Herschel Brown
*****
I want to take the champagne trip. Judy Pfaff
N.B. I want to take the champagne trip too! If they would let me, I'd ask them to
equip the car with a table, tablecloth, fine china and a gourmet meal, along with the
champagne. And I'd stay up there and have my dinner. Now how much do you
think that would cost for the two of us? - Q. Gen.
Sign me up. I have had London pangs every since Kate and William announced their
engagement and wedding. I am an 11th cousin to Diana – along with more than 1
million other Americans. The cost of a champagne dinner would probably be in the
tens of thousands – there would go my savings. Hey, they have to pay for that royal
wedding. I think they picked the wrong place. I would have gone for St. Paul’s.
Westminster has all those crypts all over and is very cold looking. Did you see The
King’s Speech? They hid a lot of the crypt’s with moveable panels. It did make it look
better.
I have photos of Cleopatra’s Needle and several places. Did you go to the Globe
Theater? Betsy and I stood for a whole performance, but my poor feet were really sore
as we had walked all day.
I love LONDON!!! Take the Thames river cruise next time. If you haven’t been there,
the museum at Greenwich is really great! You can straddle the international time line.
Judy
*****
I recognized the ferris wheel right away as the London Eye in London, England - if only
because it had recently been shown on the Amazing Race. You can see the London
BFI IMAX building and Waterloo Station from the other side of the window (assuming
you meant did not mean just turning to the west - in that case it would be Westminster
Palace, you know how I am with overanalyzing clues!). The wheel is 443 ft. high in
the sky and I found a website: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/UK/... with
nearly an identical picture listing it as coming from the top of London Eye so I would
say the quiz pic is taken at or near 443 ft.
This whole quiz gave me the willies - not only I am pretty afraid of heights, but being
pretty badly claustrophobic after being trapped in an elevator, two bathrooms and a
stairwell (all as a teenager), I don't think I could handle being penned in a giant see-
through elevator while it chugged along for 30 minutes. Ha - have a great day!
Nicole Blank
*****
This is killing. I happened to be looking on "Google Images" for something completely
unrelated and came across the picture in the quiz.
Before that, I had been using Google with every combination of words I could come up
with and was getting nowhere.
I know what you mean about London. I lived there from 1971-1973 and also had
family living in Cambridge, England. I feel in love with the place, people, the sites and
sounds. Truly one of the best 2 years of my life. I went back in 1993 with my son and
mother and what a difference. It wasn't the London I had left in 1973.
While waiting for fly out of London one time I overheard an American couple say, "I
don't know why anyone wants to come here. The money is different and everything is
so old."
Ah, Cleopatra's Needle. I had a very difficult time trying to figure out what which way
the photo was looking. Great puzzle. Judy Kiss
*****
day, Windsor castle, so I am told. It's a fun ride. I took it myself 3 years ago. I am
scared of heights and white-knuckled it till we got about halfway up. The view is
stunning. Margaret Paxton
*****
On a clear day Windsor Castle can been seen to the West as well as Martians landing at
Woking. Mike Dalton
N.B. Mike is alluding to Quiz #231, November 1, 2009. Click here. - Q. Gen.
I googled london=eyes views from dayoutwiththekids.co.uk: Windsor Castle 12 miles
from Woking; Merlin's Entertainment London Eye 24 miles from Woking --- " on a
clear day." Views from Eye claimed to be 40km or 25 miles on a clear day. Woking and
Windsor were subjects of previous contest photos. Someone atop the Eye would need
to know what direction to look in, to spot Windsor Castle or a UFO of Martian origin
hovering above Woking. Someone atop a rooftop in Woking should be able to spot the
prominent Eye landmark in the distance.
Closer to home: Catalina Island at "26 miles from across the sea" can be seen from LA
on a clear day. "On a clear day, you can see forever" Mike
*****
Colleen--I have a particular interest in bridges. When I looked at the quiz photograph, I
was immediately struck by what I took to be an unusual cable-stayed bridge, which
actually turned out to be two cable-stayed pedestrian bridges flanking a much older
railway bridge. I haven't been to London since the late 1980s, so I didn't recognize
these recently built bridges. But because of the big bend in the river, I suspected it was
London, and the foreground made me suspect the London Eye, which was pretty easy
to confirm. Herschel Brown
*****
I want to take the champagne trip. Judy Pfaff
N.B. I want to take the champagne trip too! If they would let me, I'd ask them to
equip the car with a table, tablecloth, fine china and a gourmet meal, along with the
champagne. And I'd stay up there and have my dinner. Now how much do you
think that would cost for the two of us? - Q. Gen.
Sign me up. I have had London pangs every since Kate and William announced their
engagement and wedding. I am an 11th cousin to Diana – along with more than 1
million other Americans. The cost of a champagne dinner would probably be in the
tens of thousands – there would go my savings. Hey, they have to pay for that royal
wedding. I think they picked the wrong place. I would have gone for St. Paul’s.
Westminster has all those crypts all over and is very cold looking. Did you see The
King’s Speech? They hid a lot of the crypt’s with moveable panels. It did make it look
better.
I have photos of Cleopatra’s Needle and several places. Did you go to the Globe
Theater? Betsy and I stood for a whole performance, but my poor feet were really sore
as we had walked all day.
I love LONDON!!! Take the Thames river cruise next time. If you haven’t been there,
the museum at Greenwich is really great! You can straddle the international time line.
Judy
*****
I recognized the ferris wheel right away as the London Eye in London, England - if only
because it had recently been shown on the Amazing Race. You can see the London
BFI IMAX building and Waterloo Station from the other side of the window (assuming
you meant did not mean just turning to the west - in that case it would be Westminster
Palace, you know how I am with overanalyzing clues!). The wheel is 443 ft. high in
the sky and I found a website: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/UK/... with
nearly an identical picture listing it as coming from the top of London Eye so I would
say the quiz pic is taken at or near 443 ft.
This whole quiz gave me the willies - not only I am pretty afraid of heights, but being
pretty badly claustrophobic after being trapped in an elevator, two bathrooms and a
stairwell (all as a teenager), I don't think I could handle being penned in a giant see-
through elevator while it chugged along for 30 minutes. Ha - have a great day!
Nicole Blank
*****
This is killing. I happened to be looking on "Google Images" for something completely
unrelated and came across the picture in the quiz.
Before that, I had been using Google with every combination of words I could come up
with and was getting nowhere.
I know what you mean about London. I lived there from 1971-1973 and also had
family living in Cambridge, England. I feel in love with the place, people, the sites and
sounds. Truly one of the best 2 years of my life. I went back in 1993 with my son and
mother and what a difference. It wasn't the London I had left in 1973.
While waiting for fly out of London one time I overheard an American couple say, "I
don't know why anyone wants to come here. The money is different and everything is
so old."
Ah, Cleopatra's Needle. I had a very difficult time trying to figure out what which way
the photo was looking. Great puzzle. Judy Kiss
*****
| Wild guess for google of "london bridge and glass gondola" got me into a Wikipedia article that mentioned the London Eye. Google maps gave the location and landmarks. Found a couple similar pictures. One was taken a few feet lower and had boats on the river. Arthur Hartwell I am correcting my answer to question No. 2 London Eye is 443 feet high. We are looking down at Thames so not at top. We see a neighbor in front of us, so not at or below midpoint.[at midpoint we would see nobody out this window] Don't see any gondola below our neighbor so neighbor at or below midpoint. 32 gondolas total. Perimeter is 3.14 x 443 or 1391 feet. Gondolas about 43.5 feet apart. When neighbor is at midpoint we are less than 43.5 feet above him, lets say 42 feet[even number]. No. 2 About how high: About 220 + 42 or 262 feet(80 meters). Arthur Well think about this. The wheel is round, right? And if you look off into the distance, you might not have any other cars in your field of view. Now that I look at it again, you can see another car just below on the left side of the one in the picture. I was near the top when I took the pic. [See the picture on the quiz answer page that I took from the other side either about the same time from the |
| When I was in London in September, I got this picture of the Eye. You can see that a capsule is missing (probably for repairs) on the upper left, about 10 o'clock, of the wheel. Jim Bullock |
*****
You know, Colleen, that I have a fear of heights, water, etc. and I am planning to
ignore those to ride this thing when we go to Europe in a few months - but, seeing this
picture is giving me pause!! LOL Elaine C. Hebert
*****
The Millenium Wheel and it is about 446 feet high so I'd guess somewhere about half
way. This was pretty easy as I could see that it was not an aircraft because patons in
the pod were not wearing seat belts and appeared to be lounging. If I have time I'll go
to goggle and get an earth view of the sight to find landmarks. I think this view is
Southish so Northish should reveal several notable London sights. Thanks for the
quizzes. Jim Kiser
*****
Just traveled to London about 16 mos. ago and stayed at the hotel at the base of the
London Eye. What an amazing experience. While in England, I met 13 family
members! My grandmother was born in Northumberland.
Been traveling like a crazy person the last 2 1/2 mos. - 6 trips in all. Glad to be able to
"play" again. Noticed Quiz #284 - have been to the Fountain Square building a couple
of times - once to play duckpin bowling. What fun. Had to grin when I saw the
picture, but didn't have time to respond. Roberta Martin
*****
If you turn around you should be able to see Palace of Westminster, and my version of
Google maps has misplaced a label for Buckingham palace, and says you can see that
too. Tim Groves
N.B. FYI every map company makes mistakes on purpose. It is a kind of security
feature they incorporate in their maps to be ale to spot one that has been stolen by
another company. - Q. Gen.
*****
I am rusty on these searches and could not find this picture. I have been to London
many times, but never rode this eye thing. Maybe next time. Maureen O'Connor
*****
At first I focused on the bridge, but then after having no luck and looking at the picture
longer realized it was a Ferris Wheel. That quickly brought me to the London Eye.
The height can be found on Wikipedia, and I used Mapquest to find nearby local
sights/landmarks. It threw me at first because normally the photo quizzes have been of
places in the U.S. Is this the first out of country photo? This was a good one!
Wendy Plew
*****
When we get rich and famous let's go to London together, OK? - Q. Gen.
I'd love to, but we have to go to Ireland first! By that time I will have figured out
where my Robert Hamill came from. I always enjoy looking at old maps of London.
So much crammed in there and such a large city. I want to see the V & A and go to
boot sales. Marilyn Hamill
N.B. Well Ireland it is, then. If you go to Ireland with anyone, you should go with
me. Did I tell you I was robbed by two men in a graveyard there in 2000? After that
I know EVERYTHING about Ireland and can handle any emergency. Need brain
surgery? No problem! - Q. Gen.
*****
I don't know the layout of the place, but certainly I'm familiar with a ton of locale
names. I knew instantly that it was the Eye, which I'd heard of…somewhere. Still,
something about the picture fooled me. I searched the neighborhood for a building tall
enough to have been the camera location: no such animal. I tried to make it a helicopter,
but that didn't feel right. When I finally put the photographer (I guessed it was you)
actually on the wheel it suddenly made sense, but it's embarrassing how long that took.
Looking at it now, it's obvious. I really wanted the long axis of the car, gondola,
whatever it's called, to be parallel to the path of spin, but that's ridiculous (says he,
now).
Poking around the neighborhood, and out and across the bridges was fun. I'm glad you
enjoyed the city; I'm sure I will when (not if) I get there. Peter Norton
*****
I pretty much guessed where it was taken right off. Somehow my first thought was
“northern European city on a river with a bend in it.” London . I just had to confirm
that the Eye had cars on it like the one in the photo. John Chulick
You know, Colleen, that I have a fear of heights, water, etc. and I am planning to
ignore those to ride this thing when we go to Europe in a few months - but, seeing this
picture is giving me pause!! LOL Elaine C. Hebert
*****
The Millenium Wheel and it is about 446 feet high so I'd guess somewhere about half
way. This was pretty easy as I could see that it was not an aircraft because patons in
the pod were not wearing seat belts and appeared to be lounging. If I have time I'll go
to goggle and get an earth view of the sight to find landmarks. I think this view is
Southish so Northish should reveal several notable London sights. Thanks for the
quizzes. Jim Kiser
*****
Just traveled to London about 16 mos. ago and stayed at the hotel at the base of the
London Eye. What an amazing experience. While in England, I met 13 family
members! My grandmother was born in Northumberland.
Been traveling like a crazy person the last 2 1/2 mos. - 6 trips in all. Glad to be able to
"play" again. Noticed Quiz #284 - have been to the Fountain Square building a couple
of times - once to play duckpin bowling. What fun. Had to grin when I saw the
picture, but didn't have time to respond. Roberta Martin
*****
If you turn around you should be able to see Palace of Westminster, and my version of
Google maps has misplaced a label for Buckingham palace, and says you can see that
too. Tim Groves
N.B. FYI every map company makes mistakes on purpose. It is a kind of security
feature they incorporate in their maps to be ale to spot one that has been stolen by
another company. - Q. Gen.
*****
I am rusty on these searches and could not find this picture. I have been to London
many times, but never rode this eye thing. Maybe next time. Maureen O'Connor
*****
At first I focused on the bridge, but then after having no luck and looking at the picture
longer realized it was a Ferris Wheel. That quickly brought me to the London Eye.
The height can be found on Wikipedia, and I used Mapquest to find nearby local
sights/landmarks. It threw me at first because normally the photo quizzes have been of
places in the U.S. Is this the first out of country photo? This was a good one!
Wendy Plew
*****
When we get rich and famous let's go to London together, OK? - Q. Gen.
I'd love to, but we have to go to Ireland first! By that time I will have figured out
where my Robert Hamill came from. I always enjoy looking at old maps of London.
So much crammed in there and such a large city. I want to see the V & A and go to
boot sales. Marilyn Hamill
N.B. Well Ireland it is, then. If you go to Ireland with anyone, you should go with
me. Did I tell you I was robbed by two men in a graveyard there in 2000? After that
I know EVERYTHING about Ireland and can handle any emergency. Need brain
surgery? No problem! - Q. Gen.
*****
I don't know the layout of the place, but certainly I'm familiar with a ton of locale
names. I knew instantly that it was the Eye, which I'd heard of…somewhere. Still,
something about the picture fooled me. I searched the neighborhood for a building tall
enough to have been the camera location: no such animal. I tried to make it a helicopter,
but that didn't feel right. When I finally put the photographer (I guessed it was you)
actually on the wheel it suddenly made sense, but it's embarrassing how long that took.
Looking at it now, it's obvious. I really wanted the long axis of the car, gondola,
whatever it's called, to be parallel to the path of spin, but that's ridiculous (says he,
now).
Poking around the neighborhood, and out and across the bridges was fun. I'm glad you
enjoyed the city; I'm sure I will when (not if) I get there. Peter Norton
*****
I pretty much guessed where it was taken right off. Somehow my first thought was
“northern European city on a river with a bend in it.” London . I just had to confirm
that the Eye had cars on it like the one in the photo. John Chulick
| top or shortly after we reached the top and were coming down. A little two obvious to use for the quiz photo. -Q. Gen. |
For the record, please disregard my correction to question No.2. There are parts of another gondola below the main one. Thanks for the picture of the view out the back side. From the top of the London Eye, I would expect all London landmarks can be seen on a clear day. The question would be identification. Locals should be better at that then tourists. That must have been quite a view. Arthur |
[This is a picture] of the Prime
Meridian at Greenwich.
Jim Bullock
Next time I go, I will definitely
go to the Greenwich Museum. I
have not been there. I have
driven across the bridge in
Istanbul connecting the European
and Asian sides, so however
briefly, I straddled Europe and
Asia, and I also stood on the
Equator in Equador, so that I was
in the northern and southern
Meridian at Greenwich.
Jim Bullock
Next time I go, I will definitely
go to the Greenwich Museum. I
have not been there. I have
driven across the bridge in
Istanbul connecting the European
and Asian sides, so however
briefly, I straddled Europe and
Asia, and I also stood on the
Equator in Equador, so that I was
in the northern and southern
hemishpere at one time. Since I've flown to China a couple of
times, I think I can say that I have straddled the International Date
Line at about 500 miles per hour, too. So I guess I should complete
the whole world tour thing and stand on the time line - doesn't that
mean straddling the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Quizmaster General
times, I think I can say that I have straddled the International Date
Line at about 500 miles per hour, too. So I guess I should complete
the whole world tour thing and stand on the time line - doesn't that
mean straddling the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Quizmaster General
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| A clue to the orientation is the small white obelisk on the bank of the Thames below. By surfing on combinations of the words "obelisk", "Thames" and "London" you can identify it as Cleopatra's Needle. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra's_Needle. |
| We were in London 2 years ago. we recognized [the Eye] right away. Great view and so many historic landmarks. Attached from our trip is a shot of Eye security sweeping the car ahead of us for suspicious items. Just can’t leave the job behind even though I’m retired. Bill Hurley |
Bill is this a picture of the newest version of the Eye-Pod? Colleen |
| View of and from the Eye |
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| View of Westminster Bridge in the foreground, with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on the far bank of the River Thames. www.travelpod.com/ad/The_London_Eye-London |
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| If You Wish to Visit the Eye |
| For an extra challenge, see if you can figure out what time I took the picture. |
| For a great interactive map of London showing major points of interest, see www.aviewoncities.com/maps/london.htm |
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