Spanish Landmarks Quiz

[Marbella]

Inspired by the BBC's landmarks quiz (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5255908.stm), would you know where you were in Spain without the presence of a major landmark?

Test your powers of recognition with this one, a smiley for the winner.

http://static.flickr.com/82/211646629_15a20d885c.jpg?v=0

[richardksa]

Sol. You've cut of the Tio Pepe sign.

[Marbella]

Yeah, good one richardksa:). Was it easy?

Anyone out there fancy testing us with another?

[richardksa]

Easy. Where was this taken

[richardksa]

Ok, no takers. Here's another. Oh! They are all in Madrid by the way.

[richardksa]

And another:

[Edith]

And another:

It looks a bit like a Russian Orthodox church but I'm sure that's not what it is...

[guapo]

Well could that golden globe be a clue? Looks like the Banco de España just across from Plaza de Cibeles.

[richardksa]

Edith, it's not what it is, but where. Clue:Ben walked past it on one of his walks.

Guapo: Move along a bit.

[Marina]

Can I say where the third one is???

I lived the first 25 years of my life in the same street a bit lower down towards the station!!!

[richardksa]

Por supuesto the podmother can answer. I thought you would get the third one, for sure, but what about the others. I have more. I deliberately walked around Madrid taking pics of skyline landmarks for such a quiz as this. I've posted others on Flickr.

[Marina]

I think it is a building of flats next to the Retiro Park entrance nearest to Atocha Station... but now I'm not as sure as when I saw it the first time:confused:.

[richardksa]

Correct. I am standing at the gate of the fallen Angel, El Pueto del Angel Caido. How about the first one!!!! You must have been there.

[Marina]

Is it in the park near the lake???

[Edith]

Is it in the park near the lake???

Which picture are you guys talking about? The 'Russian Orthodox church'? (message # 6)

[Marina]

Sorry!
Posts 12 & 13 are about the pic in post 6.
Post 14 is about the pic in post 4.

[richardksa]

The white tower in #4 is nowhere near a lake. It overlooks a very popular plaza in the centre of the city.

[Marina]

Is it a Hotel in plaza de Santa Ana?

[richardksa]

Correct. I'll have to upload some more!!

[richardksa]

Now where am I??

[ValenciaSon]

Now where am I?? Well,

[richardksa]

Sorry about that. I was being plagued with a sat uplink that reduced internet speed from that of light to that of an old camel with arthritus. I thought I'd uploaded the picture, but then my link shut down completely. Didn't find out to now that I uploaded nothing. Will do it correctly soon.

[richardksa]

Thank you ValenciaSon for pointing me in the right direction!!!!!
Now where am I???

[richardksa]

Ok. It's the Puenta de Toledo. See the full bridge on the flickr group.

[guapo]

must be time for another photo quiz? Can you spot the four different locations in the following pictures? All taken on a recent trip to Spain (more grey skies than blue unfortunately :rolleyes:). There is a clue elsewhere in the forum as to the region of Spain I was visiting.

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[Marbella]

must be time for another photo quiz? Can you spot the four different locations in the following pictures? All taken on a recent trip to Spain (more grey skies than blue unfortunately :rolleyes:). There is a clue elsewhere in the forum as to the region of Spain I was visiting.



Bilbao and San Sebastian. The third possibly Guernica, not at all sure on the 4th (maybe Pamplona but that's Navarra).

[guapo]

Bilbao and San Sebastian. The third possibly Guernica, not at all sure on the 4th (maybe Pamplona but that's Navarra).

Top marks Marbella!!! :thumbs-up:

Ok, so I did stray slightly into Navarra but I knew somebody would figure it out. I guess Bilbao and San Sebastian were pretty easy though.

[Marbella]

Top marks Marbella!!! :thumbs-up:

Ok, so I did stray slightly into Navarra but I knew somebody would figure it out. I guess Bilbao and San Sebastian were pretty easy though.

Excellent, thanks;D . Looks like you had a great trip!

[guapo]

Excellent, thanks;D . Looks like you had a great trip!

Fantastic. The Aste Nagusia (http://www.bilbao.net/astenagusia/) celebrations were on all week in Bilbao so there was one long party. ;D

[saiguanas]

Okay where is Mama sitting?

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/0/4/4/6/5/webimg/37033570_o.jpg

That's my wife Merrilynn, by the way. She looks a little Andalucian, doesn't she?

[saiguanas]

I may have broken the rules on this one because their is a major landmark in the background, although I don't think it jumps right out at you as to what it is. That's not the answer I want though. Where is Merrilynn sitting? The Queen's subjects should get this.

[omeyas]

¿Es La Giralda en el fondo, ¿no? Así que puede ser el bar irlandés, ¿Murphy´s?
Sí, tu mujer tiene pinta de andaluza.

[rod]

I may have broken the rules on this one because their is a major landmark in the background, although I don't think it jumps right out at you as to what it is. That's not the answer I want though. Where is Merrilynn sitting? The Queen's subjects should get this.

Agree with Frank that that's probably the Giralda in the background in which case the bar is possibly Flaherty's ?

[eldeano]

I may have broken the rules on this one because their is a major landmark in the background, although I don't think it jumps right out at you as to what it is. That's not the answer I want though. Where is Merrilynn sitting? The Queen's subjects should get this.

Lineker's? - jeje

[omeyas]

Agree with Frank that that's probably the Giralda in the background in which case the bar is possibly Flaherty's ?

I'm sure you're right about the name of the bar, mine was a guess! :) It's quite a few years ago that we were last there.

[saiguanas]

ding! ding! ding! We have a winner!

Rod nailed it although that was an impressive guess by Omeyas!

I always tell my kids "never leave a question blank on a test. Always give it a guess."

[eldeano]

Be careful - I don't think the Irish consider themselves subjects of the Queen.

[saiguanas]

heh...I almost wrote "Brits"! :eek:

[eldeano]

Ok, no takers. Here's another. Oh! They are all in Madrid by the way.

Did we get the answer for this one - #5?

[djS]

Be careful - I don't think the Irish consider themselves subjects of the Queen.
We not Subjects of the Queen and thanks for put who every post that up
jurdy