Congrats workerbee!
You conquered your boredom and actually won the thing.
Well done!
Special kudos to cheepie for being the first to break the code -- bicycles vs motor vehicles -- and also asking some pretty astute and imaginative questions. That was the best WAI debut I've seen since I've been here. Congrats for a job well done.
Mount Vernon Trail
The Mount Vernon Trail is a popular bicycle path in the Washington DC area. It runs for 18 miles along the Virginia side of the Potomac River, starting near Theodore Roosevelt Island and ending at Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George Washington.
Aside from the views of the Potomac and Washington monuments, there is a short stretch through Old Town Alexandria (on city streets, unfortunately).
Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial across the Potomac
Old Town Alexandria
The trail also passes by Gravelly Poimt, a popular place for watching planes take off/land at National Airport...with extremely close flyovers -- right over the top of your head. Gravelly is considered by many the best place in the United States for plane watching.
Other points along the way include Arlington Cemetary.
More info and maps (non-commercially available
) HERE and HERE
Groggy? you ask? Read the first paragraph under the Wikipedia article on Grog. Then follow the link to Edward Vernon, after whom Mount Vernon was named. 
As for the question I had been waiting for...since day one
... "Are you in Northern Virginia?" Virginia is divided into Northern Virginia and "the rest of Virginia". Put another way, it's commonly accepted that NoVa is part of the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and asking that question would have focused people on the WDC area and it's activities and attractions...and dramatically reduced the search space!
You conquered your boredom and actually won the thing.
Well done!
Special kudos to cheepie for being the first to break the code -- bicycles vs motor vehicles -- and also asking some pretty astute and imaginative questions. That was the best WAI debut I've seen since I've been here. Congrats for a job well done.
Mount Vernon Trail
The Mount Vernon Trail is a popular bicycle path in the Washington DC area. It runs for 18 miles along the Virginia side of the Potomac River, starting near Theodore Roosevelt Island and ending at Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George Washington.
Aside from the views of the Potomac and Washington monuments, there is a short stretch through Old Town Alexandria (on city streets, unfortunately).
Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial across the Potomac
Old Town Alexandria
The trail also passes by Gravelly Poimt, a popular place for watching planes take off/land at National Airport...with extremely close flyovers -- right over the top of your head. Gravelly is considered by many the best place in the United States for plane watching.
Other points along the way include Arlington Cemetary.
More info and maps (non-commercially available
) HERE and HEREGroggy? you ask?
Read the first paragraph under the Wikipedia article on Grog. Then follow the link to Edward Vernon, after whom Mount Vernon was named. Mount Vernon, the home of the first American president George Washington, was named after Vernon, since Washington's elder brother served under Edward Vernon, and gave it his name.
As for the question I had been waiting for...since day one
... "Are you in Northern Virginia?" Virginia is divided into Northern Virginia and "the rest of Virginia". Put another way, it's commonly accepted that NoVa is part of the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and asking that question would have focused people on the WDC area and it's activities and attractions...and dramatically reduced the search space!
It seems like bob zea was finally found. Good, cause I imagine he was getting lonely up there by now... or his tires were run to shreds
workerbee found bob zea, racing over Mount Vernon Trail, with 15 questions and so gains 75 wrz$
However it took a whopping 97 questions to find him so profprofessorson gets 485 wrz$
workerbee is inviteed to be the next guest with the location he already sent me.
workerbee found bob zea, racing over Mount Vernon Trail, with 15 questions and so gains 75 wrz$
However it took a whopping 97 questions to find him so profprofessorson gets 485 wrz$
workerbee is inviteed to be the next guest with the location he already sent me.
Questions & Answers
1. Are you in Europe? No
2. Are you on earth? Yes
3. Are you right behind me? Yes, but not for the purposes of this contest.
4. Are you in the USA? Yes
5. Are you in any of the states colored with PINK? No
6. Are you in the purple, orange or yellow part of the map? Yes
7. Are you in the capital city of the state? No
8. Are you only in one state? Yes
9. Are you in the orange part of the map? No
10. Are you in any of the states colored with GREEN? No
11. Does your state have a coastline? Yes
12. Are you in W Virginia or New Jersey? No
13. Are you in the purple area shown on the map? No
14. Are you in a state starting with A? No
15. Are you in one of the following: museum, monument, shop (shopping center), bridge, park, forest or road? No
16. Are you in Texas or Florida? No
17. Are you in Louisiana or Mississippi? Yes
18. Are you in Tennessee? No
19. Are you in Louisiana? No
20. Are you in French Quarter in New Orleans? No
21. Are you internationally recognized as a prosperous place to settle in? No
22. Are you in a famous building in Mississippi? No
23. Are you known as a beach town destination? No
24. Is the place you're at known for historic reasons? A simple Yes or No to that question is inappropriate.
25. Are you connected with water (lake, river)? No
26. Are you a vacation spot? No
27. Are you in/at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi? No
28. Are you in a city (population 30,000+)? No
29. Is the place we are looking for a structure created by people? No
30. Are you known as the hosting place of a popular yearly festival? Disallowed - fewer than 4 posts between questions
31. Is where you are a natural site, as opposed to being man made? A simple Yes or No to that question is inappropriate.
32. Are you on woodall mountain? No
33. Are you the fictional town of Clanton? No
34. Are you a spot people *avoid* because of some hazard? No
35. Are you a park, nature preserve or something along those lines (ie a territory with a natural or semi-natural environment set aside for some purpose)? No
36. Are you at a state park? No
37. Are an UNESCO World Heritage Site? No
38. Are you a fictional place or a place that has a meaningful association with literature? Yes
39. Are you St. Petersburg along the Mississippi River? No
40. Are you in Yoknapatawpha County? YES! Congratulations, Pericles!
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