Gray Ajah Midsummer - Trivia

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Welcome to the Gray Ajah Midsummer event!  This game will consist of identifying images and answering questions related to all things hot, summery, sunny, sizzling, sandy, sweaty, toasty, bright, burnt, and otherwise a wee bit warm.  Post your answers in the thread; the first to answer correctly wins the point.

 

We'll start with a really easy one:

 

What city would you visit to see this?

 

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

Giza?

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Giza is correct!

 

A town in this country boasts the most consecutive days recording a temperature above 100 °F (37.8 °C).  (160 days)

[Wildfire Sedai]

Ethiopia

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Ethiopia is....

 

Incorrect

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Australia

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Australia is correct!

 

 

This city is frequently listed as both the hottest city on earth with a population over 1,000,000, and also the most polluted.

 

(1 point for the country or 2 for the city.)

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By the way, please do not use Google until at least 3 people have had a chance to guess.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

Hong Kong?

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Hong Kong is...

 

Incorrect

[Wildfire Sedai]

Beijing

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Beijing is...

 

Incorrect

[Sooh]

SHanghai, China?

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Shanghai is...
 

Incorrect

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You may now Google.  There will be no additional point for getting the city right in addition to country. 

[Sooh]

One night in Bangkok?

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Bangkok is...

 

Incorrect.

 

People are barking up the wrong tree.  I'll drop a hint later.

[Wildfire Sedai]

Los Angeles [sp?] no Google

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

Zabol, Iran is probably the hottest and most polluted but the population is more like 100K?

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

Um ok different sites say Delhi and the population is well over a million so

[Tyzack]

Mumbai

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I'll give Cindy the point for getting the country right.  The answer I was looking for was Ahvaz, Iran.
 
While China gets the worst reputation for pollution, that is relevant to its stature as a major world leader.  The world's most polluted cities are largely found in Iran, Pakistan, and India.
 
Moreover, China might have some hot spots, but it can't top the desert.  Ahvaz has an average high of over 115°F (46°C) in July.
 

 
This beach is Delaware's most famous, though it has only the second most permanent residents.

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Points!

 

2 - Mrs. Cindy Gill

1 - Wildfire Sedai

0 - Sooh, Tyzack

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I see what might have been throwing people off a bit on that last question now. The original image I'd pasted was apparently of Lanzhou, China, despite being the top search result I got for "Ahvaz". The architecture looked Asian because it was Asian.

 

Oops.

[Sooh]

You gots more questions?

 

I clearly need an appointment with an optician to fix my glasses...