Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Bri Roberts]

For a change, have I got this one?

Yorkie, it is the Las Vegas Stratosphere with the Big Shot on top which is the highest thrill ride in the World.

[Yorkie]

For a change, have I got this one?

Yorkie, it is the Las Vegas Stratosphere with the Big Shot on top which is the highest thrill ride in the World.

It is just not your Day, Bri.  Certainly height is part of the equation but not in LA.   

[Hugo]

Is it the Macau Tower?
It has an observation deck with panoramic views, restaurants, theaters, shopping malls and the Skywalk X, a thrilling walking tour around the outer rim. It offers the best view of Macau and in recent years has been used for a variety of adventurous activities. At 233 meters, the Macau Tower's tethered "skyjump" and Bungee jump by AJ Hackett[1] from the tower's outer rim, is the second highest commercial skyjump in the world, after Vegas' Stratosphere skyjump at 260 meters.[2] The tower was created by the architecture firm of Craig Craig Moller.

The tower is one of the members of the World Federation of Great Towers. Besides being used for observation and entertainment, the tower is also used for telecommunications and broadcasting.
ower?   

[Yorkie]

As you must know, Hugo, you are 100% correct.  One of my Grand Nephews took the plunge (so to speak) and did the bungee jump a few days ago, and is now the possessor of a certifcate and a Tee shirt.  Rather him than me!   There is a video on u tube showing one brave (or idiotic) person doing the jump!   

 

[Yorkie]

Another, maybe a little more difficult.
What, where and to what does the arch lead?
One click could give you the answer!

[Hugo]

Watch the nesting storks at the gates of the Old Town in Faro, the capital city of Portugal, on the Algarve coast. The storks nest in any structure with height, including the bell tower and dome of the Camara Municipal de Faro. Background music is "Fastest Man on Earth" by Jahzzar.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWX_abynDJ4‎


Do I get a bonus point for the video.   D)

[Yorkie]

Well, well, well!  I am surprised, as you are not quite correct!   The very amateurish video has it wrong.  The Camara, or Town Hall is on another side of the square and separated from this structure by a road.  These are the correct details.   Score?  I'll give you 7/10 for a good effort! 

The neoclassical Arco da Vila (Town Arch) in Faro is a main entry gate into Faro's Old Town (Cidade Velha). The Arco da Vila was designed by Genoese architect Francesco Xavier Fabri, commissioned by Bishop Francisco Gomes, who supervised the reconstruction of Faro after the devastating earthquake of 1755.

The top of the arch of Arco da Vila includes a clock and bell and the figure in the niche at the front of the arch is St. Thomas Aquinas. The archway stands on the site of the ancient entry gate into the Moorish city. One walks through the arch and up to Largo da Se (Cathedral Square)and into the old walled town of Faro with narrow cobbled streets.  Nesting storks may also be seen on the building.

[Hugo]

Where would you see this feature on a walk in N Wales?       

[Yorkie]

Yorkie's wild guess, Llanfair P G.

[Hugo]

Good guess Yorkie and you're getting nearer, but not quite there yet. 

[Hugo]

You have to pass this if you have done this coastal walk and it's only about 30 yards away from the water.     

[Hugo]

What dark secret does this place hold?       

[Hugo]

I went to the café but didn't have any of their black magic but instead enjoyed a coffee and one of their local biscuits.     

[hollins]

Aberffraw?

[Hugo]

Well done Hollins,  I thought that it was hard with the clues I gave but I couldn't show any photos as the location would have been obvious.   The water feature is in Bridge Street on the corner with the quay and opposite the old bridge.     
Was it the Aberffraw Biscuits that gave it away?

The other clues related to the Jack the Ripper story and the Black magic there.

"A lingering local story has it that this is the house where the serial killer Jack the Ripper was born and bred.
That his name was Evan Thomas, son of the local pharmacist.
Every time there was a murder in London, he always used to come home, He used to come here on holiday from London.
He took enough poison to kill a carthorse and killed himself off.
Jack the Ripper committed the murders of women, in Whitechapel in 1888.
The Anglesey archives show that Evan Thomas came home from London shortly afterwards.
He killed himself in June of 1889, and the inquest report said he did so... ..' While in a state of temporary insanity.'