I assume you meant the Mormon Temple in Utah, but either way I'd choose a different tourist attraction. There are Mormon Tabernacles and Temples in many states. Maybe delicate arch? Zion National Park? Bonneville Salt Flats? Park City? Or else be more specific and put "(Mormon)Temple Square."
That is not true. I use to live in Council Bluffs, Iowa and a Mormon tabernacle is a historic site in that city because it is where Brigham Young was deemed the leader of the Mormon faith. It isn't a Mormon temple but a Mormon tabernacle and that is in the state of Iowa right by Omaha Nebraska.
There are both a temple and a tabernacle on temple square in Salt Lake City. There are also both temples and tabernacles at various other locations. For example, there is a Mormon temple and a (separate) mormon tabernacle in Logan, Ut. There is a tabernacle, but no temple (though one is under construction) in Brigham City, Ut. There are also tabernacles in Paris, Idaho and Blackfoot, Idaho, as well as many other locations.
On these, it's best to choose the obvious answer - and the obvious answer for "Mormon Tabernacle" is UTAH - there also happens to be an Edgar Allen Poe House in New York, I've been there many times, but few people know about that one - the one they know about is the obvious one, in MARYLAND. No need to overthink these... in fact, had the answer to "Mormon Tabernacle" been any other state but Utah, the writer would have deservedly gotten howls from the rest of us, as no other state's Mormon Tabernacle is a major tourist draw.
Your state is beautiful, and we go there to visit our daughter's family. Minnesota provided us with a wonderful "Minnesota-nice" son-in-law, and there are all those lakes, too. We've never gone to the mall and really have no desire to do so.
I had a problem with the inclusion of Chimney Rock (as there are multiple throughout the country, and as best as I can tell, the one in North Carolina receives more annual visitors), as well as the inclusion of Yellowstone, since it is in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Scotts Bluff National Monument would be clearly in Nebraska, and replacing Yellowstone with Old Faithful (which is only in Wyoming) or Grand Tetons would be more clear.
It's more than just a mall, Jerry. Over 500 stores, 50 restaurants, indoor theme parks, an aquarium, huge LEGO store, concerts, shows, gaming center, evening light shows, a Crayola store that costs $20 just to get in because of all the kids' activities - people can buy three-day passes for the mall experience. They have come up with many, many ways to part families from their money. Definitely a tourist attraction.
What ander said but also when it first opened it was the largest shopping mall in the world and made headlines as such - sort of the prototype of the mega malls that started opening up all over Asia in the years after that. For sure people traveled to Bloomington to see it.
You might want to update your clue for Alaska, as Mt. McKinley is no more. The official designation of the mountain has been restored to its native name: Denali. It will still be a great clue though, as Denali is also (and has been for a very long time) the name of the national park which encloses it.
Great quiz. I had no idea the Pentagon was in Virginia. One that you could add is the Henry Doorly Zoo, in Nebraska. Also, I'm so used to seeing Denali that I had to look twice at Mt. McKinley.
Quizmaster, you really need to accept state abbreviations for the clues... Especially since you have them in the word bank.. Its pretty frustrating to type out each and every state name..
Wished my home state of North Dakota would be in there as well. Badlands, International Peace Garden, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park would be good clues.
why not use all the states? for NH you could do Mt. Washington, Hampton Beach, White Mountain National Forest, Story Land, Strawberry Bank, Kancamagus Highway, Canobie Lake Park, Santa's Village, etc.
Agreed. As a non-New Hampshirite (Hampshirian?), I would think that Mt. Washington and White Mountain National Forest would be well enough known to include.
There is also a Edgar Allen Poe house in Philadelphia, maybe not as famous, but still a national historic site none the less. So could be confusing. Maybe Inner Harbor, naval academy, fort McHenry or Chesapeake bay would be a better clue for Maryland.
Would definitely agree. There are multiple Poe houses, even if the one in Baltimore is most famous. I would agree with including Fort McHenry or the Naval Academy, though the Chesapeake Bay could also be Virginia.
Could probably do with a minute less time. I was able to get 36/36 despite not knowing many of them, based on guessing everything I hadn't eliminated for each one.
When I counted up and discovered I had been to 18 of these sites, at first I patted myself on the back for being so well-traveled. Upon further reflection, I realize what it really means is that I am a sucker for tourist traps!
(Yeah, I know not all these places are actually tourist traps, but there’s really not much arguing the trappiness of, say, Graceland, or Pike’s Peak.)
Love the concept and format for this quiz, but there are just too many ambiguous answers. I've been to Chimney Rock in Maryland, Yellowstone in Montana, The Smithsonian in Virginia, and Cedar Point in Delaware, to name four.
And? Your implied criticism is addressed in the instructions: "Guess the states - plus D.C. - in which these tourist attractions can be found. Each state is used only once."
The answer for Yellowstone National Park, is misleading because the park is in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Approximately 96 percent of the land area of Yellowstone National Park is located within the state of Wyoming. Another three percent is within Montana, with the remaining one percent in Idaho.
Outer Banks is basically all there is, so good job. *laughs* Oh North Carolina, why so lame?
ME did not work for Acadia, GA did not work for coke museum, etc.
(Yeah, I know not all these places are actually tourist traps, but there’s really not much arguing the trappiness of, say, Graceland, or Pike’s Peak.)