Rearrange the letters in the grid on the left to make one significant 9-letter world location. In addition to this - drawing only from these 9 letters - solve each geographical answer from the clues given.
Each grid letter may be used only once within an individual answer
The previous quiz in this series can be found here (Quiz #2)
Eton is in the UK a 'public' school (i.e. 'independent' not state school) for 13-18 year olds. It is not a 'prep' school which takes children up to 13.
I was desperately trying to find an abbreviation for Staten Island that would work (STA, STI, SI) since it's one of the five boroughs along with Que - Queens and Man - Manhattan. Needed to head a few miles north.
'Significant world location'. Let's see. New York, Tokyo, Beijing, Delhi, Moscow, Shanghai, Rio, LA, London, Paris, Casablanca, Istanbul, Rome, San Francisco, Toronto, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Mexico City, Havana, Tehran, Kingston, Lima, Sydney, Melbourne, Jakarta, Madrid, Lake Victoria, Mount Everest, Niagara Falls, Angkor Wat, etc. ad infinitum, but you use this description for Minnesota! Just as well I have a sense of humour.
That actually threw me off - having read that description, I was searching for anything globally significant, from an important religious site to a capital city.
No disagreement that MN pales in comparison to world renowned cities like NYC, Tokyo, London etc., but I don't think you can call MN insignificant.
Would be 34th highest GDP in the world if it were its own country, arguably most important hospital system in the world (Mayo Clinic), largest shopping mall in the Americas (MOA), home to the headwaters of the longest river in North America, one of thirteen metro areas with a team in all four major North American sports leagues, northernmost point in the contiguous United States.
Also, did I mention lakes, Bob Dylan, hockey, and Juicy Lucys? Hope you're able to visit at some point as there is a plethora of attractions, unless you're afraid of slightly chilly temperatures :)
100% agree. I still got all the points but remained irritated about 'Minnesota' and unblocked my AdBlocker so I could specifically come here and complain. A happy moment, well spent.
Seam should be allowed for coal or gold source I think. It's arguably the better answer, given that gold and coal seams are actual sources that mines exploit.
I instantly saw the 9 letter answer. But Don't care much for the que. man. clue. Not because I didnt get it, cause usually I am the other way around, I like to be surprised and see things brought in clever new ways. But this one. I don't know. Just don't like it at all. Maybe it is the points/dots. Or something about how the question was set up and not the idea itself.
Anyway also missed nest, I think I would ve stand a better chance without hitler in front of it, no idea where it was going and the 's 's's were throwing me a bit. (might be a language barrier things, but that is a mind twister to me hah, something like "your brother's sister's nephew's husband's kid ran into my wife's mother's sister's dog yesterday. Then yea.. you ve lost me haha) What is the what of what??
(I really had to go like, ok there is hitler, he "has" an eagle, so "his eagle", and he has something... so the ___ of his eagle...)
Things can be significant without being significant. Hard to miss, but not significant in others ways.
I meant in general, nothing direct to minnesota specifically ;)
Would be 34th highest GDP in the world if it were its own country, arguably most important hospital system in the world (Mayo Clinic), largest shopping mall in the Americas (MOA), home to the headwaters of the longest river in North America, one of thirteen metro areas with a team in all four major North American sports leagues, northernmost point in the contiguous United States.
Also, did I mention lakes, Bob Dylan, hockey, and Juicy Lucys? Hope you're able to visit at some point as there is a plethora of attractions, unless you're afraid of slightly chilly temperatures :)
Also not sure why you bring up hockey, as this is a European sport (or possibly Egyptian according to wikipedia?).
Anyway also missed nest, I think I would ve stand a better chance without hitler in front of it, no idea where it was going and the 's 's's were throwing me a bit. (might be a language barrier things, but that is a mind twister to me hah, something like "your brother's sister's nephew's husband's kid ran into my wife's mother's sister's dog yesterday. Then yea.. you ve lost me haha) What is the what of what??
(I really had to go like, ok there is hitler, he "has" an eagle, so "his eagle", and he has something... so the ___ of his eagle...)
Got the rest though :)