Common Sense and Whiskey

Friday Photo Quiz #150 - Where in the World

It's a beautiful, world-class city. But where is it?

Can you name the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #149 - Where in the World?

Now this is interesting. What is it? Sultan's palace? Mosque? Theme park? And where is it?

Can you name the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #148 - Where in the World?

This photo was taken in 1997. The sign reads "Beware, sniper."

Can you name the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #147 - Where in the World?

National capital, here. Question is, which nation. Maybe the flag is a clue.

Can you name the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #146 - Where in the World?

That's not the St. Louis arch. In this week's quiz we're looking out over a national capital of some two-plus million, which is not the biggest city in the country. Can you name the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #145 - Where in the World?

Those are the al-Hajar mountains in the background, and the sea is behind us. Where are we?

Can you name this capital city? The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #144 - Where in the World?

This is going to be a tough one. The style of the sail suggests an Arab dhow. No other clues, really, except wherever it is, is obviously on a body of water.Take as many guesses as you like. If one of them is right, you win.

Can you name this place? The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #143 - Where in the World?

Sure. This is wherever they have yellow on top of their traffic lights.

Can you name this place? The answer is after the jump.

Friday Photo Quiz #142 - Where in the World?

This is city hall in this country's third largest city and regional capital, once home to a famously troubled Summer Olympics.

Can you name the city? The country? The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #141 - Where in the World?

Okay... Where would somebody in a pointy hood be walking around at sunrise? With some kind of watchtower or fort thing on the hill? Looks positively old world, doesn't it?

In fact, a university here, founded in AD 859, claims to be the world's oldest continuously functioning university.

This photo is currently ranked number 54 of 976 in the Most Popular Gallery at EarthPhotos.com (but make your guess before you click through to the Popular Gallery).

Can you name the city? The country? The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #140 - Where in the World?

It's a UNESCO World Heritage site in a formerly war torn land.

Can you name the city? The country? The answer is below.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

 

Friday Photo Quiz #139 - Where in the World?

Hmmm... Okay, so it's a big city... it's got boats like that, and somehow that doesn't look like an American boat. Or a European boat....

Can you name the city? The country? The answer is below.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #138 - Where in the World?

This monument was completed in just a month back in 1936. It has come to represent this capital city, and it sits on what promoters call the widest street in the world. I'm skeptical.

Can you name the city? The country? The answer is below.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #137 - Where in the World?

It's an iconic city with most of its icons outside the photo. It's bordered by an ocean, it's the largest city in the country (at about 4-1/2 million) but not its capital, and it was called Warrane by its original inhabitants.

Can you guess the city? The country? The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #136 - Where in the World?

I know what you're thinking. Just another big, anonymous city. Yeah, maybe, but take a guess (figure in those mountains) and check the answer after the jump. Bet it's not what you guess.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com. We're back on the road (at last) next week.

Friday Photo Quiz #135 - Where in the World?

For this week's quiz, two clues: Khasa and Dram. These are the local names of this town, in the languages used on both sides of the border between these two countries. Can you name either country? The answer is below.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #134 - Where in the World?

You may not know this particular lovely little town, but maybe you can guess based on the feel of the place. Can you guess this country?

The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #133 - Where in the World?

This is a national capital city. Not a particularly vibrant one, but hey, it's really really hot in this place.

Can you guess the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #132 - Where in the World?

Looks like a fairyland. A theme park. Las Vegas. In fact it's a national capital. Here's a clue: It shares the third largest island in the world with two other countries, but it's the only one of the three that's entirely on the island.

Can you guess the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.

Friday Photo Quiz #131 - Where in the World?

It's gorgeous but it's poor. And it's usually in some level or other of political turmoil. It's the cultural but not political capital of the country.

Can you guess the city? The country?

The answer is after the jump.

And a good weekend to all from Common Sense and Whiskey and EarthPhotos.com.