You got historical chops? The Timeguessr thread (spoiler alert)

[PaloAltoCougar]

40,886

1) 9680pts
2 yrs off -5.1 km

2) 7920 pts
6yrs off - 95,1 km - Thought Zurich, not Bern

3) 9932 pts
1 yrs off - 916.5 m

4) 5111 pts
9 yrs off -1778.1 km. I see the Cyrillic alphabet and i always think Moscow. Dummy

5) 8243 pts
5yrs off -156.6 km - And Birmingham is my go-to for England, just because it's in the middle.

[beefytee]

43,377

1)
8858 pts
5 yrs off - 1.4 km -- Didn't see any smart phones, the watches looked old school too. I did see a video camera that looked pretty modern, went too early.

2)
9184 pts
2 yrs off - 116.4 km -- Saw what looked like Hebrew, and the soldiers had the star of David on their hats. I picked right after WW2 in Jerusalem.

3)
9300 pts
1 yrs off - 149.5 km -- Didn't see a lot of useful writing, but what I could pick out seemed German. I saw DDR, so I went with Berlin thinking it was probably the west with all the commercial stuff listed, but maybe close to the East.

4)
6805 pts
11 yrs off - 23.8 km -- Picked way too early. I thought it looked turn of the century. I have photos pre-1920.

5)
9230 pts
1 yrs off - 219.5 km -- Went with Dublin. Didn't see anything would point to Cork.

[Bo Diddley]

43,993

1)9794 pts
2 yrs off - 319.3 m - got close. a little lucky on the year.

2)9385 pts
0 yrs off - 115.3 km - I was down in Jerusalem.

3)9379 pts
0 yrs off - 121.3 km - I was in the outskirts of Berlin.

4)6910 pts
11 yrs off - 4.4 km - I was down in Brooklyn, and obviously tricked by how old the photo looked, 11 years too early.

5)8525 pts
3 yrs off - 574.7 km - I couldn't place the street. I picked someplace west of Buckingham Palace. Didn't realize it was his trip to Ireland. I did note the flags, but dismissed them as flown for political purposes.

Edit: very similar to beefytee today.

P.P.S. JFK inauguration was in 1961. Why did I pick 1960?

[Pelado]

37227

9600 - 3 years, 24.5 m - seemed recent

6325 - 3 years, 2325.8 km - Didn't clue in to Israel at all. Just plopped the pin in the middle of Europe. Went with 1945 figuring they were celebrating VE day.

8039 - 5 years, 361.4 km - Writing looked German, and with all the flags posted I thought Munich for the 1972 Olympics.

8251 - 6 years, 12.3 km - I was concerned about some of the writing on the building looking like another language, but went with NYC. A bit too early.

5012 - 0 years, 7095.9 - disregarded the flags and went with downtown Dallas in the year of his assassination

[Lost Student]

46,222. Some very fortunate guesses here, especially for the years.

1) 9600 pts - 3 yrs off - 8.4 m

2) 9562 pts - 0 yrs off - 84.6 km

3) 8035 pts - 5 yrs off - 365.5 km

4) 9869 pts - 1 yrs off - 3.8 km

5) 9156 pts - 0 yrs off - 344.4 km

[Bo Diddley]

37,640

1)9952 pts
0 yrs off - 1.7 km - This one's a gimme. I thought I found the exact spot on satellite. Not quite.

2)8239 pts
7 yrs off - 15.3 km - I was a little too early.

3)2927 pts
22 yrs off - 1145.0 km - I was up in Bristol and way too early.

4)8158 pts
4 yrs off - 641.6 km - I picked Berlin.

5)8364 pts
2 yrs off - 935.9 km - Couldn't tell what that flag was. I thought it might be Austria, so I was in Vienna. A WWII site makes much more sense.

[PaloAltoCougar]

47,699. Easiest day in a while with some pretty clear hints with each one.

1) 9950pts
1 yrs off -39.5m There's a Queen Street Mall on the map so I went with that. Lucky with the year, but one can guess pretty close by her appearance and others' clothing.

2) 9450 pts
3yrs off - 12.4km Given the camera angle and the bus, thought it might be the Speed filming but I couldn't remember when that came out.

3) 9800 pts
2 yrs off - 25.3 m Given the boat registries and Hitchcock, Cannes was an easy guest, and I remember what he look like in the late '60s and early '70s.

4) 9998 pts
0 yrs off -79.7m. Lucky on the year but on the location as you wouldn't get the Atomium in the background if you went with the location they've designated

5) 8471 pts
4yrs off 329.1km - A weak finish--I was aware the department store is a German chain so I went with the center of Deutschland.


By the way, I'm playing Alex Trebek/Ken Jennings for the Jeopardy game we're presenting at tomorrow night's EQ party. I've written all the questions that cover a variety of topics. Here's one that I think will be easy, but maybe not: "He had U.S presidential aspirations and was asked to be George Wallace’s 1968 running mate until David O. McKay told him not to run."

[Copelius]

46,678 (47,355)

9997 - 0 yrs - 168.8m - Didn't even notice QEII. I was just looking at Man From Snowy River
9323 (10000) - 1 yr - 127km - I have a bone to pick with this one. Speed was easy, and airport was easy, but I didn't think they would have closed down LAX, or even a part of one of the world's busiest airports for filming, so I picked a remote airport in Mojave. According to Wikipedia, I was right. Also, upon looking at Wikipedia, while the movie was released in 94, filming completed in Dec. 93. I spend way too much time analyzing this game.
9164 - 2 yr - 136km - Definitely an older Hitchcock and went with Marseilles, because one of the boats was from there.
8194 - 4yr - 606km - Picked Munich
10000 - 0 yr - 12.8m - Immediately recognized the Monument of the Dead in Amsterdam. My wife accuses me of being obsessed with the royal family. More of a fascination so the year was known.

[Copelius]

47,699. Easiest day in a while with some pretty clear hints with each one.

1) 9950pts
1 yrs off -39.5m There's a Queen Street Mall on the map so I went with that. Lucky with the year, but one can guess pretty close by her appearance and others' clothing.

2) 9450 pts
3yrs off - 12.4km Given the camera angle and the bus, thought it might be the Speed filming but I couldn't remember when that came out.

3) 9800 pts
2 yrs off - 25.3 m Given the boat registries and Hitchcock, Cannes was an easy guest, and I remember what he look like in the late '60s and early '70s.

4) 9998 pts
0 yrs off -79.7m. Lucky on the year but on the location as you wouldn't get the Atomium in the background if you went with the location they've designated

5) 8471 pts
4yrs off 329.1km - A weak finish--I was aware the department store is a German chain so I went with the center of Deutschland.


By the way, I'm playing Alex Trebek/Ken Jennings for the Jeopardy game we're presenting at tomorrow night's EQ party. I've written all the questions that cover a variety of topics. Here's one that I think will be easy, but maybe not: "He had U.S presidential aspirations and was asked to be George Wallace’s 1968 running mate until David O. McKay told him not to run."

ETB?

[Bo Diddley]

ETB?

That's all I could think of.

[PaloAltoCougar]

You are both correct. How much did you wager?

[beefytee]

41,647 -- I'm not good with movie dates or Soccer.

1)
8894 pts
5 yrs off - 297.0 m -- Guessed too early. All the Farrah Fawcett style feathered hair took me back to the 70's when it really was the turn of the 80's. I also didn't know when The Man from Snowy River came out.

2)
9449 pts
3 yrs off - 12.6 km -- Figured it was speed but didn't remember the year. I thought it was after my mission, not before.

3)
7764 pts
7 yrs off - 135.8 km -- Saw what I thought was Marseilles on one of the boats, so I went there. Guessed too early.

4)
7676 pts
6 yrs off - 224.4 km -- I didn't think the big, connected balls were in Germany, but I was thinking Copenhagen. When I couldn't find them, I hedged and picked Dortmund. Guessed too late.

5)
7864 pts
4 yrs off - 936.4 km -- That flag looked very much like an Austrian flag. I hate all the black and white pictures with striped flags in them.


Wasn't there a book or something that just came out about the David O Mckay/ETB exchange about him running as VP? I recently heard a feature on it on Radio West... or maybe some other NPR program. I searched but can't find it.

[Pelado]

My best day in a while, I think. 41,358

9791 - 2 years, 457.0 m - Brisbane was obvious, was a little early on the release of Man From Snowy River (a quite enjoyable movie)

9154 - 4 years, 11.6 km - Looked like an airport but similarly didn't think they'd have access to an LAX runway so just plopped it down near Santa Monica as a hedge for whatever airport it was actually filmed at. Was a little early on the release of Speed

6873 - 10 years, 127.3 km - Should have considered Cannes. I went near Marseille, though I didn't notice any Marseille clues. The boat behind him being named "Atlant..." something or other made me think it was French Riviera. Went with default 1962.

8894 - 0 years, 606.0 km - Didn't recognize the structure in the background. Figured I'd try the Munich 1972 Olympics again, which got me the right year but not quite the right city or country. One of these times, 1972 Munich will be right.

6646 - 8 years, 354.5 km - Didn't recognize the location, went with London a bit too early.

[Pelado]

By the way, I'm playing Alex Trebek/Ken Jennings for the Jeopardy game we're presenting at tomorrow night's EQ party. I've written all the questions that cover a variety of topics. Here's one that I think will be easy, but maybe not: "He had U.S presidential aspirations and was asked to be George Wallace’s 1968 running mate until David O. McKay told him not to run."

ETB?

That's all I could think of.

You are both correct. How much did you wager?

I didn't know that, but ETB was my guess, too. My wager would have depended on the category.

[chrisrenrut]

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5)
7864 pts
4 yrs off - 936.4 km -- That flag looked very much like an Austrian flag. I hate all the black and white pictures with striped flags in them.

There was a British flag on one of the buildings, and an Air France signed as well. So I couldn’t figure out what country to choose.