Can you name the world cities shown in the photos taken from space? by Hejman

Can you name the world cities shown in the photos taken from space?

created by Hejman

Enter a city in the box below
Correctly named cities will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source: Earth from Space
You can play the slideshow by clicking on it, or you can pause it and then advance manually by clicking on the right and left arrows on the sides of the image or on the individual thumbnails below.
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Cities from Space (pics) Quiz

by Hejman

Created Jan 30, 2011 in Geography
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	Hejman:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 04:10 GMT	7 points
	As stated in the note, most of these photos were taken by astronauts aboard Space Shuttles or by astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The white arrows and notes were in the photos. I have obscured and removed some of them because they made the images too easy or actually contained the answers. If you believe that the images are wide enough to contain portions of another city that I do not have as an alternate answer, then please let me know.

	zzyzx501:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 04:52 GMT	13 points
	Awesome photographs, awesome idea, awesome quiz.

	ambition:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 05:21 GMT	15 points
	Great quiz. I especially liked the ones with no identifying notes.

	Hejman:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 05:26 GMT	8 points
	Thanks zzyzx501 & ambition. For what it's worth, the pork chop shaped island in the middle of #18 is my home town (Grand Island, NY).

	AmblingPoodle:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 05:39 GMT	6 points
	excellent--fun--well-constructed with the slide show.

	recchi51:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 06:44 GMT	8 points
	Really cool quiz. #12 is such a cool picture. This quiz really makes you feel small.

	TJL:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 07:18 GMT	-1 points
	Great quiz. I had a few of the same ones in my States From Google Earth quiz (http://www.sporcle.com/games/TJL/google_earth), but these are a lot higher resolution, and the embedded slideshow is a great touch. Also, thanks for including Boston.

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	Hejman:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 11:53 GMT	6 points
	@deeyoen- The quiz needs to be set to forced order to prevent random guessing. However, the slide show didn't need to frustrate you at all- you can pause it, restart it, run it manually by clicking on the arrows or on the thumbnails or go forward and back to any image you want. In fact, you're in near total control of the slide show.

	folio1701:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 14:55 GMT	7 points
	How timely with what's going on in the Middle East - you've got both Cairo and Tunis in there!

	MorningBell411:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 14:56 GMT	3 points
	Nice quiz! Though in #12 "USA" should be there instead of the state.

	Crispin28:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 15:08 GMT	2 points
	I like the idea for this quiz, but it would be a lot more fun if you let the photographs speak for themselves. The inclusion of labels transforms the game, so that instead of needing to recognize Venice, one simply needs to know the location of St. Mark's.

	Hejman:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 15:19 GMT	8 points
	@Crispin28- That was my original intention, but without the labels, the vast majority of the photos are just unidentifiable expanses of green and brown. A few have distinct features (Lake Michigan, pyramids, the Grand Canal) but many require some nudge in the right direction. Also, as I noted above, the labels were included by NASA, so I had to work with the pictures given, though I did photoshop some of the labels out. @MorningBell411- thanks!

	gwukelic:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 20:25 GMT	2 points
	I liked the quiz Hejman. Clever idea and very well done. My only suggestion is to make a sequel and in that sequel you should include a night picture of Las Vegas. Whether you take my suggestion or not, it was a great quiz! 5 globes.

	nowaybrah76:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 21:25 GMT	1 point
	great quiz even though I missed some easy ones

	darthplaydoh:	Jan 31st, 2011 at 22:42 GMT	2 points
	Great idea and great execution! I understand some of the comments above but I think it's perfect as-is. Got all but 3 though, which was frustrating. Hooray for The Hub being included!

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	BlackBear:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 01:56 GMT	0 points
	Great job

	neil537:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 04:29 GMT	3 points
	great quiz. liked that Brisbane was there (and that I got it!) I am living in Queensland right now.......luckily escaped the flooding.

	Packman:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 05:51 GMT	3 points
	5/5 for including Buffalo :). Great quiz!

	Theron:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 12:38 GMT	3 points
	Loved the Chicago one... confusion at the very different type of photo followed by the very satisfying moment of the penny dropping as I recognized the pattern of the Great Lakes. Nicely done.

	tm83:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 13:17 GMT	1 point
	i typed buffalo and niagara falls separately but it didn't accept them, are we supposed to enter them together ?

	Hejman:	Feb 1st, 2011 at 14:16 GMT	2 points
	@tm83- The quiz accepts Buffalo and Niagara Falls (independently). It's possible that you had the wrong answer line selected or that there was a momentary blip with the browser. It's working now, however.

	gnatural:	Feb 2nd, 2011 at 01:32 GMT	2 points
	Hejman, Dude among Dudes. Excellent quiz. I'm surprised that the text is entirely NASA's and not yours, because I was about to commend you for the balance of cluing. I know you had some hand in it, by removing certain things, so you do get some credit. Beautifully done. The interface is a pain in the ass, I have to admit, since one has to do a lot of mousing around to move slides, switch forced-entry squares, etc. I'd bet that if you didn't make it a forced march that there wouldn't be too many errant hits. (Once it's an official quiz, of course, the interface issue will go away.) Thank you for this one.

	Hejman:	Feb 2nd, 2011 at 02:08 GMT	2 points
	@gnatural- Actually, the interface issue won't go away since the pictures are too large to put in the traditional format, thus the slide show. I know the admins are considering publishing some quizzes in slide show format, so we'll see how that goes. I think you may be right about the forced order. I'm going to remove it and lower the time.

	mrpotwtf69:	Feb 4th, 2011 at 00:05 GMT	1 point
	I wondered if you would be able to see protesters in Cairo if you zoomed further in?

	FujiMouse:	Sep 19th, 2011 at 16:03 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz! But I'm angr at myself for missing 3 cities I've actually been to!

	jordanah:	Sep 20th, 2011 at 21:14 GMT	6 points
	hey i can see my house from #12! (Oshkosh WI.)

	PandaTinker:	Sep 21st, 2011 at 03:54 GMT	1 point
	Might want to consider accepting St. Catharines for Niagara Falls/Buffalo.

	Hejman:	Sep 21st, 2011 at 14:10 GMT	5 points
	@PandaTinker- You may be the only person who tries it, but as it is actually larger in population than Niagara Falls, ON and is visible in the corner of the photo, I'll go ahead and add it. I just hope I don't get complaints now from the citizens of Lockport and Grand Island and Tonawanda and Kenmore and...