Here are the answers to yesterday's quiz -- I'm sure you all passed with flying colors.
1) Founded in 1608, this former British possession has a decidedly French flair.
--Quebec
2) Once the seat of great political power, this red fortress is now a major tourist attraction.
--Alhambra, Granada
3) Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this city was lost to the world for 1700 years.
--Pompeii
4) Passing by a famous golf course and luxurious mansions, this stretch of road is a tourist attraction in its own right.
4) Passing by a famous golf course and luxurious mansions, this stretch of road is a tourist attraction in its own right.
--17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach (California)
5) Legend has it that Hercules founded this major European city.
--Barcelona
5) Legend has it that Hercules founded this major European city.
--Barcelona
6) This city within a city plays host to an Opera House, Planetarium, Science Museum, Oceanographic Park, and beautiful gardens.
--City of Arts & Sciences, Valencia (Spain)
8) This city hosted General MacArthur's South West Pacific Headquarters during WWII.
--Brisbane
9) Some of my Googler co-workers can enjoy the views from this very tall building.
7) When we updated imagery of this city, we got complete coverage of another country with it.
--Rome & Vatican City
--Rome & Vatican City
8) This city hosted General MacArthur's South West Pacific Headquarters during WWII.
--Brisbane
9) Some of my Googler co-workers can enjoy the views from this very tall building.
--Taipei 101, Taipei
The following is a more complete list of the areas we've updated in this data push:
Updated Imagery:
Americas:
- USA: San Diego, San Francisco metro area, Wenatchee (WA), New Mexico.
Asia & Oceania:
The following is a more complete list of the areas we've updated in this data push:
Updated Imagery:
Americas:
- USA: San Diego, San Francisco metro area, Wenatchee (WA), New Mexico.
- Canada: Quebec, New Westminster (BC).
Europe, Middle East & Africa:
- England: Bristol
- Spain: Barcelona, Costa del Sol, Granada, Murcia, Valencia, Cuenca, Toledo, Caceres, Zaragoza.
- Spain: Barcelona, Costa del Sol, Granada, Murcia, Valencia, Cuenca, Toledo, Caceres, Zaragoza.
- Portugal: Braga, new base imagery for entire country
- Italy: Rome, Naples
- Germany: Freidburg, Munich
Asia & Oceania:
- Australia: Brisbane, Great Barrier Reef
- Taiwan: Taipei, Taichung
New 2.5m base imagery for: The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Taiwan, Tasmania, and parts of Mexico, China, and Australia.
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