September 11, 2006

Sports Geography Quiz

(Courtesy of Google Maps' satellite imagery.)

Name the athletic facilities shown in the extended entry. If a picture shows two facilities, please name both.

Old Update: All but one of these have been gotten. I'll give you a hint on #9: Look very, very closely at the area just above the North End Zone stands.

Latest Update: All of these have been gotten (kudos Mark).

Since Brick mentioned SafeCo field, here's Safeco Field and Qwest Field (note the conspicuous identifiers on the roofs).

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Posted by Matt Bruce at September 11, 2006 03:47 PM
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Man. These are a lot harder from satellite imagery than they would be from ground-level views. It's also depressing how many of these are just islands in a sea of concrete.

10 is Fenway, obviously.
12 is Candlestick, or Monster Park, or whatever the heck it is these days.
13 looks like Heinz and PNC, given the location.
2 looks really familiar -- Pro Player, maybe?
Just from the hugeness I'm guessing 9 is the Rose Bowl.

Posted by: Paul at September 11, 2006 04:32 PM

Paul is correct on 2, 10, and 12.

Posted by: me at September 11, 2006 05:00 PM

1. Wrigley Field
2. Dolphins Stadium
3. Truman Sports Complex
4. ???
5. ???
6. Heinz Field
7. Oakland Colesium and Oakland Arena
8. Miller Park?
9. Orange Bowl
10. Fenway Park
11. ???
12. ???
13. Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Ballpark
14. ???
15. Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Posted by: Kubi at September 11, 2006 05:09 PM

Kubi is correct on 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 15.

Posted by: me at September 11, 2006 07:00 PM

Here are guesses, though I'm only sure of 2 of them.

4 Coors Field
5 Anaheim Stadium
8 Minute Maid Park
13 Great American Ballpark
14 Dodger Stadium

Posted by: Miguel at September 11, 2006 08:46 PM

11. judging by what's left of the round, active ballparks, it could be Shea.

Posted by: greg at September 11, 2006 09:09 PM

Miguel is 5-for-5... or 4.5 if you dock him for not naming the football field in #13. Greg is right about Shea.

Posted by: me at September 12, 2006 02:52 AM

Is it Sun Devil Stadium?

Posted by: Kubi at September 12, 2006 04:55 AM

I'm guessing #9 is Raymond James Stadium, and that blob is the pirate ship.

Posted by: Mark at September 12, 2006 06:04 AM

8. Safeco Field
13. The football filed is Paul Brown Stadium

Posted by: Brick at September 12, 2006 12:22 PM

8. Safeco Field
13. The football filed is Paul Brown Stadium

Posted by: Brick at September 12, 2006 12:23 PM
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