Welcome to the Gray Ajah Midsummer event!  This game will consist of identifying images and answering questions related to all things hot, summery, sunny, sizzling, sandy, sweaty, toasty, bright, burnt, and otherwise a wee bit warm.  Post your answers in the thread; the first to answer correctly wins the point.

 

We'll start with a really easy one:

 

What city would you visit to see this?

 

Giza?

Giza is correct!

 

A town in this country boasts the most consecutive days recording a temperature above 100 °F (37.8 °C).  (160 days)

Edited June 19, 201610 yr by Shad_

Ethiopia

Edited June 19, 201610 yr by Wildfire Sedai

Ethiopia is....

 

Incorrect

Australia

Australia is correct!

 

 

This city is frequently listed as both the hottest city on earth with a population over 1,000,000, and also the most polluted.

 

(1 point for the country or 2 for the city.)

Edited June 20, 201610 yr by Shad_

By the way, please do not use Google until at least 3 people have had a chance to guess.

Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is...

 

Incorrect

Beijing

Beijing is...

 

Incorrect

SHanghai, China?

Shanghai is...
 

Incorrect

You may now Google.  There will be no additional point for getting the city right in addition to country. 

Edited June 20, 201610 yr by Shad_

One night in Bangkok?

Bangkok is...

 

Incorrect.

 

People are barking up the wrong tree.  I'll drop a hint later.

Los Angeles [sp?] no Google

Edited June 20, 201610 yr by Wildfire Sedai

Zabol, Iran is probably the hottest and most polluted but the population is more like 100K?

Um ok different sites say Delhi and the population is well over a million so

Mumbai

I'll give Cindy the point for getting the country right.  The answer I was looking for was Ahvaz, Iran.
 
While China gets the worst reputation for pollution, that is relevant to its stature as a major world leader.  The world's most polluted cities are largely found in Iran, Pakistan, and India.
 
Moreover, China might have some hot spots, but it can't top the desert.  Ahvaz has an average high of over 115°F (46°C) in July.
 

 
This beach is Delaware's most famous, though it has only the second most permanent residents.

Points!

 

2 - Mrs. Cindy Gill

1 - Wildfire Sedai

0 - Sooh, Tyzack

I see what might have been throwing people off a bit on that last question now. The original image I'd pasted was apparently of Lanzhou, China, despite being the top search result I got for "Ahvaz". The architecture looked Asian because it was Asian.

 

Oops.

You gots more questions?

 

I clearly need an appointment with an optician to fix my glasses...

Edited June 21, 201610 yr by Sooh