Photo Quiz: Where the Hay is that Way Faring Sign At?

[XLFD]

 

Guess the nearest intersection to the following signs.  No 'cheating' by going downtown first, please.  For those not too familiar with Ludington here's a map:

1) a- James & Danaher looking north

    b- Harrison & Ludington looking east

    c- James & Foster looking north

    d- none of the above

 

2) a- James & Danaher looking north

    b- Harrison & Ludington looking east

    c- James & Foster looking north

    d- none of the above

 

3) a- James & Foster looking South

    b- James & Foster looking North

    c- James & Dowland looking South

    d- None of the above

 

4) a- Ludington & Rath looking South

    b- Ludington & James looking South

    c- Ludington & Harrison looking East

    d- None of the above.

 

5) a- Ludington & Harrison looking West

    b- Ludington & Rowe looking West

    c- Foster & James looking South

    d- None of the above

 

6) a- Dowland & James looking North

    b- Ludington & William looking West

    c- Foster & James looking North

    d- None of the above

 

7) a- Ludington & William looking East

    b- Loomis & James looking South

    c- Foster & James looking South

    d- None of the above

 

8) a- Court & James headed South

    b- Ludington & William headed West

    c- James & Ludington headed North

    d- None of the above. 

 

Please record your guesses, before you check it out.  If you do check it out, try not to spoil it for others until at least Tuesday.

[Marty Redman]

b, d, d {underground restaurants and shopping?}, a, b, b, c {underground parking, bathrooms?}, a 

Not sure on a couple of them, but I think I got at least half.

[XLFD]

Zero out of eight.  Are you sure you've ever been to Ludington Marty?

[Willy]

This is a good riddle. I honestly can't remember any of these signs so I just guessed. Fun though.

1-c

2-b

3-d

4-b

5-b

6-b

7-b

8-c

[XLFD]

You did better than Marty, Willy.  The full pictures/answers will be revealed Tuesday night in a post here, so if you haven't tried yet, give it a try

[XLFD]

Responses #5, 7, and 8 are correct.  Congratulations, you are at the top of our Signology class-- but would L. Ron Hubbardski be proud of a 3 out of 8 score?

[Sweater Cows!]

1 james & danaher

2 b

3 d

4 a

5 b

6a

7a

8c

I feel a little off on some of these. Maybe by a block in one direction or another.

[XLFD]

You came one away from a perfect score by getting # 8 correct.  In order, you were 1) two blocks away, 2) five blocks away, 3) n/a  4)  one block away  5) seven blocks away  6) five blocks away  7) four blocks away.

Take heart in that you did better than Marty and Toni.

[XLFD]

Here are the answers, two at a time, with the area around the sign depicted blown up, and the location divulged:

1.  The sign is in front of McDonald's Bakery, near the corner of Dowland and James.  D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Right in front of Mr. Three Hats', Les Johnson's, convenience store, at the corner of Danaher and James looking north, A.

[XLFD]

3. Same place as #1, on James & Dowland looking south this time:  C

 

 4.  You're turning down James St, off Ludington Ave. headed south:  B

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5.  Surprise, you're at the back end of the #2 sign, on the corner of Danaher & James looking south: D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Surprise, those branches with no leafs yet may block your sight of the sign, but you're near the corner of Loomis and James:  D.

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7.  The other side of #6, again Loomis and James:  B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.  The sign is actually very readable if you catch the stoplight red, and you're the first in line at James & Ludington looking north:  C

[XLFD]

An interesting result occurred here.  Even if you blindly guess at a multiple choice test with four options, you should get 1/4 of them right, on average.  Two out of eight in this case.  Three knowledgable people who know Ludington took this test, and between them they got four out of twenty-four right.  Less than the six they should have got if they randomly chose options. 

One could say that this indicates we should have spent a lot of more money on way-faring signs, but reasonable people might also conclude otherwise.