So You Think You Know The South - QUIZ

Ocklawaha · January 25, 2011, 10:47:35 PM

Y'ALL ARE GOOD, BUT I THINK LOOKING THEM UP IS CHEATING!

I didn't post them to make light of anyone or to mess with anyone's head, I posted them so that many of our local "What a boring place," citizens would wake up and realize what a beautiful and diverse place we all live.

A
___Florida - ALAPAHA RIVER NEAR WHITE SPRINGS, RIVERBED IS DRY PART OF THE YEAR

B
___Florida - BROOKSVILLE RIDGE,

C
___Florida - FLORIDA STEEL JACKSONVILLE

D
___Florida - BIG SHOALS SUWANEE RIVER

E
___Florida - APALACHICOLA RIVER BLUFFS NEAR BLOUNTSTOWN

F
___Florida - FLORIDA PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS

G
___Florida - OCALA CAVE - 6 MILES SOUTH OF OCALA

H
___Florida - JACKSON BLUFF DAM, LAKE TALQUIN, SOUTH OF QUINCY

I
___Florida - IRON MOUNTAIN, LAKE WALES

J
___Florida - SLOT CANYON, APALACHICOLA RIVER

K
___Florida - SAVANNAH ISLAND PRESERVE FLORIDA, HOME TO THE PRICKLY APPLE CACTUS

L
___Florida - SANTA FE RIVER, NEAR STARKE

M
___Florida - FALLING CREEK PARK, NORTH OF LAKE CITY

N
___Florida - SUNNILAND OIL FIELD, ONE OF TWO IN FLORIDA THE OTHER IS IN JAY

O
___Florida - CENTRAL FLORIDA TORNADO - TAKEN AT THE VILLAGES WITH A CELL PHONE CAMERA

P
___Florida - ONE OF SEVERAL FLORIDA ROCKY COASTS, THIS ONE JUST SOUTH OF MARINELAND

VIVA LA FLORIDA!

OCKLAWAHA[/center]

simms3 · January 25, 2011, 11:04:45 PM

Well, I have seen a couple of these pictures randomly on the web, especially that tornado picture. You sure they come attached with their locations? These scenes were almost impossible, but here is a stab for fun.

A) Virginia
B) Arkansas
C) Alabama
D) Tennessee
E) Arkansas
F) Florida
G) Florida
H) Tennessee
I) Texas
J) Georgia
K) Texas
L) Thereâ€™s no way anyone can legitimately guess that (anywhere thereâ€™s a warm lake with cool airâ€¦so almost any of the states)
M) Could be Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, or just about any of those states in the northern portions (canâ€™t be Texas I donâ€™t think)
N) Texas
O) OK, I have seen this picture on so many sites. Can you even tell us where it is?
P) Texas or Virginia

I have been around the South, and I, too, have been to Colombia where I have family, but I can only give sortaâ€™ kindaâ€™ educated guesses as to where these photos might have been taken (and Iâ€™m not foreign to plants and environments). I wish the photos were slightly more identifiableâ€¦like if someone had been to that place they could tell you, ohâ€¦thatâ€™s in Franklin, TN, etc.

Ocklawaha · January 26, 2011, 12:57:59 PM

Anyone else try this yet?

OCKLAWAHA

cephus · January 26, 2011, 02:37:52 PM

Florida

BridgeTroll · January 26, 2011, 02:40:18 PM

I was leaning that way also... there were only two pix that I was unsure about...

Captain Zissou · January 26, 2011, 02:43:36 PM

A) Georgia
B) Tennessee
C) Virginia
D) Alabama
E) Virginia
F) I can't see this Pic
G) Arkansas
H) Tennessee
I) Alabama
J) Georgia
K)Florida
L) Tennessee
M) Virginia
N) Texas
O) Florida
P) Florida

acme54321 · January 26, 2011, 02:49:44 PM

I think they are all FLORIDA.

Might Be's:
B-AR
C-TN
N-AR
O-AR
P-TX

JaxNative68 · January 26, 2011, 05:36:30 PM

a) FL
b) AL
c) AR
d) TN
e) TN
f) TX
g) VA
h) GA
i) GA
j) GA
k) FL
l) FL
m) GA
n) TX
o) TN
p) FL

why do i get the feeling that this is a trick photo essay and all are from the same state?

simms3 · January 26, 2011, 05:43:36 PM

Guys, they can't all be Florida. Come on. There are plenty of pictures that are obviously not Florida and I'm pretty sure the tornado picture can't be pegged to any place.

Here are just a few links that show the tornado pic:

http://emailfromgrandma.com/2008/04/27/west-texas-tornado/

http://bdhamilton.com/?s=delight scroll down a tad

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sully_aka__wstera2/3532317059/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31686931@N08/favorites/page3/?view=lg scroll down a tad

http://10-49.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html scroll down halfway

http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/2006/09/05/page41/

http://www.nbuilding.net/recovery.htm

The first picture could be along the coast of some parts of FL, but looks more like coastal NC or VA.

The second picture does not show Florida pines. And it shows substantial hills that look too large for the hills in FL.

The third picture shows metallurgy, a huge industry in AL and virtually non-existent in Florida.

The fourth picture depicts rapids that could be seen on perhaps the Ocoee River in TN, but that picture is certainly not shot in Florida...duh...now that I see the moss, maybe it's in Texas or Arkansas or the southern end of the Chatooga River between GA and SC

The fifth picture depicst limestone cliffs and temperate fauna...not in Florida

The sixth picture could actually be in Florida...common plant here

The seventh picture could be in Florida or Texas

The eighth picture shows a decent sized dam that could be in Tennessee or Alabama or even Georgia, but is certainly not in Florida!

The ninth picture shows moss, sabal palms, live oaks or hickories, and small hills. Could be Florida, Eastern Texas, or a variety of places.

The tenth picture maybe with the slightest possibility could be in Florida, but is most likely in a very old mountain range, i.e. the Ozarks or the lower Appalachians. That guy does not live in Florida...he looks like a kayaker or rafting guide from NC!

The eleventh picture shows a cactus species that could perhaps survive in Florida, but it looks like a Texas or Southwestern species.

The twelth picture shows a lake in the summer with mist. This implies the probably chilly lake is a good bit warmer than the air. In the summer, that can only mean one thing: mountainous or temperate region. The flora is indicative of a more temperate wet region, too. VA? TN? AR? Northern AL or GA? Not FL!

The thirteenth picture shows a light dusting of snow in an obviously wet, hilly area where the trees still have leaves on them. I say lower lower Appalachian or Ozark regions. Eastern TX or central AL, GA, etc. There is a small chance it could be somewhere in Florida...towards Tally.

The fourteeth picture shows an oil derrick. In Florida? I don't think so. Let's be stereotypical and say that it's probably in Texas.

The fifteenth picture shows a tornado that is one of the most popular tornado pictures on the net. I don't think anyone can truthfully say that Photoshop was not somehow involved and I don't think anyone even knows where the original photo was shot or what it may have looked like.

The last picture shows a rocky coastline. The only place in Florida it could be is Hutchinson Island. I would guess not Florida, though.

acme54321 · January 26, 2011, 08:20:12 PM

Simms you need to get around Florida more!

acme54321 · January 26, 2011, 08:22:55 PM

The first picture could be along the coast of some parts of FL, but looks more like coastal NC or VA.

Look up the Alaphaha river bed

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The fourth picture depicts rapids that could be seen on perhaps the Ocoee River in TN, but that picture is certainly not shot in Florida...duh...now that I see the moss, maybe it's in Texas or Arkansas or the southern end of the Chatooga River between GA and SC

Actually those rapids are less than an hour from here, in FL

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The fifth picture depicst limestone cliffs and temperate fauna...not in Florida

Looks like one of the panhandle rivers to me

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The eighth picture shows a decent sized dam that could be in Tennessee or Alabama or even Georgia, but is certainly not in Florida!

Interestingly enough, it is

http://www.talgov.com/you/electric/corn.cfm

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The tenth picture maybe with the slightest possibility could be in Florida, but is most likely in a very old mountain range, i.e. the Ozarks or the lower Appalachians. That guy does not live in Florida...he looks like a kayaker or rafting guide from NC!

I've seen many similar scenes in and around Gainesville

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The thirteenth picture shows a light dusting of snow in an obviously wet, hilly area where the trees still have leaves on them. I say lower lower Appalachian or Ozark regions. Eastern TX or central AL, GA, etc. There is a small chance it could be somewhere in Florida...towards Tally.

Columbia County

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The fourteeth picture shows an oil derrick. In Florida? I don't think so. Let's be stereotypical and say that it's probably in Texas.

Oil has been drilled in FL, but that pic you really can't tell. There is/was some drilling in SW FL at some point IIRC

simms3 · January 26, 2011, 09:38:49 PM

Quote from: acme54321 on January 26, 2011, 08:20:12 PM
Simms you need to get around Florida more!

Yea, you're right. Never left Jacksonville.

Quote from: acme54321 on January 26, 2011, 08:22:55 PM
The first picture could be along the coast of some parts of FL, but looks more like coastal NC or VA.

Look up the Alaphaha river bed

You're right...obscure place

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The fourth picture depicts rapids that could be seen on perhaps the Ocoee River in TN, but that picture is certainly not shot in Florida...duh...now that I see the moss, maybe it's in Texas or Arkansas or the southern end of the Chatooga River between GA and SC

Actually those rapids are less than an hour from here, in FL

Prove it. I've seen a few rivers in Florida with "rapids". The picture shows Upper Class II to potentially Class III rapids. Unless one of our northern central rivers is at major flood stage I don't see how that is in Florida. Notice how wide it is.
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The fifth picture depicst limestone cliffs and temperate fauna...not in Florida

Looks like one of the panhandle rivers to me

Any idea which one? I'd really like to know this.

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The eighth picture shows a decent sized dam that could be in Tennessee or Alabama or even Georgia, but is certainly not in Florida!

Interestingly enough, it is

http://www.talgov.com/you/electric/corn.cfm

You're right again, but come on, that's the only legitimate dam in Florida and apparently it's not even operational anymore. TN, AL, and GA have so many dams that look almost exactly like that who wouldn't guess one of those states?
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The tenth picture maybe with the slightest possibility could be in Florida, but is most likely in a very old mountain range, i.e. the Ozarks or the lower Appalachians. That guy does not live in Florida...he looks like a kayaker or rafting guide from NC!

I've seen many similar scenes in and around Gainesville

Right again...Apalachicola, FL...how obscure, who the Hell is going to guess that scene is from FL?, which after doing a little research has one little obscure area like that. There are friggin’ subdivisions in Atlanta, subdivisions, that have scenes like that. It’s not “typical Florida” and nobody should feel bad if they thought it was anywhere else listed.
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The thirteenth picture shows a light dusting of snow in an obviously wet, hilly area where the trees still have leaves on them. I say lower lower Appalachian or Ozark regions. Eastern TX or central AL, GA, etc. There is a small chance it could be somewhere in Florida...towards Tally.

Columbia County

Well I did say it could be towards Tally
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The fourteeth picture shows an oil derrick. In Florida? I don't think so. Let's be stereotypical and say that it's probably in Texas.

Oil has been drilled in FL, but that pic you really can't tell. There is/was some drilling in SW FL at some point IIRC

Yea I've read that, too. Obscure. Let's trick everyone into thinking they know so little about Florida because they didn't know that there might have been one small oil derrick at some point in SW FL. LOL

acme54321 · January 26, 2011, 09:46:26 PM

Those rapids are Big Shoals on the Suwannee

http://www.floridastateparks.org/bigshoals/default.cfm

You're probably right about flood stage

simms3 · January 26, 2011, 10:01:20 PM

Wow...yea normal Big Shoals and Big Shoals in the original picture posted are two different animals. LoL. Even Bull Sluice on the Chatooga can look like Lava Falls on the Colorado River at flood stage, haha.

Thanks for the input, though. I don't get the point of the OP posting a bunch of pictures of "The South" to "test our knowledge" when he posted a ton of reallllyyyyyy obscure pictures from Florida that were made to look like other southern states (and not all those pics are from Florida anyway). Was he trying to trick us? I've put in on the Santa Fe and on the Suwanee River to get to Cedar Key. I've been hunting in Lake City. My best friend lives in Naples. I'm no "Florida idiot" and I know that these pictures do not show typical Florida scenes. It was all a big trick. One can't even make educated guesses on tricks, so that's no fun (it's like saying you guys are all dumb, haha!).

Ocklawaha · January 26, 2011, 10:10:33 PM