Thursday, June 25, 2009

amazing race as a dreamer

my friend alex put on an event tonight for university of dreams...amazing race. my group consisted of me-leader, gabby-sweetheart(middle person in image from dc) and pritesh- from dubai/wall street intern. we started out the race and i thought we were toast at our 2nd clue we were in first place i couldn't believe it. luckily i knew answers to the riddles pretty fast! and ran those 2 ragged, we made it to times square first and as i ran to the finish i met alex with a victory hug.
i almost died!
1st clue:
to begin your quest you must find the building where a king once climbed, they come to work but not to live, to see all that the city has to give.
answer, empire state building 34th and 5th
2nd clue:
it may not be a subway 'station' but all trains meet at this popular midtown location. take your answer downstairs to the whispering wall.
answer, grand central station 42nd and lexington
3rd clue:
by defying zeus he carried the blame, the heavens on his shoulder atlas was his name.
a plaque sits in front of where the christmas tree stands bright, complete the phrase...
answer, rockefeller center 49th between 6th and 5th
4rd clue:
since 1982 his show has aired at night, the ed sullivan theater shining bright.
answer, david letterman show, 52nd and broadway.
5th clue:
this square is the center of it all, at midnight with the drop of a ball. amongst the crowds find only one sitting outside roxys.
answer, times square 44thish and broadway run run run!
6th and final clue:
the finishing steps are now in sight, its no red carpet but you can be the winning team tonight!
answer, red tkts stairs in times square!



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This was so much fun! I blogged about this as well (RL-based entries are usually friends locked), but I may link to this entry in a future post because I couldn't remember all of the riddles, ha. Just where we had to go.

Also, aw, you're a sweetheart, too.

Amber said...

Oh my! Who's that?