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Stranger Things
Convention centers are anything but conventional. You'll see what we mean when you try to match the clues in this month's quiz – involving bats, beehives, and waterfalls – with a variety of these massive meeting spaces. By Charles Pappas
Guess the answers from the list below, then click on the blank areas to see if you're right.
| Hawaii Convention Center | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | NRG Park |
| Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | Music City Center | Vancouver Convention Centre |
| Minneapolis Convention Center | San Diego Convention Center | Salt Palace Convention Center |
| 1. The _______ pours it on with a 70-foot-tall lobby waterfall that empties into a pond surrounded by abstract steel "trees" and real coconut palms. |
| 2. Nearly 60,000 bees on its "living roof" supply the _______ with the organic honey used in its kitchen. |
| 3. The extended event and sporting complex known as _______ includes one of the world's largest parking lots, holding spaces for an eye-popping 26,000 cars. |
| 4. Named for its host city's first African-American mayor, the _______ was originally constructed as part of the 1984 world's fair. |
| 5. Opened in 1986, the _______ has a Green roof upon which more than 11 species of birds and five species of bats make their home. |
| 6. One of the most striking features of the _______ is its Teflon-covered Sails Pavilion, comprising more than 90,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space and held up by 10 giant blue pillars resembling the masts of sailing ships. |
| 7. The regional artwork in the _______ is so distinctive that the complex sells its own book detailing how the sculptures, paintings, and installations complement the facility's architecture. |
| 8. Unwinding at the _______ is easy with its Craft Bar and Lounge, which serves local brews such as Hell and Calhoun Claw. |
| 9. In front of the _______ is an art installation with more than 150 standard road signs that, when viewed from a certain angle, create a large red logo that says "You Are Here." |
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