Water, Water, Everywhere

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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."