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| | The '''[[Wikipedia:Obelisco de Buenos Aires|Obelisk Monument]]''' (original name in Spanish: '''''El Obelisco de Buenos Aires''''') is a landmark in [[Buenos Aires]] visited by [[Luigi]] during the events of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. It was built as a reminiscence of the founding of the city. [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole a '''stone from the Obelisk''', and during Luigi's stay he had to find and return it to the monument. Upon completing his task, he was rewarded 2,375 [[bill|dollar]]s plus a bonus of 3,800 dollars. |
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| {{quote|The Obelisk Monument, in downtown Buenos Aires, honors the 400th anniversary of the founding of Argentina's capital city. Built in 1910 and made of stone, it was designed to look like the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The Obelisk is very tall and can be seen from most of downtown. A small door on the monument's side allows visitors the unique opportunity to climb an obelisk. A staircase inside brings visitors to the top, where they can look out onto the Plaza de Republica and view the entire city.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing! (PC)}}
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| The '''{{wp|Obelisco de Buenos Aires|Obelisk Monument}}''' (Spanish: '''''El Obelisco de Buenos Aires''''') is a landmark in [[Buenos Aires]] in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']]. Prior to the events of the game, [[Koopa Troopa]]s steal a [[stone from the Obelisk]], forcing its information booth to close to the public. Before leaving the city, [[Luigi]] must track down the Koopa carrying it and return the stone to the Obelisk. | |
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| == Questions == | | ==Pamphlet information from ''Mario is Missing!''== |
| In order to prove he is not trying to claim the 2,375-[[bill|dollar]] reward (2,380 dollars in NES version) by turning in a fake stone, he must answer two of the following trivia questions:
| | ''The Obelisk Monument, in downtown Buenos Aires, honors the 400th anniversary of the founding of Argentina's capital city. Built in 1910 and made of stone, it was designed to look like the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The Obelisk is very tall and can be seen from most of downtown. A small door on the monument's side allows visitors the unique opportunity to climb an obelisk. A staircase inside brings visitors to the top, where they can look out onto the Plaza de Republica and view the entire city.'' |
| *''What could a visitor do inside the Obelisk?''
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| **Eat a meal
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| **Get a haircut
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| **'''Climb a staircase to the very top'''/'''Climb stairs to the top''' (NES)
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| *''What does the Obelisk Monument honor?''
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| **Tall buildings
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| **George Washington
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| **'''The founding of Buenos Aires'''/'''Founding of Buenos Aires''' (NES)
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| *''What will you find at the top of the Obelisk?''
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| ** '''Windows'''
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| ** The Crown Jewels
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| ** Argentina's constitution
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| If the stone from the Obelisk is the first item Luigi returns, he will additionally receive a $3,800 bonus.
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| |Ger=Das Obelisk-Denkmal
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| |GerC=<ref>{{cite|publisher=[[Software Toolworks]]|title=''Mario wir vermisst''|language=German|accessdate=October 23, 2024}}</ref>
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| |GerM=The Obelisk Monument
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]] | | [[Category:Mario is Missing! landmarks]] |
