Showing posts with label answers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label answers. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Myrtle Beach and Baseball

Okay, I'm back from Myrtle Beach.

Stephanie is also back home. We had a great trip! But more about that in a little bit.

Before I left for Myrtle Beach, I went to a Gwinnett Braves game (minor league baseball) with my cousin Kevin. It was a really interesting experience. We had a good time. We sat on the berm; a grassy hill just past the outfield fence. Never seen a game from there.

I said I was going to catch a homerun ball.



And I did. Awesome.

Earlier in the day, I went to the Braves Museum. Here's some of the pictures I took on the tour and in the museum.

Braves Museum

By the way, the answers to all of the Braves trivia questions can be found in the slides.

Okay, so on to Stephanie! We stayed here in Georgia for a little while. This gave Stephanie some quality bonding time...



...with the cat, Nemo.

So, we left the state and headed to South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.

We left on Sunday and returned Wednesday. During our trip we went to Margaritaville, Planet Hollywood, Boardwalk, Broadway on the Beach, and some other cool places, in addition to the beach.

By the way, I got burned.



Pretty bad. But I was able to make some cool hand prints on myself. Neato!



I had to find some relief from the agony. I found this cool product call Zydrate. Zydrate comes in a little glass vile. And the little glass vile goes into a gun like a battery. And the Zydrate gun goes somewhere against your anatomy. And when the gun goes off, it sparks and it helps with the agony.

Okay, so those are acutally lyrics from a song in "REPO: The Genetic Opera". Awesome song. True relief came from the following.



Chilled aloe gel. Feels great.

It is a bad thing that I burned. Totally unhealthy and painful. I did put on sunscreen, but I guess it washed off. I didn't reapply. Lesson learned.

Back to the sights. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Myrtle Beach

I also gave Stephanie the other part of her gift: a scrap book I made of our last three years together. Here are photos of each of the pages.

Stephanie Scrapbook

The drive back today was a little bit miserable. It's always sad leaving Stephanie. Well, today she left really early in the morning via airplane. That left me in Myrtle by myself. I had to find something to do.



I decided it was probably best to just go ahead and make the long drive back home and not look for trouble.

By the way, the Gay Dolphin is a sign we saw when we got lost (for the first time) looking for a place to eat. Apparently, it's a local landmark. An old, popular gift shop. There were tons and TONS of gift shops. At least one every quarter mile. No joke.

I wish we had found a decent map of Myrtle. We got lost finding food when we first arrived. We got lost looking for the romantic restaurant. And we got lost looking for the airport. No fun with that.

Overall, it was a fantastic trip. I really enjoy spending time with Stephanie. She's wonderful and I love her a lot.

Alright, alright. I'll shut up now. Stop gagging, reader!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

July Trivia Answers

These are the answers to questions posted in July 09.

I will often post a link to where I got the information. However, if no link exists, it's because I know the answer to be true without needing outside information. Should you dispute my answer, feel free to post it under comments.

Also, the answers appear with the newest one first. Answers are posted approximately 24 hours after the question is asked.

To see the questions from before, click on the trivia tab or search for "trivia" up there at the top. Answers can likewise be found under the answers tab.


Q: What is the name of the iconic silver sphere in Epcot?

A: Spaceship Earth.


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Q: Why are all the current attractions in Walt Disney World under 200 feet tall?

A: By Florida law, any structure over 200 feet must have a blinking red light attached to the top. This would ruin the effect of the attractions so they are built under the state requirements.

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Q: What is the name of the talking trash can in Tomorrowland?

A: Push


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Q: What are Disney employees called?

A: Cast Members. And they don't have jobs. They have roles in the show.



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Q: Which drawf does not have a parking lot named after him at Walt Disney World?

A: Doc. Because of the differnt modes of transportation, including boats, the word "Doc" might be confusing when trying to get guests back to where they need to be.







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Q: What two college teams clash annually in a game dubbed "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate"?

A: The University of Georgia Bulldogs and The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.








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Q: In addition to AMP, original and Diet; name the four brands of Mountain Dew.

A: Code Red, Voltage, Live Wire, and Baja Blast.

Code Red is a cherry flavor, Voltage is the winner of a contest held by Dew for a new flavor, Live Wire is a cross-promotional effort with Halo video games, and Baja Blast is exclusively sold at Taco Bell. For more info, click here.






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Q: Match the designer purses ( featured here ) with their designers.

A:

1. Chanel...(D)
2. Coach...(F)
3. Dolce & Gabbana...(I)
4. Gucci...(E)
5. Kate Spade...(H)
6. Louis Vuitton...(C)
7. Marc Jacobs...(G)
8. Vera Bradley...(A)
9. Versace...(J)
10. Yves Saint Laurent...(B)



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Q: True / False. The Stanley Cup is perfect with no typos.

A: False.

Names misspelled on the Stanley Cup -- Adam Deadmarsh was spelled Deadmarch -- but later was changed; the only misspelled name to be corrected.

Some other misspells on the Cup that never have been corrected: Jacques Plante's name has been misspelled five times, (incl. "Jocko," "Jack" and "Plant"); Bob Gainey was spelled "Gainy" when he was a player for Montreal in the 70s; Ted Kennedy was spelled "Kennedyy" in the 40s; New York Islanders was spelled "Ilanders" in 1980/81; the Toronto Maple Leafs was spelled "Leaes" in 1962/63; the Boston Bruins was spelled "Bqstqn" in 1972.

Name scratched out - "Basil Pocklington," father of former Edmonton Oilers owner, Peter, put his dad's name on the Stanley Cup in 1983/84; today, on the Cup, one can see a series of "Xs" over his name.




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Q: Match the pirates to their flags. (originally posted here )

A:

(red skeleton) EDWARD LOW
(skull with heart and single bone) STEVE BONNET
(skull with swords) JACK RACKHAM
(side view skull) HENRY EVERY
(arm with sword) THOMAS TEW
(bunny skull) THE BLACK BUNNY CREW
(skeleton spearing heart) BLACKBEARD
(red flag) CHRISTOPHER MOODY
(skeleton and man) BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS
(side skeleton with sparrow) JACK SPARROW

Most of the flags can be seen here .

Isn't it interesting that Jack Sparrow's flag (of Pirates of the Caribbean/ ) is basically the same as Henry Every's?

Friday, June 26, 2009

June Trivia Answers

After a very helpful suggestion from Stephanie, I'm going to start posting the answers in a different place than essentially right next to the question.

So, I'll still post the questions one at a time, but I'll post all the answers in one spot. One post per month.

Okay, are we all on the same page? Good.


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Q: Which city's major sports teams all have the same primary colors? (This city has at least three teams in MLB, NFL, NHL, and / or NBA)

A: Pittsburgh. The MLB, NFL and NHL teams are all colored black, white, and yellow. That's the Pirates , the Steelers , and the Stanley Cup Champion Penguins .


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Q: Which snake is venomous?



A: A. That's a coral snake. The other is a scarlet king snake. The little rhyme to help you remember is if red touches black, you're okay jack. If red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow. For more information, including first aid, click here .


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Q: Yum! Brands owns six major restaurant companies across the United States, including one of my all time favorites, Taco Bell. Can you name the other five?

A: Yum! Brands owns A&W All American Foods, Long John Silver's, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Wing Street in addition to Taco Bell and others internationally.


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Q: Can you name the only Walt Disney World show attraction that actually calls their 3-D glasses, well, 3-D glasses?

A: Muppet Vision 3D . Other shows, such as It's Tough To Be A Bug or Mickey's Philharmagic call their glasses "Bug Eyes" and "Opera Glasses" respectively.