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3/29/2015

 
Games 2 Day (all 4 fun, no serious blog items)
Quotes

I rant, therefore I am.~ Dennis Miller
I blog, therefore I think I am ~ G. Eldon Smith

Quiz

Colorado related questions and answers, but anyone can play. Multiple choice, you have a one out of three chance of being right - 30%. Better than winning the lottery.
1. What famous rabbit was born and lived Denver?
    a. Oswald
    b. Bugs Bunny
    c.
Harvey

2. Who is Colorado's most famous woman swimmer?
    a.
Esther Williams
    b. Missy Franklin
    c. Lindsey Vonn

3. What is Colorado's designated State Animal?
    a. Big Horn Sheep
    b. Mountain Goat
    c. Denver Bronco


4..
Who is the Governor of Colorado?
    a. Governor Ben Looney
    b. Governor Mark Hickey
    c, Governor John Hickenlooper


5. Which three state boundaries all touch together with Colorado's border at the point called the    
     Four Corners?
    a. Utah, Arizona
, and New Mexico
    b, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas
    c. California, Texas, and Oklahoma


Riddles
1. Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
2. A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How can this be?
3. What letter comes next in this sequence?  M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O, ____

Answers to the Quiz
1. c. Harvey the six foot tall, invisible rabbit was created by Denverite, Mary Chase. Elwood P. Dowd, the          only person to ever see Harvey, also lived  in Denver.                     
2. b. Olympian Missy Franklin grew up in Centennial, Colorado where her parents still live.
3. a. Although Big Horn Sheep and Mountain Goats both live in the mountains of Colorado, only the                 Big Horn Sheep is the official state animal.
4. c. Governor John Hickenlooper is known for his comical, non-negative campaign ads.
5. a.  A person with big feet can theoretically stand in four states at the same time.

Answers to the Riddles
1. An onion
2. The beggar was the dead man's sister
3. N. The letters represent the first letter of the months starting with March. After N for November is D
    for December.

Palindrome
s
Evil, a sin, is alive.
Never odd or even
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    I write mysteries set in early Colorado. The protagonist is  Andrew Coyle Esq.

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