Nevada #StateChallenge Study Guide Trivia Quiz and Meet-up

jayasimha78 · August 11, 2021, 1:10pm

Guest Host for Nevada #StateChallenge is @JaneBurunina

Study Guide for Nevada #StateChallenge

Sneak Peak at the Study Guide Posts!

No	Post Title	Cover Photo
1	Virginia City Nevada Camel and Ostrich Races	![Local TV Media Personnel Participating in Camel Race!
2	The National Automobile Museum Reno Nevada	![Vintage Car
3	Great Reno Balloon Race	![Early Morning Glow Show
4	Nevada The Silver State	![Nevada StateChallenge Post Cover.jpg
5	Viva Las Vegas	![Las VEGAS Fun facts.gif
6	Daiquiris, Mac & Cheese and David Copperfield, my unforgettable birthday in Las Vegas	![20210812_223425.gif

All #StateChallenge attendees love Weird laws, this keeps us entertained. Here are a few from Nevada State, as stated in a blog post of shookandstone.com

“You can’t ride a camel on the highway.”
“You can’t hula hoop on Fremont Street.”
“If you have a mustache, you can’t kiss a woman in Eureka.”
“You can hang someone for shooting your dog.”
“You can’t place benches or seats on streets or sidewalks in Reno, without getting permission first.”
“You can run a red light or stop sign if you are driving the lead car in a funeral procession.”
“You can’t lie down on a sidewalk in Reno.”
“You can’t spray paint a shopping cart and keep it in your basement.”
“You can’t pawn your dentures in Las Vegas.”
“You can’t walk the streets in Elko without wearing a mask.”

Meeting
Details

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021
URL: The meet-up URLs will only be provided from the #Statechallellenge Google Group.

- JOIN https://groups.google.com/g/local-guide-statechallenge where the meet-up URL will be sent to you before the meet-up.
- PROVIDE your Connect ID to validate that you are a Local Guide or specify #StateChallenge

RSVP Link

Time: WorldTimeBuddy link

- New York EDT 11:30 AM

Meet-up Format

To join the trivia game online during the meet-up, you will go to https://game.playfactile.com/join and then enter the pin number provided at meet-up time.

…AND at the end of the game, there is a FINAL QUESTION. The point value of the final question is based on a wager that you make!

- You will determine how much of your points you want to risk.
- If you answer correctly, the wagered value will automatically be added to your score.
- If you answer incorrectly, the wagered value will be manually subtracted from your score.

How do you participate? Here’s a How-to Guide! Thanks to @AdrianLunsong!

Here are our previous winners

Winners	2020	2021	Grand Total	#StateChallenge #WorldChallenge #CityChallenge #GoogleChallenge
@abhishekpatk		1	1	Amritsar, India (45)
@AdrianLunsong	1		1	Indiana (4)
@AmalVenugopal		2	2	Categories (49) Buenos Aires(51)
@AnshukMitra		6	6	Gujarat, India (30) - Nebraska (38) - Punjab, Pakistan (47) - Connect (48) - Categories (49)
@Arati		1	1	Minnesota (44)
@Erna_LaBeau	2	2	4	Montana (2) - North Carolina (9) - Mississippi (32) - Rajasthan, India (43)
@FalguniP		1	1	Maryland (35)
@JanVanHaver		1	1	Connect (48)
@jayasimha78	5	3	8	Arizona (5) - California (7) - Georgia (10) - New York (12) - Alaska (17) - Texas (17 Bingo) - Alabama (26) - Tennessee (31) - Oregon (34)
@JordanSB	2	2	4	Maine (1) - New York (12) - Texas (24) - Arkansas (29)
@Kashifmisidia	2		2	Florida (8) - Missouri (6) - Texas (24 Bingo)
@KhurramKSK	1		1	Sindh (20)
@LaloPadilla		1	1	Connect (48)
@Melissa_Langlois	1		1	Vermont (14)
@Muhammad_Irfan		1	1	Punjab, Pakistan (47)
@NareshDarji		5	5	Washington (28) - Mumbai (33) - Oregon (34) - Colorado (36) - Karnataka, India (39) - Amritsar, India (45)
@PaulPavlinovich		1	1	Connect (48)
@PeteMHW	3	2	5	4th of July (3) - Massachusetts (11) - Washington DC (21) - Guam (25) - South Dakota (27)
@RosyKohli		3	3	Hawaii (40) - Ohio (42) - Minnesota (44)
@SalmaanN		1	1	Kerala, India (41)
@Shrut19		1	1	American Samoa (46)
@SilvyC	5	2	7	Michigan (13) - Connecticut (15) - US Virgin Islands (16) - Halloween (18) - Illinois (19) - Christmas (23 Bingo)
@Tejal		1	1	Connect (48)
@Tushar_Suradkar	1		1	Kansas (22 Bingo)
@Velvel		1	1	Indonesia (37)
Grand Total	23	38	61

How is your home country doing in the challenge?

Winner Home Country	2020	2021	Grand Total
Argentina	5	2	7
Australia		1	1
Belgium		1	1
Canada	1		1
India	1	23	23
Indonesia		1	1
Mexico		1	1
Pakistan	3		3
UK	4	2	6
USA	9	7	15
Grand Total	23	38	61

**Previous week trivia games - Buenos Aires #CityChallenge guest host @SilvyC **

Photo link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/j9P9q19B5zX935vt9

Winner: @AmalVenugopal

Here are some happy faces from previous meetup. Thanks to @Shrut19 @RosyKohli @SilvyC for contributing to the album.

Have you missed a previous trivia quiz/meet-up?- You can now take previous quizzes anytime! How will you score versus other Local Guides? More online interactive quizzes coming every two weeks!

#StateChallenge - United States
- Interactive State Challenge Quizzes: Part 1 - Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Arkansas, South Dakota

What is our #StateChallenge Meetup Schedule for the next couple of months?

#	*State*	*Meet-up date*
52	Nevada - Guest Host - @JaneBurunina	August 14, 2021
53	South Sulawesi, Indonesia - Guest Host @Velvel #WorldChallenge	August 21, 2021

********************************************** REMINDER

ALL meet-up URLs will ONLY be provided from the #Statechallellenge Google Group. If you want to attend a #StateChallenge meet-up, you MUST join https://groups.google.com/g/local-guide-statechallenge where the meet-up URLs will be posted. To be approved as a member of the group, you MUST provide either your Connect ID or mention #StateChallenge to validate that you are a Local Guide. Thank you

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The #StateChallenge is c****urrently being run by @jayasimha78 and @Denise_Barlock .

It was originally organized by @Kwiksatik and @Denise_Barlock. If you want to find out more, check out this post.
You can also find other submissions by searching the #StateChallenge hashtag