For TRIVIA PORTION… In an effort to make sure that all attendees have a chance to become the TRIVIA KING/QUEEN of the featured state, we have decided to give all former Trivia Kings and Queens a deficit of “-200” points for each time they have previously won 1st place.
This should give those who haven’t won before a better chance
Provide some additional challenge to those who have won before
Here are our previous winners and their current deficits.
Meeting Details
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2021 URL: The meet-up URLs will only be provided from the #Statechallellenge Google Group.
Articles will be added here as they are posted through Friday before the meet-up. There are a lot of good questions hidden in these posts! Time to study up!
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Some Fun Facts
So much cool information…
Dr Pepper was invented in Texas in 1885
The first frozen margarita machine was invented in Dallas
Bugs Bunny’s catchphrase “What’s Up, Doc?” originated in Dallas
The Six Flags Over Texas theme park is named for the six countries that have ruled over Texas
Texas uses its own power grid, separate from the rest of the United States
The Texas flag’s designer is unknown
The colors used on the Texas flag are the exact same as those used on the United States flag
The deadliest natural disaster in United States history occurred in Texas
The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 took between 6,000 and 12,000 lives with a storm surge of 8–15 feet (2.4–4.5 meters). The next deadliest hurricane in U.S. history was Hurricane Katrina, which claimed 1,200 lives.
The largest known bat colony in North America is located in Texas
The fastest road in the United States is located in Austin
In a rural stretch located between Austin and San Antonio, the speed limit of a 40-mile (64-meter) stretch of a toll road is 85 mph (137 kmph). Texas also has the fastest average legal speed at 78.3 mph (126kmph).
The Texas State Capitol building is the largest state capitol in the nation
In terms of gross square footage, the Texas Capitol is only smaller in size to the U.S. Capitol building. Additionally, the Texas Capitol dome actually sits 7 feet (2.13 meters) higher than the U.S. Capitol’s.
Texas is larger than any country in Europe
King Ranch, located in Kingsville, is larger than the state of Rhode Island
Texas has three of the top 10 most populous cities in the U.S
Amarillo is considered the “Helium Capital of the World.”
A time capsule in Texas contains a passbook to a bank account expected to be worth $1 quadrillion by the time it opens in 2968.
Everyone in the town of DISH, Texas, received free basic television and DVRs for ten years from DISH Network in exchange for renaming their town to DISH from Clark
Based on feedback, we have to determined to have two games in one!
We are going to use our previous Jeopardy-style format to determine the questions and answers… and there WILL be a TRIVIA KING/QUEEN determined based on the highest points earned.
The answers will be used on a bingo board… and there WILL be a BINGO KING/QUEEN determined based on the first bingo found!
#STATECHALLENGE BINGO EXPLAINED:
Everyone will be given a link to their own personal randomized card with #StateChallenge answers at the time of the game
Selections on the Bingo board will be answers from the Jeopardy-style trivia quiz.
After EVERYONE knows each answer, each player looks at their online Bingo card to see if the answer is on their card. The player will mark their online Bingo card if the answer is found.
Questions will continue to be read until someone becomes the winner. The winner will either be determined by the first person to fill their card or able to create a straight line of 5 on their card. Which way to play will be told to everyone before the game begins.
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, Connect Profile URL, or Google Maps Profile URL to validate that you are a Local Guide. Thank you
