FUN QUIZ and STUFF

Contest

NAME THE PONDS!!

We are starting a new contest.

Our largest lake has a name, Lake Luck, after Colonel Luck who built the original fishing camp that is now our NEIGHBORHOOD. However, the other 4 ponds do not have “agreed upon” names! While there are several opinions on names, we need to establish ones that we can use to identify them.

Let’s, for now, call them by letter. There are 3 of the ponds along Heather Lakes Drive as we enter our NEIGHBORHOOD. For the sake of the contest, the one on the south side, nearest Rt. 17 will be “A”, the one on the other side of the pool, also on the south side, will be “B”, and the one along the road on the north side will be “C”. The 4th, off Troon Court, we’ll refer to “D”.

Now……..let’s think of names!! Send your suggestions, identified by letter for now, to me at rweldon@sc.rr.com. I’ll pass them on to an ad hoc committee, named by our Board, to make decisions!

What are the prizes if your name(s) are selected?? You get a fabulous, nature-related prize, PLUS you get to contribute toward a sign for that pond! How’s that?? You also get recognition for years to come!! Certificates will be placed at the Amenity Center with the pond names AND the folks that came up with those names for all, present & future, to see! Now get thinking……..maybe plants, critters, historic names, places, ?????

Deadline?? How about June 21st, the first day of summer?? We can announce the selections at the NEIGHBORHOOD Party for the 4th of July. Maybe even sooner?! How about the Memorial Day picnic??

Oh………since this is my idea, I can’t participate in the contest! But I can “lobby” you!!

Bob

A Fun Fact for Each State

ALABAMA ... Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968.

ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.

ARIZONA ... Is the only state in the continental U.S. that

doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time.

ARKANSAS ... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.

CALIFORNIA ... Its economy is so large that if it were a country,

it would rank seventh in the entire world.

COLORADO ... In 1976 it became the only state to

turn down the Olympics.

CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented

here at Yale University.

DELAWARE ... Has more scientists and engineers

than any other state.

FLORIDA ... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is

the U.S.'s largest city.

GEORGIA ... It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist

John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.

HAWAII .. Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer

than residents in any other state.

IDAHO ... TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.

ILLINOIS ... The Chicago River is dyed green every St.Patrick's Day

INDIANA .... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana,

which get a half million letters to Santa every year.

IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County.

Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.

KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of

the house in The Wizard of Oz.

KENTUCKY ... Has more than $6 billion in gold

underneath Fort Knox.

LOUISIANA ... Has parishes instead of counties

because they were originally Spanish church units.

MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles

as the other five New England states combined.

MARYLAND ... The Ouija board was created in Baltimore in 1892.

MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after

Newton, Massachusetts.

MICHIGAN ... Fremont, home to Gerber, is the

baby food capital of the world.

MINNESOTA ... Bloomington's Mall of America is so big, if you

spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.

MISSISSIPPI ... President Teddy Roosevelt refused to

shoot a bear here ... that's how the teddy bear got its name.

MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.

MONTANA ... A sapphire from Montana is in the

Crown Jewels of England.

NEBRASKA ... More triplets are born here than in any other state.

NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Birthplace of Tupperware,

invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.

NEW JERSEY ... Has the most shopping malls in one

area in the world.

NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear was rescued from

a 1950 forest fire here.

NEW YORK ... Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch,

started in 1747 in Montauk.

NORTH CAROLINA ... Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.

NORTH DAKOTA ... Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact

geographic center of North America.

OHIO ... The hot dog was invented here in 1900. OH !!!!

OKLAHOMA ... The grounds of the state capital are

covered by operating oil wells.

OREGON ... Has the most ghost towns in the country.

PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) was first used in 1980

by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.

RHODE ISLAND ... The nation's oldest bar, the

White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673

SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County is home to the

world's largest gingko farm.

SOUTH DAKOTA ... Is the only state that's never

had an earthquake.

TENNESSEE ... Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest

running live radio show in the world.

TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.

UTAH ... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant

opened here in 1952.

VERMONT ... Montpelier is the only state capital

without a McDonald's.

VIRGINIA ... Home of the world's largest office building ...

the Pentagon.

WASHINGTON ... Seattle has twice as many college graduates

as any other state.

WASHINGTON D.C. .... Was the first planned capital in the world.

WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world's first brick paved street,

Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.

WISCONSIN ... The ice cream sundae was invented

here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting

ice cream from being sold on Sundays.

WYOMING ... Was the first state to allow women to vote.

(Thanks to Peggy Miller for above and below!!)

Priceless Observations

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'

- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
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I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
- Mark Twain
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
- George Burns
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates

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I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx

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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech.
Every now and then she stops to breathe.
- Jimmy Durante

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I have never hated a man enough to give back his diamonds.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
- Alex Levine

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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery,
people would stop dying.
- Rodney Dangerfield

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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.
- Joe Namath

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I don't feel old.. I don't feel anything until noon.
Then it's time for my nap.
- Bob Hope

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I never drink water because of the disgusting things
that fish do in it.
- W. C. Fields

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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress
- Will Rogers

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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill

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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
- Phyllis Diller

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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step,
he's too old to go anywhere
- Billy Crystal

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And the cardiologist's diet: - If it tastes good spit it out.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE HAVE A "WINNA"!

MIMI DYSON HAD 97%!

The answers are hidden on another page of the website!! First to find them receives another prize!!

(Just a blatant way to get people to surf! )

US HISTORY QUIZ

1. What is the title of the National Anthem?
A - Oh, Say Can You See
C - America the Beautiful
B - God Bless America
D - The Star Spangled Banner

2. Which of the following rights is guaranteed by the first amendment?
A- Right to Bear Arms
C- Freedom of Religion
B- Right to Vote
D - All of the Above

3. What is the title of the head of a city government?
A - Mayor
C - Chancellor
B - Governor
D - Chairman of the Board

4. Who has the ability to declare war?
A - The President
C - The Joint Chiefs
B - The Secretary of Defense
D - The Congress

5. How many full terms may a Senator serve?
A - 1
C - 4
B - 2
D - No term limits for Senators

6. How many full terms can a President serve?
A - 1
C - 4
B - 2
D - There are no term limits for Pres.

7. How many years is a full term for a Representative?
A - 1
C - 4
B - 2
D - 6

8. Which amendment sets the minimum voting age to 18?
A - 1st
C - 18th
B - 19th
D - 26^th

9. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?
A - The Speaker of the House
C - The Chief Justice
B - The Secretary of Defense
D - The First Lady

10. On July 4th, 1776 we declared Independence from whom?
A - Germany
C - Spain
B - Great Britain
D - Rome

11. How many branches of government do we have?
A - 1
C - 3
B - 2
D - zero

12. Which is part of the Judicial branch at the federal level?
A - The Supreme Court
C - The Senate
B - The Congress
D - The Presidential Cabinet

13. Who elects the President of the United States?
A - The House of Representatives
C - The Senate
B - The Electoral College
D - The State Governors

14. How many states are there?
A - 10
C - 50
B - 13
D - 100

15. How many stripes are there on the American Flag?
A - 10
C - 50
B - 13
D - 100

16. Who was the President of the United States during the civil war?
A - Abraham Lincoln
C - Ulysses S Grant
B - George Washington
D - Lyndon B Johnson

17. Who is the current President of the United States?
A - Bill Clinton
C - Colin Powell
B - Barack Obama
D - Dick Cheney

18. Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
A - Bill Clinton
C - Colin Powell
B - Hillary Clinton
D - Joe Biden

19. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
A - to establish a trade route with India
C - to establish a new nation
B - to set up fur trade with the Natives
D - to find religious freedom

20. How many total Senators are there?
A - 10
C - 50
B - 13
D - 100

Now for some Advanced Questions!

21. The Constitution has how many Amendments?
A - 23
C - 31
B - 27
D - 33

22. How many Amendments have been proposed officially by Congress but never ratified?
A - None
C - 6
B - 1
D - 12

23. Which of these amendments is a ratified and current amendment?
A - Declaring it illegal to desecrate the American Flag
B - Equality of rights regardless of Gender
C - Restricting marriage in all States to be between a man and a woman
D - Prohibiting the importing of liquor into States where it is illegal

24. In what year was the last amendment ratified?
A - 1868
C - 1961
B - 1920
D - 1992

25. What is the Official Language of the United States?
A - None
C - English
B - Latin
D - Esperanto

26. Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
A - George Washington
C - Thomas Jefferson
B - John Adams
D - Andrew Jackson

27. Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
A - Nathan Hale
C - John Wilkes Booth
B - Patrick Henry
D - Thomas Paine

28. How many Presidents were assassinated while in office?
A - 1
C - 4
B - 2
D - 6
29. Which of these Presidents was born in Texas?
A - Dwight D. Eisenhower
C - Ronald Reagan
B - Richard Nixon
D - George W. Bush

30. How many Presidents have been impeached?
A - None
C - 2
B - 1
D - 4

QUIZ IS OVER......SEND YOUR ANSWERS NOW!!

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FROM THE PEN OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT!

The Funny Page Riddles
By Ambika Manhapra

Why did Tigger look inside the toilet?
--He was looking for Pooh!

What do you say if you get in trouble for
not doing your homework?
--"You can’t tell me off for something I
didn’t do!"

What do a king and a yardstick have in common?
--They are both rulers!!

What did the flag say to the pole?
--Nothing! It just waved.

What gets bigger when you take away from it?
--A hole!

Why did the belt get sent to jail?
--Because it held up a pair of pants!!

Why did the water fountain get taken to court?
--Because it was drunk in a public area!

TAKE A QUIZ!!

***** Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'?
A: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and stage
lighting by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant
light. In the theatre, performers on stage 'in the limelight' were
seen by the audience to be the center of attention.

***** Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as their call for help?
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez -meaning 'help me' -- and is pronounced 'mayday'.

***** Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?
A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they
attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on
cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.

***** Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
A: In France, where tennis first became popular, a big, round zero on
scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,' which is French
for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the U.S., Americans pronounced it 'love.'

***** Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
A. When Mary, later KNOWN AS Queen of Scots, went to France as a young
girl (for education & survival), Louis, King of France, learned that
she loved the Scot game 'golf.' So he had the first golf course
outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was
properly chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets
from a military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and
when she returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run),
she took the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is
pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.' Now you
know almost everything!

TRY THIS!!!

Year by Year

GEOGRAPHY FACTS

Alaska

More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska .

Amazon

The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.

The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States .

Antarctica

Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.

Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica . This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.

Brazil

Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.

Canada

Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village .'

Chicago

Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.

Detroit

Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.

Damascus, Syria

Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.

Los Angeles

Los Angele's full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.

New York City

The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.

There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel .

Ohio

There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , everyone is manmade.

Pitcairn Island

The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.

Rome

The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.

Siberia

Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.

S.M.O.M .

The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.

Sahara Desert

In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.

Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years.

Spain

Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'

St. Paul , Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota , was originally called Pig's Eye after a man named Pierre 'Pig's Eye' Parrant who set up the first business there.

Roads

Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A : 1%, in Canada : 75%

Russia

The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, in Russia . It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole was “boiling” with it.

United States

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

Waterfalls

The water of Angel Falls (the World's highest) in Venezuela drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). They are 15 times higher than Niagara Falls .

You should learn something new every day.

WOW!!!

We had 3 winners the first day this was on the web...........Lois, Judy and Matt!!

In the past week, several more correctly identified the bird in Dave's backyard as a juvenile White Ibis!!

AND..we had one winner so far of the ABCs of SC Agriculture contest......Judy AGAIN. Her answers are below. There are several correct answers for each letter, so the contest will continue for a while longer. You can't use Judy's a second time, but other correct answers can win another prize!!

a. asparagus

b. black eyed pea

c. collards

d. dewberry

e. eggplant

f. fennel

g. green bean

h. horseradish

i. iceberg lettuce

j. jalapeno pepper

k. kidney bean

l. lentil

m. mung bean

n. new potato

o. okra

p. parsley

r. rhubarb

s. scallion

t. turnip

v. veal

w. watermelon

y. yam

z. zucchini

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Can you identify this BIG BIRD???

Dave K. got this photo snap as "Big Bird" strutted through his backyard!!

S/He's a Juvenile White Ibis!!

AND WE HAVE A "WINNA"!!

Don Fay!

Way to go Don! Your prize is waiting for you!!