KF7TBA+K7LWA's Friday Insomniac-Net BLOG: 2014[16]A -- Ins-Net As for Apr 18, 2014_Mixed Bag -- #11:"Ed [WA6DNH](SK): It's pronounced FLUR-EH-DEH" [ C - A

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Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #11: "Ed [WA6DNH](SK): It's pronounced FLUR-EH-DEH"
Answers = C - A - A+B
    OK -- I hate to admit this, but Chuck [W4ROA] was right & I was wrong!
    The SOURCE website for the Answer to Question #3 was NOT the Florida State Government website where I got the original information that Florida does NOT have a State Motto.
    Indeed, the State Motto "In God We Trust" was adopted by the Florida State Legislature in 2006 (Link)
    So to be fair to everybody, the Answer to Question #3 is really Answer "A", but I will give a "mea culpa" pass if you picked Answer "B".
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    As many of the regulars on our Insomniac-Net may already know, one of our long-time trivia players, Ed Knox [WA6DNH] became a Silent Key this past week.
    We will miss Ed with his wonderful answers and humor, as well as his never-ending attempt to correct LW's pronouncation of the word "Florida".
    So in a small personal tribute to "Ed from Fleh-eh-deh" we ask you:
    So, how much do you know about Florida?
    Please give us your best answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each question.

       ++ "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #11: "Ed [WA6DNH](SK): It's pronounced FLUR-EH-DEH" ++
Question #1: Where did the name "Florida" come from and what does it mean?
        A. From the Native Indians living in and around the present State of Florida -- denoting their wish for a "natural" toothpaste that was floridated, or
        B. From the Native New Yorkers who invade the state every winter -- denoting "Finally, a "few months without the nagging Mother-In-Law!, or
        C. From the Non-Native Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon who landed upon its shores -- using the Spanish word denoting "Flowery Land"

Spanish Explorer Don Juan Ponce de Leon was certainly not the first individual to see Florida, but he was the first to make an official record of his visit. In 1513, at the high point of the Easter season, he came ashore, probably near what is now St. Augustine, and named the peninsula “La Florida,” perhaps signifying the “Flowery Land.” (from: Robert J. Huckshorn, ed., Government and Politics in Florida 7 (Univ. Fla. Press, 1991). See also Whitfield’s Notes, Legal Historical Background of the State of Florida 215, which states “. . . Easter Sunday, called Pascua Florida in the Spanish language” as a possible reason for the name given.

[SOURCE: Florida Land Titles and British, Not Just Spanish, Orgins by Glenn Boggs]

Question #2: Florida has more golf courses than any other state -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.

Golf is a popular sport among older adults: Nearly 9 million people age 50 and over are hitting the links, making up 34 percent of all U.S. golfers. Here’s the number of golf courses in each state and D.C.
According to AARP, the state with the most gold course is Florida -- 1,055.

[SOURCE: Fore! Find out which states are rich in golf courses]

Question #3: The official State Motto is: "In God We Trust" -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.

OK -- I hate to admit this, but Chuck [W4ROA] was right & I was wrong!
The SOURCE website for the Answer to Question #3 was NOT the Florida State Government website where I got the original information that Florida does NOT have a State Motto.
Indeed, the State Motto "In God We Trust" was adopted by the Florida State Legislature in 2006 ("In God We Trust" - Florida State Symbols)
So to be fair to everybody, the Answer to Question #3 is really Answer "A", but I will give a "mea culpa" pass if you picked Answer "B" -- like I did!
[SOURCE: "In God We Trust" - Florida State Symbols]

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