Thursday, May 2, 2013

KENTUCKY DERBY TRIVIA


Here’s some fun for the day:

JOKE: 
Q: What type of horses only go out at night?
A:  Nightmares

QUOTE:
You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people. 
(Will Rogers)

TRICIA’S TWEET OF THE DAY: 
Don’t be satisfied with going to church locations.  Be the church to the world around us.



In honor of the Kentucky Derby which will take place Saturday, May 4th, I thought I’d post some Kentucky Derby Trivia:  (Answers below horse picture)

KENTUCKY DERBY TRIVIA:  ( How well do you know the Derby?)

1.  How many horses have won the Triple Crown?

2.  How many horses have finished the Kentucky Derby in under 2 minutes?

3.  What are the ingredients of a Mint Julep?

4.  What is the nickname for the Kentucky Derby?

5.  Who built Churchill Downs & started the Kentucky Derby?

6.  How old are the horses in the Kentucky Derby?

7.  What year was the Kentucky Derby inaugurated?

8.  How many miles is the Kentucky Derby?

9.  Which horse was the first to win the Kentucky Derby?

10.  What horse won the Kentucky Derby last year?


TRIVIA ANSWERS:

1.  11
2.   3 (Secretariat; Sham who finished 2nd to Secretariat.  Both 1973; Monarchos, 2001)
3.  Bourbon, Mint, Sugar, Water.  
4.  "Run for the Roses"  ( also 'Greatest 2 Minutes in Sports') 
5.  Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.
6.  3-yr olds.
7.  1875
8.  1 1/4 miles.
9.  Aristides.  
10.  I’ll Have Another

Until next time.....

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