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)

COMIC FUN:

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 3rd, I thought I’d post some Kentucky Derby Trivia:  (Answers below horse picture.   If you saw this post last year you may have a 'leg up' on the competition, but I've added 5 new questions)

KENTUCKY DERBY TRIVIA: 

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?

11. Who organized the Louisville Jockey Club for the purpose of raising funds to build quality racing facilities just outside the city of Louisville?  (The track would later become known as Churchill Downs)

12.  What year did the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby take place?

13.  What happened at the Derby for the first time in 2004?

14.  Name the popular dish served at the derby that is a stew of beef, chicken, pork & vegetables.

15. Who was the first jockey to win 3 out of 4 consecutive Kentucky Derbies?

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.  Orb

11. Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr.  (grandson of William Clark of the famous Lewis and Clark expedition) 

12.  1949

13.  Jane Hudson wore flats instead of heels.  (just kidding)  Jockeys were allowed to wear corporate logos on their clothing.

14.  burgoo

15.  Calvin Borel

Until next time.....