Monday, November 26, 2018

SEC Championship Game Trivia Quiz

Answer the following questions. All questions pertain to the games prior to 2018.
Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. The Bonus Questions are worth 5 points each. Feel free to post your score on FB or Twitter (whichever place you are reading this.)
The Answers are at the end.

1. What year was the first SEC Championship game played?
2. Name the 3 locations for the Championship game.
3. Which Eastern Division team has made the most appearances?
4. Which Western Division team has made the most appearances?
5. Which SEC team has won the most SEC Championship games?
6. How many SEC Championship games has Georgia participated in?
7. How many SEC Championship games has Georgia won?
8. Name at least 2 SEC teams that have never participated in the SEC Championship game.
9. How many times has the SEC Championship game hosted a match up of Top 5 teams in the country?
10. How many winners of the SEC Championship Game went on to win the National Championship?
BONUS QUESTIONS:
11. How many teams are in the Big Ten Conference?
12. How many teams are in the Big Twelve Conference?

ANSWERS:
1. 1992
2. Legion Field (Birmingham, AL) 1992-93; Georgia Dome (Atlanta, GA) 1994-2016; Mercedes-Benz (Atlanta, GA) 2017-present
3. Florida (12)
4. Alabama (12)
5. Tie with 7 each: Alabama & Florida
6. 6
7. 3
8. There are four: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A & M, Vandy
9. 5 times:
2003 (#3 LSU vs #5 Georgia)
2008 (#1 Bama vs #2 Florida)
2009 (#1 Gators vs # 2 Bama)
2012 (#2 Bama vs #3 Georgia)
2013 (#3 Auburn vs #5 Missouri)
10. 11 times (1992 Bama; 1996 Florida; 1998 Vols; 2003 LSU; 2006 Florida; 2007 LSU; 2008 Florida; 2009 Bama; 2011 Auburn; 2012 Bama; 2015 Bama)
11. 14 teams are in the Big Ten
12. 10 teams are in the Big Twelve

Monday, November 19, 2018

For Us

I am thankful that it is Thanksgiving Week!
As I ponder this wonderful holiday, I am reminded just how thankful I should be, and how thankful I am not. I am thankful for another chance to do better!

First, I am thankful for the scriptures God has given us. If you do not believe in the validity of the scriptures, the rest of this may be of no interest to you.
I believe God indeed created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them! He did this for his good pleasure. (Genesis 1:31 NLT) "Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day."

Next, God has given me a new way to look at being thankful. As I thought of the words to the song, Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart, I remembered the line: Because of what the Lord has done for us. And it hit me....FOR US.

Allow me to list some of what God has done for us. (All verse are from the NLT version.)
1. Salvation of everyone who is willing. John 3:17; "God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him."
2. A rich and satisfying life. John 10:10; Jesus said, "The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life."
3. Family. Exodus 20:12; "Honor your father and mother. Then you will have a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
4. Health. Isaiah 53:5; "But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed."
5. Fun. (John 10:10)
6. Food and clothes. Matthew 6:31-33; Jesus said, 31. "So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' 32. These thoughts dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but you heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."
7. Beauty of the earth. A contemplation: Have you ever been snow skiing and felt closer to God? Watched the leaves turn an array of colors in the Fall and be in utter wonder? use the talents God has given you and be on cloud 9? I believe God wants to share his beautiful creation with us. It gives him great joy. I believe he wants us to share the talents he has given us. It gives joy to us, others, and God.
8. A wrap of everything. James 1:17; "Whatever is good and perfect is a gift from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow."


Monday, November 12, 2018

Atlanta Braves Quiz

ATLANTA BRAVES HISTORY QUIZ
Answer the following questions. The answers follow the quiz. No peaking1

1. What year did the Braves move from Milwaukee to Atlanta?
2. From 1991-2005, the Braves won 14 straight division titles. How many division titles has the team won before OR after the 14-tiltle run? (It is the same number.)
3. How many World Series Titles have the Atlanta Braves claimed? BONUS: What year(s) was/were the title(s)?
4. Name the Atlanta Brave that is the all-time career Home-Run leader.
5. Name the Atlanta Brave that recored the most career victories.
6. Name the Atlanta Brave who hit the most home-runs in a season. How many?
7. Name the Atlanta Brave who recorded the lowest ERA in a season. What was the ERA?
8. Name the Atlanta Brave who recored the most saves in a season. How many?
9. Name at least 5 of the Atlanta Braves' Hall-Of-Famers.
10. Name the three ballparks that the Atlanta Braves have called home.


ANSWERS:
1. 1966
2. Two
3. 1 in 1995
4. Hank Aaron (733)
5. Phil Niekro (268)
6. Andrew Jones (51 in 2005)
7. Greg Maddox (1.56 in 1994)
8. John Smoltz (55 in 2002)
9. Hank Aaron, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine, Chipper Jones, Greg Maddox, Phil Niekro, John Shuerholz, John Smoltz
10. Atlanta-Fulton Co. Stadium, Turner Field, and Sun Trust Park

Monday, November 5, 2018

Fun: Georgia History Quiz

Have fun taking the following Georgia History Quiz. The correct answers follow. Don't peak!
Source: The Georgia Studies Book (Vinson Institute)

Quiz
1. Who is considered "The Founder of Georgia"?
2. What year is celebrated as the founding of Georgia?
3. What year did Georgia become a royal colony?
4. Name the Georgia delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence.
5. Name Georgia's 5 largest cities (in order) in 1860.
6. Give the first two names the current city of Atlanta was called.
7. In the election of 1868, how many blacks were elected to Georgia's General Assembly?
8. Name the official bird of Georgia.
9. Name the official flower of Georgia.
10. Name the official insect of Georgia.

Answers
1. James Oglethorpe
2. 1733
3. 1752
4. Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
5. Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Atlanta, and Macon
6. Terminus and Marthasville
7. 32
8. Brown Thrasher
9. Cherokee Rose
10. Honeybee