Dena's Ramblings: July 2021

Monday, July 26, 2021

Letter F

Last week, E is for:
Edinburg Texas and Edinburgh Scotland
Echidna Nocturna [Palenose Moray Eel] and Shortbeak Echidna

This week is letter F

All of these things have the same name. Bonus points for maximum flight speed.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2016_Falcon_9_at_Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-16_Fighting_Falcons_above_New_York_City.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peregrine_falcon_in_North_Carolina.jpg

Monday, July 19, 2021

Last week's quiz - D is for Dragon!
1) Dragon boats
2) The Space-X Dragon capsule
3) Komodo Dragon
4) Dragon Bridge
5) Eastern Water Dragon
6) Daryl Dragon [Captain, with Tennille]

This week is letter E!

Photos of two cities with [almost] the same name. Which cities are these?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edinburg,_TX,_USA_-_panoramio_-_Mig_Esc_(2).jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ross_Fountain_Princes_St_Gardens_02.jpg

Photos of two animals with [almost] the same name. Which animals are these?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Echidna_nocturna.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_shortbeak_echidna.jpg

Monday, July 12, 2021

Letter D

Last week's quiz - C is for Chicago!
1871 Great Chicago Fire
1893 Chicago World's Fair

This week is letter D.

All of these have the same "D" word in their names.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dragon_boat_race0476.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dragon_attached_to_the_International_Space_Station.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Komodo_dragon_(Varanus_komodoensis).jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Da_nang_dragon_bridge.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_Water_Dragon_Clontarf.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Captain_and_tennille_1976.jpg

Give yourself 10 points if you know the "D" word and 10 more points for each of the full names of these nouns that you guess. Did you get all 70 points?