Texas History
Everton
Favorite Movies
San Antonio Places
Numbers
100
21st Century:
In the Spring of 2004, a San Antonio mayoral candidate was caught using his identical twin brother to stand-in for him during the Fiesta River Parade on a campaign float. In their defense, they didn't expect the Express News to come up with such a creative name like "TwinGate"
Who are Julian and Joaquin Castro
100
You alright, la? Everton are located in this port city in the UK
What is Liverpool
100
Scanner Darkely, Last Flag Flying and the Newtown Boys were all directed by this director
who is Richard Linklater
100
In 1922, downtown San Antonio was nearly washed away due to a violent flood. Local engineers came up with a brilliant idea; what if we raise downtown 100 feet, and then put restaurants and tourist attractions in the flood plain death cage. What could go wrong?
What is the Riverwalk
100
You're able to get a learner's permit to drive in the state of Texas as early as...
What is 15
200
20th Century:
In January 1901, the Gladys City Oil, Gas, and Manufacturing Company struck oil at this site near Beaumont 
What is Spindletop
200
Since the early days, Everton have struggled with financial issues. In the early part of the 20th century, the football club reached an agreement with a local sweets shop to help the club keep the lights on. As part of the deal, the owner of the local sweets shop was allowed to throw out free candies to adoring Evertonians, thus inspiring this sweets-themed nickname
What are Toffees
200
Ingrid Bergman's reunion with Sam and Rick in Casablanca is under tense circumstances. Such drama must have had a hold on audiences, as the famous line "Play it again, Sam" is actually a misquote of the correct line, which is...
What is "Play it once, Sam (for old times sake)"
200
In 1989, the NFL told San Antonio officials they'd move the Minnesota Vikings to San Antonio as long as San Antonio built a stadium with the following parameters:
-Fit +90k
-Has natural light/retractable dome
And what did we build? A place that fits 65k and has no natural light that gets in to the center of the field at this downtown location
What is the Alamodome
(works great as a college stadium tho)
200
Clinton wins reelection, Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics, The Nintendo 64 was released, and Braveheart won best picture this year
What is 1996
300
19th Century:
In 1838, Sam Houston, the Republic of Texas's first President, is out of office. Replacing him will be one of Houston's major political rival in Mirabeau Lamar. The first thing Lamar will do in office is to move the country's capital from the port city of Houston to this settlement in Central Texas, that will later be named after Stephen F. Austin.
What is Waterloo
300
This guy is my all-time favorite Everton player
Who is Leighton Baines
300
Success! After a tense interaction with French guards, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table plan of creating a giant X to sneak into the walls of the French castle in search of the Holy Grail has worked...if only they could remember to get inside
what is a (wooden) bunny rabbit
300
The first school I worked at as a teacher, double points if you can name the mascot
What is Edgewood Memorial High School, home of the Minutemen
300
X, the traditional jersey number of the best player on a soccer team, October, Decade, "" Downing Street, Amendments in the Bill of Rights, Fingers and Toes, First year of your pre-teen years, 2 hours before noon,
What is 10
400
18th Century:
In 1793, Spanish officials were giving up on Mission San Antonio de Valero. After nearly a century of rebuilding the structure, protecting it from attacks and filling it with converts, they were giving up and turning it into a fort. The Spanish soldiers that will fill the site will remain the site after the nearby trees
What is The Alamo
400
In 2025, Everton said goodbye to their longtime stadium and headed over to the newly created Hill Dickenson Stadium on the Bramley Moore Dock, also known as the Dicky Dock
What is Goodison Park
400
In 1947, Harold Russell become the first nonprofessional acting recepiant of an Oscar with his role as Homer Parish, the hopelessly romantic combat vet who struggles to adjust to life after WWII in this old hollywood classic
What is The Best Years of Our Lives
400
If you mean serious business (half or full) you know that this is my all time favorite sandwich place in town
What is Zitos
400
Tim Duncan's jersey number with, but not added to, Victor Wembanyama's jersey number make up the address number of Julia and I's first home together
What is 211
500
17th Century and Later:
People forget that the French attempted to colonize Texas. In fact, they built this fort near modern day Victoria where a Christmas party went very, very wrong
What is Fort St. Louis
500
I've followed Everton closely since 2010. In that time, we've never been relegated, but we've also never won the league or qualified for the Champions League. We have played in the Europa League though. What is the highest we've ever finished (double points if you can guess the year ex. 20XX/20XX)
What is 5th (2013/2014)
500
In 2015 for an Analysis of Visual Media class at Alamo Heights High School, I made my directorial debut with this incredibly embarrassing movie
What is Entropy
500
Long before the days of Chapala Jalisco, this Mexican food restaurant located on Broadway and 410 was the Sundin family favorite Tex-Mex spot before it closed in 2016. The building, remarkably, is still there behind the Whataburger
What is Martha's
500
CLOSEST TEAM TO CORRECT ANSWER WINS:
What was Julia and I's collective age when we got engaged?
what is 57