Swimmers
Nicknamed 'The Baltimore Bullet', this swimmer holds the distinction of being the most decorated Olympian of all time
Who is Michael Phelps?
Lucy notoriously fell off a park bench at Disney World in this Florida city
What is Orlando?
Coincidentally, Apollo 13 entered the moons gravitational influence on this day in April, 2 days after their launch
What is the 13th?
Ohio native Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in this year
What is 1969?
This female swimmer has 15 World Championship Gold medals and swims for the Nations Capital Swim Club
Who is Katie Ledecky?
The trip out west saw us stay in Vegas, Sedona, and this Arizona city just south of the Grand Canyon
What is Flagstaff?
With the unlucky number 13 in its name, it didn't help that the doomed mission launched at this time of day, perhaps more meaningful to an army man...
What is 1:13 pm, or 13:13?
What is an Inside-the-Park Homerun?
Ohio's and this Asian country are the only two sovereign entities to have non-rectangular flags
What is Nepal?
This athlete is considered the second most decorated Olympic swimmer of all time by total metal count. Fortunately, he didn't steal any of them
Who is Ryan Lochte?
In St. Simon's Island, Georgia, we laid low at a cottage that bore this name. No relation to the Schmitt family.
What is Stella's Hideaway?
Depicted by Tom Hanks in the popular film, This Apollo 13 commander was born, but not raised, in Cleveland
Who is Jim Lovell?
This state is where Naquin calls home, its also where he attended college at an Agriculture and Mining institute
What is Texas?
Ohio's capital city is Columbus but this city is the capital of Montana
What is Helena?
This swimmer won 4 total medals in her first Olympics in 2016, including gold in the 200M Back by just 0.06 seconds
Who is Maya DiRado?
In addition to the Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon our trip out west also included a visit to this natural wonder
What is the Barringer Crater?
Apollo 13's mission patches depicted three of these mythical beings riding through space
What are Pegasus?
It was against this team that Naquin went 4-4 for the only time during the 2020 season, maybe it had something to do with seeing his former teammate Jason Kipnis on the opposing bench
Who are the Chicago Cubs?
Ohio, and these TWO other states are the only three with 4-letter names
What are Utah and Iowa?
Phelps has a total of this many Olympic gold medals, perhaps a tribute to Lebron?
What is 23?
"I'm Good" by this band became a staple of the Clearwater trip
Who are the Mowgli's?
Mt. This, near the planned Apollo 13 landing site, was named after Astronaut Jim Lovell's wife, not the popular actress who died tragically 8 years before their launch
Who is Marilyn?
Against right-handed pitching, Naquin could be found batting 6th, right behind this DHing teammate who bat 5th
Who is Franmil Reyes?
When ranking every state by the height of their tallest building, Ohio is 7th, New York is 1st, and this state is 2nd
What is Illinois?