General DOST
City of Durham
Environmental
DPR
Trivia & Riddles
100

This document outlines the procedures of business that DOST follows 

What are By-Laws

100

This City-County department is responsible for directing Durham's vision for growth and enforcing adopted codes and ordinances

What is Planning & Development

100

This term refers to the process of protecting land's natural, agricultural and scenic character to ensure long-term environmental health and sustainability 

What is land conservation

100
This is the name of the mascot for Durham Parks and Recreation

Who is Squirrelly

100
This retailer where you can get your tires changed, a prescription filled and grab a fresh pack of chicken is the world's largest retailer

What is Walmart

200

This term describes the minimum number of members that must be present to make the proceedings of the meeting valid

What is quorum

200

The City of Durham is also famously known as 

What is the City of Medicine

200
This major project will be 26-miles and provide a great connection throughout multiple cities

What is the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail

200

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

This trail is the longest trail in the City of Durham

What is the American Tobacco Trail

200

What is caught but never thrown?

A cold

300

This term refers to the type of committee that is short-term and created for a specific purpose

What is ad hoc committee

300

This area in downtown Durham allows people to purchase alcoholic drinks from ABC permittees and walk around in a define area

What is the Bullpen Social District

300

This new plan will support conservations, land protection and land acqusition 

What is the Durham City-County Open Space Plan

300

This was approved during the November 2024 election to support a new aquatics facility

What is the parks and recreation bond

300

The largest ocean in the world

What is the pacific ocean

400

This refers to a document that outlines the cooperation between Durham County and the City of Durham

What is the Interlocal Agreement

400

*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*

This lake is a primary water supply for the City of Durham and also shares the same name with Durham Public School

What is the Little River Lake

400

The type of map is shows where different types of land uses should be in the future.

*Hint: this map comes from the 2023 comprehensive plan*

What is the Place Type Map

400

This 5-acre park is not owned by the City of Durham but the City of Durham has a management agreement to manage, develop and sustain the park

What is Durham Central Park

400

This country produces the most coffee in the world

What is Brazil

500

During this month DOST adopted the DOST Open Space Report Card

What is April

500

The City of Durham's official birthday is April 26, 1853 but Durham was officially incorporated in April of this year

What is the year 1869

500
Lands areas near waterways during storms such as streams, rivers and lakes are subject to rising water levels 

What are floodplains

500

This year in the 2000s DPR introduced their sliding scale fee, which provides support for participants who may be unable to pay the full fee to still participate 

What is the year 2005

500

This animal can carry up to 5000 times its body weight

What is an Ant

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