Alex Facts
Texas History
Everton
movies
Badass San Antonians
100
What’s Alex’s favorite bevy
What is Coca Cola
100
The word Texas is actually a mispronunciation of a mispronunciation. Originally “Techan” from the Caddoan people of North Texas, it’s what brings us all here together today!
What is Friendship
100
You alright lad? This port city is the home of Everton FC
What is Liverpool
100
Are you cool man? This is Alex’s all time favorite movie
What is Dazed and Confused
100
Born October 15th, 1996, he’s the coolest guy you all know
Who is Alex “Big Al” Sundin
200
This is my longtime screen name/gamertag/username
What is EthanHawkeRocks (extra points if you can my letterboxd handle)
200
6 flags have flown officially over the state of Texas, who are they?
In order: Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, the United States, the Confederacy
200
This sweet treat is the nickname of Everton FC. UTFT!
What are The Toffees
200
This 1942 World War II romantic drama follows a cynical American expatriate who meets a former lover with unforeseen complications
What is Casablanca
200
He’s a 5x NBA champion, 2x FMVP and the greatest Power Forward in basketball history
Who is Tim Duncan
300
This is Alex’s favorite book and it starts with this opening line. “All of this happened, more or less.”
What is Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
300
The Hurricane of 1900 is considered the 4th deadliest hurricane ever recorded and resulted in 1.24 billion dollars in total damages (2023). It also irreversibly changed the history of the this port city. Don’t ask Charles Barkley to go with you.
What is Galveston
300
This is Alex’s all time favorite player for Everton FC and someday he’ll let Alex follow his photography instagram 
Who is Leighton Baines
300
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, after much deliberation, Sir Bevedere explains that, if a woman weighs the same amount as this animal that floats, then she must be a witch!
What is a duck
300
One of Alex’s personal heroes, she successfully led one of the largest strikes in the 20th century leading 12,000 people (mostly women) down commerce at in 1938 to protest unfair treatment of pecan shellers during the Great Depression. Alex’s classrooms have always had two pictures of her (above the door and above the white board)
Who is Emma Tenayuca
400
Alex has been teacher at John Marshall High School for 5 years. However, he did spend his first year teaching at this school on the westside. Extra points if you can name the schools team name/mascot
What is Memorial High School, home of the Minutemen
400
1966, this Texas university made history by becoming the first team with an all-black starting lineup to win a national championship in men’s basketball. They go by a new name now! They’re still the Miners though.
Who is Texas Western
400
Everton are one of only six clubs who have never been relegated from the Premier League. That being said, it’s not always been smooth sailing in the top division. Since following the club in 2010, what has been Everton’s best league finish in that time? (Hint…it’s a number between 1-20 lol)
5th
400
Boyhood is Richard Linklater’s 12-years-to-make epic of a boy growing up in South Texas starting this person
Who is Ellar Coltrane #Boyhoodwassnubbrd
400
This famous San Antonian was present at both the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. After the Revolution he returned to his hometown to become mayor, where he successfully convinced Mexican officials to not destroy the city in 1842. He would later take up arms against the United States claiming that he, “felt like a foreigner in a native land”. If you want you can visit the town that’s named after him just outside of town!
Who is Juan Seguin
500
For Alex’s 16th birthday, his older sister surprised him with tickets to see this Ohio based band for his first ever concert. You might walk a tightrope if you can’t shut up and dance.
Additional points if you can name the indie pop openers whose notable track Hero has over 300 million plays on Spotify
Who are Walk the Moon (Family of the Year opened)
500
This mural is a 4,000-year-old, 26-foot-long prehistoric rock art painting located in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas.
The White Shaman Mural
500
Alex became a fan of Everton for numerous reasons: great history, blue is his favorite color, the club was publicly owned at the time…but it was because of this Australian footballer that sealed Alex’s fanatical faith (sadly)
Who is Tim Cahill
500
In 2015 for an Analysis of Visual Media class at Alamo Heights High School, Alex made his directorial debut with this extremely embarrassing movie/the scientific concept of the constant state of disorder, randomness, or uncertainty.
What is Entropy
500
Born April 13th, 1983, this San Antonian is known for his slapstick comedy, acrobatics, high-energy skits and bat catching. Just don’t call him a wolf!
Who is The Coyote