Gainesville
Our city is home to the oldest and largest ___ in Florida.
University
This famous Gators QB couldn't make it in the NFL and now plays for the Mets.
Tim Tebow
The alligator is the official state reptile of which state?
Florida
This is the powerhouse of the cell.
Mitochondria
This brooding professor kills Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter
Severus Snape
This wetlands park allows you to learn about one of Florida's most treasured ecosystems and how we can do our part to protect it.
Sweetwater Wetlands
This event marks the official start of UF football and includes fireworks and popular musicians.
The Gator Growl
What is the average lifespan of an American alligator?
30-35 years
Hurricanes only form over this type of water.
Warm
What are the names of Hades minions in Hercules?
Pain and Panic.
This famous Rock and Roll musician was born in Gainesville in 1950.
Tom Petty
World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party
Alligators have the most powerful "____" of any animal.
Bite force.
This man and his pea plats are considered the founder of modern genetics.
Gregor Mendel.
While people use the phrase "as American as apple pie", the apple pie was actually invented in this country.
England.
At Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, you can see some of the world's largest ___ during the summer months.
lily pads/Victorian cruziana
This year was the last time UF won a national championship, beating Oklahoma.
2008
___% of alligators die before they reach 4 feet in length.
80%
Taste buds regenerate every ___ days.
10 days
This "Blue Suede Shoes" singer, while widely imitated today, only won 3 Grammys.
Elvis Presley
The Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail covers ____ miles of conservation land including Paynes Prairie Preserve.
16
1906
This special feature of alligators allows them to survive devastating wounds despite living in murky swamps.
Antibiotic blood (alligator serum is highly effective at fighting both bacterial and viral infections!)
Carbon
This is the technical name for the #.
The octothorpe.