Let's have some fun! How well do you know Florida?
Let's name at least one place in Florida for each letter of the alphabet.
I'll start with AMELIA ISLAND
You can either add another place beginning with A, such as ALTOONA, or move on to the letter B.
Dundee � town with a population of 3,717
Dunnellon � city with population of 1,898
Fort Pickens National Park (Pensacola)
Howey-in-the-Hills
Double points for that one ;-)
Indian Pass - western end of Apalachicola Bay at the Gulf of Mexico
Jacob City - population 283 - saaaalut
Jupiter - population 50,606!
Pace - panhandle town just outside Pensacola; halfway toward Milton
Royal Palm Beach (which doesn't have a beach)
Tarpon Springs
(Checkout the sponge divers in this Greek-influence town!)
Thanks VintageGS - you got us out of a hole there!
Hey Beetleness, I think you have the last say on this game! Thanks to all for participating.
How about another round?
This time animals and wildlife found in Florida.
The first one's obvious - Alligator!
D
Dolphin
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F
Flounder
F
Fish (thousands)
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I
Iguana - not native to Florida; has become established in the coastal counties of South Florida and many of the Florida Keys
Kestrel - falcon-like raptor
Kite - many species including Swallow-tailed, White-tailed & Mississippi
P
python
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Q
quail
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Roseate spoonbill - saw some at Gatorland Orlando!
Tropicbird; Red-billed and White-tailed
X
Xenarthran
(a type of Armidillo that originated in South America)
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Y
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Zebra Long Wing - Florida's state butterfly!
A fitting end to a Florida fun game. Are you ready for more?
A-Z again, this time of Florida lakes and rivers - there are thousands of them!
I'll start with:
Lake Apopka
B
Bear Lake - Northeast of Pensacola
East Lake - near Clearwater
Lake Fairview - Great bass fishing!
Lake Istokpoga
Here's what it means:
"People have died there" It was so named by the Seminole Indians because in the early 1800's, before they became a tribe, their people tried to cross the waters of Lake Istokpoga and were swallowed up by whirlpools.
Lake Panasoffkee
Love these Indian names!
Lake Tohopekaliga (Lake Toho - to the locals)
Lake Wales
BTW There are officially no lakes beginning with X in Florida (unless you know better!)so you can skip to Y
Zephyr Lake
OK - how about A-Z Florida attractions? Be as creative as you need to be to include official theme parks, beaches, museums and things to do.
I'll start with:
Arabian Nights Dinner show
Butterfly World, Fort Lauderdale
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach
Disney's Animal Kingdom - Disney World
Holy Land Experience, Orlando
Hemingway Home & Museum, Key West
Holy Land Experience, Orlando
Jungle Adventures - Christmas, FL
Koreshan State Historic Site
Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach
Lion Country Safari, Loxahatchee
Mulberry Phosphate Museum
Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, Titusville
O
Olustee Battlefield Site
Parrot Jungle Island, Miami
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Micanopy
Quincy Library - sorry that's the best I can do!
Ringling Estate, Sarasota
Rapids Water Park, West Palm Beach
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
T. H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Port St. Joe
Titanic The Expereince, Orlando
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
Walt Disney World, Orlando
Zanzibar Lane, West Palm Beach, FL
Well, that looks like a wrap for the Florida attractions - thanks to all for playing the game.
The next game is a word chain. I will start with a Florida word - ALLIGATOR. The next person has to add a word beginning with the first or last letter of the preceding word so in this case it needs a word beginning with A or R. If possible, try to use words that have a connection with Florida.
Have fun!
Everglades
next: 'E' or 'S'
T
Tubbs (Miami Vice)
next: 'T' or 'S'
Sandcastle
next: 'S' or 'E'
T
Tanlines
next: 'T' or 'S'
S
Sugarcane
next: 'S' or 'E'
Tropicana
next: 'T' or 'A'
Strawberry
next: 'S' or 'Y'
Everblades
-minor league ice hocky team-
next: 'E' or 'S'
S
Stingray
next: 'S' or 'Y'
Yamato (japanese colony at West Palm Beach)
Next: Y or O
Evacuation
<when a hurricane approaches>
next: 'E' or 'N'
T
Towel
<for the beach>
next: 'T' or 'L'
Tricolored Heron
Next: T or N
N
NASCAR
<Daytona>
next: 'N' or 'R'
Treasure Island
Next: T or D
S
Starfish
next: 'S' or 'H'
Horseback riding (Really! At Crescent J Ranch, Kissimmee)
Next: H or G
Yellow-bellied slider
Next: Y or S
S
Sunshine
next: 'S' or 'E'
S
Sanibel Island
next: S or D
S
Smudge Pots
next: 'S' or 'S'
R
Restaurant
next: 'R' or 'T'
S
Shrimpers
next: 'S' or 'S'
St George Island
Next: S or D
W
Windsurfing
next: 'W' or 'G'
N
Nautical
next: 'N' or 'L'
L
Lightning
next: 'L' or 'G'
Gators (Gainsville college football team)
Next: G or S
Forever Florida (attraction)
Next: F or A
A
Amphibian
next: 'A' or 'N'
N
Neighborhood
next; N or D
D
Drawbridge
next: 'D' or 'E'
D
Disney World
next: D or D
S
Sea Shell
next: S' or 'L'
E
Escambia - River & County in the panhandle
next: 'E' or 'A'
O
Outboard (Boat Engine)
next: 'O' or 'D'
O
Orange Juice
next: O or E
Reptile World
Next: R or D
S
Sailboarding
next: 'S' or 'G'
P
Palmetto Bug
next: 'P' or 'G'
P
Privateers
next: 'P' or 'S'
P
Porta-potties
next: P or S
Yellow Jackets
Next: Y or S
Y
Young children
next: Y or N
N
Naval Aviator
next: 'N' or 'R'
Nassau (County)
Next: N or U
U
Underwater Hotel
next: 'U' or 'L'
N
Neighborhood
next: N or D
D
Discotech
next: 'D' or 'H'
Halfmoon Island
Next: H or D
L
Links
< Lot of golf courses in FL >
next: 'S'
Endeavour (Space Shuttle)
Next: E or R
E
Early dinner
next: E or R
R
Ringling Brothers (Winter Home)
next: 'R' or 'S'
R
Roller skating
next: R or G
G
Gatorland
next: 'G' or 'D'
G
Golf courses
next: G or S
R
Retirees
next: 'R' or 'S'
C
Causeway
next: 'C' or 'Y'
Y
Yellow Jacaranda
Next: Y or A
T
Treasure Island
Next: T or D
T
Training Camp
next: 'T' or 'P'
E
Epiphytes (air plants)
Next: E or S
S
Space Shuttle
next: S or E
S
Sand Traps
next: 'S' or 'S'
S
Stock Car Race
next: 'S' or 'E'
N
North Bay Beach
next: n or h
H
Helicopter - Navy Training at NAS Whiting Field near Milton, FL (Pensacola region)
next: 'H' or 'R'
R
Rod and Reel
next: R or L
R
Rum-running - Caribbean rum to the speakeasies during Prohibition
next: 'R' or 'G'
G
Groves of fruit
next G or T
S
Sugar Cane
next: 'S' or 'E'
R
Republican Convention - in Tampa this year
next: 'R' or 'N'
I
Indian Casino
next: 'I' or 'O'
O
Okeechobee Lake
Next: O or E
O
Onatheagua - North-Central FL Indigenous tribe
next: 'O' or 'A'
A
Airstream trailer
next: A or R
N
New Port Richey
Next: N or Y
Y
Yellow Fly
next: 'Y' or 'Y'
S
Smudge Pot
next: 'S' ot 'T'
D
Downtown Disney
Next: D or Y
D
Dockyard
next: 'D' or 'D'
D
Diving board
mext: D or D
R
Ringling Museum
next: 'R' or 'M'
R
Republican National Convention
next:R or N
N
Navy Shipyard
next: 'N' or 'D'
D
Disco Dancers
next: D or S
G
Gulf Breeze
next: 'G' or 'E'
T
Tourmobile
next: 'T' or 'E'
S
St. Augustine
next: S or E
N
Neo-classical architecture
next: N or E
N
Neon Lights
next: 'N' or 'S'
S
Striped Umbrella
next: S or A
A
Amelia Island
Next: A or D
D
Daytona 500
next: D or zero
D
Domino Sugar
next: 'D' or 'R'
R
Ruby Red Grapefruit
next: 'R' or 'T'
R
Ringling Museum
Next R or M
M
Mako Shark
next: 'M' or 'K'
E
Evacuation Routes
next: 'E' or 'S'
S
Superbowl
next: 'S' or 'L'
L
Legoland
next: 'L' or 'D'
D
Deering Estate
Next: D or E
U
Undertow
next: 'U' or 'W'
W
Withlacoochee River
Next: W or R
W
Walrus (SeaWorld)
Next: W or S
E
Early eaters
next: e or s
G
Gorgeous sunsets
next: G or S
G
Gar (type of fish)
Next: G or R
G
Golf Carts
next: 'G' or 'S'
A
Andrew - the 1992 Hurricane
next: 'A' or 'W'
W
Water front property
next W or Y
W
Weeki Wachi Springs
Next W or S