Memorial Day Quiz Answers

1. What day in May is Memorial Day Celebrated?

* First Tuesday in May
* Last Monday in May
* Last Thursday in May

* 1. Last Monday in May

2. What was formerly Memorial called?

* Veterans Day
* Decoration Day
* Confederate Memorial Day

* 2. Decoration Day

3. What year (many experts believe) was the first memorial day observed ?

* 1864
* 1865
* 1866

* 3. 1865

4. Where was the first “official” Memorial Day observed?

* Charleston, South Carolina
* Washington, DC
* Waterloo, New York

* 4. Waterloo

5. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans' organization, he issued a proclamation that "Decoration Day" be observed nationwide. Who was the former general?

* Ulysses S. Grant
* William T. Sherman
* John A. Logan

* 5. John A. Logan

6. May 30 was selected as Decoration Day first observed because it was NOT an anniversary of a battle.

* True or False?

* 6. True

7. What were decorated in remembrance of this day?

* Tombs of fallen Union soldiers
* Cemeteries of family
* State Capitals

* 7. Tombs of fallen Union soldiers


8. Memorial Day was first used in 1882. However, the name was not used until after what war?

* World War 1
* World War II
* Korean War

* 8. World War II


9. On June 28, 1968, the United States Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved three holidays from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend. However, it is considered the start of what?

* Holidays
* Summer
* Spring

* 9. Summer


10. What is one of the longest standing traditions which has been held in conjunction with Memorial Day since 1911.

* Indianapolis 500
* Arizona Rodeo Days
* Washington DC Apple Blossom Festival

* 10. Indianapolis 500

Lest We Forget Those Who Served

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Memorial Day Quiz

Here is a little quiz about Memorial Day. The answers will be posted as a comment tomorrow


1. What day in May is Memorial Day Celebrated?

* First Tuesday in May
* Last Monday in May
* Last Thursday in May

2. What was formerly Memorial called?

* Veterans Day
* Decoration Day
* Confederate Memorial Day

3. What year (many experts believe) was the first memorial day observed ?

* 1864
* 1865
* 1866

4. Where was the first “official” Memorial Day observed?

* Charleston, South Carolina
* Washington, DC
* Waterloo, New York

5. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans' organization, he issued a proclamation that "Decoration Day" be observed nationwide. Who was the former general?

* Ulysses S. Grant
* William T. Sherman
* John A. Logan

6. May 30 was selected as Decoration Day first observed because it was NOT an anniversary of a battle.

* True or False?

7. What were decorated in remembrance of this day?

* Tombs of fallen Union soldiers
* Cemeteries of family
* State Capitals

8. Memorial Day was first used in 1882. However, the name was not used until after what war?

* World War 1
* World War II
* Korean War

9. On June 28, 1968, the United States Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved three holidays from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend. However, it is considered the start of what?

* Holidays
* Summer
* Spring

10. What is one of the longest standing traditions which has been held in conjunction with Memorial Day since 1911.

* Indianapolis 500
* Arizona Rodeo Days
* Washington DC Apple Blossom Festival

Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day. Enjoy the day with family and friends. Picnic, cook out, party on. But take a moment to reflect on what this day means to you. Swing by a cemetery and pay respects to those loved ones who have gone before. In the Gettysburg Address it was said by President Lincoln that "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate... we can not consecrate... we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government : of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth".

Buy some small Flags and go decorate an unattended grave of a veteran. General Logan in his original Memorial Day order said " Let no wanton foot tread rudely on such hallowed grounds. Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of reverent visitors and found mourners. Let no vandalism of avarice of neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of free and undivided republic." and "Let us, then, at the time appointed, gather around their sacred remains and garland the passionless mounds above them with choicest flowers of springtime; let us raise above them the dear old flag they saved from dishonor"

I was looking for some NPC's and found this

I think I'll keep him. Buckle up boys it is going to be a long adventure!

... and here we go

You are sitting in the Stag Horned Flagon, a tavern in the city of Amphail, enjoying doing nothing. You have just finished your first job as "professional" adventurers. The drinks are flowing freely and you are enjoying the best meal you have had in some time. You had left your homes in the Saltmarsh area when an opportunity availed itself to you. You made 3 gold pieces each fighting off a pack of wolves that had been attacking local farms. You performed well but luck played a bigger part of your mission than talent. None the less here you are. You have no jobs, no prospects and all you own is what you have in your pockets.

A very attractive server brings another round and with it your tab. "It is on the house tonight boys, courtesy of old Krivvin Shamblestar himself. There must be a little more to you than what the naked eye can see. Anyway, Krivven wants to see you in the back room for a minute. I told him you'd be there after you finish this round."

As you begin to discuss this very sudden turn of events an extremely brutish young man staggers to your table, directly to the largest one of you, slams his monstrous fist on the table and bellows "I challenge you to Shields!"

It is your initiative what do you do?

Angels and Demons

Ok so it wasn't that kind of movie. Another movie based on the works of Daniel Brown. The previous one was The DaVinci Code. Tom Hanks once again plays Robert Langdon who is a professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His specialities include classical iconology, symbols of pre-Christian culture, goddess art, and the decryption of ancient ciphers. You can read more about him here on his website.



I liked this movie but... I wish I had read the book. It seemed to be missing some of the intensity that the first one had. I wish they had given us a little more background on the Illuminati. I wish Langdon would have had to go through a few more steps before figuring stuff out. I wish they would have had a little more about the Vatican archives. The best part was probably Ewan McGregor's performance or the pretty cool bad guy. I give it almost 3 full Floyd's. Two and 27/32 Floyd's to be exact. Barely good, certainly not great, but go see it and tell me what you think.

rollin' the bones at JonCon

I'm planning on running an adventure at JonCon that will require you to each roll up a newbie! I'd like to have a well balanced party so email me your choice of character, first come first serve. I will have the character packets made up in advance so all you will need to do is roll up a guy and include height, weight and physical description. What say you men?

City of Heroes News!!

SEATTLE, Washington - May 12, 2009 - NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs), and Paragon Studios™, the developer of City of Heroes®, today announced the development of City of Heroes Going Rogue™, the first major expansion for the City of Heroes franchise since the launch of City of Villains® in 2005. As the name implies, Going Rogue will blur the line between heroes and villains in the first and longest-running super-powered comic book MMO game. Read more about it here.

Pandemic

We need to play this game at JonCon. And we need to beat it.

It ain't your daddy's Star Trek

I went and saw the new Star Trek Saturday. Let me start by saying I am not now, nor ever have been, a Trekkie. But I always have enjoyed the various incarnations of the show, as well as the movies (even the bad ones). But I thought this movie rocked from start to finish. It is a prequel to what we know about the Enterprise and it's crew. I thought it was pretty awesome. The question movie goers have to ask is if it would be a good movie if you knew nothing about Star Trek. The answer is yes. Since I don't do spoiler things I'll stop there saying only that all the signature lines are worked in, the guy in Red gets whacked, and Uhura is hot (not as hot as her room mate but hot none the less) and I will go again with any of you guys. Go see it. Four plus Floyd's. Live long and prosper!

Wonder Woman

Since photos of shirtless men make Nautallica uncomfortable this next post is for you buddy.

We all love Super Hero movies and it is high time we see a really good one that pays tribute to the female super heroes. Now Catwoman has had a couple of big screen opportunities



and some of the Marvel gals deserve some love as well





But now is the time for some Wonder Woman love. Who shall play her you ask? I give you some very viable candidates:






Please feel free to discuss among yourselves.

No Beer, Tequila!!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo. And remember... we all have our El Guapo's to deal with. Enjoy the day!!

Exhibit Hall - Its Glorious!

The Season of JonCon

As declared earlier tonight this, my friends, is the season of JonCon 2009. It has been so declared by the great Jon "Gygax Arneson" himself!! Let the movie going, the pigfests, game playing begin!! We will sing songs to Jon of JonCon legend and lore. Men everywhere should write and sing songs in his honor, build shrines and worship at the alter for this man. Truly, he is a saint among swine, and deserving of the highest accolades in the worlds beyond. It is 52 days away so don't wait to start the party!!!

Wolverine

I went and saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine this morning. Overall I liked it, but...
I will give this spoiler. See there was this big wave and... No just kidding. Do not get up and leave when the screen goes black, OR when the credits role.

This was one of the harder reviews for me. I really, really wanted to love this movie but (after Watchmen) was very apprehensive.

I thought they had changed a lot of things but wasn't 100 % sure. So when I got home I looked some stuff up and found out my memory wasn't quite as faulty as I thought. The biggest problem with this movie, to me, was the director seemed to get stuck on certain things and would not get off them. Like Wolverine looking skyward and screaming with great anguish. They really over did that. I had issue with some of the CGI scenes because they looked so bad (Think of the later Highlander Movies)


Hugh Jackman was good and I would love to see another film with Wolverine, only with better writing. I still think they could have done more with developing his character and background but maybe the will save it for a future movie.



Liev Schreiber was good as Victor/Sabertooth. He played him very dark. So much so it was like he reprises his role from Defiance and just changes costumes and sets.


Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins from Friday Night Lights) did a great job as Remy LeBeau/Gambit and I wouldn't mind seeing him make a reappearance in a future film. I know this was a background movie for Wolverine but Gambit needed a bigger role. Also, a little more background on him would have been great.



Ryan Reynolds (Definitely, Maybe, and Two guys, a girl, and a Pizza Place)showed a lot of potential as Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool). Too bad the writers didn't.

Overall it was enjoyable but frustrating. I will go see it again and hopefully will see it in a better light. I give it three Floyd's and say go see it soon.

GenCon True Dungeon

For those going to GenCon is this something we want to try this year? We have checked it out in the past but never messed with it before. Find the players guide here.

What say you men?