Yesterday, June 16th, America’s Favorite Quiz Show, Jeopardy featured St. Augustine, Florida as a category in round #1. How well can you do with these…..(and don’t forget you must answer in the form of a question!!!)
$200 – ANSWER: St, Augustine, Florida boasts a “farm” founded in 1893 for these reptiles with more than 20 related species
$400 – ANSWER: Ending a long period of this country’s rule, 1819’s Adams-Onis treaty turned St. Augustine over to the U.S.
$600 – ANSWER: Of course St. Augustine is home to this legendary spring sought by Ponce de Leon: okay, it’s a tourist spot opened in 1901
$800 – ANSWER: Believe it or not, this man’s oldest Odditorium of weird stuff is located in St. Augustine
$1,000 – ANSWER: St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos is an old fort built from a form of limestone known as coquina, or “little” these
Here are the QUESTIONS -
$200 – What are Alligators?
$400 – What is Spain?
$600 – What is the Fountain of Youth?
$800 – Who is Ripley?
and for $1,000 – What are shells?
Did you get them all right? If not, its time for another visit to St.Augustine and a stay with us ~ At Journey’s End B & B and we will make sure you get to see all of these interesting sites and more! Oh, you say, these were easy. Well, then we can send you off to the more interesting and perhaps not so well known things to do in St. Augustine. Anyway you look at it the Ancient City has more things to do than you can imagine. So… make your reservations with us now! See you soon!!!
From your Friends,
Tim & John
PS…How did you do??? Let us know!
