30th Annual Run to the Sun - 2007
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Thursday, October 18th
Poker Run
The Poker Run this year continued on the route to the Blue Water Resort & Casino in Parker, AZ. The weather on Thursday
morning was another perfect start and there were a total of 230 cars and trucks cruising along
the Colorado River on the 35 mile trip along State Route 95.
The first card was drawn at the "Pink Hotel" on the island in Lake
Havasu City and cars left there between 10:00 AM and Noon. One free hand came
with each entry and additional hands could be purchased at the first stop for
$5.00 each. From there, the cars crossed over the London Bridge and headed south
on SR 95 on their way to the scenic outlook, where the second card was drawn. The
next stop was at Havasu Springs, near Parker Dam, to draw their third cards. Stop four was at the State
Park and the final card was drawn at the Blue Water Resort & Casino in
Parker, where entrants enjoyed taking a break, having a bite to eat and doing a
little gambling before heading back to Lake Havasu City for cruise night.
Thanks to the Blue Water Resort & Casino for their $500.00 donation for
the Poker Run and Trivia Contest prizes. They also provided additional prizes
for the runner-ups in
the way of $50.00 and $30.00 gift certificates to their restaurant and gift
shop, concert tickets for Bill Medley and some 2 night stays at their resort.
Results of the Poker Run were:
Roger & Nancy Humphrey (Entry #173) won the $250.00 prize for best hand.
They had a king high flush (KC QC QC 5C 4C)
Low hand was won by Gary Salter (Entry #834) with a 8 high (2 4 5 6 8) and
he won the $200.00 prize for worst hand.
Our Poker Run Chairman also had a candy guessing game at the Blue Water
Resort that was won by Fuzzy Muckelroy (Entry #622) who guessed 289 and hit it
on the nose. He took home the candy and a bag full of goodies too.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Poker Run this year. We hope to see you all
again next year.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
The people participating in the Poker Run this year also were given a sheet
of questions to answer on the drive to Parker. This year's multiple choice
quiz had a $50.00 prize for the most correct answers and Dave Boen (Entry #840) from
Yuma, AZ proved
that he is smarter than most people on that show, and everyone on the poker run,
by answering all 20 questions
correctly.
The questions and answers were:
1. What is the fastest bird on foot?
A. Flamingo
B. Penguin
C. Emu
D.
Ostrich
E. Turkey
2. What planet is closest to the sun?
A. Venus
B. Earth
C. Mercury
D. Mars
E. Jupiter
3. Which of the
following is NOT one of the Great Lakes?
A. Alberta
B. Huron
C. Michigan
D. Ontario
E. Superior
4. A heptagon is
a shape with how many sides?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
5. How long is
one regular term for a U.S. Representative?
A. 1 year
B. 2
years
C. 3 years
D. 4 years
E. 5 years
6. What is the
compound word in this sentence? The bus driver took an alternate route to the
airport.
A. driver
B. alternate
C. route
D. airport
7. Which of the
following states is NOT on the Gulf of Mexico?
A.
Georgia
B. Texas
C. Florida
D. Alabama
E.
Louisiana
8.
What is the lowest prime number?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 5
9. On what
continent is the Chimpanzee’s natural habitat?
A. South America
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Australia
10. What is the
largest South American country by area?
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Chili
D. Mexico
E. Peru
11. Which one of
the following states is NOT part of the Four Corners?
A. New Mexico
B. Utah
C. Colorado
D. Nevada
E. Arizona
12. Who was the
first person to step foot on the Moon?
A.
Neil Armstrong
B. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
C. John Glenn
D. Sally Ride
E. Alan Shepard
13. “Carefully”
is an example of what type of word?
A. Adjective
B. Noun
C. Verb
D. Adverb
14. What animal
classification is a turtle?
A. Amphibian
B. Fish
C. Reptile
D. Mammal
15. In the
northern hemisphere, in what month is the Autumnal Equinox?
A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
16. How many
sides does a trapezoid have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D.
4
E. 5
17. On what
continent were Inca Civilations concentrated?
A.
South America
B. Africa
C. North America
D. Asia
E. Europe
18. Who
was the first president to be impeached?
A. Bill Clinton
B. Richard Nixon
C. Andrew
Johnson
D. Thomas Jefferson
E. George W. Bush
19. What nation
has the longest border with the United States?
A. Alaska
B. Mexico
C. Canada
D. South America
20. Laying 2 yard sticks and one 12 inch ruler
end-to-end, how long would it be?
A. 3 feet
B. 5 feet
C.
7 feet
D. 9 feet
E. 11 feet
