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CES Hot Air Balloon Trivia!
CES Hot Air Balloon Trivia!
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How old is the balloon fiesta?
50-some years old
About 25, but the Pueblo's held their own Balloon Fiesta for years so 120.
37 years old
49 years old
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When was the first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta?
1972
1957
2007
1905
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Hard one!
Who was was the first pilot
to fly a hot air balloon
in the U.S.?
Amelia Earhart
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
The Wright Brothers
Neil Armstrong
4
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Inc., organizes the Balloon Fiesta each year and has a staff of 18 people!
True
False
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Where do people stand in a hot air balloon?
In the basket.
The burner
On top of the balloon
They have to sit.
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When is the Balloon Glow event?
in the morning
in the evening
all of these
each afternoon
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The Balloon Fiesta is inclusive of a water balloon festival.
False
True
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The Balloon Fiesta has more than 600 hot air balloons annually taking to the skies above!
True
False
9
When is the the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta?
Got moved to September
October 20 - 29
October 1 - 9
August 24-31
October 4 - 12
October 31
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Okay! Today's topic is BALLOON FIESTA TRIVIA!!!!
True
False
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Economic _________________
: The Balloon ____________generates ______________of dollars into the Albuquerque economy.
relief, Fiesta, bazillions
fundamentals, Festivus, thousands and thousands
impact, Fiesta, millions
disaster, Festival, many
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Who flies hot air balloons?
Hot air balloon pilots, 14+, with a license who passed a solo flight.
Priests and Nuns only!
Those car dealers on Lomas.
My family barber.
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What do the burners create that light up the hot air balloons?
water from humidity
flames
a gas compound the ignites the torch to deploy the unit upwards
oxygen
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Physics 101: What does the hot air
make
a hot air balloon do?
fall
disappear
explode
rise
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Ready for a quiz with prizes? Let's practice...your duo...decide the best answer....choose the symbol...then select!
What in the world in this? I did not agree. I feel targeted!!!
OK, MY PARTNER AND I ARE READY!
I just came for cake and to wish David Chavez a happy birthday!
We're pretty much ready.
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What other events are part of the Balloon Fiesta?
Music, fireworks, the option to camp and activities citywide to celebrate
All of these.
1-25 blockages and intense tourist traffic resulting in ME being LATE.
A Special Shapes Glodeo, food vendors and many gathered artisans locally
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History: The
first
gathering of 13 balloons (in 1972) was held in the parking lot of
_______________ Center Mall
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Conquistador
Cottonwood
Coronado
CES
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We need to keep practicing! Ok....easy one...CES is a procurement collaborative in Albuquerque - true or false?
False
True
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What event would you most like to see started for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this year?
Consideration of a bonus-PTO day for Fiesta attendance wearing CES gear! ;)
skydiving and a zip-line from Sandia crest
a mass Ascension from CES to Balloon Fiesta Park!
the Balloon Glow
20
The Balloon Fiesta includes many hot air balloon events.
False
True
21
What's the name of the event that includes hundreds of balloons rising in the sky to celebrate the start of the Fiesta?
Mass Ascension
Traffic Jam
Mass Exodus
Mass Deployment
22
Special Shapes: Famous shapes include a milk cow, a wagon coach, twin bees, and animals. Which is best according to you?
Smokey Bear
The Bees!
Airabelle - the Creamland Dairy Cow
Kermie the Frog
Darth Vaaaaaaaaader!
The Wells Fargo Stagecoach
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Random trivia: What is a fact about Albuquerque, New Mexico?
The largest metro area, with 902, 200 residents and sunshine 310 days/year.
Located in the Sahara Desert, the average August temp is 3000 degrees.
The Chattahoochee River connects, eventually, to the Rio Grande, from NM!
There are 39 casinos surrounding Albuquerque within a mile radius.
24
Which one would your duo most like to try this year in October?
Hot Air Balloon Dip
Albuquerque Anchovy Pizza
Pilot Pancakes
Fiesta Flaming Burger
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1972
: Pins were made to _______________the first Balloon Fiesta and are a _______symbol during fiesta each year.
conflagrate (to burn or burst into flames!), vital
communicate, procurement
discombobulate, loyalty
commemorate, trading
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The Balloon Fiesta ____ is your one stop shop for all things Fiesta featuring updates, calendars, event news and pics!
Tribune
magazine
gossip
app
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Better! ___________ is a _____ in NM, founded in 1901 in Quay county. Mayor is Michael Cherry, Carl Marano is Supt.
Deming, village
Loving, city
Tucumcari, town
Questa, metropolis
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The largest balloon gathering on ________, and the most _____________ event, the Balloon Fiesta turns _____ this _____ .
New Mexico, enchanting, 55, October
Albuquerque, promoted, 54, fall
Earth, photographed, 53, fall
Bernalillo, well-attended, 50, fall
