Congratulations, to both teams who were able to figure out the answer to our super hard trivia question. They split the prize of $110 in cold hard cash. The correct answer to our Super Hard Trivia question was “Booming Sands.” Listen Here
Booming sands are a worldwide phenomenon with examples from North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East and Hawaii. The Hawaiian examples are interesting in that the sand composition is carbonate; most booming sands are composed dominantly of quartz sand. Most authors consider booming sands a feature of warm dry climates, however, I have heard booming dunes in two cold climate fields–the Killpecker Dunes in Wyoming and the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado.
Dunes are known to make two very different musiclike sounds when sand is sheared (commonly by the avalanche process). These sounds fall broadly into either the “whistling sand” or “booming sand” category. A higher pitched sound in the 800 to 1,200 Hz or 500 to 2,500 Hz range is known to occur in dune sand and beach sand; most commonly in dry sand but occasionally in wet sand conditions. Sands making such sounds are known as whistling, singing, squeaking, or barking sands. The sound usually lasts for a very short time, less than a second.
Sands of the requisite size, and surface smoothness can be easily induced to “whistle” by poking a stick or pencil into the sand, sweeping the sand surface quickly with a hand or stepping on the sand. The sand does not have to be on a steep surface; in fact many beach sands “whistle.”
Squeaking or whistling sand is found where quartz sand is very well rounded and highly spherical. The frequency of the sound is related to the mean grain size and the amplitude is controlled by the surface texture of the grains. The loudest squeaking observed by researchers was produced in the middle of the day by hot dry sand in the tidal zone, although they observed that completely water-saturated sand could be induced to squeak as water was receding.
“Booming sands” are much more impressive in my opinion. One both hears them in a lower frequency band (50 to 264 Hz) than “whistling sand” and feels them–the ground trembles, the surface moves and ripples. Thus, booming sands have both acoustic and seismic components and the sound can last for much longer than do whistles or squeaks. More…
I know that these last 11 weeks have been frustrating for some, but that is what made the question so hard. Fortunately, for everyone we will have a brand new “Super Hard Question” and this time it will be in the form of a picture instead of a sound. Good Luck to all of our players.
The Lion & Bull will not be hosting our weekly trivia game on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th.) We will have trivia the following Wednesday , May 12th. Although we will not be having trivia you should feel free to join us on Wednesday to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Thank you to all of our trivia players who have made trivia night such a success. I will see you soon.
Nate Brain
Come on out and join us on Saturday, August 7th at 9:30 for a special night of Karaoke and music
Join us on Sunday May 23rd from 3 – 7pm for a charity event to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Marsha Lessard is hosting this charity event as part of her participation in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Societies Team in Training charity sports training program. Their will be a live performance by Greg Tardiff and as part of her program she will be holding a raffle. Each ticket costs $5 and will give a multiple chances to win. You do not need not be present to win. Come out and help Marsha and The Lion & Bull to raise money to cure blood cancers.
Marsha Lessard is hosting a charity event as part of her participation in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Societies Team in Training charity sports training program. As part of this program she will be holding a raffle. Each ticket costs $5 and will give a chance to win one of the following prizes. The raffle will be held on May 23rd, 2010 from 3 – 7pm. You do not need not be present to win.
A Greg Bennett Formula Electric Guitar
2 passes to see The Leg Warmers
Personal Training Gift Certificate
Thursdays Restaurant Gift Certificate
Pizzarama Gift Certificate
Bonefish Gift Certificate
Bertucci’s Gift Certificate
Glory Days Gift Certificate
Bungalow Ale House Gift Certificate
Great American Restaurants Gift Certificate
Eggspectations Gift Certificate
And More ….
To purchase a raffle ticket visit us at The Lion & Bull and speak with Chelsea Burke or any manager. You may also contact Marsha Lessard at 202-306-2821.
*This is a representation of the guitar that can be won. The guitar is actually in natural wood and the style may be different. Lion & Bull reserves the right to change the guitar with a comparably priced without notice.
Thank You to everyone who came out and played in our 1st season ending Free Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament. Our new season starts on April 12th with games at 7 and 9:30 and our winners receiving $50 in cash.
Congratulations to Sam R. who was able to outlast and outplay everyone to win the $300 cash prize. Sharlene F. secured 2nd place and $200 cash while James L. made it to 3rd and won $100 in cash. The top 10 players are listed below.
- Sam R.
- Sharlene F.
- James L.
- Barry B.
- Mussab H.
- Keith S.
- James H.
- David P.
- Mike F.
- Mark D.
Play for the upcoming season is open to anyone 21 years or older. There is no cost involved to play and you can win cash or gift card.
Again thanks to everyone who played and I look forward to seeing you in our new upcoming season.
Thank You to everyone who played the Charity March Madness Bracket Pool. We were able to raise a nice sum for the Gainesville Grizzlies and have fun in the process.
Congratulations to Jake Engle, he is the winner of the $100 Lion & Bull Gift Card. Jake scored 70 points and correctly picked that Duke would be the winner of the NCAA tournament. Ruth Owens is our 2nd place winner of a $25 Gift Card to Lion & Bull. She scored 62 points and correctly picked Duke to win the NCAA Tournament. Ruth tied in points with Keith Sherman but won by virtue of our tiebreaker.
The finishing results for all of our players are below.
- Jake Engle 70pts
- Ruth Owens 62pts
- Keith Sherman 62pts
- Trey Erikson 60pts
- Scott Triplett 56pts
- Tom Wachter 55pts
- Carl Garneau 53pts
- Alan Turner 52pts
- Taylor Wilkens 51pts
- Jessica Page 49pts
- Chris Burnett 47pts
- Roy Hope 41pts
- Gail Sharpe 34pts
Again thanks to all of our players.
Whether you’re a kid looking for candy or an adult thankful for your blessings, Easter is a time of celebration! The weather is looking good for this year’s Easter Sunday, so after you’re done at church or the neighborhood egg hunt, stop by for a great brunch with your friends at Lion & Bull.
We will be serving our regular Sunday Brunch menu as well as a couple specials for Easter. Specials include a Lobster Pot Pie, made with fresh veggies baked in puff pastry, and a 14oz Prime Rib with mashed potatoes and broccoli.
Come out for some good music!