The DVC-Trivia Contest: Congratulations to the Winners!

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The DISboards' DVC-Trivia Contest:

The results are official! Finally...we can announce the winners.


1st Place: Pklein09, with a score of 84 questions correct out of 100.

2nd Place: DVC_John, with a score of 81 (and an entry date of 4/2/06)

3rd Place: Bom_Noite, with a score of 81 (and an initial entry of 4/3/06 and a final entry date of 4/7/06)


Honorable Mention: (listed alphabetically)

Deb & Bill
Dianeschlicht
Disneychelle
Dziadzi
Elijahpep
Govac24
Hematite153
Hoosiergirl
JamesD
Vascubaguy


Thanks to all who entered. It was fun.

Here are all the Questions AND Answers. The desired answer is shown in Bold BLUE. In some cases alternative answers were accepted. These acceptable answers are shown in RED. The text in italics gives additional information relative to the question or answer. The number (Percentage) at the end of each answer shows how many entrants got that question correct.

1. How many bus stops are there at OKW? 5 Peninsular, South Point, Turtle Pond, Miller's, Hospitality House 95%

2. What is the name of the slide at BWV? Keister Coaster 100%

3. Which DVC resort has a geyser? VWL 100%

4. Which DVC resort is themed like a "community?" OKW SSR is also an acceptable answer 82%

5. One of these statements is true, and the other is false. Which one is TRUE? (A) Banked points may be transferred. (B) Transferred points may be banked. B is the true statement 77%

6. There are currently five DVC board moderators. What are their actual first names? Bill, Carol, Carol, Chuck, Jim CarolAnn is also acceptable. Formal names was also acceptable: William, Carol, CarolAnn, Charles, James. Note: WebmasterDoc was a moderator on the DVC boards for many years, but is no longer a direct moderator. If you included WebmasterDoc, then you got the question wrong. 82%

7. What's the difference in views between 'Standard', 'Preferred', and 'Boardwalk' views at the BWV resort? Standard=Driveways and Parking areas, Preferred=Water and Garden Views, Boardwalk = Boardwalk view. 95%

8. True/False: The DISboards DVC forums is the very BEST DVC discussion group anywhere on the internet? TRUE 100%

9. What is the name of the resale company that sponsors this DVC forum? The Timeshare Store 100%

10. What do the initials DVD stand for? (Hint, and we don't mean Digital Video Disc) Disney Vacation Development 95%

11. There are four calendar months DVC does not use for Use Year months. Name them. January, May, July, November 100%

12. Which DVC resort has a paddock? SSR 100%

13. True/False: For the past two years, DVC has hosted a "Merry Mixer" each October FALSE While DVC has hosted a "Merry Mixer the last two years, it's not in October. 100%

14. Which DVC Resort is located on an Island? HH Some also included VB stating it was on a barrier island. If they also said HH and explained VB as a barrier island, we did not count it as incorrect. However the intended answer is HH. 95%

15. How many different pools are there at the OKW resort? 4-pools.. Some answered 5 stating the 5th was the kiddie pool. We accepted 4 as a correct answer, and accepted 5 if they specifically said the 5th pool was the kiddie pool. The 4 pools are: Main, Miller's, Turtle Pond, South Point. 95%

16. What year did VWL open? 2000 11/15/2000 95%

17. What was the original name of the resort on the site now used by SSR? Walt Disney World Village Resort. We also accepted Disney Village Resort, or Village Resorts. If you answered the Disney Institute that is incorrect as that came much later. The Village Resorts were comprised of several villa types: Fairway Villas, Treehouse Villas, Vacation Villas, Club Lake Villas, and Grand vista Suites. 27%

18. What is the name of the Beach House snack bar at HH? Signals. You must have said Signals. No other additional answer is required. However, if you also optionally include Surfman's Snack Bar as a 2nd answer, that will not disqualfy the answer, provided you also said Signals. But if you said Surfman's Snack Bar without saying Signals, then it is wrong) 68%

19. What character is represented by a statue at the entrance to BCV? Ariel Little Mermaid is also acceptable 100%

20. How many Grand Villas are at VB? NONE Vero Beach has no Grand Villas. They do have 6 Beach Cottages, but that's not what was asked. The correct answer is NONE. 50%

21. What was the original minimum number of points for a purchase? 230 56%

22. When did sales begin for BCV and SSR? (Give month and year for each resort) SSR: 8/2003, BCV: 2/2002 18%

23. What is the name of the private meeting facility inside BWV? The Attic 14%

24. What is the population of Conch Flats? Friendly 45%

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25. Construction of the Vero Beach resort was scaled back from the original plan. From what exists now at Vero Beach, where were the other buildings suppose to be situated, relative to the current existing buildings? On the other side of the highway, across from the main resort area. 45%

26. The SSR resort is themed after a famous U.S. resort area. In what State is that historic area located? New York 95%

27. Posters will refer to the POS when talking about their ownership. What do the initials POS stand for? Public Offering Statement 86%

28. What was the original exchange company? RCI (Resort Condominiums International). DVC later changed to using II (Interval International) 32%

29. How many GV's at HH? 5 77%

30. What is the name of the slide at VB? Pirate's Plunge 73%

31. What is the name of the lounge/meeting area at VWL? Iron Spike Room 60%

32. Name at least two States (not including Florida) DVC at one time or another had announced plans to build DVC resorts, but never did build. New York, California, Colorado (only 2-required) 73%

33. What is the exact expiration date for points owned at the SSR resort? (Need month/day/year) 1/31/2054 91%

34. Some of the following statements are TRUE while others are FALSE. Which ones are TRUE? At WDW, you can walk on dedicated public access pathways/sidewalks between:
(A) VWL and Fort Wilderness, (B) BCV and Epcot Monorail without going thru Epcot, (C) OKW and DD, (D) SSR and DD, (E) HH Resort and HH Beach House, (F) SSR to OKW, (G) BCV and MGM, (H) VWL and the Contemporary Resort, (I) VWL to the MK, (J) The Grand Floridian and the Polynesian resort. Statements A, C, D, F, G, J are true. B, H, I are false. Part "E" is correct if you said either true or false. It's true in that you can walk on paved walkways to the Beach House, but some thought this was a trick question since it asked "At WDW". It wasn't meant to be a trick question, so we just disregarded everyone's answers for statement 'E'. Even with that, only half got it correct. 50%

35. There are currently 7 DVC resorts, in alphabetical order they are: BCV, BWV, HH, OKW, SSR, VB, VWL. Put them in the order in which they were first opened. (Hint: OKW was first) OKW, VB, HH, BWV, VWL, BCV, SSR 77%

36. What's the minimum number of points you can purchase as an Add-On, and use Disney Financing? 50 The absolute minimum you can purchase is 25, but to use Disney financing, the minimum is 50 91%

37. What are the names of the two lounges inside BCV? The Drawing Room, and the Breezeway 18%

38. What was the name of the original sales center, located at OKW.? Commodore House 60%

39. Of the 7-DVC resorts, which ones have elevators (anywhere on their resort property, any building), and which ones have no elevators anywhere. All Resorts have elevators somewhere 64%

40. Name two WDW resort pools where members may NOT pool-hop to? SAB at BC, and Uzima at AKL 100%

41. Those who purchased DVC very early (1992 to about 1995) received probably the greatest incentive (perk) that has never been repeated since. It wasn't money or a discount of any kind. What was it? Limited Park Admission Program You had to be staying at OKW, on points, and got tickets into the three parks (MK, Epcot, MGM) for up to half the occupancy rating of the room. This continued up to 1/1/2000 73%

42. What is the name of the bar at VB? Green Cabin Room 73%

43. What is the theme for VWL? Railroad Worker's Housing. VWL predates the WL as the housing area for railroad workers. You had to mention Railroad workers to get this right. The fact it has the Iron Spike Room might have been a hint. Many of you gave the theme for the Wilderness Lodge, not for the Villas. 27%

44. What originally occupied the space where Olivia's outdoor patio is today? An Herb Garden The Chefs often were seen selecting the proper herbs for the daily specials at Olivia's. 5%

45. At Vero Beach, who is the main resturant located there named after? Sonya Deese-Byrnes. Sonya, the General Manager at VB. You must have given full name, or first name AND title. Just saying Sonya was not acceptable. 9%

46. Where were the Grand Vista Suites? The Disney Village Resort. The Grand Vista Suites were the 3-B/R homes. 32%

47. Of the 7-DVC resorts, all have 1-B/R and 2-B/R villas, but not all have 3-B/R units. Which resorts have 3-B/R units. OKW, BWV, SSR, VB, HH 82%

48. For how long would you own your deeded interest in DVC if you bought a resale contract on 1/1/2000? (Give months & years) 42 years and 1 month 77%

49. How far (to nearest 0.03 mile) is the distance from the beginning of the OKW pathway (starting at the bridge by building 55) and going to the water tower by House of Blues? It's 0.93 miles, so any answer between 0.90 and 0.96 is correct. 36%

50. The Old Key West Resort (OKW) was originally named The Disney Vacation Club Resort when DVC was first started, and later changed to OKW when BWV was built. What was the OKW resort's original working name, prior to 1992, before it was renamed to "The Disney Vacation Club Resort"? Lake Buena Vista Resort 14%

51. What is the name of the slide at HH? Big Dipper Water Tower Slide, Water Tower Slide 64%

52. You can park your R.V. at OKW provided it meets two certain requirements. What are they? Less than 24' long and fits within the width of the parking space. 73%

53. What was the name of the female mannequin at Olivia's? Miss Vickie 14%

54. What was the name of the original street that went past OKW before it was changed to Vacation Club Way? Community Drive 82%

55. What is the name of the pool at the Hilton Head resort? Big Dipper 100%

56. For Calendar Year 2006, which Resort has the lowest dues, and which resort has the highest. SSR is lowest, VB is highest 95%

57. What is the name of the mascot at Hilton Head Resort? Shadow 91%

58. Assuming DVC doesn't reallocate any point charts, how many points will it take for a 1-B/R villa at VWL, checking in on 03/14/08 and checking out on 03/19/08? 240 Fri, 3/14, Magic Season: 60; Sat, 3/15, Magic Season: 60; Sun, 3/16, Premier Season: 40; Mon 3/17, Premier Season: 40; Tues, 3/18, Premier Season: 40. Total = 240 32%

59. How many Disney Theme parks are there, worldwide? Do not count water parks or other parks such as Pleasure Island. (Hint, WDW has 4-Theme parks) Eleven; WDW: MK, Epcot, AK, Studios; California: MK, California Adventure; Tokyo: MK, Disney Sea; Paris: MK, Studios; Hong Kong: MK 41%

60. What is the name of the person who owns the DISboards, and makes this all possible? Pete Werner Full name required 86%

61. If you have an April Use Year month, what is the last date you can call Member Services and still bank 100% of your 2006 Use Year Points? September 29, 2006; You have 6-months to bank 100% of your points. For an April Use Year, this is until the end of September. In 2006, September 30th is a Saturday and MS will be closed, so the last date you can call is Friday, Sep 29th, 2006. Hey, we warned you there were some trick questions. :rolleyes1 18%

62. WebmasterDoc is one of the early moderators for the DVC board. What was his DISboard username before it was changed to WebmasterDoc Doc 36%

63. Of the 7-DVC resorts, which ones have Valet service? BWV, VWL, BCV 73%

64. True or False: You can use your points to make a reservation at the Swan/Dolphin hotels. FALSE 95%

65. Do any of the DVC resorts have covered parking areas? If so, which resort(s). Yes, VB and HH have covered parking areas. 32%

66. If you were going to exchange your DVC points for an II (Interval International) resort, which 'Collection' would you be using? World Passport Collection 95%

67. True or False: If you have a points reservation for 5-nights, but check-out after staying only 2-nights, the points for the remaining 3-nights are returned to your account, but are reclassified as "Holding" points, and have certain restrictions on their usage. FALSE Points are forfeited and are not returned. 86%

68. Sometimes posters will refer to their copy of VM. What is VM? Vacation Magic 91%

69. True/False: The Fairfield Bonnet Creek resort is on Disney owned property. FALSE Bonnet Creek Resort is surrounded by Disney property on 3 sides, but is not itself directly on Disney property. 82%

70. According to reports, which single date each year is booked the heaviest right at the 11-month window. New Year's Eve Dec 31st 36%

71. What is the first name of a frequent DVC boards poster who has a picture of their log home in their signature? Diane We asked for 1st name only. If you gave her full username, you got the question wrong. 60%

72. If you're staying at a DVC resort on points, for 10 days straight, on which day do you receive Trash & Towel and on which day do you receive a Full Cleaning? Full cleaning on day 4, T&T on day 8 91%

73. True or False: The 60-day rule applies to the three Disneyland Hotels. FALSE The 60-day rule no longer applies to the three Disneyland Hotels, effective earlier this year. 82%

74. What is the average size of an OKW 1-B/R villa, in square feet (within +/- 5 sf). 1005 sf We also accepted 942 since that's the number DVC has on it's website. We believe the website figure is incorrect. If you take the number they have for a 2-B/R and subtract the number they have for a Studio, you get 1005 sf, not 942. 73%

75. Which walk is shorter: A) from the front entrance of BWV to the main entrance of Epcot, B) from the front entrance of BWV to the main entrance of the Studios. B is the shorter walk. It's the walk to the International Gateway at Epcot that's the shortest of all, but the walk to the MAIN entrance of Epcot is much further. 68%

76. Weekend points are higher. One resort has different point schedules for Friday than for Saturday. Name it. HH 95%

77. From which DVC resort(s) can you take a boat to one of the theme parks? BWV, BCV, VWL Must give all 3 answers to get this one correct. 91%

78. What is the name of the golf course that goes through the OKW resort? Lake Buena Vista Golf Course 100%

79. You have a February Use Year month. Next month (May 2006) you plan on calling to make a January 2007 reservation at your home resort. True/False: You may borrow some of your February 2008 points to make that reservation. FALSE With a February Use Year, January 2007 is in the 2006 Use Year. So you could borrow 2007 points, but not 2008 points. 77%


80- Where in DVC would you find this? Ariel statue at BCV BCV Acceptable 82%
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81- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? Breezeway at BCV MUST mention Breezeway 56%
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82- Where in DVC would you find this? Luna Park Pool BWV Clown, BWV Pool, or Keister Coaster are all acceptable answers 68%
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83- Where in DVC would you find this? Electric Eel game room at OKW OKW Game Room is acceptable. Just saying OKW only is not acceptable. 41%

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84- Where in DVC would you find this? Entranceway portico at OKW Any answer which specifically refers to the OKW entranceway was accepted. 64%

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85- Where in DVC would you find this? This is the Peninsular Road Bridge at OKW. We gave credit if you simply said OKW since we didn't ask WHAT it was. 82%

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86- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? Big Murgie's Den at HH. If you just said HH, that was not enough. Must have mentioned Big Murgie's Den. 56%

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87- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? This is on the bench outside the Laundry Room at HH Villas 1-B/R units and larger. To get this correct you must have mentioned HH and also Laundry, or Mud Room, or similar. 27%

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88- From ... Where in DVC ... would this photo have been taken? Taken from an OKW balcony. You must have stated both OKW and that it was from the balcony. 64%

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89- Specifically ... From ... Where in DVC ... would this photo have been taken? This was taken from inside a Grand Villa at SSR. To get correct you must have mentioned both SSR and Grand Villa. 32%
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90- Where in DVC would you find this? High Rock Springs Pool at SSR, SSR Pool area, Donalds' play area at SSR 82%

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91- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? Artist Pallet ceiling at SSR You must have mentioned both SSR and Artist Pallet 86%
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92- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? Surfman's Station at HH beach house. You must have said Surfman's Station to get credit. 9%

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93- Where in DVC would you find this? VB You only had to say VB to get this one correct. 68%

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94- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? Iron Spike Room at VWL You must have mentioned both to get this correct. 73%

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95- Specifically...What is this? Artist's rendering for the Eagle Pines Resort. You only needed to say Eagle Pines to get this correct. 45%

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96- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this? (Hint: the photo is right side up and in perfect focus) OKW Simple as that. No other answer required. 60%
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97- Specifically ... Where in DVC would you find this ... (and WHAT is it)? This is a River Otter in the Trumbo Canal at OKW. Since the picture is not specific enough to know it's OKW, or even what water it is, to get this correct you only had to use the word "otter" anywhere in your answer. 56%

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98- Where in DVC would you find this? OKW at Sunset. OKW 73%

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99- This photo- taken on January 16, 2003 at OKW - is of what event? Launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia. Since the date is given, you must specifically mention Columbia. 68%

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100- And finally, the last question. The one you've been waiting for. It can really be an easy one if you just think about it.
What is the name of the very first DIS DVC Board moderator ? Pete Werner WebmasterPete, or Pete 45%
 


Congratz to those that won... oh... and to us losers too..

It was fun indeed... even with all those pesky trick questions!

Oh, I was wondering how many folks participated overall...?

Thanks mods!
 
My son AND husband were so mad that I didn't get first place. They were sure we had done it. But I still got a tag out of it.
Thanks, mods, for all the fun.
 
Deb & Bill said:
My son AND husband were so mad that I didn't get first place. They were sure we had done it. But I still got a tag out of it.
Thanks, mods, for all the fun.

Those darn trick questions got ya, eh?
 


:worship: Congrats to the winners!
:cheer2: Cheers To Honorable Mentions!
And as previously stated :thanks: Thanks to the Mods, Maybe especially CASKBILL, as it seems his name was on many many coments and reminders dealing with the contest! Was a lot of fun and helped me learn alot about all the DVC resorts!

~DW :3dglasses
 
That was fun! Now, what to spend the winnings on?!

I guess I know more DVC Trivia than I thought.

Thanks to all who made the contest possible!
 
Mods -Thanks for the great contest. That was fun. Congrats to the winners & the honorable mentions!:thumbsup2 When's the next one? I drove the DH crazy working on this....he'll just love it if you have another LOL.
Thanks again! :cheer2:
 
Just wanted to add my thanks to the others. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot.

Thanks mods!
 
Yes, we plan to have another, but it won't be for several months at the earliest. Not sure if we can offer 'prizes' again, but could definitely have one 'just for fun'. Probably with fewer questions and more easy ones.

As Doc always says....

Stay Tuned :thumbsup2

P.S.: Doc is now WebmasterDoc for the 65% who missed question #62... :teeth:
 
:thumbsup2
Great contest....kept us going during our kitchen remodelling!....we would have rather gone to DisneyWorld during the month....oh well our August family trip isn't too far away....thanks again.
 
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