I didn't forget all my Spanish

[simplyn2deep]

Even though I have my driver's license, I still take the bus. Some of the buses have TV/computer screens and show Transit TV and one of the programs is "Exercise Your Mind" where they have trivia and you can email in the correct answer for prizes.

Wednesday of last week, I entered the Wheel of Fortune like challenge. The correct answer was "on the same page". I got it correct, but didn't win the prize. Last Friday, I entered this challenge where 2 phrases were spoken in 2 different languages and you had to translate 1 (or both) to English. The phrase I translated was "cerrar la puerta". SO FRIGGIN' EASY! Where I live, it's IMPOSSIBLE NOT to pick up on SOME Spanish. Plus, I did take Spanish in high school. The correct answer is "close the door".

Here's the tweet telling everyone I won!

Transit-TV ‏@TransitTVLA

Lizet E, on line127, is the winner of the EYE challenge! Spanish-"Close the Door", Tagalog-"Would you like some Water"! Nice Work!

Prizes. You win prizes if your name is chosen. I don't remember exactly what my prize was, but the possible prizes were: a 7 day TAP pass (bus pass), 2 tickets to the Hollywood Bowl (I think this is what I won), 2 movie tickets or 2 tickets to San Diego Zoo (or Wild Animal Park or the Safari thingy they have). I don't know how long it takes for them to mail out prizes, but when it comes I'll be sure to take a picture.

Also, lesson learned. Play the Tranist TV trivia. You never know when you're going to win! Plus, you might surprise yourself with how much you actually know or learn something new.



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[bluedelft.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

The Hollywood Bowl, that's were I saw Guys & Dolls, with Scott Bakula, a few years ago.

[gyri.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is really neat! Congrats!

[bergeronprocess.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! MARTA never had anything that fun on the train TVs when I rode to school...they had ads for CBS shows and sometimes segments from the CBS morning show, and sometimes ads filmed in-house about not leaving your stuff unattended and the value of MARTA police...but sometimes the TVs just didn't work or were showing a command prompt. Definitely nothing cool with PRIZES!! Congrats!

[airolf.livejournal.com]

CONGRATS!!!

[dontelltheelf.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! I always watch, if I'm on a bus going downtown, for those. But then I totally forget to enter. Maybe I'll do that next time!

I can't wait to see what you won. If it was to the Hollywood Bowl, I wonder if it's a certain show or if they give you a discount for the show you want. I'd totally spring for the Sound Of Music sing-along if I could!

[dante-s-hell.livejournal.com]

That is super cool! Congrats!