by Mig
What kind of thought process goes into creating an official nickname or motto? Personally, I would choose something edgy and city-specific (think Austin’s motto “Keep Austin Weird”). Interestingly enough, most of Broward County’s larger municipalities have chosen to go with cliche phrases or ambigious terminology that could apply to a multitude cities (if you don’t already know, you’ll never guess what city is dubbed “the Heart Of Broward County). To help make the work day go a little quicker, the FTL Collective has developed a quiz to test your knowledge of your county’s various alternative monikers and official catchphrases. Based on my research, only 22 of the 31 municipalities have a nickname or motto. Places like the village of Lazy Lake which has a two digit population (38 people lived there in 2000) or Sea Ranch Lakes (yeah, I never heard of it either) have chosen not to describe their city with a slogan or alias.
The game is simple. Match the municipality with it’s nickname or motto. Jot the answers on your own piece of paper (EX: A3, B7, C9, etc) or print out the quiz and check the answers here. If anyone scores a legitimate 100%, I heard Fat Hand will shave FTLC in the side of his head. Good luck.
FTLCollective presents: The Broward Nicknames & Mottos Impossible Matching Quiz…..
Holy crap this is difficult. I think the spookiest motto is “Join Us. And progress with us.” Sounds like the motto for Heaven’s Gate or something.
Doesn’t Fat Hand have anything better to do?…
a6; b1; d4; e22; g12; i3; s16; n18; v20
i thought i could do better, but have clearly failed my region.
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This is so hard. When go the answers get posted?
I posted the answers, but it’s kind of annoying to look at the answer sheet and match it with the quiz. Here are the answers in black and white.
Coconut Creek – Butterfly Capital Of The World
Cooper City – Someplace Special
Coral Springs – Community Of Excellence
Dania Beach – Browards First City
FTL – Venice Of America
Hallandale Beach – City Of Choice
Hollywood – Diamond Of The Gold Coast
Lauderdale Lakes – The Heart Of Broward County
Lauderdale-by-the-sea – Shore Diving Capital Of Florida
Lauderhill – All American City
Margate – City That Started With A Plan (E Concepto Urbs)
Miramar – Beauty and Progress (formerly The Center Of Everything)
N Lauderdale – Building A Future
Oakland Park – Engaged, Inspired, United: A City On The Move
Parkland – Environmentally Proud
Pembroke Park – The Small Town That Means Big Business
Plantation – The Grass Is Greener
Southwest Ranches – Preserve Our Rural Lifestyle
Tamarac – City For Your Life
West Park – City Of Positive Progression
Wilton Manors – The Island City