Quiz time: Destiny weapon or racehorse name?
Equine or instrument of destruction?
Destiny is not just about shooting the crap out of aliens, armored rhino things, and man-spiders from space; you pick up a lot of stuff, too. Sometimes, you pick up unique, ultra-rare weapons that have some really creative names. Like, spent-a-whole-lot-of-time-thinking-about-this creative. Destiny's rare killing machines have names like Pocket Infinity or Super Good Advice--names that are suited to a 2-to-1 odds racehorse that you lose your last dime on at the track. Matter of fact, if you put the name of a Destiny gun right next to a racehorse's name, you can't tell the differennncc...Oooooh, I have an idea!
Wouldn't it be fun to mix up racehorse names and Destiny weapons and see if you, our faithful readers, can identify them correctly? Well, yeah. That's why I've gathered together some of history's great racing champions and the known weapons found in Destiny, then jumbled them all up in the following slides. Can you guess what name belongs to which group? Is it a racehorse or a gun? Place your bets.
Highlight the empty area under each name for the answer
Hurricane Fly
Racehorse
Arcus Regime
Weapon in Destiny
Adios Butler
Racehorse
Deep Impact
Racehorse
Peccadillo's Grace
Weapon in Destiny
Exterminator
Surprisingly, this is a racehorse.
Genuine Risk
Best racehorse name ever.
Best Mate
Three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner. Racehorse.
Monte Carlo
Weapon in Destiny
Carbine
A type of gun, but also a Melbourne Cup champion racehorse
The Chance
Weapon in Destiny
Hide and Seek
Weapon in Destiny
Storm Cat
Racehorse
Silver Dollar
Weapon in Destiny
Regret
Racehorse. Also, very depressing.
Red Death
Totally a weapon in Destiny. Who would name their horse Red Death?
Closing Time
Weapon in Destiny
War Admiral
Racehorse, of course
How many did you get correct?
Whew, that wasn't easy was it? How many did you get? All of them? None? Have you found a new appreciation for horse racing? No? Ok, fine. Let me know how many you got correct, which ones really tripped you up, and/or which ones were obvious in the comments below.
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