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Quiz time: Destiny weapon or racehorse name?

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By Lorenzo Veloria published 15 August 2014

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Equine or instrument of destruction?

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

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Hurricane Fly

Hurricane Fly

Racehorse

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Arcus Regime

Arcus Regime

Weapon in Destiny

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Adios Butler

Adios Butler

Racehorse

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Deep Impact

Deep Impact

Racehorse

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Peccadillo's Grace

Peccadillo's Grace

Weapon in Destiny

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Exterminator

Exterminator

Surprisingly, this is a racehorse.

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Genuine Risk

Genuine Risk

Best racehorse name ever.

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Best Mate

Best Mate

Three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner. Racehorse.

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Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

Weapon in Destiny

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Carbine

Carbine

A type of gun, but also a Melbourne Cup champion racehorse

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The Chance

The Chance

Weapon in Destiny

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Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

Weapon in Destiny

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Storm Cat

Storm Cat

Racehorse

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Silver Dollar

Silver Dollar

Weapon in Destiny

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Regret

Regret

Racehorse. Also, very depressing.

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Red Death

Red Death

Totally a weapon in Destiny. Who would name their horse Red Death?

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Closing Time

Closing Time

Weapon in Destiny

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War Admiral

War Admiral

Racehorse, of course

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How many did you get correct?

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.

Want more articles that make you question the work ethic of editors here at GamesRadar? Check out Who said it: Metal Gear Solid or 50 Shades of Grey and 12 of your favorite game characters face-swapped with Nicolas Cage

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