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Tampa Bay Area, Famous for...

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S.A. Specific : Tampa Bay Area, Famous for...

Introduction:
"The Tampa Bay Area is home to many nationally and internationally famous people and institutions. Some of these may surprise you!"


1. This world-famous wrestler hails from Tampa. What is his name?
    Hulk Hogan
    Jesse "The Body" Ventura
    Randy "Macho Man" Savage
    John Cenna


2. Tampa has a rich tradition of turning out quality baseball players. One Tampa Little League field alone, Belmont Heights, has produced no fewer than five Major League baseball players, among them some of the best-known names in baseball. Which of these Major Leaguers did NOT play Little League at Belmont Heights?
    Dwight Gooden
    Daryll Strawberry
    Gary Sheffield
    Derek Bell


3. Tampa has also spawned many Major League baseball players that did NOT play at Belmont Heights Little League. Among them is this Hall of Fame member, a member of the elite 3,000-hit club. Who is he?
    Wade Boggs
    Dave Winfield
    Eddie Murray
    Rod Carew


4. This natural phenomenon occurs in the Tampa Bay region more often than anywhere else in North America.
    sinkholes
    rainfall
    days with at least some sunshine
    lightning


5. Tampa is famous for some culinary contributions. Some very well-known restaurants got their start in the Tampa Bay Area as well. This renowned chicken franchise was born in the Tampa Bay region. What is it?
    Chick-Fil-A
    Church's Chicken
    Hooters
    KFC


6. Not one, but two huge world-wide restaurant empires originated in the Tampa Bay Area. What famous restaurant chain started in Tampa?
    Waffle House
    Chili's
    Outback Steakhouse
    Applebee's


7. Which Caribbean pirate was said to have invaded and sacked Tampa in the late 1700s?
    Jose Gaspar
    William Bonney
    Blackbeard
    Henry Morgan


8. What world-wide institution is now commonplace in every nook and cranny of the globe, but started Tampa?
    First regularly scheduled airline flight
    First use of embalming in burials
    First driver's licenses
    First cruise ship line


9. Tampa was once the largest manufacturing center in the world for this commodity. In fact, the very word "Tampa" was almost synonymous with this product for decades. While it is still produced here, the industry has long been in decline, and only a tiny fraction of its former production capacity still remains. What's the product?
    horse bridles
    spitoons
    badminton shuttlecocks
    cigars


10. Tampa has also earned a reputation as one of the leading cities in the U.S for what type of less-than-desirable (to some) business?
    gambling
    strip clubs
    illegal drugs
    prostitution


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