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Quiz about Florida Its Not Just for Disneyphiles

Florida - It's Not Just for Disneyphiles Quiz

Don't get me wrong - I love Mickey and Minnie and all their friends. I just want folks to remember that's there's more to see in my home state than just the theme parks!

A multiple-choice quiz by soobeehunny. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
soobeehunny

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,163

Updated
Dec 27 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
2988

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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1. This town, famous for providing raw materials for pencils, now holds a popular seafood festival annually. Hint

Cedar Key

Piney Point

Anclote Key

Carrabelle

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2. What town in Walton County is located closest to the highest elevation in the state? Hint

Point Washington

Darlington

DeFuniak Springs

Villa Tassa

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3. What town is the northernmost terminus of the Florida Turnpike? Hint

Perry

Palatka

Wildwood

Lake City

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4. Which of these is the home town of rock musician Tom Petty? Hint

Bradenton

Auburndale

Gainesville

Ft. Lauderdale

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5. The famous Seven-Mile Bridge connects which two points? Hint

Tampa and St. Petersburg

Marathon and Bahia Honda State Park

Miami and Miami Beach

Melbourne and Satellite Beach

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6. The Monkey Jungle, Parrot Jungle Island and the Coral Castle are all attractions located in which city? Hint

Clearwater

Longboat Key

Miami

Orlando

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7. Where can you find Thomas Edison's winter residence? Hint

Ft. Myers

Arcadia

Naples

Vero Beach

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8. Which city do the Marlins call home? Hint

Miami

Jacksonville

Palm Beach

Tampa

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9. This town's claim to fame: it's where gangster "Ma" Barker and one of her sons had their final (and fatal) run-in with the law. Hint

Candler

Otter Creek

Mt. Dora

Ocklawaha

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10. Located just 90 miles from Cuba, this is the southernmost city in the 48 contiguous states. Hint

Sugarloaf Key

Boca Chica Key

Key Largo

Key West

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11. This city was the winter home for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Hint

Clearwater

Sarasota

Bonita Springs

St. Cloud

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12. Merritt Island, Cocoa Beach and Titusville are all located in the vicinity of which NASA installation?

Answer: (Three Words, 7,5,6)

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13. Actress Faye Dunaway was born here on January 14, 1941. Hint

Bonifay

Belleview

Brandon

Bascom

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14. This town, also known as the "Brick City", is famous for the rolling hills and many horse farms in the surrounding countryside. Hint

Eustis

Greensboro

Ocala

Englewood

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15. What town calls itself "The Winter Strawberry Capital of the World"? Hint

Hawthorne

Sanford

Plantation

Plant City

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16. Which city is the home of the University of Central Florida? Hint

Orlando

Stetson

Leesburg

Lake Wales

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17. This city has the largest area in the state. Hint

Miami

Jacksonville

Orlando

Tallahassee

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18. Sugar production is a major industry in which of these towns? Hint

Brooksville

Arcadia

DeLand

Belle Glade

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19. Which town is well-noted for its Greek heritage and thriving sponge industry? Hint

Wakulla Springs

Miami Springs

DeLeon Springs

Tarpon Springs

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20. This city hosts a major NASCAR event each February.

Answer: (Two Words 7,5)

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21. This panhandle town is home to a large Naval Air Station. Hint

Panama City

Apalachicola

Pensacola

Fort Walton Beach

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22. The oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States is:

Answer: (Two Words)

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23. Scenes from the classic horror film, "Creature from the Black Lagoon", were filmed here. Hint

Fort Myers

Cypress Gardens

Wakulla Springs

Punta Gorda

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24. What is the largest lake in the state? Hint

Lake George

Lake Okeechobee

Lake Kissimmee

Alligator Lake

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25. This "city within a city" was once the heart of the old cigar industry that thrived in Florida. Hint

Tequesta

Madeira Beach

Fernandina Beach

Ybor City

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This town, famous for providing raw materials for pencils, now holds a popular seafood festival annually.

Answer: Cedar Key

The cedar wood was transported across the state to the pencil factories in Fernandina Beach on one of the first train routes to be built in the state.

2. What town in Walton County is located closest to the highest elevation in the state?

Answer: Darlington

Darlington has a breathtaking altitude of 345 feet!

3. What town is the northernmost terminus of the Florida Turnpike?

Answer: Wildwood

Renamed the Ronald Reagan Turnpike in 1998, it begins in North Miami and joins Interstate 75 near Wildwood, some 300-odd miles north.

4. Which of these is the home town of rock musician Tom Petty?

Answer: Gainesville

It is also the home of the University of Florida - Go Gators!

5. The famous Seven-Mile Bridge connects which two points?

Answer: Marathon and Bahia Honda State Park

Originally part of Henry Flagler's Overseas Railroad, the bridge was torn down and reconstructed in 1982. It has been featured in several recent movies, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's "True Lies".

6. The Monkey Jungle, Parrot Jungle Island and the Coral Castle are all attractions located in which city?

Answer: Miami

I used to go to the Monkey Jungle as a kid. Interesting concept - the people are caged and the monkeys roam free!

7. Where can you find Thomas Edison's winter residence?

Answer: Ft. Myers

It's also home to a very impressive shrimping fleet.

8. Which city do the Marlins call home?

Answer: Miami

The Miami Marlins play at Marlins Stadium.

9. This town's claim to fame: it's where gangster "Ma" Barker and one of her sons had their final (and fatal) run-in with the law.

Answer: Ocklawaha

However, Ma's involvement with the Barker gang is now in question. Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, who associated with the Barkers in the 30's, intimated that Ma had trouble planning breakfast, let alone a bank job.

10. Located just 90 miles from Cuba, this is the southernmost city in the 48 contiguous states.

Answer: Key West

Sure, it's famous for Ernest Hemingway and really rowdy week-long parties (ever hear of the "Duval Crawl"?). But in my opinion, you've just got to love a place where watching the sun set every evening is a major pastime.

11. This city was the winter home for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Answer: Sarasota

It is also the home of the John and Mabel Ringling Museum. Who knew that a circus owner could be a major collector of such exquisite art?

12. Merritt Island, Cocoa Beach and Titusville are all located in the vicinity of which NASA installation?

Answer: Kennedy Space Center

I thought maybe Cocoa Beach would be a giveaway (remember "I Dream of Jeannie"?).

13. Actress Faye Dunaway was born here on January 14, 1941.

Answer: Bascom

Bascon is little bitty town on the panhandle, just a stone's throw from Alabama. It is really beautiful up there.

Dunaway was actually born in Two Egg, an even littler bittier town in Bascom's post office district.

14. This town, also known as the "Brick City", is famous for the rolling hills and many horse farms in the surrounding countryside.

Answer: Ocala

In addition to many Arabian farms, the Thoroughbred industry thrives here. Two-time ('52 and '54) Horse of the Year, Native Dancer, was bred on a farm in Ocala.

15. What town calls itself "The Winter Strawberry Capital of the World"?

Answer: Plant City

Plant City is small town east of Tampa, they hold a huge Strawberry Festival every year to prove their claim!

16. Which city is the home of the University of Central Florida?

Answer: Orlando

Although they often take ribbing as a "Mickey Mouse" school, UCF is a very highly regarded university.

17. This city has the largest area in the state.

Answer: Jacksonville

That's because they incorporated their entire county! Miami is the second-largest, I'm not sure about Orlando, and Tallahassee, the state capital, is not very big at all. But Tallahassee is home to my alma mater, Florida State!

18. Sugar production is a major industry in which of these towns?

Answer: Belle Glade

Belle Glade is located near the southeast shore of Lake Okeechobee, the land around Belle Glade is perfectly suited to growing sugar cane.

19. Which town is well-noted for its Greek heritage and thriving sponge industry?

Answer: Tarpon Springs

The Greeks originally came to Florida and settled near St. Augustine, but many migrated into the area of Tarpon Springs around the turn of the twentieth century and revolutionized the sponge fishing trade there.

20. This city hosts a major NASCAR event each February.

Answer: Daytona Beach

The Daytona 500, at the International Speedway. Daytona also hosts Bike Week and Black College Reunion, and is pretty well-known for the Spring Break hijinks that go on there every year!

21. This panhandle town is home to a large Naval Air Station.

Answer: Pensacola

The NAS is in Pensacola, but all of these cities have awesome white-sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, and the best oysters in the world come from Apalachicola!

22. The oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States is:

Answer: St. Augustine

Founded almost 50 years before the English landed at Jamestown, St. Augustine is an amazing piece of history that everyone should see at least once.

23. Scenes from the classic horror film, "Creature from the Black Lagoon", were filmed here.

Answer: Wakulla Springs

Wakulla Springs is the largest and deepest freshwater spring in the United States.

24. What is the largest lake in the state?

Answer: Lake Okeechobee

Lake Okeechobee is located in the southern third of the state, west of Palm Beach.

25. This "city within a city" was once the heart of the old cigar industry that thrived in Florida.

Answer: Ybor City

Ybor City is an historic district in Tampa. Many fine restaurants and interesting shops can be found there.

Thanks for taking my Florida quiz! Hope you enjoyed it, and the next time you're in the neighborhood I hope you'll check out all we have to offer in our little corner of the country!

Source: Author soobeehunny

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