Quiz about St Pete Where the Sun Always Shines

St. Pete - Where the Sun Always Shines Quiz

Brief Quiz About My Hometown

A multiple-choice quiz by FLMountainMan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
FLMountainMan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
562

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1. Who was St. Petersburg's first female mayor? Hint

Bobbi Ulrich

Mary Freeman

Sandy Freeman

Corrine Freeman

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2. What major road is also recorded as the Dixie Highway? Hint

34th Street

Ninth Street

Central Avenue

Fourth Street

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3. What bayou separates the neighborhoods of Old Northeast and Snell Isle? Hint

Smacks

Coffee Pot

Papys

Vinoy

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4. What Spanish explorer landed in the Jungle Prada area of St. Petersburg? Hint

Hernando De Soto

Panfilio Narvaez

Fernando Cortez

Juan Pinellas

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5. What baseball team did not at one time have spring training in St. Pete? Hint

Chicago White Sox

Buffalo Braves

St. Louis Cardinals

New York Metropolitans

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6. What high school is not located in St. Pete? Hint

Shorecrest

Northeast

Boca Ciega

Lakewood

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7. Three movies below had some scenes filmed in St. Pete. Which movie did not? Hint

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Ocean's Eleven

Lethal Weapon 3

Cocoon

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8. Which sport's Hall of Fame is located in St. Petersburg? Hint

lawn bowling

shuffleboard

bocce

water skiing

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9. Which of the following celebrities did not live in St. Pete at some point in their lives? Hint

Jack Kerouac

Oprah Winfrey

Jim Morrison

Angela Bassett

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10. What hospital was formerly known as "Mound Park"? Hint

Ed White

St. Petersburg General

St. Anthony's

Bayfront

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was St. Petersburg's first female mayor?

Answer: Corrine Freeman

She became mayor in 1976 and served one term.

2. What major road is also recorded as the Dixie Highway?

Answer: Central Avenue

At the easternmost point of Central, on a rock by the Yacht Club you will find a plaque commemorating this.

3. What bayou separates the neighborhoods of Old Northeast and Snell Isle?

Answer: Coffee Pot

No one knows why Coffee Pot Bayou has that name. Smacks and Papys Bayous are around Weedon Island.

4. What Spanish explorer landed in the Jungle Prada area of St. Petersburg?

Answer: Panfilio Narvaez

There is a sign on Park Street in the Jungle Prada commemorating this landing. He landed in 1528. The account of his landing and encounter with the Indian princess Hirrihigua is remarkably similar to Captain Smith's account of his encounter with Pocahontas.

5. What baseball team did not at one time have spring training in St. Pete?

Answer: Chicago White Sox

At one time the New York Yankees also trained in St. Pete. The hometown Devil Rays currently have spring training here at Al Lang Stadium.

6. What high school is not located in St. Pete?

Answer: Boca Ciega

Boca Ciega ("Bogie" to locals) is located in Gulfport, just outside of St. Pete.

7. Three movies below had some scenes filmed in St. Pete. Which movie did not?

Answer: The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Soreno was demolished in the final credits of Lethal Weapon 3. Ocean's Eleven featured scenes shot at Derby Lane. Cocoon was filmed mostly in St. Pete.

8. Which sport's Hall of Fame is located in St. Petersburg?

Answer: shuffleboard

The Shuffleboard Hall of Fame is located on Mirror Lake, across from the Coliseum.

9. Which of the following celebrities did not live in St. Pete at some point in their lives?

Answer: Oprah Winfrey

Kerouac died in St. Petersburg. Jim Morrison briefly attended school in St. Pete. Angela Bassett attended Lakewood High School.

10. What hospital was formerly known as "Mound Park"?

Answer: Bayfront

Bayfront is actually built on an old Indian Mound adjacent to Roser Park.

Source: Author FLMountainMan

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