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Sarasota History Quiz

By Pete Esthus
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 / 7:41:29 am
  1. What was the name of "St. Armands Circle" before it became known as  "St. Armands Circle"? (Hint: Many streets out there are named for U.S. Presidents)
  2.  In the mid-1920s, the son of a prominent local bank president was a gun-toting volunteer un-paid sheriff's deputy and fireman. What was his family's name? (Hint: The bank opened at downtown Sarasota Five Points in 1929)
  3. What was the name of the circus that moved its Winter Quarters to Sarasota in 1927?
  4.  In 1959 where did the circus move to for Winter Quarters?
  5. What was the name of the unfinished hotel on the southern tip of Longboat Key started in 1926 by John Ringling? (Hint: A luxury hotel with the same name is now in downtown Sarasota)
  6. What was the name of the county-wide Pageant celebration held here from 1936 through 1957? (Hint: It was named for the legendary daughter of Hernando de Soto)
  7. What was the name of the frolics celebration from 1964 through 1886? (Hint: Think of Poseidon, God of the seas and Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom)
(See Diane's blog for the Answers)

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