- 1. Which film was released in 1985 and filmed in St. Petersburg?
A) Magic Mike
B) Spring Breakers
C) Dolphin Tale
D) Summer Rental
- 2. How many branch locations are in the St. Petersburg Library System?
A) Five
B) Nine
C) Seven
D) Six
- 3. When was the Mirror Lake Library built?
A) 1915
B) 1925
C) 1905
D) 1935
- 4. In which month does Pride month take place in St. Petersburg?
A) June
B) October
C) May
D) July
- 5. Where does the annual Women's March typically take place in St. Petersburg?
A) Tropicana Field
B) Williams Park
C) Mirror Lake
D) Al Lang Stadium
- 6. Which professional baseball team plays in St. Petersburg?
A) Florida Marlins
B) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
C) Tampa Bay Rays
D) Miami Heat
- 7. Where was Super Bowl LV hosted in 2021?
A) Charlotte Sports Park
B) Al Lang Stadium
C) Tropicana Field
D) Raymond James Stadium
- 8. In what year did the Tampa Bay Rays win the AL East Division Championship for the first time?
A) 2020
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 1998
- 9. Who did the Tampa Bay Rays face in the 2008 World Series?
A) Kansas City Chiefs
B) Los Angeles Dodgers
C) Boston Red Sox
D) Philadelphia Phillies
- 10. Where did the Rays hold their spring training games until 2008?
A) Al Lang Stadium
B) Charlotte Sports Park
C) Raymond James Stadium
D) Tropicana Field
- 11. What event did Tropicana Field host in 1999?
A) Final Four
B) World Series
C) Grand Prix
D) Super Bowl
- 12. In what year was the inaugural Grand Prix of St. Petersburg held?
A) 2001
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2005
- 13. Who was the road intersecting Turn 10 of the Grand Prix circuit renamed after?
A) George Floyd
B) James Weldon Johnson
C) Al Lang
D) Dan Wheldon
- 14. When did the Tampa Bay Rowdies move to Al Lang Stadium?
A) 2011
B) 2016
C) 2005
D) 2010
A) A former mayor of St. Petersburg
B) A rugby player
C) A professional race car driver
D) A library founder
- 16. Which rugby club has made their home in St. Petersburg since 1977?
A) St. Petersburg Rays
B) Tampa Bay Rowdies
C) St. Petersburg United
D) Bay Area Pelicans
- 17. Which of these films was filmed in St. Petersburg in 2016?
A) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
B) Cocoon
C) Dolphin Tale
D) Magic Mike
- 18. Which library in St. Petersburg is one of only two Carnegie libraries still operating in Florida?
A) North Community Library
B) Childs Park Library
C) Mirror Lake Library
D) West Community Library
- 19. Following the resurgence of which movement was the last documented Women's March in St. Pete held?
A) Anti-War Movement
B) Labor Movement
C) #MeToo Movement
D) Civil Rights Movement
- 20. Where have the Tampa Bay Rays held their spring training since 2009?
A) George M. Steinbrenner Field
B) Al Lang Stadium
C) Tropicana Field
D) Charlotte Sports Park
- 21. What was the total operating budget of St. Petersburg for the 2024 fiscal year?
A) $1 billion
B) $500 million
C) $823 million
D) $750 million
- 22. Which museum is located in St. Petersburg?
A) The Louvre
B) The Prado
C) Salvador Dalí Museum
D) The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 23. When did the SHINE Mural Festival begin?
A) 2015
B) 2005
C) 2020
D) 2010
- 24. Which district is home to the city's African American cultural heritage?
A) Warehouse Arts District
B) M.L. King North District
C) Deuces Live District
D) Downtown District
- 25. What is the St. Petersburg art market focused on glass art known as?
A) The Prism Coast
B) The Glass District
C) The Crystal Shore
D) The Glass Coast
- 26. How long did St. Petersburg host the Miss Florida Pageant?
A) Two years
B) Twenty years
C) Five years
D) Eleven consecutive years
- 27. When does the St. Petersburg Art Festival take place?
A) January
B) December
C) February
D) March
- 28. What is the focus of the Green Thumb Festival?
A) Tree beautification and planting
B) Music and concerts
C) Glass art
D) Business and technology
- 29. When was the Royal Rumble hosted at Tropicana Field?
A) December 31, 2023
B) March 15, 2024
C) November 20, 2024
D) January 27, 2024
- 30. In what year was St. Petersburg incorporated as a city?
A) 1904
B) 1914
C) 1906
D) 1903
- 31. Who was instrumental in bringing the first trolley service to St. Petersburg in 1904?
A) Al Lang
B) F. A. Davis
C) Perry Snell
D) Tony Jannus
- 32. Who piloted the Benoist XIV flying boat during the first scheduled commercial airline flight?
A) F. A. Davis
B) Abe Pheil
C) Tony Jannus
D) Al Lang
- 33. Which bridge, opened in 1924, cut travel time between St. Petersburg and Tampa?
A) Gandy Bridge
B) Sunshine Skyway Bridge
C) Bayboro Bridge
D) Howard Frankland Bridge
- 34. Who was the founder of Snell Isle who promoted Mediterranean style architecture in St. Petersburg?
A) J. Harden Peterson
B) C.J. Maurer
C) Perry Snell
D) Al Lang
- 35. Which animal is featured in the center of the St. Petersburg flag?
A) Pelican
B) Eagle
C) Seagull
D) Heron
- 36. What organization provided funding to build the St. Petersburg City Hall in 1939?
A) Public Works Administration
B) Florida Aviation Historical Society
C) Chamber of Commerce
D) U.S. Army Air Corps
- 37. What was the primary industry of St. Petersburg that collapsed at the beginning of World War II?
A) Shipping
B) Manufacturing
C) Tourism
D) Fishing
- 38. Approximately how many troops saw St. Petersburg as trainees and instructors during World War II?
A) 250,000
B) 50,000
C) 10,000
D) 120,000
- 39. In what year did the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge open its first span?
A) 1943
B) 1954
C) 1970
D) 1960
- 40. Which bridge created another connection between St. Petersburg and Tampa in 1960?
A) Gandy Bridge
B) Howard Frankland Bridge
C) Sunshine Skyway Bridge
D) Bayboro Bridge
- 41. What was the name of the stadium that hosted the first professional hockey league in Tampa Bay?
A) St. Petersburg Arena
B) Bayfront Center
C) Million Dollar Pier
D) Jungle Country Club
- 42. Who designed the St. Petersburg flag in 1927?
A) J. Harden Peterson
B) Al Lang
C) Perry Snell
D) C.J. Maurer
- 43. What is the name of the award presented annually for outstanding achievement in the airline industry?
A) St. Petersburg Pioneer Award
B) Benoist XIV Award
C) Tony Jannus Award
D) Al Lang Award
- 44. Which county is St. Petersburg, Florida located in?
A) Hillsborough County
B) Pinellas County
C) Pasco County
D) Manatee County
- 45. What is the population of St. Petersburg based on the 2020 census?
A) 3.29 million
B) 300,000
C) 258,308
D) 225,500
- 46. What is the county seat of Pinellas County?
A) Largo
B) Tampa
C) Clearwater
D) St. Petersburg
- 47. What is the nickname of St. Petersburg due to its frequent sunny weather?
A) The Bay City
B) The Gulf Jewel
C) The City of Churches
D) The Sunshine City
- 48. How many consecutive days of sunshine did St. Petersburg record between 1967 and 1969?
A) 361
B) 768
C) 500
D) 1,000
- 49. In what year was St. Petersburg incorporated as a town?
A) 1875
B) 1899
C) 1892
D) 1888
- 50. Who established the first wholesale fish business in St. Petersburg in 1899?
A) F. A. Davis
B) John C. Williams
C) Peter Demens
D) Henry W. Hibbs
- 51. What is the name of the historic site where the Pánfilo de Narváez expedition landed in 1528?
A) The Detroit Hotel
B) Jungle Prada Site
C) Williams Park
D) Pinellas Point
- 52. Which cultural group resided in the Tampa Bay area before the Spanish arrived?
A) The Timucua people
B) The Calusa people
C) The Seminole people
D) Safety Harbor culture
- 53. What book did Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca write about inland North America?
A) History of the Bay
B) Explorations of Florida
C) Relacion
D) The Sunshine Chronicles
- 54. What architectural style is St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral built in?
A) Art Deco
B) Spanish Colonial
C) Neoclassical
D) Gothic Revival
- 55. Who funded the construction of St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral?
A) Peter Demens
B) Henry W. Hibbs
C) Edwin H. Tomlinson
D) John C. Williams
- 56. When did St. Pete Beach formally shorten its name?
A) 1999
B) 1992
C) 1994
D) 1988
- 57. Which church is mentioned as a fast-growing, non-denominational church founded in 2013?
A) St. Peter's Episcopal
B) First Baptist Church
C) Radiant Church
D) Artisan City Church
- 58. In what year does the text mention that NewSpring plans to plant Artisan City Church in St. Petersburg?
A) 2026
B) 2030
C) 2024
D) 2025
- 59. What was the name of the neighborhood where African Americans grew pepper in the late 19th century?
A) Little Egypt
B) Pepper Town
C) Gas Plant
D) Sugar Hill
- 60. In what year was the first African American church built in St. Petersburg?
A) 1923
B) 1905
C) 1894
D) 1887
- 61. Which black leader obtained building permits after threatening to sue the city for violating his civil rights?
A) Robert Swain
B) John Evans
C) Janet Echelman
D) C. Perry Snell
- 62. What was the approximate racial makeup of St. Petersburg in 1880?
A) 47% white, 53% black
B) 60% white, 40% black
C) 53% white, 47% black
D) 75% white, 25% black
- 63. What event led to a mob storming the jail and shooting a black man to pieces in 1905?
A) He led a sanitation strike
B) He was accused of rape
C) He attempted to integrate a pool
D) He knifed the city's police chief to death
- 64. In what year were black residents hired as bus drivers in St. Petersburg?
A) 1968
B) 1964
C) 1960
D) 1957
- 65. What is the current name of the stadium that opened as the Florida Suncoast Dome in 1990?
A) Tropicana Field
B) Thunderdome
C) The Coliseum
D) Al Lang Stadium
- 66. What percentage of St. Petersburg's total area is water?
A) 55.13%
B) 61.7%
C) 75.9%
D) 44.87%
- 67. Which historic neighborhood is known for its art studios and galleries, similar to the Grand Central District?
A) Historic Kenwood
B) Old Northeast
C) Roser Park
D) Snell Isle
- 68. What sculpture is featured as a public art installation in the new Pier District?
A) The Coliseum
B) The Lens
C) Bending Arc
D) The Vinoy
- 69. What ranking does The Trust for Public Land give St. Petersburg regarding the number of parks in the downtown area?
A) 5th in Florida
B) 1st in Florida
C) 1st in the U.S.
D) 15th in Florida
- 70. When did the city council vote to extend bar hours until 3 A.M.?
A) 2008
B) 2013
C) 1998
D) 2010
- 71. When was the waterfront park system officially acquired by the city?
A) Christmas Eve 1909
B) 1990
C) 1887
D) 1957
- 72. What is the name of the public pool located downtown on the waterfront?
A) The Coliseum
B) Northshore Aquatic Complex
C) Vinoy Park
D) Al Lang Stadium
- 73. In what year was the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club established?
A) 1908
B) 1950
C) 1924
D) 1964
- 74. What is the primary Köppen climate classification of St. Petersburg?
A) Humid subtropical (Cfa)
B) Mediterranean (Csa)
C) Tropical rainforest (Af)
D) Arid (BWk)
- 75. What is the name of the palm arboretum located in St. Petersburg?
A) Gulf Coast Palm Park
B) Tampa Bay Palm Gardens
C) St. Pete Tropical Conservatory
D) Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum
- 76. What was the last year a hurricane directly struck St. Petersburg?
A) 2019
B) 2024
C) 1921
D) 1989
- 77. In what year did the city adopt the Integrated Sustainability Action Plan?
A) 2019
B) 2021
C) 2010
D) 2020
- 78. What was the population of St. Petersburg according to the 2010 census?
A) 260,000
B) 258,308
C) 244,769
D) 230,500
- 79. What is the size of the Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum?
A) 10 acres
B) 2 acres
C) 0.5 acres
D) 5 acres
- 80. In the 2010 census, what percentage of households were occupied?
A) 95.2%
B) 90.0%
C) 84.1%
D) 75.5%
- 81. Which of the following describes the average household size in 2010?
A) 2.88
B) 1.95
C) 3.05
D) 2.19
- 82. What was the average family size in 2010?
A) 2.50
B) 2.88
C) 2.19
D) 3.12
- 83. Which ethnic group made up 2.2% of the city's population in 2010?
A) Puerto Rican
B) Vietnamese
C) Mexican
D) Cuban
- 84. What percentage of households had children under 18 in 2000?
A) 37.295%
B) 43.8%
C) 13.8%
D) 23.85%
- 85. What was the median household income in 2000?
A) $30,794
B) $21,107
C) $43,198
D) $34,597
- 86. Which language was spoken as a first language by 4.43% of residents in 2000?
A) Vietnamese
B) Spanish
C) French
D) German
- 87. Who murdered Police Officer David Crawford in 2011?
A) An unnamed teenager
B) Gregory Parkes
C) Nicholas Lindsey
D) A local rioter
- 88. What percentage of St. Petersburg residents considered themselves religious in 2020?
A) 4%
B) 35.9%
C) 48%
D) 14%
- 89. What is the largest religious group in St. Petersburg?
A) Baptists
B) None
C) Catholics
D) Methodists
- 90. How many Catholic parishes does the Diocese of St. Petersburg govern?
A) 5
B) 74
C) 480,000
D) 46
- 91. Who currently leads the Diocese of St. Petersburg?
A) Nicholas Lindsey
B) Bishop Gregory Parkes
C) David Crawford
D) The Pinellas Park Bishop
- 92. What was the poverty rate for the total population in 2010?
A) 32.2%
B) 9.2%
C) 13.3%
D) 17.8%
- 93. Which industry is listed as one of the largest in St. Petersburg?
A) Health care
B) Mining
C) Automotive manufacturing
D) Agriculture
- 94. Where is The Chihuly Collection located?
A) 4th Street
B) 22nd Street
C) Central Avenue
D) Gandy Boulevard
- 95. In what year did the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement open to the public?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2019
D) 2017
- 96. What is the name of the children's museum in St. Petersburg?
A) BayWalk
B) The Arts Center
C) Sunken Gardens
D) Great Explorations
- 97. What historic aircraft replica is found in the St. Petersburg Museum of History?
A) A Wright Brothers flyer
B) A P-51 Mustang
C) HMS Bounty
D) Benoist XIV seaplane
- 98. What happened to the old St. Petersburg Pier in 2013?
A) It was destroyed by a hurricane
B) It closed
C) It was renovated
D) It was sold to Ted Turner
- 99. Who bought the replica of the HMS Bounty in 1986?
A) Carter G. Woodson
B) Marlon Brando
C) Ted Turner
D) The City Council
- 100. What is the name of the shopping complex that replaced BayWalk in 2014?
A) The 600 Block
B) Sundial
C) Tyrone Square Mall
D) Grand Central District
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