Here is the West St. Pete history trivia quiz presented by Steve of The Jungle at the Azalea Neighborhood Association meeting on January 4, 2024.
1) When the Azalea neighborhood was first developed, what slogan did builders use?
A) Where Nature Did Her Best
B) Your Place in the Sun
C) Halfway Between Work and Play
2) When was the first and last home in Azalea built by Azalea Homes Inc.?
A) 1953/1962 B) 1950/1958 C) 1949/1965
3) According to archaeologists, when the first humans arrived in the neighborhood 14,000 years ago, which of these animals was already living in Florida?
A) Giant Sloth B) Mastodon C) Giant Armadillo D) None of the above E) All of the above
4) Which Jungle street is named for two brothers who were officers at Admiral Farragut Academy?
A) Robinson Drive B) Russell Drive C) Dormieone Road D) 13th Avenue
5) In what year did Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narváez land in Florida?
A) 1491 B) 1513 C) 1528 D) 1607
6) Golf’s Match of the Century was played on the Pasadena course in 1926. Which one of these golfers did not compete in the match?
A) Gene Sarazen B) Bobby Jones C) Walter Hagen
7) Who was responsible for extending the trolley line to the Jungle in 1913?
A) Walter P. Fuller B) Al Lang C) Evelyn Du Pont Taylor D) H. Walter Fuller
8) Which developer built the Rolyat Hotel (now Stetson University)?
A) H. Walter Fuller B) Noel Mitchell C) Al Lang D) Jack Taylor
9) Admiral Farragut Academy, formerly the Jungle Country Club Hotel, is in which neighborhood?
A) Jungle Prada B) Azalea C) Historic Park Street D) Jungle Terrace
10) When did Babe Ruth first arrive in St. Pete?
A) 1914 B) 1919 C) 1925 D) 1935
Tie breaker question:
Who holds the record for winning the most Oscars?
All participants received a printed copy of "The Awesome and Unheralded History of The Jungle."
Online Flipbook: The Awesome and Unheralded History of The Jungle
Here are the answers.
