The Island
Restaurants
Casa Del Mar
Memories
Misc.
100
Longboat Key is split between these two Florida counties.
What are Sarasota and Manatee County.
100
Which Restaurant was once dashingly described as "Very European?"
The Dry Dock
100
Our current favorite condo is which room number?
F05
100
Our final visit to Mote Aquarium was in what year?
2017
100
Demographics of the Town:
What is the MEDIAN age of local residents?
(Closest guess wins)
68
200
Name three islands surrounding Longboat Key
Lido Key,
Anna Maria Island
Beercan Island,
Jewfish Key,
Egmont Key
Siesta Key,
Otter Key
200
Name three Locations of the Columbia Restaurant
Tampa,
St. Armands Circle,
Tampa Airport,
St. Augustine Historic District,
Clearwater Beach, Sand Key,
Orlando,
200
Our first stay at Casa Del Mar was in which year?
2008
200
This picture was taken by Luke on our first trip to Venezia. What year was this taken?
2011
200
Demographics of the Town:
Longboat Key's resident population is what percent Caucasian?
(Closest answer wins, to two decimal places)
99.24%
300
For hundreds of years before European settlement, Longboat Key was home to which Native American people groups?
A. Creek and Appalachian
B. Miami and Pueblo
C.Timucuan and Caloosa
D. Seminole and Orlandaso
C. Timucuan and Caloosa
300
Which of the following Restaurants is the oldest?
A.Ciao! Italia
B. The Blue Dolphin Cafe
C. The Lazy Lobster of Longboat Key
D. The Dry Dock Waterfront Grill
[B. The Blue Dolphin Cafe]
A.Ciao! Italia -1995
B. The Blue Dolphin Cafe-1985
C. The Lazy Lobster of Longboat Key-2009
D. The Dry Dock Waterfront Grill -1989
300
Casa Del Mar is sectioned off into alphabetically labeled blocks of condos. What is the final letter block?
F
300
Our discovery of Lazy Lobster took place during which year?
2013
300
Hernando DeSoto is thought to have visited here with his scout, Juan Anasco, manning the “longboat” as it went through the north pass to mark the first European discovery of the Island in what year?
A.1501
B.1539
C. 1651
D. 1720
B. 1539
400
A 20 foot Great White Shark was caught on Christmas Eve in the Gulf of Mexico just off the north end of Longboat Key by Edgar Green in what year?
A. 1937
B.1940
C. 1997
D. 2004
A. 1937
400
Rank the following Ice Cream Parlors in the order we discovered them:
Tyler's Ice Cream
Joe's Eats and Sweets
Big Olaf Creamery
Ben and Jerry's
1.Ben and Jerry's
2. Joe's Eats and Sweets
3. Big Olaf Creamery
4. Tyler's Ice Cream
400
In which year did a heavily intoxicated woman outside of our condo proclaim to the entire resort that she "Stepped on a bird egg!"
2012
400
What year was this picture taken?
(Tokyo)
2012
400
In 1985, the beautiful paradise starred as the featured setting of the not-so-hit title "Down on Longboat Key" from which popular band?
A. Restless Heart
B. The Animals
C. The Statler Brothers
D. Alabama
D. Alabama
500
In the 1920's This Industry Tycoon bought hundreds of acres on the south end and planted Australian pine trees along from one end of the island to the other, investing plans for grand commercial expansion that would never be completed.
Who is John Ringling?
500
Name three restaurants in the area that have since closed over the years.
Ciao (RIP)
The Buckaneer Inn
Pattigeorge's
Tokyo
A Moveable Feast
500
How many condos does Casa Del Mar Have?
106
500
What stormy year was this picture taken?
2017
500
FINAL JEOPARDY!
CAST YOUR BETS NOW (UP TO YOUR CURRENT POINTS)
How many total Sea Turtle nests were recorded along the beaches of Longboat Key for the entire year of 2019?
-Closest Answer Wins-