Bainbridge Island
How many miles long is Bainbridge Island?
Bainbridge Island is about 10 miles long and 5 miles wide.
Once it leaves Bainbridge Island, what dock does the ferry arrive at in Seattle?
Colman Dock, Pier 52
Pickleball was invented on Bainbridge Island in what year?
1965
What is the name of the island's local newspaper?
The Bainbridge Island Review.
What summer fruit was notably grown on farms on Bainbridge Island?
Strawberries.
What is the name of the indigenous people who lived on the island before English explorers came to the island?
The Suquamish people.
How many minutes long is the sailing of the Bainbridge/Seattle route one way?
35 minutes
In what year was Pickleball named the official state sport of Washington State?
2022
What was the name of the movie filmed on Bainbridge Island, with scenes filmed at Madrona House?
Inheritance
Brothers John and Mo Nakata and their friend Ed Loverich all grew up together on Bainbridge Island. In what year did they open the original Town & Country Market?
1957
Since 2012, how many babies have been born on the Bainbridge Island Ferry/in the terminal?
There have been 2 babies born.
Lucy in 2012 and Charlie in 2023
How many million passengers did the Seattle/Bainbridge route transport in 2024?
4.9 million passengers
Pickleball was invented by what former Washington Lieutenant governor and his friends?
Joel Pritchard
What is the community at the South End of the island called?
Pleasant Beach Village.
What famous Gilligan's Island actor lived on Bainbridge Island until his death in 2014?
Russell Johnson, the Professor.
During what war were the Japanese-American residents of Bainbridge Island sent to internment camps?
WWII
They were held by the US government through the duration of the war for fear of espionage.
What annual bike ride around Bainbridge Island brings ferries full of riders to the island every year?
Chilly Hilly, in February.
Pickleball got its name from
a)Pritchard's family dog, Pickles.
b)The pickle boat in crew (rowing) where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats
c)From the green courts it is played on
b) The pickle boat in crew.
What is the name of the downtown area of Bainbridge Island.
Winslow
What is the approximate average rainfall on Bainbridge Island per year?
39 inches
What bestselling author lives on Bainbridge Island and worked as a teacher at Bainbridge High School for 10 years before writing professionally?
Bonus question: What was the name of the novel he wrote that featured a fictional island very much like Bainbridge Island?
Author David Guterson
The Novel is Snow Falling on Cedars.
Bainbridge Island's replacement of the ferry terminal's pedestrian walkway was completed in 2024 at a cost of how many million dollars?
33 million dollars
Pickleball combines elements of what 3 sports?
Badminton court, Paddleball paddles, and a wiffle ball.
In what year did the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art open?
2013
What iconic island landmark can be found at the corner of North Madison Avenue and Phelps Road?
Frog Rock.