Florida Geography
Florida is not the southernmost US state - that honor belongs to?
Hawaii
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays, an expansion team, started playing in what year?
1998
Which city is known as the "Venice of America" thanks to nearly 200 miles of canals?
Ft. Lauderdale
How many golf courses does Florida have? Aim high - Florida has more golf courses than any other state...
1,200 golf courses
Florida has more toll roads than any other state - how many miles in total?
700 miles
Florida’s largest river, the St. Johns River, is one of only one of 4 major rivers that does what?
Flows south to north
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was focused around which NFL team's kicker not going "laces out"?
Miami Dolphins
This city - founded in 1565 - is commonly referred to as "America's Oldest City"
St. Augustine
Of the top 10 theme park destinations in the US, Orlando is home to how many?
7 (though they're counting the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Animal Kingdom as independent).
1,100 crashes / day
Any place in Florida is no more than how many miles to the Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Mexico?
60 miles
Lee Corso went to FSU and played football - he roomed with one the the football team's standouts, who later became a famous actor. Who was Lee's roomy?
Burt Reynolds
Florida's largest city is?
Jacksonville (in both square mileage and population - in fact, in terms of area, it is the largest city in the US).
Before it was Cape Canaveral, it was known as Cape what?
Cape Kennedy
What percent of Florida car accidents involve a hit and run?
37% involve a hit and run
Florida has the longest coastline in the US - it is roughly (rounded to the nearest hundred) how long?
1,200 miles
Florida State's Jameis Winston became the youngest player to win the Heisman in December 2013. The oldest winner (Chris Weinke) also happened to play for Florida State too. How old was he when he won?
28
The United States city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita
Clearwater
This place is known as the Dive Capital of the World
Key Largo
The most common type of registered vehicle in Florida is a?
Truck; trucks outnumber cars (8.1 million to 7.9 million)... 'Merica
This National Park - a UNESCO World Heritage site - is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles co-exist
The Everglades National Park
Jacksonville lost its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics to which city?
Paris - which will become the second city (after London) to host the games three times. Los Angeles will host the 2028 games.
Greater Miami is the only metro area in the US with two National Parks encompassed in its borders - they are?
You can hike through pristine Everglades National Park or ride on glass-bottom boats across Biscayne National Park.
How many tourists visit Florida per year?
Nearly 113 million (though this data is from 2019); at the time, that put Florida as one of the top ranked tourist destinations in the world. Tourism contributed $70B (10%) to Florida's GDP.
3rd; Florida ranks behind California (31 million registered vehicles) and Texas (22 million registered vehicles)