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LONGBOAT 60TH ANNIVERSARY
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
DO YOU KNOW LONGBOAT?
HOW YOU SCORE 10-12
Almost a native: Are you sure your name isn’t David Miller?
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Longboat laureate: In a few years, you should consider a run for the Longboat Key Town Commission.
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School of snowbirds: Your Longboat lore is rusty after a summer up north. Catch up with our “Welcome Back” issue.
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ANSWERS 11. B 10. A
Definitely a tourist: It’s OK — most Longboaters started out the same way.
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LONGBOAT KEY! Skip Stanton, John Miller and Chuck Jacobson | Owners
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1974!
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What did Longboat Key police find in 1989 through “Operation Longboat”? a. 1,600 pounds of cocaine and $2 million cash b. 5,000 pounds of marijuana and $320,000 cash c. 17 dogs and one cat on the beach d. 20 stolen yachts
Who won the “Ms. Longboat Key: 50 and Fabulous” contest in 2005? a. Pat Arends b. Virginia Sanders c. Dora Walters d. Kathy Simonds
7. C
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What magazine featured Longboat Island Chapel’s Sunday worship services, held in the home of “Mayor for Life” Guy Paschal, in 1957, five years before the chapel’s building was completed? a. Home Notes b. Ladies Home Journal c. LIFE d. Time
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What were the respective salaries of the first two paid town employees, Town Clerk Cecil Schofield and Town Marshal William Eggers, in 1955? a. $1,500 and $2,000 b. $1,200 and $900 c. $5,000 and $4,000 d. $7,200 and $5,300
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Which of the following celebrities have not (to our knowledge) stayed at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort? a. Denzel Washington b. Ricky Martin c. Audrey Hepburn d. Dinah Shore
1. C
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True or false: Ponce de Leon landed on Longboat Key. a. True b. False c. Unknown
12. D
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What animal was an attraction at the former Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant for more than two decades? a. A manatee named Morris b. A pelican named Crabby c. A sea turtle named Nelson d. A dolphin named Jackie
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Where did Thomas Mann, who became the first homesteaded Longboater in the late 1880s, come from originally? a. Shelby County, Ind. b. New Madrid, Mo. c. Boston d. Martins Ferry, Ohio
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What was the name of the former Longboat Key restaurant that served as an unofficial town hall as residents met to discuss incorporation? a. Longboat Key Cabana Club b. The Peppermint Stick c. Buccaneer Inn d. Jori’s
8. C
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An aerial view of John Ringling’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel in 1952, approximately a decade before it was demolished.
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Why did the town start requiring pet licenses in 1969? a. The town sought to find the owners of a rogue cat that ate a turtle nest. b. A resident was discovered keeping a pair of peacocks in his backyard, and the town wanted to ban exotic pets. c. Rabid raccoons went on the attack, and the town wanted to verify that pets were up-to-date on their vaccinations. d. The town sought to ban pets altogether but planned to grandfather in existing pets, provided that their owners obtained a license.
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What is currently located at the site of John Ringling’s abandoned Ritz-Carlton property, known as the “Ghost Hotel,” that Arvida Corp. demolished in 1962? a. Longboat Key Club’s Islandside golf course b. The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort c. Tangerine Bay Club d. The Chart House building
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What was Arvida founder Arthur Vining Davis’ beverage of choice at the start and end of each day? a. Black coffee b. Dark rum c. Bourbon d. Lemonade
2. C
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