Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:21 PM EDT
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Trivia quiz on some things you may not have known about our area.
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Westerly
1. Westerly was founded in 1669 by who?
2. The Georgia state house is partially made out of what well-known substance from Westerly?
3. What was the Indian name for Westerly?
4. Westerly had a different name from 1686 to 1689. What was it?
5. How many miles of beach are in Westerly?
Charlestown
1. What well-known American once served at the Naval Air Station in Charlestown?
2. Charlestown is named after who?
3. When was it incorporated?
4. Charlestown was formerly part of which neighboring town?
5. What major event draws crowds to the town each August?
Hopkinton
1. Hopkinton is named after who?
2. What is he famous for signing?
3. What manufacturer of sport fishing lines and products calls the town home?
4. How many traffic lights does the town have?
5. How many schools?
Richmond
1. Richmond was named after who?
2. Which former President once stayed overnight in Richmond?
3. Where did he stay?
4. What major event draws crowds to the town each August?
5. Name the one-room school the town used from 1826-1934
Stonington/North Stonington
1. What was Stonington's original name?
2. The town of North Stonington was incorporated as a town in what year?
3. The Stonington lighthouse, a low stone building, was the first lighthouse established by who?
4. Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, had a summer house located where?
5. Stonington is the home of 2004 World Series of Poker champion. What is his name?
6. What television host's sister lives in the Borough?
7. Stonington has been the home to several on-location movie shoots. Name one.
Westerly Sun Trivia
1. How many photos did Westerly Sun photographers take in 2004?
2. How many people does it take to produce the Westerly Sun every day?
3. How many carriers deliver The Westerly Sun every day?
4. How long is one roll of newsprint?
5. How many rolls of newsprint does The Westerly Sun use each year?
6. How old is The Westerly Sun?
Answers
Westerly: 1: John Babcock 2: Westerly Granite 3: Misquamicut 4: Haversham 5: Seven
Charlestown: 1: George H. W. Bush 2: King Charles II 3: 1738 4: Westerly 5: The Narragansett Indian Tribe Powwow
Hopkinton: 1: Stephen Hopkins 2: The Declaration of Independence 3: Ashaway Line & Twine 4: 1 5: Two - Ashaway and Hope Valley
Richmond: 1: Edward Richmond, the Attorney General of the colony from 1671 to 1680 2: Dwight Eisenhower 3: The former Sun Valley Inn 4: The Washington County Fair 5: The Bell School
Stonington/North Stonington: 1: Southertown 2: 1807 3: The federal government 4: Stonington Borough 5: Greg "Fossilman" Raymer 6: Conan O'Brien 7: Mystic Pizza, Amistad
Westerly Sun: 1: 6,133 2: 250 3: 155 4: 38,000 feet or 7.2 miles 5: 1,700 or 55,000 miles of newsprint 6: The Westerly Sun started publishing as a daily newspaper on August 7, 1893.
Do you have an item of local trivia to share? Email us and we'll publish it in the "Did you know" section.
Westerly
1. Westerly was founded in 1669 by who?
2. The Georgia state house is partially made out of what well-known substance from Westerly?
3. What was the Indian name for Westerly?
4. Westerly had a different name from 1686 to 1689. What was it?
5. How many miles of beach are in Westerly?
Charlestown
1. What well-known American once served at the Naval Air Station in Charlestown?
2. Charlestown is named after who?
3. When was it incorporated?
4. Charlestown was formerly part of which neighboring town?
5. What major event draws crowds to the town each August?
Hopkinton
1. Hopkinton is named after who?
2. What is he famous for signing?
3. What manufacturer of sport fishing lines and products calls the town home?
4. How many traffic lights does the town have?
5. How many schools?
Richmond
1. Richmond was named after who?
2. Which former President once stayed overnight in Richmond?
3. Where did he stay?
4. What major event draws crowds to the town each August?
5. Name the one-room school the town used from 1826-1934
Stonington/North Stonington
1. What was Stonington's original name?
2. The town of North Stonington was incorporated as a town in what year?
3. The Stonington lighthouse, a low stone building, was the first lighthouse established by who?
4. Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, had a summer house located where?
5. Stonington is the home of 2004 World Series of Poker champion. What is his name?
6. What television host's sister lives in the Borough?
7. Stonington has been the home to several on-location movie shoots. Name one.
Westerly Sun Trivia
1. How many photos did Westerly Sun photographers take in 2004?
2. How many people does it take to produce the Westerly Sun every day?
3. How many carriers deliver The Westerly Sun every day?
4. How long is one roll of newsprint?
5. How many rolls of newsprint does The Westerly Sun use each year?
6. How old is The Westerly Sun?
Answers
Westerly: 1: John Babcock 2: Westerly Granite 3: Misquamicut 4: Haversham 5: Seven
Charlestown: 1: George H. W. Bush 2: King Charles II 3: 1738 4: Westerly 5: The Narragansett Indian Tribe Powwow
Hopkinton: 1: Stephen Hopkins 2: The Declaration of Independence 3: Ashaway Line & Twine 4: 1 5: Two - Ashaway and Hope Valley
Richmond: 1: Edward Richmond, the Attorney General of the colony from 1671 to 1680 2: Dwight Eisenhower 3: The former Sun Valley Inn 4: The Washington County Fair 5: The Bell School
Stonington/North Stonington: 1: Southertown 2: 1807 3: The federal government 4: Stonington Borough 5: Greg "Fossilman" Raymer 6: Conan O'Brien 7: Mystic Pizza, Amistad
Westerly Sun: 1: 6,133 2: 250 3: 155 4: 38,000 feet or 7.2 miles 5: 1,700 or 55,000 miles of newsprint 6: The Westerly Sun started publishing as a daily newspaper on August 7, 1893.
Scott Bill Hirst wrote on Jul 15, 2008 4:43 PM:
" Hi!
As a descendant of a number of early settlers in our two state region, I hope readers remember these importsnt reunions coming up: Crandall this Saturday in Ashaway, Avery also Saturday at the Mashantucket Native American Museum, the Stanton reunion in Stonington next week, and the Goodenow in progress in Sudbury, Masachusetts. The Goodenows married into the Pendleton family so they have a lot of descendants in these parts!
Some notables who have local ancestry:
1.Princess Diana ans sons, no kidding! (Through her mother)
2.Presidents Ulysses Grant,Warren G. Harding,Gerald Ford and both Bushes.
3.Vice Presidents Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wallace and Nelson Rockefeller.
4.Edgar Rice Burroughs,author
5.Actress Lee Remick
6.Actor Alec Baldwin
7.Charles Goodyear,Inventor
8.Lucille Ball, first woman to head a motion picture studio,Desilu
9.Actor Humphrey Bogart
10. Aviation Pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright
11.First Ladies Ellen (Axson) Wilson and "Bess" (Wallace) Truman
12.Civil Rights Activist & Educator Prudence Crandall
Regards,
Scott Bill Hirst
P.S. Flora (Sheldon) Bush grandmother of the first President Bush and great grandmother was killed by being hit by an automobile on September 4, 1920 near Watch Hill, believe it or not! "
As a descendant of a number of early settlers in our two state region, I hope readers remember these importsnt reunions coming up: Crandall this Saturday in Ashaway, Avery also Saturday at the Mashantucket Native American Museum, the Stanton reunion in Stonington next week, and the Goodenow in progress in Sudbury, Masachusetts. The Goodenows married into the Pendleton family so they have a lot of descendants in these parts!
Some notables who have local ancestry:
1.Princess Diana ans sons, no kidding! (Through her mother)
2.Presidents Ulysses Grant,Warren G. Harding,Gerald Ford and both Bushes.
3.Vice Presidents Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wallace and Nelson Rockefeller.
4.Edgar Rice Burroughs,author
5.Actress Lee Remick
6.Actor Alec Baldwin
7.Charles Goodyear,Inventor
8.Lucille Ball, first woman to head a motion picture studio,Desilu
9.Actor Humphrey Bogart
10. Aviation Pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright
11.First Ladies Ellen (Axson) Wilson and "Bess" (Wallace) Truman
12.Civil Rights Activist & Educator Prudence Crandall
Regards,
Scott Bill Hirst
P.S. Flora (Sheldon) Bush grandmother of the first President Bush and great grandmother was killed by being hit by an automobile on September 4, 1920 near Watch Hill, believe it or not! "
Mary Smith wrote on Jul 3, 2008 10:52 PM:
" John Babcock's wife, Mary should also be recognized as a founder of Westerly as she was with him when he landed here. "
GL wrote on Jun 18, 2008 2:21 PM:
" Misquamicut means Salmon, doesn't it? It is what is on our town shield, too. "
JN wrote on May 30, 2008 3:43 PM:
" Actually JB, the answer is 0. Flashing lights aren't traffic lights. But if you want to go ahead and count flashing lights, then there are at least 3. You are forgetting the one in Ashaway on Main Street at Oak by the postoffice. Either way the authors got their own trivia question wrong. They probably think the Hope Valley light is in Hopkinton. "
JB wrote on Sep 20, 2007 11:04 AM:
" I disagree with the answer to Hopkinton's question about how many traffice lights are in the town.
There are 2: 1 in Hopkinton City at Woodville Road and Main Street; and 1 at the junction of Spring and Main Streets in Hope Valley.
"
ET wrote on Jun 13, 2007 9:28 PM:
" Gentlemen: What is wrong with each of these questions?
"Westerly was founded in 1669 by who?
Charlestown, Hopkinton, Richmond....was named after who?"
Your "who" in each of these trivia questions should be "whom"
"
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