Q 01/05

Which nickname does Pensacola use to celebrate its Navy flying heritage?

A) Cradle of Naval Aviation

B) Home of the Fleet

C) Anchor of the Gulf

D) Wings over the Panhandle

Answer · why

A) Cradle of Naval Aviation

Other nicknames include World's Whitest Beaches, Western Gate to the Sunshine State and, inevitably, P-Cola.

Q 02/05

Pensacola is nicknamed the "City of Five Flags". Which of these is NOT one of the five?

A) France

B) Mexico

C) Great Britain

D) The Confederate States

Answer · why

B) Mexico

The five are Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States and the Confederacy.

Q 03/05

In what year did Tristán de Luna land at Pensacola Bay, six years before St. Augustine?

A) 1513

B) 1526

C) 1539

D) 1559

Answer · why

D) 1559

He arrived with about 1,500 people on 11 ships; a storm wrecked most of the fleet a month later.

Q 04/05

Luna's 11-ship colonizing fleet sailed to Pensacola Bay from which port?

A) Havana

B) Cádiz

C) Santo Domingo

D) Veracruz

Answer · why

D) Veracruz

A hurricane on September 19 sank six ships and ruined the supplies; the survivors gave up in 1561 and Spain ignored the region for over a century.

Q 05/05

The Spanish returned to build a permanent fortified town at Pensacola in which year?

A) 1621

B) 1665

C) 1719

D) 1698

Answer · why

D) 1698

They were spooked by French exploration to the west and wanted to defend their claim.