Q 01/05

The city sits on a lagoon that opens onto which larger body of water?

A) The Gulf of Mexico

B) The Atlantic Ocean

C) Lake Okeechobee

D) The Caribbean Sea

Answer · why

A) The Gulf of Mexico

Its barrier islands include Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key and the north end of Siesta Key.

Q 02/05

Sarasota County was carved out of which neighbouring county in 1921?

A) Charlotte

B) Manatee

C) Hillsborough

D) DeSoto

Answer · why

B) Manatee

The city became the seat of the new county.

Q 03/05

What was Sarasota's population at the 2020 census?

A) 104,842

B) 74,842

C) 54,842

D) 154,842

Answer · why

C) 54,842

The two-county metro area is much bigger, about 935,000 people, the fifth-largest in Florida.

Q 04/05

Which nickname does Sarasota carry because of its big-top history?

A) Clown Capital

B) Sawdust Town

C) Ringling City

D) Circus City

Answer · why

D) Circus City

It is also called 'The Circus Capital of the World'.

Q 05/05

In which year did John Ringling move the circus's winter quarters to Sarasota?

A) 1927

B) 1935

C) 1948

D) 1952

Answer · why

A) 1927

The Ringling Museum's Circus Museum was established in 1948.