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.