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Block Island Trivia
Quiz for a Rainy Day


Robert Ellis Smith,
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A fun book with more than 250 questions - many of them for children, too - about all aspects of Block Island.

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Block Island Trivia


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What's BI-95? What's a Spa Boy?

What is the spooky flash of light that Islanders see over the Atlantic?

Are there left-handed lobsters?

What's the minimum length of a lobster that you may harvest? How do you measure it?

How many miles does a typical taxi driver cruise on a summer day? How about a police cruiser?

The U.S. Weather Bureau used to report Northeast weather "From _______ to Block Island." Can you name the community in Maine, the furthest point to the north and east in the U.S.

Block Island Trivia, Quiz for a Rainy Day

64 pages, perfect binding. ISBN 0-930072-19-7.
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Site updated January 2008



More Block Island Trivia


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How do you get from what was the Woonsocket House to what was the Block Island Hotel?

Who has postal box I?

How much fuel does the ferry consume with each crossing?

Which family name appears the most in the telephone book?

What Harvard graduate has a swamp named for him?

Why are graves in the Indian burial ground placed close together?

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