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SOUTH COUNTY TRIVIA

01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, July 3, 2008

The annual Blessing of the Fleet draws boats from far and wide.


THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL / JOHN FREIDAH

1. The colorful Blessing of the Fleet, under the auspices of the local Lions Club, is held each summer at:

a) Westerly

b) Quonset

c) Watch Hill

d) Galilee

2. There were so many Tom Hazards in South County during one period in the 19th century that the following were given prefixes to their names. Pick out the author of The Jonnycake Papers:

a) College Tom

b) Nailer Tom

c) Little Neck Tom

d) Shepherd Tom

3. Hopkinton, of all things, was once known as a center for the manufacture of:

a) Wooden bowls and picture frames

b) Iron hammers and chisels

c) Carriages and sleighs

d) Leather belts and harnesses

1 — d

2 — d

3 — c