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100

This 2021 musical remake starring Ariana Debose was filmed in downtown Paterson.

What is West Side Story?

100

These are the three primary goals of TRIO Student Support Services.

What are academic support, retention, and graduation?

100

This is the only mammal that can truly fly using wings.

What is a bat?

100

This Dominican-Puerto Rican actress who was recently nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie Emilia Perez was born in Passaic.

Who is Zoe Saldana?

100

Salt Water Taffy originated in this New Jersey beach town.

What is Atlantic City?

200

Adam Driver starts in an indie film movie about a bus driver with same name as the town he lives in. 

What is Paterson?

200

This President's "War on Poverty" led to the creation of TRIO programs

Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?

200

This is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system.

What is Mercury?
200

This reality TV show about New Jersey Italian-Americans premiered in 2009.

What is the Jersey Shore?

200

New Jersey became one of the top states to produce this berry.

What is Blueberry?

300

This show has many deadly seasons and spin-off, but this particular show follows Maggie and Negan traveling through apocalyptic Manhattan.

What is Isle of the Dead?

300

TRIO got its name because it originally consisted of these three programs

What are Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services?

300

This Asian country is made up of over 7,600 islands.

What is the Philippines? 

300

This comedian-actor not only has a TV show named after him, based in New Jersey, he also graduated from Rutherford High School.

Who is Ramy Youssef?

300

This dairy company founded in Roselle Park is famous for its ice cream.

What is Edy's?

400

Kevin Smith's breakthrough indie film was shot in this New Jersey convenience store location.

What is Clerks?

400

This actress is famous for playing many roles, most recent is Queen Romanda. She is a TRIO Upward Bound alumni. 

Who is Angela Bassett?

400

This dystopian novel features Katniss Everdeen participating in a deadly competition.

What is the Hunger Games?


400

This rock star from New Jersey is known as "The Boss".

Who is Bruce Springsteen?

400

When it comes to food establishments, NJ is known to have the highest number of these.

What are diners?

500

This CBS television series follows Robyn McCall former CIA operative who acts as a street vigilante for justice.

What is the Equalizer?

500

The federal program that funds TRIO was named after this landmark civil rights legislation.

What is the Higher Education Act of 1965?

500

This root vegetable was the first vegetable to be grown in space in 1995.

What is a potato?

500

This popular artist was just confirmed to be a billionaire, spent most of his struggling rapping career in Newark NJ before making it big with Def Jam.

Who is Kanye West?

500

This fruit, grown extensively in South Jersey, makes the state the fourth-largest producer in the U.S., and becoming a fall family activity to do. 

What are apples?