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100

This NJ rock legend began his career in the 1960’s and is also referred to as “The Boss”.

Bruce Springsteen

100

This theme park is located in Jackson, New Jersey, It is known for roller coasters such as Batman: The Ride, Bizarro, Green Lantern, Nitro, Superman: Ultimate Flight, and The Joker.

What is Six Flags Great Adventure

100

This is the state nickname given by Abraham Browning of Camden while speaking at the Philadelphia Centennial exhibition on New Jersey Day (August 24, 1876).

What is the "Garden State"
100

This is the state capital of New Jersey

What is Trenton, NJ

100

How many NFL football teams play in NJ?

What is two (2); NJ Jets and NJ Giants

200

This famous actor was born in Summit, NJ

Who is Meryl Streep

200

Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped example of novelty architecture, constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1881 by James V. Lafferty . It was  built to promote real estate sales and attract tourists. Today, Lucy is the oldest surviving roadside tourist attraction in America located in this seaside town.

What is Margate, NJ

200

The lightbulb, record player and motion movie projector amongst other inventions was discovered in Menlo Park, NJ by this famous man.

Who is Thomas Edison

200

This NJ town has the most shopping malls in the United States

What is Paramus, NJ

200

This NJ team is one of the best teams in the National Hockey League. With multiple championships, the fans are loyal and intense

Who are the NJ Devils

300

How many US Presidents were born in NJ?

ONE (1):   Grover Cleveland (22nd President) was the only President born in Caldwell, NJ.

300

What type of candy was developed on the Jersey Shore in the 1870s?

What is salt water taffy

300

New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports.

What is Newark Liberty International.

 



300

This town became the motion picture capital of the world in the early 1900s.

What is Ft. Lee, NJ

300

The United States Equestrian Team Is Headquartered Here.

What is Gladstone, NJ - this state has more horses per square mile than any other.

400

This NJ Governor left office in 1913 to become President of the United States and is the only New Jersey governor to do so

Who is Woodrow Wilson

400

The winter quarters of the Continental Army were established there twice by General George Washington, is has been called "The Military Capital of the American Revolution

What is Morristown, NJ

400

This animal is New Jersey’s state mammal and is represented on the state seal.

What is a horse.

400

This Fiction writer with well-known books such as Superfudge and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing was born in this NJ town in 1938.

What is Elizabeth, NJ

400

The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889

Who is Rutgers College (played against Princeton)

500

New Jersey was first inhabited by Native Americans for at least 2,800 years, with the this group being the dominant group when Europeans arrived in the early 17th century

Who were the Lenape Native Americans

500

This is the most visited place in NJ.

What is Atlantic City, NJ

500

Industrialization accelerated in the northern part of the state following completion of this canal in 1831.  It allowed for coal to be brought from eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley to northern New Jersey's growing industries in Paterson, Newark, and Jersey City

What is the Morris Canal

500

The First Dinosaur Skeleton In North America Was Found Here

Where is Haddonfield, NJ

(Found in 1858, the Hadrosaurus remains one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons ever found)

500

In 1846, what sport played their first professional game in Hoboken?

What is baseball