George Washington slept here
In 1787 New Jersey was the third state to join the Union following Delaware and ______.
This versatile actress, born in Summit, NJ has played Margaret Thatcher, Miranda Priestly, Julia Child and many more!
Who is Meryl Streep?
NJ's state motto
What is Liberty & Prosperity?
NJ is home to more than 500 of these. That's more than any other state!
What are diners?
From the 1980s to 2013, Rutgers students would get their late night "fat sandwiches" from ________.
What are the grease trucks?
This general chose buff and jersey blue as the colors for the flag of New Jersey's army regiments during the Revolutionary War.
Who was George Washington?
This inventor was granted 1,093 patents for inventions he developed while working in NJ.
Who was Thomas Edison?
This NJ state bird has bright yellow feathers and a black head and wings. They love to eat sunflower seeds.
What is the eastern goldfinch?
The first Miss America pageant was held in this NJ town in 1921.
What is Atlantic City?
Disco fries are traditionally topped with _______.
What is cheese and gravy?
After first being called New Netherlands and New Sweden, when New Jersey did get its current name, it was named for this island off the coast of the United Kingdom.
What is Jersey Island?
He invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah in 1940.
Who is Les Paul?
This New Jersey state seashell is known to be used in the Italian dish scungilli.
What is the knobbed whelk?
Located in Jackson, NJ this rollercoaster claims to be the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in the world.
What is Kingda Ka?
The Garden State is the world leader in this produce.
What are blueberries?
In 1968 the very first intercollegiate football game was played between these two NJ schools.
What are Princeton and Rutgers?
Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band got their band name from a street in this Jersey Shore town.
What is Belmar?
If you find this NJ state fish, you know the water is good quality because they can't survive in polluted water.
What is the brook trout?
In 1910, the Chamber of Commerce in our state capital held a contest to create a slogan to be put on the Lower Trenton Bridge. S. Roy Heath was the winner of the contest, making him the creator of the phrase ________.
What is "Trenton makes, the world takes"?
The winesap variety of this fruit is said to have originated in New Jersey.
What are apples?
The only United States president who served as governor of New Jersey.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This YA author from Elizabeth rose to fame with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge and Frecklejuice.
Who is Judy Blume?
The NJ state seal includes two women, Liberty and _______, the Roman goddess of grain.
Who is Ceres?
This NJ river, located in Paterson was the site of the first submarine ride in 1878 by its inventor John P. Holland.
What is the Passaic River?
First produced in Newark, NJ, this popular candy company's first major customer was the U.S. Army and the candies were sold exclusively to the military during WWII.
What are m&ms?