Only in Jersey

General

100

What is the capital of New Jersey?

A. Princeton

B. Atlantic City

C. Trenton

Trenton

200

What is New Jerseys nickname?

A. The Garden State

B. The Sunshine State

C. The Empire State

The Garden State

300

What is the New Jersey state flower?

A. Peony

B. Magnolia

C. Violet

Violet

400

What is the New Jersey state bird?

A. Eastern Goldfinch

B. Seagull

C. Great Blue Heron

Eastern Goldfinch

500

What is the New Jersey state Cryptid?

A. Mothman

B. Leeds Devil

C. Bigfoot

Leeds Devil (Jersey)

People

100

What famous crooner was born in Hoboken, NJ and has the nickname Ol' Blue Eyes?

A. Dean Martin

B. Frank Sinatra

C. Bing Crosby

Frank Sinatra

200

What inventor had a lab in Menlo Park, NJ and is known for the Phonograph and the electric lightbulb?

A. Isaac Newton

B. Thomas Edison

C. Albert Einstein

Thomas Edison

300

What woman founded the American Red Cross and founded the first three public schools in NJ?

A. Clara Barton

B. Florence Nightingale

C. Rose Parks

Clara Barton

400

Who was the 18th president and a general in the Civil War, that had his summer home in Longbranch, NJ?

A. Ulysses S. Grant

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Theodore Roosevelt

Ulysses S. Grant

500

What woman is known for being a prominent Women's Rights Activist during the suffragette movement and was born in Moorestown?

A. Ada Lovelace

B. Alice Paul

C. Susan B. Anthony

Alice Paul

Places

100

Which NJ City is known for it ocean front views and casinos? 

A. Moorestown

B. Atlantic City

C. Cape May

Atlantic City

200

What small historic town is a popular tourist destination and is right across the river from New Hope, PA?

A. Bridgewater

B. Hamilton

C. Lambertville

Lambertville

300

What boardwalk is known for its free beaches, lively boardwalk and has a theme song written by Bobby Rydell?

A. Wildwood

B. Egg Harbor

C. Sea Isle

Wildwood

400

What outdoor walk through exhibit is located in Hamilton, NJ and is known for is large collection of sculptures and contemporary art?

A. The Metropolitan

B. Philadelphia Art Museum

C. Grounds for Sculpture

Grounds for Sculpture

500

What state park is considered the most popular in New Jersey for its views of the Manhattan skyline, The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island?

A. Cheesequake State Park

B. Liberty State Park

C. Smithville Park

Liberty State Park

Media

100

How is New Jersey portrayed in most media?

A. Negatively

B. Positively 

Negatively

200

What was the first New Jersey newspaper?

A. Publick Occurences

B. The Star Ledger

C. The New Jersey Gazette

The New Jersey Gazette

300

What event in 1938 caused a widespread panic due to a radio broadcast?

A. War of the Worlds

B. The Man Called X

C. The Cavalcade of America

War of the Worlds

400

Which famous TV show set in New Jersey focuses on a mob boss?

A. Magic City

B. Seinfeld

C. The Sopranos

The Sopranos

500

Which famous poet and author of ‘Leaves of Grass’ lived in Camden, NJ?

A. Edgar Allan Poe

B. Walt Whitman

C. Langston Hughes

Walt Whitman

History

100

Which battle was a major turning point in the Revolutionary war and took place in Princeton, NJ?

A. Siege of Boston

B. The Battle of Princeton

C. Saratoga Campaign

The Battle of Princeton

200

Which astronaut from Glen Ridge, NJ, was the first to orbit the earth?

A. Sally Ride

B. Buzz Aldrin

C. John Glenn

John Glenn

300

Which city by shore is known for its historic Victorian houses?

A. Sea Isle

B. Atlantic City

C. Cape May

Cape May

400

Which early European settlers where the first to settle New Jersey?

A. Italian

B. Dutch

C. French

Dutch

500

What US patent was first demonstrated in New Jersey?

A. Washing Machine

B. Electric Light

C. Car

Electric Light