Bergen County, New Jersey

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1. This style of architecture once dominated Bergen County. Dutch Colonial Federal Center-hall Colonial Cape Cod

2. This military action of the U. S. Revolutionary War began in Bergen County. Washington's Retreat The freezing winter at Valley Forge The Battle of Monmouth Washington crossing the Delaware

3. When the Cloisters museum was built in New York City, John D. Rockefeller Jr. also purchased land on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. Why? To build a family estate For investment To donate to New York and New Jersey for a bridge to link the two states To keep the wooded view from the medieval museum undisturbed.

4. Very early movies were made in New Jersey. The hugely popular serial, "Perils of Pauline," was made along the sheer cliifs of the Palisades. Which Bergen County town was the first center of movie making. Palisades Park Edgewater Cliffside Park Fort Lee

5. Palisades Amusement Park, which drew young and old alike, was known as the favorite spot for fun in Bergen County. Which of the following was not among its attractions? The world's largest salt-water swimming pool Winchester Mystery House Little Miss America Contest Cousin Brucie

6. Which Hudson River crossing links New York and Bergen County. Tappan Zee Bridge Holland Tunnel Lincoln Tunnel George Washington Bridge

7. People throughout the Tri-State area (NJ-NY-CT) are aware of Paramus, New Jersey. This Bergen town is well-known because of its... Theme Park Pharmaceutical companies Luxury Resort Shopping malls

8. Now, about some of Bergen County's famous residents. This best-sellling mystery novelist lives in Bergen. Many of this writer's stories are set there. Dick Francis Mary Higgins Clark James Patterson Sidney Sheldon

9. This Bergen county native shot to fame starring in television, then went on to a white suit and a blockbuster movie. After a career snag, he returned as a strong actor who can draw the kind of audiences the movie studios crave. George Clooney Bruce Willis John Travolta Ryan O'Neal

10. This actor commuted between Hollywood and his home in Leonia, Bergen County, during the years he starred in one of television's most highly-regarded sitcoms. Alan Alda Bill Cosby Ted Danson Jerry Seinfeld