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The Original Orange County

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S.A. Specific : The Original Orange County

Introduction:
"Facts about the people and places in this little known county on the banks of the Hudson River."


1. Vermont, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Indiana, California, and Texas all have an Orange County. But New York's is the original. What year was it established?
    1683
    1798
    1702
    1698


2. The motorcycle shop Orange County Choppers, featured on the show American Chopper, is located in New York?
    True
    False


3. Orange County's Town of Monroe is the birthplace of what processed cheese?
    Velveeta
    Cheez Whiz
    Kraft Singles
    Laughing Cow


4. The tuxedo is named after Tuxedo Park, in Orange County?
    True
    False


5. Which of these notable people have never called Orange County home?
    Hillary Clinton, New York State Senator
    Whoopi Goldberg, actress/comedian
    Saul Williams, poet/rapper
    Willie "The Lion" Smith, jazz pianist


6. Where is the first mastodon skeleton that was ever completely assembled located?
    Storm King Art Center
    SUNY Orange (Orange County Community College)
    West Point Military Academy
    The Galleria Mall


7. The oldest operating winery in America is in Washingtonville, Orange County. What is its name?
    Applewood Winery
    Baldwin Vineyards
    Brotherhood Winery
    Demarest Hill Winery


8. The Times-Herald Record is a newspaper that serves not only Orange County, but much of the western Hudson Valley. It also was a first in the country, but in what way?
    It was the first newspaper to use digital photography
    It was the first cold press offset daily
    It was the first newspaper to post content online
    It was the first to use computers


9. The Gomez Mill House is the country's oldest surviving residence of what religion?
    Catholic
    Jewish
    Buddhist
    Islam


10. In the center of the City of Newburgh there is an old stone building that from April of 1782 until August of 1783 was occupied by General George Washington. It used to be called the Hasbrouck House. Its current name is what?
    Washington's Headquarters
    Washington Manor
    The House of Washington
    George's Old House


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