All Around the Garden State

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1. Which New Jersey State Highway that runs from Philadelphia to the Atlantic Ocean is nicknamed "The White Horse Pike"? The Atlantic City Expressway Route 322 Route 70 Route 30

2. Which Ocean County community's Naval Airfield was the site of the Hindenburg disaster back in 1937? Lakehurst Toms River Lakewood Forked River

3. Which New Jersey resort community is the farthest point north on the very upscale Long Beach Island? Surf City Harvey Cedars Barnegat Light Ship Bottom

4. Which North Jersey lake that straddles the New York state border, was a resort location for urban residents as far back as 1876? Lake Hopatcong Pines Lake Pompton Lake Greenwood Lake

5. Of the 21 counties that make up the Garden State, which county is the smallest in terms of square mileage? Union Passaic Gloucester Hudson

6. Which of the following famous people does NOT have a bridge named for them that spans the Delaware River from New Jersey into Philadelphia? Walt Whitman Ben Franklin William Penn Betsy Ross

7. Which former New Jersey Governor has a state forest named for him/her in the Pine Barrens right off of Route 70? Brendan Byrne Tom Kean Jim Florio Christie Todd Whitman

8. Of the 21 counties that make up New Jersey, which county is bordered by the most counties within the state? Somerset Burlington Atlantic Morris

9. Rowan University, which was renamed in 1992 after Henry Rowan donated 100 million dollars to the school, is located in which South Jersey community? Mount Laurel Vineland Glassboro Cherry Hill

10. Where in the state of New Jersey would you find the only legal "clothing optional" beach? Island Beach State Park Wildwood Sandy Hook Atlantic City

11. Which North Jersey community is the home to a National Historic Park that honors the location as George Washington's winter headquarters in 1777? Parsippany Morristown Madison Bernardsville

12. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area runs along the Delaware River in which two New Jersey counties? Hunterdon and Mercer Sussex and Warren Cumberland and Salem Burlington and Camden

13. Which North Jersey city is home to one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi River? Newark Paterson Elizabeth Woodbridge

14. High Point in Sussex County is the highest elevation above sea level of any spot in New Jersey. How many feet above sea level is High Point? 2468 feet 1532 feet 1801 feet 2107 feet

15. Which of the following bridges does NOT connect New Jersey with the Borough of Staten Island? Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Bayonne Bridge Outerbridge Crossing Goethals Bridge