Bergen County, New Jersey

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

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

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? For investment To build a family estate To keep the wooded view from the medieval museum undisturbed. To donate to New York and New Jersey for a bridge to link the two states

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 Fort Lee Cliffside Park Edgewater

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 George Washington Bridge Lincoln Tunnel Holland Tunnel

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... Shopping malls Luxury Resort Theme Park Pharmaceutical companies

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. Bruce Willis John Travolta Ryan O'Neal George Clooney

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. Ted Danson Jerry Seinfeld Bill Cosby Alan Alda