Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on New Jersey History

1. New Jersey ratified the Constitution on December 18, 1787, becoming what number state?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

2. Who was the first European to explore New Jersey?

de Gama

Verrazano

de Balboa

Magellan

Pizarro

3. New Jersey was named after the Isle of Jersey, which sits in what body of water?

Black Sea

Bermuda Triangle

North Sea

South Sea

English Channel

4. The site of more than 100 battles during the American Revolution, New Jersey earned what nickname?

"Crossroads of the Revolution"

"Fighting New Jersey"

"Bloody New Jersey"

"Bluecoat New Jersey"

"Jersey!"

5. What Revolutionary War battle occurred after a famous Christmas Day crossing into New Jersey?

Battle of Princeton University

Battle of Trenton

Battle of Morristown

Battle of Bergen

Battle of Cape May

6. New Jersey was the first state to sign what document?

Constitution

Declaration of Independence

Magna Carta

Bill of Rights

14th Amendment

7. Known for farming, New Jersey got want moniker in the 19th century?

"The Garden State"

"The Eel State"

"The Boardwalk State"

"The Diner State"

"The Green State"

8. Where is both the oldest and the longest boardwalk in the world?

Seaside Heights

Atlantic City

Cape May

Sandy Hook

Sea Isle

9. What inventor worked in Menlo Park, New Jersey?

Nikola Tesla

Albert Einstein

Joseph Gayetty

Wilbur Wright

Thomas Edison

10. The streets of Atlantic City were made famous by what board game?

Monopoly

Parcheesi

Chutes and Ladders

Candyland

Scrabble