NJ Quiz Bowl #1

What year did Henry Hudson sail to Newark Bay?

• 1609

• 1732

• 1958

• 2001

Who won the Battle of Trenton?

• General Cornwalis

• General Washington and the Patriots.

• Abraham Lincoln

• The British

Who was NJ's first governor?

• Phil Murphy

• Chris Christie

• Lewis Morris

• Barack Obama

When did New Jersey become a state?

• 1776

• 2019

• 1432

• 1787

What were the first people to live on the land of New Jersey named?

• The Patriots

• The Delaware Indians

• The Yankees

• The Cherokee

Who were the first European settlers in New Jersey?

• The Dutch, Swedes, and Finns

• The English

• The Spanish

• The French

Who was the first European to explore New Jersey?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Mickey Mantle

• Giovanni de Verrazano

How many presidents has there been from New Jersey?

• Two

• One

• None

• Four

Which country did the Dutch loose New Netherlands to?

• Canada

• Mexico

• England

• Germany

What was New Jersey named after?

• Jersey cows

• The Isle of Jersey in the English Channel

• James Jersey

• The King of Sweden, Sir Jersey