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So You Think You Know essex county?

in Circumference, Department, Quiz, Spring 2016 February 21, 2016 Comments Off on So You Think You Know essex county? 389 Views

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1. The Vreeland Homestead, thought to be the oldest house in Essex County is located in which town?
2. Llewellyn Park, founded in 1853 as the nation’s first planned community, is located in which Essex County town?
3. The town of Bloomfield is named after Joseph Bloomfield, who was…
4. What stands today on the site of the Livingston Holiday Inn, which was famous for its double-decker bus and Sunday brunch?
5. Which industry made the city of Orange famous in the 1800s?
6. In which Essex County town was Ultimate Frisbee invented in 1968?
7. In which Essex county town were were sports figures Al Santorini, Richie Adubato and Bob Perina born?
8. How many Wimbledon titles did Althea Gibson—who ran the East Orange Department of Recreation in the 1970s and 1980s—win during her tennis career?
9. Which of these current baseball umpires is a graduate of Belleville High School?
10. Actress Anne Hathaway grew up in which Essex County town?
11. The Gilbreth family, made famous in Cheaper by the Dozen, lived in which Essex County town?
12. Baseball All-Star Robinson Cano lived in Newark for three years in the 1990s. Which high school did he attend?

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