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These New Jersey trivia questions run from an island loyal to its king to the first film studios, with a round on the Revolution that never asks who crossed the Delaware.
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NJ trivia questions in four rounds
Lenape land and two Jerseys is the colony, split east and west for 28 years. Crossroads of the Revolution covers 1776 to 1807. Canals, inventions and highways has Edison's studio and the Parkway, and Shore, Pines and Palisades is the map.
New Jersey themed trivia questions for a quiz night
Read out the four choices, take the table's pick and tap it. The right answer shows with its reason and the article behind it; tally on paper. After ten answers, Topic under More options deals one round only.
Questions and answers
Are these New Jersey trivia questions and answers checked?
Yes, each against the Wikipedia article New Jersey as it read on October 3, 2026; the link is under every question. The riots of the 1960s, disasters, records for crowding and wealth, and company names are left out.
Why is so little here about Trenton and Menlo Park?
The site's history packs already ask the crossing, the Hessians, Princeton's battle and the Wizard of Menlo Park. This pack asks what happened next: the second battle, Nassau Hall, West Orange and the first film studio.
Why is it called New Jersey?
After Jersey in the Channel Islands, which stayed loyal to the Crown in the English Civil War. The Duke of York gave the land to two loyal friends, and the province took the island's name.
What were East and West Jersey?
Two provinces into which New Jersey was divided from 1674 to 1702. Quakers settled the Delaware Valley side, and a royal governor joined the two again in 1702.