Bay & Beach Quiz

See how much you really know about area beaches and bay towns.

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  • 1. Which Delaware location refers to itself as "The first town in the first state"?

    • A. Bethany

    • B. Dewey Beach

    • C. Lewes

    • D. Rehoboth

  • 2. Which beach resort town is known as the "Nation's Summer Capital"?

    • A. Bethany

    • B. Ocean City

    • C. Rehoboth

    • D. Virginia Beach

  • 3. In what year did The Bay Bridge open?

    • A. 1948

    • B. 1951

    • C. 1952

    • D. 1961

  • 4. The first group of people to settle in Lewes were:

    • A. German

    • B. Irish

    • C. Dutch

    • D. Belgian

  • 5. What was the name of the first inn opened in Ocean City?

    • A. Atlantic Hotel

    • B. The Cape

    • C. The Ocean Resort

    • D. Rhode Island Inn

  • 6. Candy Kitchen began serving salt-water taffy and other sweet treats in what year?

    • A. 1925

    • B. 1937

    • C. 1948

    • D. 1969

  • 7. At what beach did the Miss America Pageant begin?

    • A. Ocean City

    • B. Dewey Beach

    • C. Rehoboth Beach

    • D. Atlantic City

  • 8. In what county is Easton located?

    • A. Anne Arundel

    • B. Prince George's

    • C. Talbot

    • D. Harford

  • 9. Cape Henlopen State Park, "a place to be enjoyed by all," owes its existence in Lewes to:

    • A. William Penn

    • B. Ben Franklin

    • C. John Adams

    • D. George Washington

  • 10. This beach is surrounded on both sides by water -- the Atlantic Ocean and the Assawoman Bay:

    • A. Rehoboth

    • B. Ocean City

    • C. Cape May

    • D. Lewes

  • 11. Which city's street names appear on the Monopoly gameboard?

    • A. Ocean City

    • B. Atlantic City

    • C. Cape May

    • D. Virginia Beach

  • 12. This beach was a religious camp before it became a summer haven for the ocean-bound:

    • A. Cape May

    • B. St. Michaels

    • C. Atlantic City

    • D. Rehoboth

  • 13. The pirate Blackbeard resided where in the Outer Banks?

    • A. Cape Hatteras

    • B. Ocracoke Island

    • C. Roanoke Island

    • D. Nags Head

  • 14. Cape May had to reinvent and rebuild itself twice, as a result of:

    • A. Fire and Atlantic storms

    • B. Fire and disease

    • C. Disease and hurricanes

    • D. Hurricanes and bad water

  • 15. Where is the self-proclaimed Blue Crab Capital of the World?

    • A. Annapolis

    • B. Chestertown

    • C. Crisfield

    • D. Rock Hall

  • 16. Kill Devil Hills got its name from what?

    • A. Pirate activity

    • B. Natives

    • C. Local wildlife

    • D. Rum

  • 17. The population of wild ponies on Assateague Island is kept at about:

    • A. 1,000

    • B. 0

    • C. 575

    • D. 150

  • 18. During which decade was the Bonnar Bridge to Cape Hatteras built?

    • A. 1890s

    • B. 1920s

    • C. 1960s

    • D. 1980s

  • 19. The Congress Hall Hotel, or the "Summer White House" is in this beach:

    • A. Bethany

    • B. Lewes

    • C. St. Michaels

    • D. Cape May

  • 20. Locals in the southern peninsula of Delaware lovingly refer to their home as:

    • A. Crazy Delaware

    • B. Slower Delaware

    • C. Busy Delaware

    • D. Peaceful Delaware

  • 21. Maryland's Eastern Shore consists of how many counties?

    • A. 3

    • B. 6

    • C. 9

    • D. 12

  • 22. The highest sand dune on the East Coast is located where in the Outer Banks?

    • A. Duck

    • B. Roanoke Island

    • C. Nags Head

    • D. Cape Hatteras

  • 23. Where does the Sea Witch Halloween and Fiddler's Festival take place?

    • A. Atlantic City

    • B. Rehoboth Beach

    • C. The Outer Banks

    • D. Virginia Beach

  • 24. This is the youngest of the mid-Atlantic beach resorts:

    • A. Dewey

    • B. Lewes

    • C. Rehoboth

    • D. Ocean City

  • 25. This is the best beach to check out if you are looking for Victorian houses and afternoon tea:

    • A. Bethany

    • B. Lewes

    • C. Ocean City

    • D. Cape May

  • 26. This beach town has a trademark totem pole that welcomes visitors and wards off the evil spirits of crass commercialism and rowdy hooliganism:

    • A. Cape May

    • B. St. Michaels

    • C. Bethany

    • D. Dewey

  • 27. This town was attacked by the British during the War of 1812:

    • A. St. Michaels

    • B. Rehoboth

    • C. Cape May

    • D. Bethany

  • 28. At which beach can you find the National Marbles Tournament?

    • A. Atlantic City

    • B. Cape May

    • C. The Wildwoods

    • D. Ocean City

  • 29. What beach destination was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976?

    • A. Rehoboth Beach

    • B. Cape May

    • C. Dewey Beach

    • D. Virginia Beach

  • 30. Where is the self-proclaimed white marlin capital of the world?

    • A. Cape Henlopen

    • B. Dewey Beach

    • C. Ocean City, Md.

    • D. Ocean City, N.J.


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