Bay & Beach Quiz

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.