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Last Week's Quiz

Created by Eli Robinson
Edited by Jonpaul Guinn

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  • Submit your answers by 7:06am ET 11/12/25
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When U.S. states are lumped together into groups, you don’t often hear New Jersey and Virginia in the same breath.

The exception to that, of course, is every four years when those two states hold their elections one year after the presidential contest.



You’ll probably be watching the news about who is leading these states, but we thought we’d test how much else you know about them!

SOCIAL STUDIES Q1. Snooki's Sand: Virginians call the large sandy mass along the ocean “the beach.” New Jerseyans prefer what five-letter Pauly D and Snooki-approved term?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q2. State Sayings: New Jersey has tried a lot of tourism campaigns over the years with the most recent being “Little State, Lotta Wow.” Eh. Virginia’s iconic phrase has been around since 1969 with “Virginia is for _______.” Romeo & Juliet or the former CEO & CPO from Astronomer should visit!



POP CULTURE Q3. Rock Royalty: Each state lays claim to one of rock’s most famous eponymous groups. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band formed in Belmar, NJ in 1972, while what “Crash Into Me” and “Ants Marching” jam band started in Charlottesville, VA in 1991?



FINE ARTS Q4. Presidential Paintings: Both states have strong ties to George Washington’s history with rivers. Virginia’s Potomac was where GW wanted to situate the nation’s capital. In Emanuel Leutze’s famous painting, Washington is crossing what stately river that flows through New Jersey?



MISCELLANEOUS Q5. Alcohol Abbreviations : Both NJ and VA have dizzying alcohol laws overseen by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. Those agencies are both abbreviated to what initialism familiar to Jackson 5 and “General Hospital” fans?



MISCELLANEOUS Q6. Versatile Verbiage: In New Jersey, this four-letter term is a type of Scotian smoked salmon served on a bagel. In Virginia, it’s an abbreviation for the area towards the top of the state that’s close to Washington D.C. What’s this “super” word?



MISCELLANEOUS Q7. Sandwich Stops: Speaking of four-letter words, both Virginia and New Jersey are big fans of what gas station / sandwich stop convenience store that sounds like a request from a dehydrated toddler?



SOCIAL STUDIES Q8. Populous Places: Neither of the state capitals are the most populous cities in the state. Sitting on the Atlantic Ocean and Passaic River, respectively, name EITHER the most populous city in VA or NJ.



SOCIAL STUDIES Q9. College Colonels: Like many other states, the flagship University of Virginia is simply named for the state. A colonel who stabilized the school’s finances in the early 1800s is the namesake of what main state university of New Jersey?



SPORTS & GAMES Q10. Sports Sites: Though the Nets decamped for Brooklyn, three Big Four sports teams play home games in New Jersey. In contrast, Virginia is the most populous state home to how many Big Four teams?



TIEBREAKER Gaggles of Governors: Both Virginia and New Jersey are quite old, which means they’ve had A LOT of governors. When each of the new governors takes offices, how many cumulative governorships will the states have combined?

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