1.The oldest lighthouse still in service is Sandy Hook.[1764] .Ever been there? I have ,but my favorite is Cape May's ,sorry. 2.The average age of a New Jerseyan is 34.5 years old.I am muuuuuch older! 3.71% of New Jerseyans own their own home,and the average home value is [are you ready for this??] $162,300.The average US home is valued at $79,100.Believe me,I am not your average Jerseyan any way you look at it! 4.Match the hometown to the New Jersey native son.I wish you luck. {A} Elizabeth {1}Edward Stratemeyer [extra points if you know who he was,and what he did! {B}Patterson {2}Bud Abbott {C}Newark {3}Tom Cruise {D}Long Branch {4}Jerry Lewis {E}Red Bank {5}Lou Costello {F}Glen Ridge {6}Count Basie {G}Atlantic City {7}Norman Mailer I had a fun night looking all of this up.Let me know what answers you find.The answers to the match-up game will be posted on Wednesday night. Your prize will be the fun you have finding the answers.Hee,hee! My next posting is a quiz on the wreck of the Sindia in Ocean City.Study up! Jerilyn ,the trivia fan from South Jersey.

A. Elizabeth Edward Stratemeyer (author of the Bobbsy Twins and the Hardy Boys) B .Paterson Lou Costello C. Newark Jerry Lewis (also lived in Irvington) D. Long Branch Norman Mailer E. Red Bank Count Basie F. Glen Ridge Tom Cruise G. Atlantic City Bud Abbot That was an easy one! I knew all those answers. Guess I must be a Trivia person. Judy mailto:kilkee@attbi.com thos@comcast.net wrote: >1.The oldest lighthouse still in service is Sandy Hook.[1764] .Ever been there? I have ,but my favorite is Cape May's ,sorry. > >2.The average age of a New Jerseyan is 34.5 years old.I am muuuuuch older! > >3.71% of New Jerseyans own their own home,and the average home value is [are you ready for this??] $162,300.The average US home is valued at $79,100.Believe me,I am not your average Jerseyan any way you look at it! > >4.Match the hometown to the New Jersey native son.I wish you luck. > >{A} Elizabeth {1}Edward Stratemeyer [extra points if you know who he > was,and what he did! >{B}Patterson {2}Bud Abbott > > >{C}Newark {3}Tom Cruise > >{D}Long Branch {4}Jerry Lewis > >{E}Red Bank {5}Lou Costello > >{F}Glen Ridge {6}Count Basie > >{G}Atlantic City {7}Norman Mailer > > >I had a fun night looking all of this up.Let me know what answers you find.The answers to the match-up game will be posted on Wednesday night. >Your prize will be the fun you have finding the answers.Hee,hee! > >My next posting is a quiz on the wreck of the Sindia in Ocean City.Study up! > >Jerilyn ,the trivia fan from South Jersey. > > > > > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >