Cape May - Cape May Quiz

The CapeMay.com QUIZ for November

1. In what year did the city close Washington St. to traffic?

1934
1956
1971
1979

2. Which of these well-known men did NOT stay in Cape May?

P.T. Barnum
John Philip Sousa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Ford

3. This building in the Poverty Beach area of Cape May was once:

TBCC bank headquarters
the only college in Cape May County
the lifeguard headquarters
in the heart of Cape May

4. This is the lobby of...
the Inn of Cape May
Victorian Towers
City Hall
Congress Hall

5. The SS Atlantus, now sinking into the sands of Sunset Beach, was one of how many experimental concrete ships?

3
7
12
23

6. The streets of Cape May see their fair share of the Coast Guard cadets from the Training Station. How many other Coast Guard Training Stations are there in the continental U.S.?

none
one
three
nine

7. Last summer these folks lined up for a midnight opening. What were they waiting for?
Uncle Bill's Pancake House to open
The first Beach Tag discount sales
The new Harry Potter book release
Bob Prosky's autograph

8. Which one of these streets is NOT a street on Cape Island?
Elmira
Winonah
Myrtle
Violet

9. Cape May is obliquely referred to in which one of these songs:
"Sailing to Philadelphia" by Mark Knopfler
"Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen
"Wildwood Days" by Bobby Rydell
"I left my Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett

10. This is the old Arnold Hotel on Beach Ave. What restaurant is now on the second floor looking over the beach?
Cabanas
The Pelican Club
Maureen's
Martini Beach

11. One can imagine the bride descending the outside stairs to be greeted by well-wishers on the lawn of this Cape May property. It is...
The Virginia Hotel
The Grand Hotel
The Southern Mansion
Hotel Alcott

12. Unscramble these letters to form the name of one of Cape May's B&B.

WHUTODAS LOOSE

13. Unscramble these letters to form the name of one of Cape May beaches:

HAPPILEDHALI

14. This roof belongs to one of Cape May's B&B's. Which one is it?
The Sea Villa
King's Cottage
Henry Sawyer House
Striped Roof House

15. Name the first Bed & Breakfast Inn to open in Cape May (hint: 1970s)

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