The CapeMay.com Quiz
 
ANSWERS for November

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


   
1971
 

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


   
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

 
Shelton College in Cape May County
 

4. This is the lobby of...



    
Congress Hall

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

    
12
 

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
 

7. Last summer these folks lined up for a midnight opening.  What were they waiting for?

      The new Harry Potter book release
 
8. Which one of these streets is NOT a street on Cape Island?

     Violet

9. Cape May is obliquely referred to in which one of these songs:
   "Sailing to Philadelphia" by Mark Knopfler

10. This is the old Arnold Hotel on Beach Ave. What restaurant is now on the second floor looking over the beach?


 
 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 Southern Mansion
 

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

WHUTODAS LOOSE

SALTWOOD HOUSE

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

HAPPILEDHALI

PHILADELPHIA

14. This roof belongs to one of Cape May's B&B's.  Which one is it?


The Sea Villa
 

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

The Mainstay

Your results:
All 15 correct - Great! You're not only a Cape May know-it-all, you're really smart!
12-14 correct - You know your Cape May!
9-12 correct - You better visit CapeMay.com more often.
5-8 correct - Have you ever been to Cape May?
Less than 5 - Hhhmmmm, so what part of Australia are you from?
Try again next month!

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