Click here to read about the US Mint 50 States Quarter Program or for a quiz about the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Connecticut. Check back soon for quizzes on other US states. 1. The capital of New Jersey is Atlantic City Trenton Newark Lakewood 2. The New Jersey motto is Liberty and independence Liberty and prosperity Virtue, Liberty and Independence None of the above 3. The nickname of the state of New Jersey is The Garden State The Constitution State The First State The Keystone State 4. The design on the back of the New Jersey quarter depicts the "Commonwealth" (the statue which is atop the capitol dome) the Charter Oak a peach George Washington crossing the Delaware River 5. New Jersey _____________ the Dutch in the early 17th century. originally settled by were originally settled by was originally settled by has been originally settled by 6. During the American Revolution, New Jersey ______ the chief link between the two cities that later ________ the first and second capitals of the new nation - New York City and Philadelphia. was - became has been - became was - have become has been - have become 7. During this period, two New Jersey cities _________ as temporary national capitals - Princeton (from June 30 to November 4, 1783) and Trenton, (from November 1 to December 24, 1784. were served have served were serving served 8. In the 1800s, New Jersey played host to historical events ranging from great political duels to dramatic scientific inventions. In 1804, Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, ______________ his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in Weehawken. And by the end of the century, Thomas Alva Edison ______________ the first practical electric lamp at Menlo Park, and John P. Holland _______________ the first usable submarine. shot and killed - had lighted - had launched had shot and killed - had lighted - had launched had shot and killed - lighted - launched shot and killed - lighted - launched 9. ____________, New Jersey's electronics and chemical industries sprouted, largely because of World War II. The state produced communications equipment, ships, weapons, and ammunition. Mid-1900s In mid-1900s The mid-1900s In the mid-1900s 10. Today, due to the variety and quantity of its products, New Jersey is a major manufacturing state. In fact, manufacturing employs more than a fifth of all the workers in the state. ________________ are engaged in the next largest field - wholesale and retail trade. Almost so many workers Almost as many workers Almost too many workers Almost as much workers Click one of the states below to take our previous quizzes. Check back soon for quizzes on other US states. Delaware Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Rhode Island Tennessee Indiana Alabama Michigan Iowa Minessota New Jersey Georgia South Carolina New York Vermont Ohio Mississipi Maine Florida Wiscosin Oregon Connecticut Massachussetts New Hampshire North Carolina Kentucky Louisiana Illinois Arkansas Texas California Nevada