Bay & Beach Quiz

See how much you really know about area beaches and bay towns.

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    • 1. Which Delaware location refers to itself as "The first town in the first state"?
    • 2. Which beach resort town is known as the "Nation's Summer Capital"?
    • 3. In what year did The Bay Bridge open?
    • 4. The first group of people to settle in Lewes were:
    • 5. What was the name of the first inn opened in Ocean City?
    • 6. Candy Kitchen began serving salt-water taffy and other sweet treats in what year?
    • 7. At what beach did the Miss America Pageant begin?
    • 8. In what county is Easton located?
    • 9. Cape Henlopen State Park, "a place to be enjoyed by all," owes its existence in Lewes to:
    • 10. This beach is surrounded on both sides by water -- the Atlantic Ocean and the Assawoman Bay:
    • 11. Which city's street names appear on the Monopoly gameboard?
    • 12. This beach was a religious camp before it became a summer haven for the ocean-bound:
    • 13. The pirate Blackbeard resided where in the Outer Banks?
    • 14. Cape May had to reinvent and rebuild itself twice, as a result of:
    • 15. Where is the self-proclaimed Blue Crab Capital of the World?
    • 16. Kill Devil Hills got its name from what?
    • 17. The population of wild ponies on Assateague Island is kept at about:
    • 18. During which decade was the Bonnar Bridge to Cape Hatteras built?
    • 19. The Congress Hall Hotel, or the "Summer White House" is in this beach:
    • 20. Locals in the southern peninsula of Delaware lovingly refer to their home as:
    • 21. Maryland's Eastern Shore consists of how many counties?
    • 22. The highest sand dune on the East Coast is located where in the Outer Banks?
    • 23. Where does the Sea Witch Halloween and Fiddler's Festival take place?
    • 24. This is the youngest of the mid-Atlantic beach resorts:
    • 25. This is the best beach to check out if you are looking for Victorian houses and afternoon tea:
    • 26. This beach town has a trademark totem pole that welcomes visitors and wards off the evil spirits of crass commercialism and rowdy hooliganism:
    • 27. This town was attacked by the British during the War of 1812:
    • 28. At which beach can you find the National Marbles Tournament?
    • 29. What beach destination was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976?
    • 30. Where is the self-proclaimed white marlin capital of the world?