Q 01/05

Jacksonville is the county seat of which Florida county?

A) Duval

B) Orange

C) Nassau

D) Clay

Answer · why

A) Duval

Duval County and Jacksonville merged their governments in the 1960s, so the city now runs the whole county apart from three beach towns and little Bal...

Q 02/05

Jacksonville holds what distinction among cities in the contiguous United States?

A) Oldest incorporated city

B) Highest elevation

C) Largest by total area

D) Wettest climate

Answer · why

C) Largest by total area

Largest by total area in the lower 48, Jacksonville covers more than 800 square miles because a 1960s merger with its county turned almost the whole c...

Q 03/05

Settlers named Jacksonville in 1822 for Andrew Jackson, who had briefly held which Florida post?

A) Surveyor general

B) Military governor

C) Territorial judge

D) Customs collector

Answer · why

B) Military governor

Military governor was Jackson's job for a few months of 1821, as Spain handed Florida over; he had already resigned when settlers named the town for h...

Q 04/05

Before it was named for a president, the settlement was known by what name?

A) Fort George

B) St. Nicholas

C) Riverside

D) Cow Ford

Answer · why

D) Cow Ford

British colonists named it for a shallow spot where cattle crossed the St. Johns.

Q 05/05

The St. Johns River, which runs through Jacksonville, is unusual among American rivers for flowing in which direction?

A) North

B) South

C) East

D) West

Answer · why

A) North

North is the odd heading of Florida's longest river, which crawls 310 miles up the peninsula and drops less than 30 feet on the way before turning eas...