Q 01/05

Jacksonville is the county seat of which Florida county?

A) Duval

B) Orange

C) Nassau

D) Clay

Answer · why

A) Duval

The city consolidated with the county government in 1968.

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

The 1968 consolidation extended its boundaries to some 900 square miles.

Q 03/05

The city is named after which U.S. president, who was Florida's first military governor?

A) Thomas Jefferson

B) Andrew Jackson

C) James Monroe

D) John Quincy Adams

Answer · why

B) Andrew Jackson

The town was platted in 1822, a year after Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

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

Which river straddled by Jacksonville is the longest in Florida?

A) The Suwannee

B) The Apalachicola

C) The St. Johns

D) The Caloosahatchee

Answer · why

C) The St. Johns

At 310 miles it is unusual for flowing northward.