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How Well Do You Know Your NJ Service Areas? Try These 'Jeopardy' Questions

New Jersey naming its service areas after prominent Garden State public figures was put under the "Jeopardy!" spotlight on Thursday, Oct. 24.

Vince Lombardi Service Area

Vince Lombardi Service Area

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A category on the show was "Garden State Parkway Rest Area Names" and had the following answers. How well do you know the rest stops in Jersey?

For $200:

A: If you’re driving from Lakehurst to Bloomfield, you can fittingly say, “Whoa, we’re halfway there” at the stop named for this singer.

    For $400

    A: This late great “Sopranos” actor was honored with a Montvale Service Area.

    For $600:

    A: A rest area honors Larry Doby, once of the Negro League’s Newark Eagles and later the first black player in this junior circuit.

    For $800:

    A: What exit for the stop honoring this Asian American woman, who anchored the “CBS Evening News” With Dan Rather? Between 153A and 151.

    For $1,000:

    A: A Monmouth rest area honors this woman from Elizabeth who created the book character Margaret, who lived in Farbrook.

    The "questions:"

    Q: Who is Jon Bon Jovi?

      Q: Who is James Gandolfini?

      Q: What is the American League?

      Q: Who is Connie Chung?

      Q: Who is Judy Blume?

      How well did you do?

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