Hampton Roads Area Quiz | States

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1. This 17.6 mile long road over water links the eastern shore (DelMarva peninsula) to the cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

Answer: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel which was completed April 15, 1964, measures 17.6 miles from shore to shore and is considered the longest bridge tunnel complex in the world. It has also become one of Virginia's main tourist attractions.

2. The city of Norfolk boasts the world's largest naval base.

Answer: True

The Norfolk Naval Base is also the biggest employer of Hampton Roads. It occupies a total of 4,300 acres and houses 75 ships and 134 aircraft.

3. How many independent cities lie within the Hampton Roads region?

Answer: 10

Virginia has a total of 40 independent cities. The Hampton Roads region is also called the Seven Cities area because of the major independent cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, and Suffolk. But there are also the independent cities of Williamsburg, Poquoson, and Franklin.

4. The city of Virginia Beach merged with what county in 1963 to avoid being annexed by Norfolk?

Answer: Princess Anne County

During the 1960s Norfolk and Portsmouth were the two dominating cities in the area. To avoid being sucked up by these two monsters, Princess Anne County merged with Virginia Beach to form what is now Va. Beach and Norfolk County merged with Chesapeake, avoiding Portsmouth, to form the Chesapeake city we have today.

The two cities now have almost twice the people of their annexing counterparts.

5. Based on the figures from Census 2000, the three largest cities of Virginia in population are within the Hampton Roads region.

Answer: True

The cities of Virginia Beach (population of 425,257), Norfolk (234,403), and Chesapeake (199,184) all border each other in the Hampton Roads region. Richmond ranks fourth with a population of 197,790.

6. The Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News Metro Area (Hampton Roads) has a population greater than the Charlotte, New Orleans, Memphis, and Jacksonville Metro Areas.

Answer: True

The Hampton Roads Metro area has a population of 1.6 million residents. Charlotte, NC metro has about 1.5 million, New Orleans, LA has 1.34 million, Memphis, TN has 1.14 million, and Jacksonville, FL has 1.1 million residents.

7. What is the main waterway that splits the region into two main sections and empties into Hampton Roads?

Answer: James River

The James River splits the region into two sides. The Southside which is also called South Hampton Roads consists of mainly Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Isle of Wight County. The Peninsula region consists of Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, York County, and James City County.

8. What were the two ironclad battle ships which fought on Hampton Roads during the Civil War.

Answer: Monitor and CSS Virginia

The battle was fought March 8-9, 1862. There is now an annual reenactment of the battle that takes place in Portsmouth every year in early March.
(CSS Virginia was built fomr the hull of Merrimac)

9. Which four cities make up the port of Hampton Roads?

Answer: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News

The port of Hampton Roads consists of the marine terminals from the 4 cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Hampton.

10. Which Hampton Roads city houses the largest collection of antique houses between Alexandria, VA and Charleston, SC?

Answer: Portsmouth

The Olde Towne Historic District is located in downtown Portsmouth which has houses dating back to the 1700's.

11. What is the chief export of the port of Newport News?

Answer: Coal

When driving on I-664 in around the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel you will see mountains of coal just south of the downtown area. It's hard to miss it.

12. This amusement park is the busiest in Virginia with a motto of "All the fun of Europe, but only closer."

Answer: Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a great place to take your family if you want great shows and plenty of fun rides. Paramount's Kings Dominion is a great place also but it's more for the thrill ride kind of guys like myself.

13. Which of the following higher learning centers are not located in the Hampton Roads region?

Answer: Virginia Union University

Virginia Union University is located in Richmond. The College of W&M is located in Williamsburg in Hampton Roads. Old Dominion and Virginia Wesleyan are two of three colleges (Norfolk State) located in Norfolk.

14. The city of Suffolk has a larger size in total area than all of these cities EXCEPT:

Answer: Jacksonville, FL

Suffolk is the largest city in Virginia in area with a total of 429.07 square miles (400.02 excl. water). But the very rural city has a population of only 67,000. Jacksonville has a total area 841 Square Miles making it the largest in the contiguous 48 states. New York is the largest city in population at over eight million but has a total area of 369 square miles. Dallas, with a total land area of 342 square miles is either the first or third largest city in Texas in population, depending on how you are counting. Virginia Beach is the third largest city in size in VA (248.29 sq mi)but the largest in population.

This city along with Chesapeake (350.90 sq mi) and Suffolk make up the big three of Hampton Roads.

15. Sports stars Michael Vick, Allen Iverson, Dre Bly, Bruce Smith, Joe Smith, and Alonzo Mourning who were high picks in their drafts are all from the Hampton Roads area.

Answer: True

Joe and Bruce Smith are both of Norfolk, Alonzo Mourning and Dre Bly are both of Chesapeake, Allen Iverson is from Hampton, and Michael Vick is from Newport News. So why is it that this area doesn't have a sports team again?

Source: Author capone820

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