Answer: Gold Coast
Surprisingly perhaps, this name for the area only dates to the 1980s, when real estate prices were surging. This stretch of coast was attracting large amounts of gold well before that!
From Quiz: Florida Coast Promotional Names
Answer: Sopchoppy
Standard Operating Procedure is often abbreviated SOP. Mincing and dicing are choppy activities, so...Sopchoppy. Really, now, throwing things is unnecessary. In reality, the town draws its name from the river it sits beside, whose name is from a Native American language (which one is in some dispute), and means simply "river".
From Quiz: Distinctive Florida Place Names
Answer: Key West
Key West is known as the Conch Republic. It is 130 miles from Miami to Key West. Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffett have had homes there. The famous Seven Mile Bridge connects the Keys together. Don't forget to have a taste of Key Lime Pie while you are in the Keys.
From Quiz: Florida's Great Places to Visit
Answer: peninsula
Florida is a perfect example of a peninsula: a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water but connected to a larger landmass. Florida is connected to the states of Georgia and Alabama and surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Straits of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
From Quiz: Exploring Florida
Answer: 67 miles
There is no route by automobile from Key West to the Dry Tortugas so you must take either a plane or watercraft of some kind to get there. A group of nine islands known as the Marqueasas Keys are also located west of Key West by about 20 miles.
From Quiz: Dry Tortugas - The End of the Florida Keys
Answer: The Everglades
One of the largest wetlands in the world is the Florida Everglades. Home to thousands of exotic birds, reptiles, and plant life, the Everglades is one of the most unique areas in the state of Florida. The primary feature of the Everglades is the saw-grass prairie which consists of low-lying fields of water, with over 10,000 small islands.
From Quiz: Florida...the Land of Milk and Honey
Answer: St. Johns
Over 300 miles long, Florida's longest river is the St. Johns. It originates south of Melbourne and flows north, at times with a width of three miles, before it empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Jacksonville. At certain times of the year, it is not unusual to see manatees and dolphins in the river downtown.
From Quiz: Destination: Jacksonville
Answer: large-type edible shellfish
Conch in its original form is very tough and has to be tenderized to be made edible. In some South American countries, conch is eaten raw in a special cocktail with the conch still squirming around.
From Quiz: The Florida Keys
Answer: Andrew Jackson
Originally known as Cowford, the city was renamed "Jacksonville" in 1822, taking the name of Florida's first military governor and later US President, Andrew Jackson.
From Quiz: Jacksonville
Answer: Escambia County
Pensacola is the county seat of Escambia County. The county is Alabama north of Escambia County, FL is also called Escambia County (AL).
From Quiz: Pensacola, Florida
Answer: Fort Gatlin
Fort Gatlin was built during the Second Seminole War. A commemorative marker stands at the intersection of Gatlin Ave. and Summerlin St. at the spot of the fort. Fort Maitland is at the site of modern Maitland, FL; Fort Mellon is at the site of modern Sanford, FL; Fort Christmas is in the east part of the county and the area still bears that name.
From Quiz: Orlando, Florida
Answer: Volusia
Daytona Beach is known as the "world's most popular beach". Being able to drive your car out on the beach makes it distinctly different from many other beaches along the east coast.
From Quiz: Ultimate Central Florida
Answer: Miami
According to the Guiness Book of World Records 2006, some 55% of people living Miami were born outside the U.S.
From Quiz: Do You Know Florida!
Answer: St. Augustine
St. Augustine was founded in 1565, and is called "The Ancient City." Lots of interest there -- including Flagler College with its Tiffany windows, and the old Castillo de San Marcos built by the Spanish, which was never conquered.
From Quiz: Daytona Beach - World's Most Famous Beach
Answer: Tarpon Springs
Tarpon Springs is famous for its large Greek population and once-thriving sponge industry.
From Quiz: Cities of Pinellas County
Answer: Corrine Freeman
She became mayor in 1976 and served one term.
From Quiz: St. Pete - Where the Sun Always Shines
Answer: Tampa
Each Busch Gardens has a theme. Busch Gardens Tampa has an African theme. SheiKra was the roller coaster that opened there in 2005.
From Quiz: Cities in Florida
Answer: Miami
Florida's largest metropolitan area, Miami is a city with a tremendous international flavor. This county is also sometimes referred to as Miami-Dade County.
From Quiz: Florida's County Seats
Answer: 1513
Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first arrived in the Tampa area in 1513. The Spaniards left this area alone and focused their attention on settling in eastern parts of Florida.
From Quiz: The Tampa Bay
Answer: Cedar Key
The cedar wood was transported across the state to the pencil factories in Fernandina Beach on one of the first train routes to be built in the state.
From Quiz: Florida - It's Not Just for Disneyphiles
Answer: Hogtown
Hogtown, sometimes spelled as Hogtowne, pre-dates the founding of the city as a name for the area in which Gainesville is located. "Hogtown" is usually the first thing that new University of Florida students learn upon arrival in Gainesville. Jacksonville is the Bold New City, Valdosta, Ga is Winnersville, and New Orleans is The Big Easy.
From Quiz: Gainesville Florida
Answer: Shuffleboard
Many old timers come to enjoy St. Pete's beaches, sun, and outdoor shuffleboard courts.
From Quiz: Florida Fun Facts
Answer: 27th
William Moseley became the first governor of Florida. He ran against and beat one of Florida's best known figures, former territorial governor Richard Keith Call.
From Quiz: Florida History and Information
Answer: The Holy Land Experience
Yes, believe it or not, the newest attraction, in Orlando, is based on the Bible.
From Quiz: Orlando, Disney and Beyond
Answer: Daytona Beach
This is the name that was given to Daytona many years ago.
From Quiz: Florida
Answer: Key Biscayne
The Miami Seaquarium is located on Virginia Key, which is an island on Biscayne Bay. The University of Miami has its Marine & Atmospheric Science school on Key Biscayne. There is still a functioning lighthouse on Cape Florida at the end of the beach on Key Biscayne.
Believe it or not, Key Biscayne is lined with beaches and is only five miles long and an average of one and a half miles wide. Key Biscayne is within miles of downtown Miami, where there are more attractions like museums, libraries, shops and restaurants to visit. The tennis match, the Miami Open, is held there once a year during the month of March.
If you are a basketball lover, you can watch NBA teams like the Miami Heat play at AA arena, located downtown. It's just a short drive to the mainland.
From Quiz: Florida's Great Places to Visit
Answer: It is the lowest high point of any U.S. state.
At 345 feet (105 m) above sea level, Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida and the lowest high point of any U.S. state. It is located near Lakewood, in the Florida panhandle.
From Quiz: Exploring Florida
Answer: The Interstate had to rise to allow a perpendicular road to travel underneath
Florida is very flat. The highest point is Britton Hill, located in the western panhandle near the Alabama border. The hill stands a mere 345 feet above sea level and is the lowest highest point across all fifty states.
Cheaha Mountain is the highest point in neighbouring Alabama. Mt McKinley is the highest point in the USA and is situated in Alaska.
From Quiz: Flying Round the Freeways of Florida
Answer: Monroe County
More than 80% of the land area of Monroe County is uninhabited Everglades land. Monroe County was formed in 1823 during the tenure of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Monroe County is the largest county in Florida by total area, and more than 70% of its area of 3,738 square miles is water.
From Quiz: Dry Tortugas - The End of the Florida Keys
Answer: Balmy and sunny except during hurricanes
Weather in the Florida Keys is sun, sun and more sun, except for hurricanes! The Keys are sub-tropic, warmed by the Gulf Stream and the Gulf of Mexico. In February the average temperature is a consistently balmy high of 76, low 66 (24 and 19 Celsius). Coming from heaps of snow and biting winds, that's perfect weather for a Yankee to walk the beach, visit the Eco-Discovery Center or sit in a cafe sipping a Rum Runner. In winter, the winds can be too high for snorkeling. Hurricanes are more frequent in the 21st century, but it was back in the 1919 Key West storm that 600-900 died. The season is June to November, with a big storm on average every 4.5 years. However for "snow birds" visiting south in frigid months, hurricanes are just a speck in the distance.
From Quiz: Florida Keys Enduring a Yankee Tourist
Answer: Flowery
In Easter of 1513, Ponce de Leon named the state of Florida 'Pascua Florida' which translates to "Flowery Easter". The name was given on Easter day and comes from the Spanish Easter tradition of the "Feast of Flowers". Even today, Florida is home to thousands of different kinds of flowers.
From Quiz: Florida...the Land of Milk and Honey
Answer: Just 25 miles south of the Georgia border on the Atlantic side
Called a "best kept secret" by the Jacksonville Beaches website, the beach communities of Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Jacksonville Beach in Duval County and Ponte Vedra Beach in St. Johns County are less densely populated than many of Florida's better-known beach communities. This makes them a haven for surfers, beach volleyball players, walkers, joggers, fishers, bird watchers, and those who just want to soak up some rays or play in the surf.
From Quiz: Destination: Jacksonville
Answer: long island
Key Largo is the first island you meet once you leave the Florida mainland. Key Largo is one of the most northern islands of the Florida Keys.
From Quiz: The Florida Keys
Answer: University of Florida and University of Georgia
This game is one of the great college football rivalries and was first held in Jacksonville in 1915. The weekend of the game sees tens of thousands of college student invade Jacksonville, and their annual revelry has led to the event's nickname.
From Quiz: Jacksonville
Answer: Coquina
Coquina is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of shell fragments. Since shells are made of calcium carbonate, coquina is considered a form of limestone. It is formed on very active beaches, which help to sort the sediment.
Castillo de San Marcos was built in 1672 after the 1688 attack of English pirate, Robert Searle. While under U.S. rule it was known as Ft. Marion from 1821 to 1942 and Ft. St. Mark while under British control from 1763 to 1784. It has a long history of multiple attacks and reconstruction, and today is a tourist attraction performing reenactments.
From Quiz: St. Augustine, Florida
Answer: Florida Institute of Technology
The Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida. The University of West Florida, Pensacola Junior College, and Pensacola Christian College are all in Pensacola.
From Quiz: Pensacola, Florida
Answer: near Saint Augustine
Florida's First Coast is located on the Atlantic side, or east coast of Florida roughly from the Florida/Georgia state line running south to Marineland, just north of Flagler Beach. It was named the First Coast for two reasons. First, because St. Augustine, the first city in the U.S.A., is located near the center of this coast, and second because it is the first of Florida's coasts a traveler encounters when traveling down the eastern edge of the state.
From Quiz: Florida, State of Many Coasts
Answer: Orlando Reeves, a US soldier
Orlando Reeves was acting as a sentinel and was able to alert the soldiers at Fort Gatlin of an approaching Indian attack before being felled by arrows. He was buried in the area that is now part of Lake Eola Park. A marker at the southeast corner of the lake asserts that this is the origin of the city's name, but there is no proof.
From Quiz: Orlando, Florida
Answer: Plant City
The Strawberry Festival is held in February or early March each year, and people come from all over the state to attend.
From Quiz: Ultimate Central Florida
Answer: Everglades National Park
The Everglades has an area of 730 square miles, and contains over 10,000 islands!
From Quiz: Do You Know Florida!