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Editor’s Note: It’s time for the 2024 holiday trivia quiz from the Reillys, longtime North Jersey multi-sports coach Mike Reily and his brother Sean, who is a former scholastic sportswriter for The Star-Ledger, who now works with the NJSIAA. Best of luck and enjoy!

QUESTIONS:
1-Where in Essex County would you find A-Soveral Field, B-Codey Field, C-Park Oval, D-Underhill Field, E-Bell Stadium, F-Colgate Field?

2-What Technical high school in Elizabeth had its own sports program and now is part of Elizabeth High School?

3-Which Essex County boys basketball program is the only Essex public school to ever win the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions?

4-There is a statue of what famous athlete located in Branch Brook Park?

5-Which New Jersey Athletic Conference college is located furthest from Essex County?

6-Famous ‘Jerseyites’- name the high school they attended: A- Kevin Burkhardt Fox sports; B- astronaut Buzz Aldrin; C- actor Michael J. Pollard; D- Glen Mosely; E- Bruce Beck of NBC NY Ch. 4 sports; F- former NJ Gov. Brendan Byrne; G- Martha Stewart; H- actor Roy Scheider; I- TV commentator Steve Adubato; J- news correspondent Matt Gutman

7-Before penalty kick shoutouts how did the NJSIAA break soccer tournament ties?

8-Provide the nickname and colors of these late, great schools: A- West Orang Mountain; B- Vailsburg, C- Irvington Tech; D- Essex Catholic, E- Good Counsel

9-Which local sportswriter was a star athlete at West Essex: A- Jason Bernstein, B- Sean Reilly, C- Will Harrigan, D- Steve Tober?

10-These schools, one in Essex County and the other in Union County are separated by 1.7 miles, but haven’t met in football since 1980. Who are they?

11-Every football team in Morris County plays its home games on an artificial surface. Which one plays on a field that isn’t green?

12-Every football team in Essex County plays its home games on an artificial surface except for one. Which school is it?

13-In the 50-year history of the Essex County boys soccer tournament, only one championship game (1978) has featured two Newark schools. Who were they?

14-Of the 20 leading scorers in the history of Seton Hall University men’s basketball, four played high school hoops in Essex County. Who are they?

15-When the football Giants announced their top 100 all-time players earlier this season, a Union County native who played at Penn State placed No. 35 on the list. 16-Who was the player and at what high school did he compete?

16- Both the offensive and defensive MVPs in the 2007 Rose Bowl hailed from New Jersey. Who were they?

ANSWERS:
1-A-East Orange, B-Montclair, C-Nutley, D-South Orange; E-Orange, F-West Orange

2- Edison Tech

3-Orange Tornadoes

4-Althea Gibson

5-Stockton University

6- A-Bloomfield; B- Montclair C- MKA; D- Irvington Tech; E- Livingston, F- West Orange; G- Nutley; H- Columbia; I- Essex Catholic; J- Newark Academy

7- A- Rams, Black and Gold; B- Vikings, Purple and White; C- Hornets, Maroon and White D- Eagles, Blue and Silver; E- Comets, Blue and Gold

8- Team that had the most corner kicks advanced

9- D

10- Millburn and Dayton

11- Butler

12- Glen Ridge

13- Vailsburg and East Side

14- Greg Tynes (Orange), Walter Dukes (Seton Hall Prep), Eugene Harvey (St. Benedict’s), Mark Bryant (Columbia)

15- Rosey Grier, Roselle

16- Brian Cushing, Bergen Catholic and Dwayne Jarrett, New Brunswick

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