Are You Old School Ac

Some people like to think that they are hardcore. Like they know Atlantic City from front to back. Well anyone can tell you that The Quarter is at the Trop or that Mixx is inside Borgata, but are you truly old school? Take the quiz and find out.

TEST YOUR AC IQ

1. Nightlife
The 500 club was one of the most famous clubs in Atlantic City. It was a hang-out for Frank Sinatra and was the first place Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis performed together. What was the name of the club's owner?
a: Skinny D'Amato
b: Hap Farley
c: Jonathan Pitney
d: Toots Shor

2. History
1978 was the beginning of gambling in AC. Which was the first casino to open in town?
a: Resorts
b: Golden Nugget
c: Bally's Park Place
d: Sands

3. Name Game
The Trump Marina is not the original name of that casino. What was it called before it was the Trump Marina?
a: Trump Castle
b: Trump Carnival
c: Trump's House of Pancakes
d: Trump by the Bay

4. Piers
Which one of the following was never the name of a pier in Atlantic City?
a: Central Pier
b: Billion Dollar Pier
c: Steel Pier
d: Garden Pier

5. Concerts
What musical group never played in Atlantic City?
a: The Beatles
b: The Rolling Stones
c: U2
d: The Eagles

6. Name Game
What was the name of the structure in which Resorts opened before it became the casino?
a: Haddon Hall
b: Ritz Carlton
c: Congress Hotel
d: Ponce De Leon Hotel

7. Politics
Which of the following men were never mayor of Atlantic City?
a: Hap Farley
b: James Usry
c: Michael Matthews
d: Jim Whelan

8. History
Who was the original builder of the Trump Marina?
a: Hyatt
b: Hilton
c: Ivana Trump
d: Steve Wynn

9. Firsts
Atlantic City is a city of firsts. Which of the following firsts had nothing to do with Atlantic City?
a: 1st picture post card
b: 1st Boardwalk in the US
c: 1st air-conditioned theater
d: 1st atomic wedgie applied

10. History
What casino company was initially behind the Trump Plaza?
a: Aztar
b: Harrah's
c: Bally's
d: Circus Circus

11. Movies
Which of the following movies were not filmed in Atlantic City?
a: Rounders
b: The Long Kiss Goodnight
c: Ocean's Eleven
d: Apprentice- The Movie

12. Sports
Atlantic City's history even stretches into the field of sports. Which of the following sports terms were coined in Atlantic City?
a: Tennis - Ace
b: Baseball - GlandSlam
c: Golf - Birdie
d: Diving - Jack knife

13. Slogans
Before "Always Turned On", what was Atlantic City's slogan?
a: America's Favorite Playgound
b: Seaside fun in the sun
c: Shore bet on New Jersey
d: Home of the Donald

14. Busted
Which one of the following AC restaurants was a clandestine speakeasy and infamous gentleman's club that was raided by Federal agents during the Prohibition era?
a: The Knife and Fork
b: Doc's Oyster House
c: Chef Vola's
d: McDonald's

0-2 points - Atlantic City Poser
3-5 points - AC Apprentice
6-8 points - King of Marvin Gardens
9-11 points - Owner of Boardwalk and Park Place
12+ ponts - Grandmaster Atlantic City in Da House

answers: 1)a 2)a 3)a 4)b 5)c 6)a 7)a 8)b 9)d 10)b 11)d 12)c 13)a 14)a