- 1. What was the population of Brick Township as of the 2000 U.S. census?
A) 76,119
B) 72,500
C) 78,210
D) 75,000
- 2. What percentage of the 2000 population in Brick Township was White?
A) 88.50%
B) 90.25%
C) 98.10%
D) 95.81%
- 3. What was the median age in Brick Township according to the 2000 census?
A) 39 years
B) 37 years
C) 35 years
D) 42 years
- 4. Which form of government does Brick Township operate under?
A) Council-Manager form
B) Township Committee form
C) Faulkner Act Mayor-Council plan 2
D) Commission form
- 5. What is the primary water source for the Brick Township Reservoir?
A) Metedeconk River
B) Tom's River
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Manasquan River
- 6. What is the capacity of the Brick Township Reservoir?
A) 750,000,000 US gallons
B) 500,000,000 US gallons
C) 1,000,000,000 US gallons
D) 2,000,000,000 US gallons
- 7. In what year was the Ocean Ice Palace built?
A) 1955
B) 1960
C) 1975
D) 1982
- 8. What is the name of the special needs hockey team that practices at the Ocean Ice Palace?
A) Brick Stars
B) Brick Blazers
C) Brick Flyers
D) Brick Mustangs
- 9. How many members compose the Brick Township Council?
A) Seven
B) Nine
C) Eleven
D) Five
- 10. What was the median household income in Brick Township according to the 2000 census?
A) $60,500
B) $52,092
C) $45,000
D) $58,200
- 11. Which former Brick mayor resigned amid a federal corruption probe?
A) Joseph C. Scarpelli
B) John G. Ducey
C) Daniel J. Kelly
D) Stephen C. Acropolis
- 12. How long was the prison sentence handed to Joseph C. Scarpelli in 2007?
A) 36 months
B) 18 months
C) 12 months
D) 24 months
- 13. What is the length of the trail encircling the Brick Township Reservoir?
A) 1.2 miles
B) 1.7 miles
C) 3.0 miles
D) 2.5 miles
- 14. In the 2000 census, what percentage of households had children under age 18?
A) 31.6%
B) 25.5%
C) 40.2%
D) 35.8%
- 15. How many US states utilize the Faulkner Act form of government?
A) Not mentioned in the text
B) 71
C) 50
D) 564
- 16. What term length do Brick Township Council members serve?
A) Four years
B) Five years
C) Two years
D) Three years
- 17. Which sport did the Brick Pop Warner Little Scholars Mustangs excel in during 2006?
A) Soccer
B) Football
C) Baseball
D) Basketball
- 18. What percentage of the 2000 population was Hispanic or Latino?
A) 2.10%
B) 5.25%
C) 1.50%
D) 3.85%
- 19. Who served as the township clerk and filled the role of mayor temporarily after Scarpelli's resignation?
A) Lisa Crate
B) Andrea Zapcic
C) Virginia Lampman
D) Melissa Travers
- 20. The Brick Township Reservoir is located in Brick and which other township?
A) Point Pleasant
B) Toms River Township
C) Lakewood Township
D) Wall Township
- 21. What is the total area of Brick Township in square miles?
A) 32.22
B) 25.61
C) 6.61
D) 35.10
- 22. What percentage of Brick Township's total area is water?
A) 15.00%
B) 25.61%
C) 20.50%
D) 10.00%
- 23. Which of these is an unincorporated community within Brick Township?
A) Princeton
B) Herbertsville
C) Trenton
D) Newark
- 24. Which communities are located close to exit 91 of the Garden State Parkway?
A) Adamston and Breton Woods
B) Herbertsville and Parkway Pines
C) Cherry Quay and Greenbriar
D) Osbornville and Riviera Beach
- 25. Which ZIP Code serves the streets Bayberry Court and Maypink Lane?
A) 08701
B) 08723
C) 08724
D) 07731
- 26. How many people were counted in Brick Township in the 2010 census?
A) 75,800
B) 75,072
C) 70,555
D) 80,123
- 27. What was the percentage of the White population in the 2010 census?
A) 85.20%
B) 90.00%
C) 93.05%
D) 95.50%
- 28. What was the median household income in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars?
A) $72,500
B) $65,129
C) $55,000
D) $60,000
- 29. Which county is Brick Township located in?
A) Ocean County
B) Bergen County
C) Mercer County
D) Monmouth County
- 30. How many housing units were in Brick Township in 2010?
A) 25,000
B) 29,842
C) 40,000
D) 33,677
- 31. What was the population of Brick Township according to the 2020 United States census?
A) 76,119
B) 75,072
C) 72,568
D) 73,620
- 32. On which peninsula are the Brick Ocean Beaches I, II, and III situated?
A) Cape May Peninsula
B) Sandy Hook Peninsula
C) Barnegat Peninsula
D) Long Beach Island
- 33. When was Brick Township incorporated?
A) May 18, 1886
B) April 10, 1911
C) March 23, 1892
D) February 15, 1850
- 34. What name did voters reject for the township in a 1963 referendum?
A) Havens
B) Metedeconk
C) Laurelton
D) Bergen
- 35. In what year did Brick Township earn the title of 'America's Safest City'?
A) 2003
B) 2004
C) 2006
D) 2005
- 36. Which city was ranked the safest city in the United States in 2003 and 2004, ahead of Brick Township?
A) Newton, Massachusetts
B) Jersey City, New Jersey
C) Atlantic City, New Jersey
D) Newark, New Jersey
- 37. What business did Joseph W. Brick establish in 1833?
A) Metedeconk Mills
B) Jersey Shore Shipyards
C) Bergen Iron Works
D) Havens Homestead
- 38. Which museum preserves the history of a family that settled in the Laurelton/Burrsville section?
A) Iron Works Museum
B) Brick Historical Society
C) Barnegat Bay Museum
D) Havens Homestead Museum
- 39. Which U.S. President visited Brick in August 1869?
A) Rutherford B. Hayes
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Andrew Johnson
- 40. When did Brick Township High School open?
A) 1958
B) 1950
C) 1963
D) 1954
- 41. What was the reported incident count of heroin or opiate abuse in Brick in 2012?
A) 600
B) 438
C) 550
D) 500
- 42. How much snow did Brick Township receive during the December 2010 North American blizzard?
A) 24 inches
B) 35 inches
C) 30 inches
D) 20 inches
- 43. Which storm in October 2012 devastated parts of Brick, particularly waterfront properties?
A) The 2010 Blizzard
B) Hurricane Sandy
C) The 2026 Blizzard
D) Hurricane Irene
- 44. In the February 2026 North American blizzard, how long were some areas of Brick without power?
A) 15 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 30 hours
D) 24 hours
- 45. Which yacht club sustained major damage during Hurricane Sandy?
A) Ocean County Yacht Club
B) Barnegat Peninsula Yacht Club
C) Shore Acres Yacht Club
D) Brick Bay Yacht Club
- 46. According to the text, why did parents of children with autism move to the township?
A) Because of environmental factors
B) To utilize special education programs
C) For the rural lifestyle
D) To work at the Iron Works
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