1. In 1996, General Norman Schwarzkopf was the guest of honor during ceremonies commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the New Jersey State Police. Governor Christine Whitman signed a proclamation making General Schwarzkopf honorary State Police Superintendent, and he was also presented with a solid gold State Police badge bearing the number 1. What is the significance of this event?

2. In the 2006 Martin Scorsese movie, The Departed, this actor worked with a Massachusetts State Police unit out of Boston. He accompanied them on routine patrols, participated in a drug raid and was taught proper police procedures, such as how to pat down a suspect. Name the actor.

3. This actor from the same movie was said to base his character on the police officers who had arrested him many times in his youth. Name the actor.

4. Name the only U.S. state without an officially named state police department.

5. Can you name the only two U.S. states that have a statewide Sheriff's Department?

Answer

1. General Schwarzkopf's father, Colonel H. Norman Schwarzkopf, was the original Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police and wore badge number.

2. Matt Damon

3. Mark Wahlberg

4. Hawaii. Its Sheriff's Division of the Department of Public Safety is the functional equivalent of a state police department.

5. Hawaii and Rhode Island

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