This month, the city is recognizing its 200th birthday with a festival and ongoing events.
To mark the bicentennial, we wanted to do something special. That's how we got the idea to create this quiz. We want to know: How Duuuval are you? With some help from our readers, we've compiled a checklist of some things that are just quintessential Jacksonville — from the obvious to the obscure.
Go through the checklist and keep track of how many points you've earned by the end. From there, tabulate your score to see if you're a Cowford newcomer or true DTWD status.
Have spent a Saturday at RAM
Experienced a camel rider and cherry limeade at The Sheik
Played mini golf at Adventure Landing
Have a Jacksonville Library card
Have at least one photo of the Beach Boulevard Dinosaur in your camera roll (add one extra point if you know his name)
Silently judge people who work in Jacksonville but live in OP, St. Johns, Nassau or Clay County
Brought a date to Friendship Fountain or Memorial Park
Have seen both an in-theater showing and a drive-in movie at Sun-Ray
Drank a shot at Dos Gatos
Ran in the Gate River Run or The Donna at least once
Have a can of Easy on the Eyes or I-10 in your fridge right now
Have a growler of coffee from Bold Bean in your fridge or beans from another local shop
Yelled DUUUVAL in public somewhere in town
Have a 904 (never 324) area code
Attended a Jaguars game when it was still called Alltel Stadium
Are a season ticket holder for either the Jags, Sharks, Ice Men or Jumbo Shrimp (one extra point if you hold season tickets for more than one)
Have had a drink at Ginger's, Fly's Tie or Voo Swar this year
Have a membership to MOCA, MOSH or The Cummer (one extra point if you hold more than one membership)
Drive through the Blackhawk Bluff neighborhood light display every year
Have been to a Jacksonville Suns game
Have gone crate-digging at DJ's Record Shop
Shop regularly at the Beaver Street farmer's market
Call it the "9-A" instead of 295
Follow the San Marco Train on Twitter
Been through the drive-thru line at Jax Liquors
Used the Skyway to get around town
Own a Threat Supply or Sunrise Surf Shop shirt
Played a game at Tilt Arcade at Regency
Know what JTB stands for
Yelled DUUUVAL in public in a city other than Jacksonville
Still call the Wells Fargo building downtown the Modis Building or Independent Life Building
Are a lifetime season ticket holder for the Jaguars
Have been to a Whole Wheat Bread show or know at least one of the members personally
Know Maxwell House's coffee bean roasting schedule by heart
Have seen a show at Milk Bar
Listen to Limp Bizkit unironically (take it to the Mathews Bridge)
Ate at Stan's Sandwich Shop
Danced at TSI or The Pearl
Shopped at the old Pic N' Save
Ordered a Boselli Burger from McDonald's in the nineties
Own at least one piece of Jacksonville Bulls, Teamen or Express merchandise
Subscribe to The Florida Times-Union ;)
If you scored 0 through 17 points, you're still a Cowford newbie. It's not easy to keep up with a 200-year-old city and judging by the score, it seems like you need a little more time. Better luck at the quadricentennial.
If you scored 18 through 53 points, you're a real Jaxson. You know where to get the best boiled peanuts and remember what businesses are closed on Mondays versus Sundays.
If you scored 54 through 87 points, you're a true DTWD icon. You live and breathe Duval and will fight anyone who tries to talk smack about your city — only you're allowed to do that.
Thanks for trying your hand at our quiz! Be sure to comment with your score and share it with your friends to keep the competition going.
Emily Bloch is a youth culture and education reporter for The Florida Times-Union. Follow her on Twitter or email her. Sign up for her newsletter.