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1
True or False: it is a misdemeanor to fart in a church in NYC.
True
False
2
What is the name of the main international airport at New York?
John F. Kennedy Airport
Thomas Jefferson Airport
Ronald Reagan Airport
Abraham Lincoln Airport
3
From what island did immigrants enter the United States through the port of New York?
New York City Hall
Ellis Island
The Algonquin
4
About how many islands does New York City consist of?
100
50
10
5
5
What is the longest running Broadway show in history?
Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
Chicago
Cats
6
Which building in Manhattan is often called the Cathedral of Commerce?
Chrysler Building
New York Times Building
Empire State Building
Woolworth Building
7
What is the official residence of the Mayor of New York called?
Rockefeller Center
Gracie Mansion
Lincoln Center
Shea Mansion
8
What building was called the "eighth world wonder" when it was built in 1931?
Viacom Building
Worldwide Plaza
Empire State Building
Time-Warner Building
9
What museum in Manhattan publishes 10 magazine issues every year?
The Frick Collection
Guggenheim Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History
10
In 2007, what contemporary art museum opened their new venue on Bowery Street in Manhattan?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The New Museum
The Chelsea Art Museum
The Museum of Modern Art
11
True or False: New York City was once the capital of the US.
True
False
12
The New York Aquarium is located in which New York City borough?
Queens
Brooklyn
Bronx
Manhattan
13
Which has been the most frequently performed work at the Metropolitan Opera?
"Aida"
"La Triviata"
"La Boheme"
"Carmen"
14
New York's financial center is
Madison Avenue
Broadway
Times Square
Wall Street
15
Which New York Yankees manager has the highest winning percentage?
Joe McCarthy
Joe Torre
Casey Stengel
Bucky Harris
16
How many residents does Brooklyn currently have?
1,200,000
12,300,000
maybe 8 or so
2,000,000
17
Which country sent the most international visitors in 2005?
UK
Australia
China
Japan
18
NYC is home to the country's largest zoo, with more than 4,000 animals. What is its name?
Bronx Zoo
Central Park Zoo
The Buffalo Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo
19
How big is Central Park?
700-800 acres
Over 800 acres
500-600 acres
300-500 acres
20
What is street is Apollo Theater on?
Houston Street
Broadway
West 125th Street
21
Who has served as NYC's longest police commissioner since the position was created in 1901?
Raymond W. Kelly
Lewis J. Valentine
Robert J. McGuire
Richard E. Enright
22
Which New York borough was known as the borough of Richmond until 1975?
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
23
What does the word "Manhattan" mean?
"Island of Large Birds"
"Island of Many Hills"
24
What was the only name to be among the ten top most popular names in both 1898 and 2005?
Joseph
Andrew
Daniel
Michael
25
What famous statue was shipped from France in 350 pieces and assembled in New York?
Trump Tower
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
26
Which of the following is illegal in NYC?
Eating spaghetti before 12pm
Honking your horn
walking with an ice cream cone in your back pocket
27
Which of New York's boroughs is the most populated?
Queens
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
28
How many languages are spoken within the city?
300
500
200
800
29
What train station in Manhattan, often has art exhibits in a wing called Vanderbilt Hall?
Penn Station
Grand Central Station
World Trade Center PATH Station
Harlem Station
30
Which of New York's boroughs is the smallest in size?
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
Manhattan
31
What stadium located in Flushing, Queens, is home to the New York Mets?
Shea Stadium
Begets Field
Yankee Stadium
32
True or False: New Yorkers bite more people every year than sharks do.
True
False
33
Where do the Yankees play their professional baseball games in New York?
Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Shea Stadium, Queens
Yankee Stadium, Queens
Shea Stadium, Bronx
34
True or False: it is a misdemeanor to fart in NYC churches.
True
False
35
How many floors does the Empire State Building have?
63
86
80
102
36
How big is NYC?
300 square miles
600 square miles
800 square miles
500 square miles
37
Which NY hotel has the largest number of rooms?
New York Marriott Marquis
Hilton New York
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
Hotel Pennsylvania
38
True or False: Albert Einstein's eyeballs are stored in a safe deposit box in the city.
False
True
39
3 of the 4 of these Republican presidents won NY during their elections. Which did not?
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
40
What is the name of the centerpiece of the Bethesda Fountain, created by Emma Stebbins?
Angel of the Waters
Home of Nature
Spirit of the Age
Excelsior
41
What complex of buildings between 48th St. and 51st St.and Fifth Ave. was built in 1939?
Central Park
Madison Square Garden
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
42
True or False: the Yoo-hoo company's headquarters is in NYC.
False
True
43
True or False: New York City's famous egg cream contains cream but no eggs.
False
True
44
When was the Empire State Building built?
1700
1764
1821
45
Which of these airports is located in New York?
Dulles Airport
LaGuardia Airport
O'Hare Airport
Logan Airport
