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