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