NYU/Stern
NYC
Random
Throwback Thursday
Slang Over Time
100

How many floors are in NYU Stern (Tisch Hall)

What is… 9?


100

This street in Manhattan is the global symbol for the US financial markets.

What is… Wall Street?

100

This app started as a way to rate hot people at Harvard and somehow ended up shaping modern elections.

What is… Facebook?

100

This long-running arcade game features a yellow character navigating mazes while avoiding ghosts.

What is… Pac-Man?


100

Short for charisma

What is… RIZZ?

200

Which NYU dorm is the farthest from Stern?

What is… Othmer Hall/Clark St.?

200

This is the only New York City borough that is not technically on an island.

What is… The Bronx?


200

What is the METs most recent lose streak before a win?

What is… twelve?

200

Introduced in 1979, this portable music device let you take cassette tapes on the go.

What is… the Walkman?


200

Meaning looking perfect or flawless

What is… ON FLEEK?

300

Leonard N. Stern's undergraduate class year.

What is… Class of 1957?

300

Times Square was named after this popular newspaper company.

What is… The New York Times?

300

Who is the new CEO of apple?

Who is… John Ternus?

300

Debuting in 1994, this sitcom followed six friends living in New York City.

What is… Friends?


300

Commonly used in the 70s meaning “see you later”

What is… catch you on the flip side?


400

Where did Leonard N. Stern work after graduating?

What is… Hartz Mountain?


400

This is the most filmed location in the world.

What is… Central Park?

400

This country is smaller than Central Park but has its own monarchy, Formula 1 race, and zero income tax.

What is… Monaco?


400

Introduced in 1985, this soft drink was a reformulation of a classic soda and was so unpopular that the original version returned just months later as “Classic.”

What is… New Coke?


400

Slang used by surfers in the 60s to describe challenging waves, before it evolved to mean excellent or disgusting

What is… GNARLY?


500

Whose face is in the Tisch third floor lounge?

Who is… Michael Mendelson?

500

According to economic folklore, the price of a slice of pizza in NYC has closely matched the price of what other common item? This "Pizza Principle" was first formulated by patent attorney Eric Bram in the New York Times.

What is… the Subway ticket?

500

The property “Illinois Avenue,” one of the most landed-on spaces due to its proximity to Jail, is part of this color group.

What is… Red?

500

This early internet service, popular in the 1990s, was known for its “You’ve got mail!” greeting.

What is… AOL?


500

Commonly used during midterms and club recruitment season, this word is a polite way Stern students say, “I’m way too busy to take that on right now."

What is… I don't have the Bandwidth?

M
e
n
u