Lugares Emblemáticos
What is the most famous park located in the heart of Manhattan?
A. Bryant Park
B. Central Park
C. Bronx Park
D. Madison Square Park
B. Central Park
What is New York’s most famous financial district?
A. Midtown
B. Wall Street
C. Soho
D. Tribeca
B. Wall Street
What is the name of the avenue where the most famous theaters are located?
A. Fifth Avenue
B. Broadway
C. Wall Street
D. Madison Avenue
B. Broadway
What is the most famous baseball team in the city?
A. New York Mets
B. New York Yankees
C. Brooklyn Dodgers
D. New York Giants
B. New York Yankees
What is New York’s most famous nickname?
A- The City That Never Sleeps
B. The Big Apple
C. The Capital of the World
D. The Windy City
B. The Big Apple
Which statue was a gift from France to the United States?
A. Statue of Liberty
B. Washington Monument
C. Angel of Independence
D. Lincoln Statue
A. Statue of Liberty
Which building is associated with the New York Stock Exchange?
A. Empire State Building
B. New York Stock Exchange
C. One World Trade Center
D. Rockefeller Center
B. New York Stock Exchange
What is celebrated in Times Square on December 31st?
A. Music Festival
B. New Year’s Marathon
C. New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
D. Thanksgiving Parade
C) New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
Which other baseball team also represents New York?
A. Boston Red Sox
B. Philadelphia Phillies
C. Chicago Cubs
D. New York Mets
D. New York Mets
Which river separates Manhattan from New Jersey?
A. East River
B. Hudson River
C. Delaware River
D. Harlem River
B. Hudson River
Which building was the tallest in the world when it was completed in 1931?
A. Chrysler Building
B. One World Trade Center
C. Empire State Building
D. Rockefeller Center
C. Empire State Building
Which area is known as the “world financial center”?
A. Uptown Manhattan
B. Lower Manhattan
C. Brooklyn Heights
D. Queens
B. Lower Manhattan
Which museum is known by the acronym MoMA?
A. Metropolitan Museum of Art
B. Museum of Modern Art
C. Guggenheim Museum
D. Whitney Museum
B. Museum of Modern Art
In which stadium do the Yankees play?
A. Yankee Stadium
B. Citi Field
C. Madison Square Garden
D. Shea Stadium
A. Yankee Stadium
In which year did the attacks on the Twin Towers occur?
A. 1999
B. 2010
C. 2005
D. 2001
D. 2001
Which bridge connects Manhattan to Brooklyn?
A. Manhattan Bridge
B. Williamsburg Bridge
C. Brooklyn Bridge
D. Queensboro Bridge
C. Brooklyn Bridge
Which neighborhood houses the World Trade Center?
A. Financial District
B. Harlem
C. Chelsea
D. Greenwich Village
A. Financial District
Which neighborhood was the center of the African-American cultural renaissance in the 1920s?
A. Brooklyn
B. Queens
C. Harlem
D. Bronx
C. Harlem
Which basketball team plays at Madison Square Garden?
A. Brooklyn Nets
B. New Jersey Nets
C. New York Liberty
D. New York Knicks
D. New York Knicks
In which century was New York City founded?
A. 15th century
B. 16th century
C. 17th century
D. 18th century
C. 17th century
On which island were immigrants arriving in the U.S. received?
A. Liberty Island
B. Staten Island
C. Governors Island
D. Ellis Island
D. Ellis Island
Which major financial event occurred in 1929 and greatly affected the city?
A. Oil Crisis
B. The Great Depression
C. 1987 Recession
D. Subprime Mortgage Crisis
B. The Great Depression
Which museum contains Van Gogh’s famous painting Starry Night?
A. MET
B. Guggenheim
C. Whitney
D. MoMA
D. MoMA
Which famous marathon is held every year in the city?
A. Boston Marathon
B. Chicago Marathon
C. New York City Marathon
D. London Marathon
C. New York City Marathon
Which country originally founded the city under the name “New Amsterdam”?
A. England
B. France
C. Spain
D. Netherlands
D. Netherlands