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200

What was New York City called before it was New York?

What is New Amsterdam?

200

The color of the 1 train on the subway map

What is red?

200

A bagel with sesame, poppy, onion, and garlic is called this.

What is everything?

200

If something is “lit,” it means this.

What is awesome?

200

This TV show about six friends was set in NYC.

What is Friends

400

The year the Brooklyn Bridge opened

What is 1883?

400

The deepest subway station in NYC

What is 191st Street?

400

This deli is famous for pastrami and a movie scene.

What is Katz?

400

Ignoring someone after reading their message is called this.

What is ghosting?

400

This Broadway show is about Alexander Hamilton.

What is Alexander Hamilton?

600

This old fort in Manhattan is now a park near Battery Park

What is Castle Clinton?

600

The subway system has this many boroughs connected.

What is four?

600

The classic NYC pizza style

What is thin and foldable?

600

“Flexing” means doing this.

What is showing off?

600

This movie gang fights to get home to Coney Island.

What is Warriors?

800

This big blackout happened in 1977

What is the 1977 blackout?

800

The only station with a fancy chandelier.

What is Times Square–42nd Street?

800

This cheesecake is named after a borough.

What is New York Cheesecake?

800

This phrase means you agree: “___ facts.”

What is big facts?

800

This sitcom starred Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer.

What is Seinfeld?

1000

This building was the tallest in the world in 1931.

What is the Empire State Building?

1000

The borough where hip-hop started.

What is the Bronx?

1000

The street in Queens known for Chinatown

What is Maine Street?

1000

This slang word means money or success.

What is the bag?

1000

This song says, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”

What is New York, New York?

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