Famous Institutions
Name of the famous zoo in the Bronx.
What is the Bronx Zoo?
This Bronx team last won the World Championship in 2009. They are also called the Bronx Bombers.
Who are the New York Yankees?
This famous rapper is known for hit songs like "Bodak Yellow" and "I Like It" and appeared in Love and Hip Hop.
Who is Cardi B?
The Bronx was once a part of this NY county until it was annexed to New York City in 1875.
What is Westchester County? FYI Yonkers is not the Bronx no matter what they say 🙃.
The Bronx has no beaches.
Cap! We have Orchard Beach. Not the cleanest but its still a vibe!
The largest sports venue in the Bronx.
What is the Yankee Stadium? Located just a few blocks from our school!
This Bronx landmark is located next to the Bronx Zoo.
What is the Botanical Garden?
It holds America's largest botanical library, which contains over six million botanical specimens and a world-class collection of reference books.
The most recent Bronx rapper to rise to fame.
Who is Ice Spice?
This famous poet once resided in the Kingsbridge neighborhood. His cottage still stands to this day.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
The Bronx is the poorest borough in NYC.
Fax – based on median income data
The largest public park in the Bronx and in all of NYC.
What is Pelham Bay Park? It spans approximately 2,772 acres and features diverse natural areas. It is significantly larger than Central Park which covers 843 acres.
Choose one: Arthur Avenue, in the Bronx, was New York City's first (Little Italy, Chinatown or Koreatown).
What is Little Italy?
(The only Little Italy we acknowledge 😉.)
Puerto Rican rapper who passed away in 2000. Known for songs like "100%" and "I'm Not a Player."
Who is Big Pun?
The Bronx is the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd most densely populated county in the U.S.
What is the 3rd?
The Bronx is the borough with the lowest literacy rates in NYC.
Fax – In 2023, the Bronx had lower median scores on English Language Arts exams compared to other boroughs, further underscoring literacy challenges. Specific districts within the Bronx, like District 9, consistently rank among the lowest for reading proficiency citywide.
The first library to be built in the Bronx.
What is Mott Haven?
The Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library, opened in 1905, is the oldest of the Carnegie branch libraries in the Bronx.
This Bronx Hall is known for its bronze statues of famous Americans.
What is Hall of Fame for Great Americans?
It is located on the grounds of Bronx Community College and built in 1901. The hall commemorates 102 prominent Americans including John Adams, Susan B. Anthony, and George Washington Carver.
This rapper grew up in the Highbridge neighborhood. His best selling album Hoodie SZN debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts.
Who is A Boogie wit da Hoodie?
The Bronx was originally built on this native territory.
What is the Lenape?
The Bronx has the highest rate of homelessness in NYC.
Cap! – Manhattan has the highest concentration of homeless individuals, with the majority of homeless complaints filed there.
Although Bronx and Brooklyn have a high numbers of homeless people and shelters, Manhattan remains the borough with the largest overall homeless population.
The largest cooperative housing development in the Bronx.
What is Co-op City?
Located in the northeast Bronx, it is a self-contained community with over 15,000 residential units in 35 tall apartment buildings and several clusters of townhouses.
This Jesuit university calls the Bronx home.
What is Fordham University?
Fordham University is one of the oldest Catholic and Jesuit universities in the US, founded in 1841. Famous alumni include Denzel Washington and Lana Del Rey.
The name of the creator of hip-hop.
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
The origin of the name “The Bronx.”
Who is Jonas Bronck?
The South Bronx is the most violent neighborhood in NYC.
Cap! – Brooklyn got this one! Brownsville, Brooklyn has higher crime rates and higher incidents of gun violence and gangs.