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100

Which building was the tallest in NYC before the World Trade Center was built?

Chrysler Building

100

Which Ivy League law school does not have a law program?

Brown University 

100

What popular TV was filmed in Kirkland's NY office? 

Suits

100

Who was the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice?  

Sandra Day O’Connor

100

What borough is Spider-Man from?

Queens

200

Which street divides Manhattan’s east side from the west side?

Fifth Avenue 

200

Which law school has consistently ranked #1 in U.S. News & World Report rankings for over two decades until 2023?

Yale

200

What are Kirkland and Ellis’s core values?

Collaboration, Talent Empowerment, and Respect

200

What U.S. president was also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

William Howard Taft

200

What was the original name of New York City when it was a Dutch settlement?

New Amsterdam

300

Which subway line is known as the “ghost train” because it runs only at night?

The Z Train

300

How many Law Schools are in NYC? 

7 (Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Brooklyn Law School, Cardozo, St. John's, CUNY) 

300

When was Kirkland founded?

1909

300

In what case did the Supreme Court hold that corporations have certain First Amendment rights?

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

300

Which park is the largest in NYC?

Pelham Bay Park

400

Which U.S. President was born in New York City?

Theodore Roosevelt

400

Which law school is best known for producing U.S. Supreme Court clerks in the highest volume?

Harvard

400

Who was Kirkland's first major client?

The Tribune Company 

400

Which case established the "actual malice" standard for defamation of public figures?

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)

400

What year was the Statue of Liberty officially dedicated?

1886

500

What year was New York City founded by the Dutch?

1624

500

Which U.S. law school is the oldest?

D. William & Mary Law School (1779)

500

What was Kirkland’s biggest deal by size in 2024?

ExxonMobil’s Acquisition of Pioneer Natural Recourse (Value: Approximately $59.5 billion) 

500

What is the name of the "switch in time that saved nine" era-defining 1937 decision that upheld minimum wage laws?

West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish (1937)

500

Which New York restaurant, opened in 1837, is considered America’s oldest fine dining establishment?

Delmonico’s

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