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Located in Flushing, this CUNY senior college is known for strong liberal arts and sciences programs.

What is Queens College?

100

15 Years after Friends ended, Jennifer Aniston made her return to TV on what show?

What is The Morning Show?

100

They’re the three flavors in Neapolitan ice cream?

What are chocolate, vanilla & strawberry?

100

Founded in the 19th century, this is the year the City University of New York first came into existence.

What is 1847?

100

Spielberg's DNA-cloned dinosaurs take up residence in Monopoly's second-most-expensive property.

What is Jurassic Park Place?

200

The only CUNY senior college in this borough, offering programs in arts, sciences, and professional studies.

What is the College of Staten Island?

200

He was Johnny Carson’s longtime sidekick on “The Tonight Show”.

Who is Ed McMahon?

200

Craving a taste of the Middle East? Enjoy this dish, deep-fried ground chickpeas often served in pita bread.

What is falafel?

200

Representing the largest urban university system in the nation, this is the total number of colleges that make up CUNY.

What is 26?

200

Hollandaise-laden breakfast dish becomes known as a traitor in the United States.

What is Eggs Benedict Arnold?

300

Situated near Yankee Stadium, this CUNY community college serves a diverse urban student body.

What is Hostos Community College?

300

This film was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars.

What is Parasite?

300

You can eat rice as a grain, or ferment it to make this alcoholic drink, the national beverage of Japan.

What is sake?

300

As the first institution in what is now the CUNY system, this college began the university’s long history of public higher education.

What is City College?

300

Prince's iconic song/movie needs to reschedule for another time.

What is Purple Raincheck?

400

This CUNY community college in Tribeca offers career-focused programs in business, health, and technology.

What is Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC)?

400

She was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

400

The leaves of this aromatic herb, also called wild marjoram, are used in pasta sauce.

What is oregano?

400

As part of CUNY’s pioneering move into online education, this school became the first in the nation to offer a public online baccalaureate degree.

What is the School of Professional Studies?

400

E.B. White's most helpful arachnid launches a medical website.

What is Charlotte’s WebMD?

500

Located in the heart of Times Square, this CUNY campus serves as a hub for advanced degrees and research.

What is the Graduate Center?

500

Setting Broadway on fire, this show about a '70s rock band sounded good to 2024 Tony voters; it won 5, including Best Play.

What is Stereophonic?

500

Many Latin American dishes start with a base of tomatoes, onions, and spices called this, from a Spanish word meaning “to fry gently”.

What is sofrito?

500

In 1946, this Bronx campus made history when it served as the temporary home of the newly founded United Nations.

What is Lehman College?

500

A beloved scientist takes a detour from the lab to Flavortown with a spiky-haired chef.

What is Bill Nye the Science Guy Fieri?

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