1969 Mets
This nickname described the improbable 1969 Mets team that went from last place to champions.
Miracle Mets
He was NYC’s first mayor after the consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898.
Who is Robert A. Van Wyck?
In 2011, this IBM AI system famously defeated human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter on Jeopardy!
Watson
Completed in 1883, this iconic suspension bridge connects Brooklyn to Manhattan.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
This iconic bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn was completed in 1883 and is known for its stone towers.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
This Mets manager led the team to its first World Series title in 1969.
Who is Gil Hodges?
This mayor is famous for saying "How'm I doin'?"
Who is Ed Koch?
Before Watson, this IBM supercomputer made history in 1997 by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
What is Deep Blue?
This famous Brooklyn peninsula is home to Luna Park, the Wonder Wheel, and Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs.
What is Coney Island?
Completed in 1931, this bridge over the Hudson River connects Manhattan to New Jersey and is one of the world's busiest.
What is the George Washington Bridge?
In the 1969 World Series, the Mets defeated this heavily favored American League team.
Who are the Baltimore Orioles?
This Dutch colonial governor, not technically a mayor, ruled New Amsterdam before NYC existed.
Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
The nick name of IBM
"Big Blue"
Located near Prospect Park, this 52-acre "green oasis" is famous for its Japanese Garden and Cherry Esplanade.
What is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden?
To prove the bridge was safe after panic, P.T. Barnum led 21 of these creatures across it in 1884.
What are elephants?
This pitcher won Game 5 of the 1969 World Series, securing the Mets’ championship.
Who is Jerry Koosman?
He was mayor during the depression and has an airport named after him.
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This New York location is IBM's headquarters.
Armonk
This neighborhood was the original home of the open-air food market Smorgasburg.
What is Williamsburg?
This type of bridge, known for the long length of its spans, is named after the way the deck is held up.
What is a suspension bridge?
The number of season games the Mets won in 1969.
What is 100.
He served as mayor during the tumultuous 1970s, dealing with the city's near-bankruptcy and the Son of Sam murders.
Abraham Beame?
IBM's iconic and, for over a century, primary slogan is introduced by Thomas J. Watson Sr. in the 1920s.
THINK
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, this is the first and only major park designed by them in Brooklyn.
What is Prospect Park?
Completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world's longest type of this kind of bridge at the time.
Suspension bridge