Hoboken’s favorite son who recorded “New York, New York”
Who is Frank Sinatra?
100
A stock market index based on the market capitalizations of 500 large companies having common stocks listed on the NY Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.
What is the S&P 500?
100
Nathans is famous for this…
What are hot dogs?
100
In New York City, this is a symbol of a bygone era before the advent of cars, buses and trains.
What is the horse-drawn carriage?
100
The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond, was born August 5, 1763 in this borough of New York.
What is Staten Island?
200
In 2009, Jay Z and Alicia Keys sang “These streets will make you feel brand-new…”
What is Empire State of Mind?
200
This global market research company captures the opinions and perceptions of millions of consumers annually.
Who is JD Power?
200
Neapolitan, Sicilian, Chicago Style…
What is pizza?
200
Built by and named for the New York Central Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger rail travel, it is the largest such facility in the world by number of platforms with 44 serving 67 tracks along them.
What is Grand Central Terminal?
200
The last time the New York Rangers hoisted the Stanley Cup was in June of this year.
What is 1994?
300
Sung by Odyssey in 1977, you’ll know this tune whether your “up in Harlem, down on Broadway”.
What is Native New Yorker?
300
The tagline (or two words) that follow the company name, McGraw Hill Financial, in their logo.
What is Essential Intelligence?
300
Founded in 1950 in Downtown Brooklyn, Junior's quickly became a famous purveyor of this?
What is cheesecake?
300
For most of the 20th century, this was famed as the biggest bargain in New York City.
What is the Staten Island Ferry?
300
This football great played for the University of Mississippi and was drafted as the first overall pick in 2004 by the San Diego Chargers. He was immediately traded to the New York Giants and went on to lead his team to two Superbowls.
What is Eli Manning?
400
This female sang “I stay grounded as the amounts roll in”.
Who is Jennifer Lopez (Jenny from the Block)?
400
According to this McGraw Hill Financial company’s website, for 105 years, we have been providing information and insights that help customers make sound trading and business decisions and enabling the markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency.
Who is Platts?
400
This brunch staple was the creation of the legendary Oscar of the Waldorf and first served at the Waldorf Hotel in the 1890s, supposedly with a shaved truffle on top.
What are eggs benedict?
400
With its Gothic-revival double-arched stone towers and diagonal suspension wires, this is one of the city's most recognized architectural structures, depicted by artists such as Hart Crane and Georgia O'Keeffe.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
400
As a catcher, he played his entire 11-year professional baseball career for the New York Yankees (1969–1979). A perennial All-Star, he is the only Yankee to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards.
Who is Thurman Munson?
500
In August of 1966, this band recorded Summer in the City which used car horns and jackhammer sounds to give the impression of the sounds of summer in the city.
Who are the The Lovin’ Spoonful?
500
The book published in 1860 by Henry Varnum Poor, founder of the company that would evolve into the financial research and analysis firm, Standard & Poor’s.
What is “History of Railroads and Canals in the United States?”
500
. If you walk through the antique revolving doors of this iconic New York restaurant, you’ll catch a glimpse of the booth Dustin Hoffman sat in when filming Tootsie; see the inspiration that Woody Allen found for the movie Manhattan; walk past the coat check where Madonna worked before she found fame; and you can sip martinis like the cast of Gossip Girl recently did.
What is the Russian Tea Room?
500
Set in the fictional "Sunshine Cab Company" headquarters in New York City, all or most of the cabs in the Sunshine fleet were this type of cab.
What is a Checker cab?
500
Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. played against each other in Rochester vs. Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest game in baseball history. The game went a total how many innings.