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100
What is the most famous park in New York City called?
Central Park
100
The terrorist attack on the World Trade Centers (the Twin Towers) happened on what date (day, month, and year)
11 September, 2001
100
What building is this?
The Empire State Building
100
Name 2 plays or musicals that have been on Broadway in New York City
Hamilton, Cats, Wicked, Lion King, …. And so much more
100
From what country did 900,000 people flee a vegetable-related famine and end up in New York City?
Ireland
200
New York City is located at the mouth of what famous river?
The Hudson River
200
What animal did the Dutch find in New York and use for the fur trade?
Beavers
200
This is a memorial in NYC. What is it memorializing?
The Irish Potato Famine
200
This apartment in New York City is home to what famous TV sitcom?
Friends
200
Which building in NYC gets struck by lightning the most?
The World Trade Center
300
What is this place called?
Time Square
300
Name 3 countries in the top 10 for immigrants in New York City
300
What is this?
The 9/11 Memorial
300
What are two nicknames of New York City
Big Apple
City of Dreams
City That Never Sleeps
Empire City
300
Which country gave New York City the Statue of Liberty?
France
400
Name 3 of the boroughs of New York City
Answer(s):
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
400
What British explorer of the Dutch East India Company settled in present day New York City in 1609?
Henry Hudson
400
This is the most famous bridge in NYC and connects two of the boroughs (districts) of NYC. Name the two boroughs that this bridge connects
Brooklyn & Manhattan
400
How was this high-wire walker punished by the judge after being arrested? What did he have to do as punishment?
Preforming for children in Central Park
400
How many minutes did Phillipe Petit spend walking between the Twin Towers?
45 minutes
500
Which canal was built to connect the Hudson River to Canada and the Midwest of the United States?
The Erie Canal
500
Why was the canal (that was built in 1823) important to the growth of New York City? Explain.
It made NYC wealthier because of all the trade from the Atlantic Ocean had to go through NYC to get to the Hudson River and the Midwest
500
What is the name of this building? (Hint: it is the name of a car company)
The Chrysler Building
500
Name 6 Movies Filmed in NYC
Spiderman, American Psycho, Ghostbusters, West Side Story...
500
What did the Dutch rename their city after they briefly took it back from Great Britain?
New Orange