NYC Facts
France gifted us this iconic landmark in 1886
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This 1992 sequel heavily featured Kevin McCallister in the Plaza Hotel.
What is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York?
Samuel Thomas invented this breakfast food in NYC in 1874.
Prior to being the face of the Alien franchise, she was born in NYC in 1949
Who is Sigourney Weaver?
These were the three companies that originally operated NYC subways and trains.
What are the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company (BMT), and the Independent Subway System (IND)?
This area of the city is named after The New York Times
What is Times Square?
If you're going "window shopping" with this Audrey Hepburn NYC classic, you better have the budget...and an appetite.
What is Breakfast at Tiffany's
This diner is known for hiring aspiring Broadway performers who sing while serving customers.
What is Ellen's Stardust Diner?
Despite his French sounding last name, this actor was born in New York City in 1995 and attended the LGA High School of Performing arts
Who is Timothee Chalamet?
This station in Queens is the least frequently used of the subway system.
What is Broad Channel?
If this borough was its own city, it would be the fourth largest city in the USA
What is Brooklyn?
This Eddie Murphy movie set in Queens is about the Crown Prince of Zamuda traveling to NYC in search of his future wife
What is Coming to America?
This NYC bakery most known for its cupcakes and banana pudding opened in 1996 and is still popular today.
What is Magnolia Bakery?
This director known for GoodFellas and The Wolf of Wall Street was born in Queens.
Who is Martin Scorcese?
The number of stations in the NYC subway system.
What is 472?
423 also accepted :)
This is the most filmed location in the world.
What is Central Park?
Adapted from Lin Manuel Miranda, this 2021 movie pays homage to Washington Heights in upper Manhattan
What is In The Heights?
This cake flavor became popular after an early version was served at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
What is red velvet?
This New York City comedian frequented at open mic nights before co-creating the biggest sitcom of the 1990s
Who is Jerry Seinfeld?
An entrance to this station was repainted this year to commemorate the Knicks.
What is 34th St/Penn Station?
This organization headquartered in NYC was established in 1952 after World War II.
What is the UN?
Peter Parker is from this neighborhood in Queens.
What is Forest Hills?
These popular cookies were first produced by the National Biscuit Company in NYC in 1912.
What are Oreos?
This musical artist attended St. John's University.
(name at least one)
J. Cole and Mariah the Scientist.
The newly introduced R211 subway cars have these new features (name at least one).
What are open gangways, door lights, wider doors, digital displays, etc.