Boroughs
Culture
Institutions
Famous Names
Geography
100
The City's least populous borough, but also its most suburban in character.
What is Staten Island
100
Originally a Dutch colony, New York City has a different name.
What is New Amsterdam
100
This building is now the tallest in NYC
The Empire State Building
100
The Dutch Director General who purchased New Amsterdam from the Carnarsie
Who is Peter Minuit
100
New York City is situated half-way between these two large US cities.
What are Boston and Washington, DC.
200
Home of the New York Yankees, this borough is also home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the US.
Whatis The Bronx
200
Home to multiple generations of immigrants from Ukraine, Brooklyn is home to this community
What is Little Odessa
200
This cultural institution is home to Julliard.
What is Lincoln Center
200
The first documented visit European visitor to New York City in 1524
Who is Giovanni da Verrazzano
200
This river is located to the East of Manhattan, separating it from Brooklyn and Queens.
What is the East River
300
The most ethnically diverse county in the United states, this borough hosts three major airports.
What is Queens.
300
This famous department store hosts the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade
What is Macy's
300
This cultural institution is the home of the world famous "Rocketts"
What is Rockefeller Center
300
In 1735 this newspaper man's trial helped establish the precedent for Freedom of the Press in the Colonies
Who is John Peter Zenger
300
This river is located to the west of Manhattan, named for a famous explorer.
What is the Hudson River
400
The home of Coney Island, this borough hosts one of the earliest amusement parks in the United States.
What is Brooklyn.
400
The collective name referring to an area of Manhattan hosting over 50 large theaters and several smaller venues
What is Broadway
400
This cultural institution hosts permanent exhibits as varied as a Zen Garden, an Egyptian Temple, and armored European Knights on horseback.
What is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
400
In 1789 this man was inaugurated in New York City
Who is George Washington
400
Located on Staten Island, this point is the highest in New York City
What is Todt Hill
500
The City's most populous borough, it is also home to the world famous Central Park.
What is Manhattan
500
Originally a one-day religious commemoration, this 11-day street fair is held in mid-September in Manhattan's Little Italy.
What is The Feast of San Gennaro
500
This cultural institution includes 3 Gutenberg Bibles, over 500 ancient Coptic Egyptian texts and nearly 3000 cuneiform tablets
What is the Morgan Library and Museum
500
In 1664 , this Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, surrendered New Amsterdam to the English without bloodshed.
Who is Peter Stuyvesant
500
This borough is the only one physically connected to New York State
What is the Bronx
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