what was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
True or false: Vehicles take up about 3% of LA's total ground area
False, vehicles take up about 24% of the city's total ground area
true or false: honking your car horn is illegal in NYC
true, except in an emergency.
True or false: In LA, there are more automobiles than people
True
___ is one of the largest urban parks in the world
central park
The Grammy Awards are held yearly at their permanent home, ______ _______, in LA
STAPLES Center
it can cost over $289,000 for a one-year hot dog stand permit in _____
central park
How many times did LA host the Summer Olympics?
LA hosted the Summer Olympics twice
if you took a yellow cab from NYC to LA, it would cost you about ......
$17,000
true or false: the film industry ended up in LA to get away from Thomas Edison
true, Edison held most of the country's film patents. Filmmakers fled west to avoid Edison's intellectual property claims.
NY Fashion Week is held in which months each year?
February and September
What did the Hollywood sign originally say?
Hollywoodland
true or false: it takes ~75,000 trees to print a Sunday edition of the New York Times
True
What famous line does Looney Tunes voice actor, Mel Blanc, have on his gravestone?
"That's all folks"
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country in 1886?
France
There are __ miles worth of hidden tunnels under LA
11 miles
There is a birth in NYC every:
a. 4.4 minutes
b. 1.4 minutes
c. 6.4 minutes
a. 4.4 minutes
By 1923, LA produced 1/4 of the world's ___
oil
Which bank on Wall Street contains vaults located 80 feet beneath the bank?
Hollywood Walk of Fame just awarded the Red Hot Chili Peppers band a star. How many stars are now on the Walk of Fame?
Over 2,700