Facts about New York
Vocabulary
Grammar
This and That
100
What color are the famous New York Taxis?
Yellow
100
What does this word mean in German?
suggestion
Vorschlag
100
Is this sentence correct?
Yesterday I didn't went to the cinema.
Wrong!
Yesterday I didn't go to the cinema.
!!Einmal Vergangenheit im Satz ist genug!!
100
Odd one out
Empire State Building - Brooklyn Bridge - Eiffel Tower - Times Square
The Eiffel Tower is not in NYC.
200
What is the name of the entertainment district near Times Square?
The Broadway
200
How do you call this typical New York transportation system?
die U-Bahn
The subway
200
Which tenses are in this sentence?
While Mona was visiting the Statue of Liberty, Martha had the best NY style pizzas.
had - Simple Past
was visiting - Past Progressive
200
Which symbol is often used as a nickname for New York City?
The big apple
300
Which famous museum in New York has a huge collection of temporary art?
The MoMA - Museum of Modern Art
300
What does this word mean in English?
Eine Reihe an Wolkenkratzern
the skyline
300
Correct the mistake:
Yaro waited outside while Jamun was buying a new pair of sneakers.
Yaro was waiting outside while Jamun bought a new pair of sneakers.
300
What is the perfect place to go shopping in NYC?
Fifth Avenue
400
How do you call the main Island of New York City?
Manhatten
400
Translate this sentence into German.
I'd better go to this neighborhood because there are so many skyscrapers.
Ich sollte lieber in diese Nachbarschaft gehen, weil dort so viele Wolkenkratzer sind.
400
How can you transform "beautiful" into an adverb and what is the difference between an adverb and an adjective?
beautiful -> beautifully - an adverb describes adjectives and verbs
an adjective describes nouns
400
What is this?
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum
500
Name 4 popular sights in New York.
E.g. Times Square, Broadway, Statue of Liberty, Freedom Tower…
500
Translate these sentences into English.
Unser Jahrestag war letzte Woche und wir waren dankbar für den Truthahn.
Our anniversary was last week and we were glad about the turkey.
500
Translate this sentence into Englisch:
Herr Leiding war in New York shoppen, während sein Mann in Deutschland eine Pizza aß.
Mr Leiding was shopping in NYC while his husband ate a pizza in Germany.
500
Name three of New York's five boroughs.
Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island