The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest museum in the world? True or False
False
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Who painted ballerina's Edgar Degas or Vincent van Gogh?
Who is Edgar Degas.
The Dancing Class, Edgar Degas, 1872 is one of the most famous pieces of art at the MET
This was the first landscaped park in all the United States.
What is Central Park?
I stand tall and high in the New York City harbor.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
How many boroughs does NYC have?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
C. 5 (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island)
What position does the museum occupy as the most visited art museums in the world?
A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
C. 3rd
Emanuel Leutze (1851) painted this iconic piece titled General Washington ________
What is Crossing the Delaware
This Park runs nearly a mile and is one of the longest continuous meadows of any urban park in the United States.
What is Prospect Park?
This famous landmark lights up its lights on special occasions.
What is the Empire State Building?
In NYC, what does MTA stand for?
A. Metropolitan Team America
B. Metropolitan Transitional Art
C. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
D. Metropolitan Tasty Apples
C. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
When was the museum founded?
A. 1890
B. 1910
C. 1870
C. 1870
Raphael around 1504 painted Madonna and Child Enthroned with _____? Saints or Angels
This NYC bridge was the first to be built.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
All four Beatles have performed at this landmark, although they never performed there at the same time.
What is Madison Square Garden?
Which of the following rivers does NOT run through NYC?
A. Hudson River
B. East River
C. Harlem River
D. Delaware River
D. Delaware River
How many works does The Met's permanent collection contain?
A. Over two million works
B. 3 million works
C. Over 4 million works
A. Over two million works
The Temple of Dendur is a destination for Met visitors. Completed by 10 B.C., the Roman emperor Augustus — who had succeeded Cleopatra VII, the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of _____?
What is Egypt
This double-decked suspension bridge connects two NYC boroughs across “The Narrows”.
What is the Verrazano Narrows Bridge?
This street has famous stores. It stretches from Times Square to Central Park and beyond.
What is 5th Avenue?
Who is the current mayor of NYC?
Who is Eric Adams
The Met Cloisters is a Museum of _____ art?
What is medieval art
Some of the Met's 19 total collection areas are among the most famous of their kind in the world. Which of these is NOT one?
A. The Costume Institute
B. Latin American Art
C. Egyptian Art
D. Arms and Armor
What is C. Latin American Art (although a Mayan Art exhibit is scheduled to open in November 2022)
This NYC bridge connects The Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.
What is the Tri-borough Bridge?
Where does the Rockettes perform?
Who is Radio City Music Hall
Which is the tallest building out of the following?
A. One Vanderbilt
B. Top of the Rock
C. Empire State Building
D. One World Trade Center
*Bonus points if you can order them by height starting with the tallest!
D. One World Trade Center at 1,368 feet
(One Vanderbilt at 1,301 feet; Empire State Building at 1,250 feet; Top of the Rock at 850 feet)