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100

This was the first degree program offered when NYU Wagner was founded.

What is the Master of Public Administration (MPA)?

100

Who is the first faculty member to receive NYU Wagner's inaugural Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) research prize?

Who is Jacob Faber

100

Which famous New York City park is located just a few blocks from the NYU campus?

What is Washington Square Park?

100

This large bronze equestrian statue in Union Square Park depicts which U.S. President.

Who is George Washington?

100

Wagner's former home, the Puck Building, was featured as the exterior design office in this hit NBC sitcom.

What is Will & Grace?

200

How many Centers & Institutes does Wagner partner with?

What is 7

200

This Wagner faculty member served as the elected Chair for the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management

Who is Thad Calabrese?

200

What Grammy-winning pop star attended NYU before rising to global fame?

Who is Lady Gaga?

200

What public art installation in Union Square tells time in an unusual digital format on the side of a building?

What is The Metronome.

200

This 1989 romantic comedy features iconic scenes near Washington Square Park, including the famous deli conversation.

What is When Harry Met Sally?

300

What does the F stand for in Robert F. Wagner?

Who is Ferdinand

300

This Wagner faculty member previously served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance.

Who is Martha Stark?

300

Before becoming home to student housing, athletic facilities, and the Wasserman Center, Palladium Hall was best known as this iconic New York City concert venue and nightclub.

What is a nightclub (The Palladium)?

300

What was Union Square originally named when it was first laid out in the early 1800s?

Union Place.

300

In this 2002 superhero film, action-packed scenes take place near Union Square as the hero swings through Manhattan.

What is Spider-Man?

400

In what year was NYU Wagner founded?

What is 1938?

400

Which Wagner faculty member was appointed to the "Fix-NYC Commission?"

Who is Mitchell Moss?

400

How many schools does NYU have in its NYC campus?

What is 11?

400

This Union Square building was home to the second location of Andy Warhol’s Factory

What is the Decker Building?

400

This 2007 sci-fi thriller starring Will Smith features haunting shots of an empty Washington Square Park.

What is I Am Legend?

500

This NYU Wagner Center focuses on advancing research and policy solutions related to housing affordability and urban development.

What is the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy?

500

This Wagner faculty member previously served as Senior Economist for health care and labor market policy on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.

Who is Sherry Glied?

500

What is the name of NYU's largest academic building, located in the heart of Greenwich Village?

What is the Paulson Center

500

This 1800s labor movement event helped solidify Union Square’s identity as a site of protest and free speech.

What is the first Labor Day parade (1882)?

500

 This 2005 political thriller starring Nicole Kidman includes scenes set in Union Square.

What is The Interpreter?

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