NYC History
The Statue of Liberty's crown has this many rays?
What is seven (one for each of the seven continents)?
A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this grassroots activist is widely known for leading a 340 miles march from Delano, CA to the state capital of Sacramento to bring awareness to the plight of workers on grape farms.
Who is César Chávez
As of 2019, the population of NYC was this number
a. 5.6 million
b. 8.4 million
c. 9.4 million
d. 10 million
What is 8.4 million
True or False: Younger teleworkers are more likely to say they’ve had a hard time feeling motivated to do their work since the coronavirus outbreak started.
What is True
This person is the youngest women elected to congress
Who is AOC?
The original name given to New York City in the 17th century was this
What is New Amsterdam?
Made possible by celebrities like Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Peter Gabriel and Richard Branson, this anti-apartheid leader's statue was erected in East London in 1997.
Who is Steve Biko
The Empire State Building has this many stories
a. 100
b. 102
c. 112
d. 120
What is 102?
This yellow (or increasingly multi-colored) little squares of paper are the number one most "borrowed" office supply that we all found ourselves reaching for over the past year and a half of the #panini
What are post-it-notes (also accepting sticky notes)
Alicia Keys grew up in this neighborhood of NYC
What is Hell's Kitchen?
In this decade in the 20th century, New York City become the most populous urbanized area in the world
What are the 1920s?
In 2013, these three radical Black organizers created a Black-centered political will and movement building project called #BlackLivesMatter (100 points per name)
Who are Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi
NYC has this many subway stations
a. 189
b. 251
c. 378
d. 472
What is 472?
Arguably the most hated aspect of the work day, this activity is now revered to be the holy grail of creating and maintaining a work-life balance.
What is the morning/evening commute
This New Yorker is the wealthiest female rapper
Who is Nicki Minaj?
Until the 1920s in NYC, everyone who needed to move did so on this day?
What is May 1st (Moving Day)
The "P" in this famous trailblazing LGBT+ activist, stands for “pay it no mind” – her response when people asked her about her gender.
Who is Marsha P Johnson
About this many languages are spoken in NYC
What is 800?
This characteristic of white supremacy culture is known for investing little time, energy, or money into reflection or identifying lessons learned that can improve practice (a.k.a little or no learning from mistakes)
What is Perfectionism
This NYC politician is known to eat pizza with a fork
Who is Bill DeBlasio?
The first New York City gasoline-powered taxis, founded in 1907, were originally these two colors
Red and green
This grassroots activist is best known for her involvement in anti-imperialist and anti-Vietnam War protests as well as her fierce advocacy for reparations for Japanese American encampment survivors. (Hint - she was incarcerated at Camp Jerome in Arkansas following the bombing of Pearl Harbor).
Who is Yuri Kochiyama
As of 2018, this percentage of NYC's population is foreign born
What is 40%?
Earlier this year, Stanford researchers confirmed the existence of Zoom/video conference fatigue and identified THIS to be one of the four causes:
(1) Seeing yourself during video chats is distracting and has caused a 30% increase in narcissism in adults ages 18-35
(2) Video chats have dramatically increased our usual mobility through use of standing desks and other ergonomic desks setups
(3) The cognitive load is much higher in video chats due to exaggerated physical responses need in order to effectively communicate through the video screen
What is (3) The cognitive load is much higher in video chats due to exaggerated physical responses need in order to effectively communicate through the video screen
These (name 2/3 — extra 100 points if you name 3) political and legal figures went to the same high school, James Madison High School, in Madison, Brooklyn
Who are Justice Ginsburg, Bernie Sanders, and Chuck Schumer