9/11
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Famous New Yorkers
Your Best Guess
100
What day of the week was 9/11?

Tuesday

100
What movie features 4 scientists who save NY from the supernatural?

Ghostbusters

100

What is the name of what is called the "Worlds Most Famous Arena"?

Madison Square Garden

100

What is the name of the famous NY singer of songs like "Uptown Girl", "Piano Man" and "Scenes from an Italian Resturant"?

Billy Joel

100

Tom Hanks dances on a giant piano at FAO Schwartz in what NYC set movie?

Big

200

What was the name of the plane that the passengers brought down in PA?

United 93

200

What characters from Friends was known for their famous hair?

Rachel

200

What is the name of the famous park in the middle of Manhattan?

Central Park

200

What famous redheaded comedian starred in a show that was the first to show reruns?

Lucille Ball

200

What is the location of the famous NYC Christmas Tree?

Rockefeller Center

300

What building was built on the site of the World Trade Center?

Freedom Tower / One World Trade

300

What famous crooner sang the popular song "New York, New York"?

Frank Sinatra

300

What are the names of the 5 boroughs?

Brooklyn
Queens
Manhattan
The Bronx
Staten Island

300

This famous NY actor is known for his "gangster" roles in The Godfather II, The Untouchables, Goodfellas and Casino:

Robert DiNiro

300

NY has 2 baseball and 2 football teams. What are they?

Mets / Yankees & Giants / Jets

400

How many planes were used in the attack?

4

400

What four mutant brothers protect NYC from the sewer?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

400

Which borough is the largest?

Queens

400

Composer and Actor Lin Manuel Miranda wrote the music for 2 famous animated Disney movies. What are they?

Moana and Encanto

400

What famous NYC building is climbed by King Kong in most movies?

The Empire State Building

500

What 2 phrases became popular after 9/11?

"Never Forget"
"United We Stand"

500

In Seinfeld, what is Kramer's first name?

Cosmo

500

What is Manhattan's nickname?

The Big Apple

500

How many US presidents were born in NY?

5
(Van Buren, Fillmore, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Trump)

500

What is the ONLY borough NOT connected to the subway system?

Staten Island

600

After the attack, many planes that were in flight were re-routed to what country?

Canada

600

What famous superhero team often has battles and live in NYC?

The Avengers

600

What iconic NY location is home to the "World's First Amusement Park"?

Coney Island

600

What famous magician is buried in a cemetery in Queens, NY?

Harry Houdini

600

What member of the Beatles was assassinated in NYC?

John Lennon

700

What was the date that the clean up of all the debris finally stopped?

May 30th, 2002

700

What NYC musical is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet?

West Side Story

700

What famous NY street is also called "The Great White Way"?

Broadway

700

This famous New Yorker was the mind behind and host of The Twilight Zone.

Rod Serling

700

Name 3 Broadway musicals set in NY:

RENT
In The Heights
West Side Story
Hell's Kitchen
Annie
Hamilton
Newsies
Tick, Tick, BOOM
A Bronx Tale
Company
Follies
2 Strangers Carry a Cake (Across NYC)