BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS
Cobble Hill got its name from cobblestones but is better known for this type of "stone" found in 19th C. apartment buildings
Brownstone
This black and white beauty, the mascot for the World Wildlife Fund, dines almost exclusively on young bamboo shoots.
Giant panda
He made what is perhaps the most famous horseback ride in US history — from Boston to Lexington in April 1775.
Paul Revere
The two-word name for the Army Special Forces.
Green Berets
What organization’s motto has been “Be prepared” for over 100 years?
The Boy Scouts
Brooklyn Heights' lovely promenade was a concession by Robert Moses to the area for the annoyance of the BQE, short for this
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
This marsupial forages the Australian woodlands for eucalyptus leaves, the only food it will eat.
Koala
Walk and trot are the slowest gaits (i.e., ways a horse can move); canter and this gait are the fastest.
Gallop
This food gets its name from the color of the mold penicillium.
Blue cheese
Smokey the Bear, who will be turning 81 years old this August, has always had this motto.
"Only you can prevent forest fires!"
It's said no other Brooklyn 'hood is as rooted in hip-hop as this hyphenated one, home to Lil' Kim & Big Daddy Kane
Bedford- Stuyvesant
These ferocious mammals hunt almost exclusively for seals, since they are about the only animal prey to be found in their frozen environment.
Polar bears
With his gold coat, white tail and white mane, Roy Rogers’ Trigger was this type of horse.
Palomino
Old fashioned term for notice that you were losing your job.
Pink slip
What was the motto printed on the first US coin in 1783?
"Mind Your Business"
As the last syllable suggests, this neighborhood is the original home of the open-air food court Smorgasburg. It is also home to a large Orthodox Jewish community.
Williamsburg
This largest animal on earth eats one of the smallest: a shrimp-like creature called krill.
Blue whale
This horse-shaped chess piece is the only one that can move both horizontally and vertically in the same play.
Knight
The annual movie and television awards presented by the Hollywood foreign press.
Golden Globes
“North to the Future” is the motto of this US state.
Alaska
Duke Snider called his memoir "The Duke of" this area, but lived on Marine Ave. in Bay Ridge during baseball season
Flatbush
This South and Central American mammal is not only named for its favorite food, but it has also adapted a long sticky tongue to capture its tiny prey from underground mounds.
Anteater
To represent Budweiser, this breed of horse must be at least 4 years old, 18 hands tall, with four white stocking feet, and a blaze of white on the face.
Clydesdale
Name either of Tom Clancy’s two 1980’s bestsellers with “Red” in the title.
The Hunt for Red October or Red Storm Rising
What organization’s motto is “Faster, Higher, Stronger”?
The Olympics