NYS Geography
Famous People
Buffalo History
WNY Sports
Erie/Niagara County
100

The county that Rochester, NY is located in.

What is Monroe County?

100

This musical artist was born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr in Buffalo, NY

Who is Rick James?

100

This hotel was the first in the world to have private bathrooms in every room.

What is the Statler Hotel?

100

This player scored the "No Goal" and the Sabres goaltender it was scored on.

Who is Brett Hull on Dominick Hasek?

100

This neighborhood is famous for its toxic chemical waste that was national news in the 1970s.

What Love Canal?

200

Connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

What are the Niagara River and Niagara Falls?

200

This famous author grew up in Buffalo in the early 1900's.

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

200

This city is the only one that has more Frank Lloyd Wright buildings than Buffalo.

What is Chicago?

200

The 4 years the Buffalo Bills made it to the Super Bowl, but did not win.

What are 1990,1991,1992 and 1993?

200

The names of the 3 waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls (US and Canada).

What are Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls?

300

The number of Finger Lakes.

What is 11?

Otisco Lake, Skaneateles Lake, Owasco Lake, Cayuga Lake, Seneca Lake, Keuka Lake, Canandaigua Lake, Honeoye Lake, Canadice Lake, Hemlock Lake, and Conesus Lake

300

This man was the 27th mayor of Buffalo and co-founded a financial institution that still exists today. 

Who is William Fargo?

300

William Greatbatch invented this life saving device here in Buffalo

What is the pacemaker?

 

300

The only two professional sports teams from Buffalo to win a championship.

Who are the Buffalo Bandits and Buffalo Beauts?

300

The oldest State Park in the US.

What is Niagara Falls State Park?

400

 The designer of the park system in Buffalo.

Who is  Frederick Law Olmstead?

400

Award-winning American journalist, television news anchor, and author who has been a CNN reporter since 1990 and currently serves as one of the principal anchors at the network.

Who is Wolf Isaac Blitzer?

400

This deadly invention was invented in Buffalo in 1881.

What is the electric chair?

400

After eight seasons n the National Basketball association, the Buffalo Braves relocated to this city.

What is San Diego? They went on to be the Los Angelos Clippers.

400

The year Niagara Falls was "turned off."

When was 1969?

June to December

500

This runs 362.9 miles and was instrumental in making Buffalo a successful Business town.

What is the Erie Canal?

500

Best known as the moderator on NBC’s "Meet the Press," this TV journalist and lawyer met his untimely death in 2008.

Who is Tim Russert?

500

On September 14, 1901, these two U.S. Presidents were in Buffalo on the same day.

Who are William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt?

500

In Super Bowl XXVI, this Bills starter missed his unit's first two plays because he couldn't find his helmet.

Who is Thurman Thomas?

500

The names of the two Indian reservations in Niagara County.

What are the Tuscarora Reservation and the Tonawanda Reservation?