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100

 What borough did mayor Adams “boo” live in/ What train did he take to see her?

 What is Queens/A Train/ Far Rockaway

100

Which Puerto Rican actress/Singer never lets people forget she’s from the Bronx? - Bonus points if you can name her Deli order

Who is Jennifer Lopez/ A ham and cheese on a roll with an “orange drink”

100

The “Subway Series” refers to games played between these two New York baseball teams.

Who are the Yankees and Mets?

100

What is the City’s largest park?

Pelham Bay Park

100

What Congresswoman from Brooklyn once said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”?

  

 Who is Shirley Chisholm


200

Former New York City mayor Ed Koch presided as a judge on what syndicated small claims court television series from 1997 to 1999?

What is The people’s court

200

Which dystopian TV series recently transformed part of Grand Central Terminal into an interactive replica of a corporate office in order to promote their upcoming new season?

What is Severance 

200

This team was originally known as the New York Titans before rebranding in the 1960s.

Who are the New York Jets?

200

Despite being in the Bronx, this island has more lobster shacks than bodegas, and was once a contender to host a bridge to Queens.

What is City Island

200

Before the observation deck opened at the original World Trade Center in 1973, the highest outdoor viewing platform in NYC was found here, opening in 1933.

  What is the RCA Building / 30 Rockefeller Plaza



300

Which NYC mayor was bitten by a Groundhog during a Groundhog Day ceremony?

Who is former Mayor Michael Bloomberg

300

Mayor Adams’ 2025 “We Outside Summer” campaign included a $30 million investment to turn at least 44 vacant lots into green spaces in underserved districts. Which two boroughs are the first focus of this effort?

What are Brooklyn and Queens

300

Which member of the New York Liberty handed her purse to mayor Adams during a city hall event?

Who is Ellie the Elephant 

300

Where in the city is there half an avenue like Harry Potter?

6 ½ avenue in midtown between Sixth and Seventh avenue

300

What famous New Yorker and U.S. representative said:” A woman’s place is in the House… of representatives”?

  Who is Bella Abzug

400

This NYC mayor once played tennis with Arthur Ashe and later had the USTA National Tennis Center in Queens renamed in his honor.

Who is former mayor David Dinkins?

400

In May 2025, the Community Link initiative expanded into Central Park. Which new civility-focused corps was launched alongside NYPD and Parks to patrol the park and reinforce quality-of-life standards?

 What is the Central Park Conservancy Ranger Corps?

400

This Knicks player made "The Dunk" over Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in 1993.

Who is John Starks?

400

This small island served as a military fort during the Revolutionary War and now hosts a national monument.

What is Governors Island?

400

The Stonewall Uprising in 1969, which sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, began at a bar in which NYC neighborhood?  

What is Greenwich Village

500

What New York City Mayor has a musical written about him, and what’s the musical called?

 Fiorello La Guardia. Fiorello!

500

During NYC’s 2024 pilot launch of drone-assisted beach surveillance, how many sharks were detected patrolling near city beaches?

What is 11 sharks

                    

500

This player was the first Giants rookie since Rodney Hampton in 1992 to rush over 1,000 yards in a season.

Who is Saquon Barkley?

500

This is the highest natural point in all of New York City — and it’s not a rooftop or observation deck.

 What is Todt Hill (Staten Island)?

500

How many, and what, animal crossed the Brooklyn Bridge on the day it was opened?

 What is 21 elephants