US/World History
The first President of the United States
The chemical symbol for water
What is H₂O?
Playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare.
This is New York City's most famous nickname.
What is The Big Apple?
The abbreviation for New York University.
What is NYU?
The last U.S. state to join the Union
What is Hawaii?
The father of modern physics, known for his theory of relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
The oppressive government in George Orwell’s "1984"
What is The Party?
Liberty Island
NYU is located in this location in Manhattan.
What is Greenwich Village?
The fall of the Berlin Wall occurred in this year, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
1989
The planet known as the Red Planet
The author of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Who is Harper Lee?
The river that separates Manhattan from New Jersey.
What is the Hudson River?
Location of New York University - Washington Square Campus buildings in Manhattan.
What is Greenwich Village?
The British Prime Minister during World War II
Who is Winston Churchill?
The abbreviation for this computing term is HTML.
What is Hypertext Markup Language?
The protagonist in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye"
Who is Holden Caulfield?
The historic New York City building that was the tallest in the world when it was completed in 1931.
What is the Empire State Building?
The NYU building that houses the School of Law
What is Vanderbilt Hall?
The ancient Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
The revolutionary gene-editing technology developed in 2012 that allows scientists to make precise changes to DNA.
What is CRISPR?
The mysterious millionaire who throws lavish parties in "The Great Gatsby"'s real name.
James Gatz
The famous landmark located in Central Park and built for the 1964 World's Fair.
What is the Unisphere?
The year when New York University was founded.
What is 1831?