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Final Jeopardy
100
What is this place called:
Times Square!
100
On what day, month, and year did the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers happen?
September 11th, 2001
100
What building is this?
The Empire State Building
100
Name 2 plays or musicals that have been on Broadway in New York City
Hamilton, Cats, Wicked, Lion King, The Sound of Music (which is about Austria!)
100
From what country did 900,000 people flee a vegetable-related famine and end up in New York City?
Ireland
200
What is the most famous park in New York City called?
Central Park
200
What animal did the Dutch find in New York and use for the fur trade? 
Beavers!!
200
This is a memorial in NYC. What is it memorializing?
The Irish Potato Famine
200
This apartment in New York City is home to what famous TV sitcom?
Friends
200
Which country gave New York City the Statue of Liberty?
France
300
New York City is located at the mouth (end) of what river?
The Hudson River
300
Remember this graph? Name 3 countries in the top 10 for immigrants in New York City
300
What is this bridge called?
The Brooklyn Bridge
300
How was this high-wire walker punished by the judge after being arrested? What did he have to do as punishment?
He had to do a free high-wire walk for children in Central Park
300
How many minutes did Phillipe Petit spend walking between the Twin Towers?
45 Minutes
400
Which canal was built to connect the Hudson River to Canada and the Midwest of the United States?
The Erie Canal
400
Why was the canal (that was built in 1823) important to the growth of New York City? Explain.
It made NYC wealthier because of all the trade from the Atlantic Ocean had to go through NYC to get to the Hudson River and the Midwest
400
What is this?
A memorial for the Twin Towers
400
Name 4 Movies Filmed in NYC (Only 1 movie from a series counts towards your score. You can't say : Gunther the Movie, Gunther the Movie 2, Gunther the Movie 3 . . .)
400
Which building in NYC gets struck by lightning the most?
One World Trade Center
400
Final Jeopardy Rules:
Each team now has the option to wager (bet) up to the amount of points they have.
For example: If you have 900 points, you could wager 900 points or lower. (You could wager 0 points if you want to!)
If you answer correctly, your wager amount is added to your point tally. If you get it wrong, your wager amount is removed from your point tally.
Example:
Team A has 500 points. They wager 200 points.
If they get the answer right, they would gain 200 points and end the game with 700 points.
If they get the answer wrong, they would lose 200 points and end the game with 300 points
500
Name 5 of the boroughs of New York City
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
500
What British explorer of the Dutch East India Company settled in present day New York City in 1609? (First and last name)
Henry Hudson
500
What is the name of this building? (Hint: it is the name of a car company)
The Chrysler Building
500
What are 3 nicknames of New York City?
Big Apple
City of Dreams
City That Never Sleeps
Empire City
500
What did the Dutch rename their city after they briefly took it back from Great Britain?
New Orange
500
1. How tall (in feet) is the One World Trade Center? AND
2. To what famous American founding document is this number a reference to?
(must get both questions correct)
