Great Neck
What County is Great Neck in?
Nassau County
What is the name of the first person created?
Adam
Who was the 1st rabbi at GNS and who is the current Rabbi?
Rabbi Ephraim Wolf and Rabbi Dale Polakoff
What did British actress Vivien Leigh win for her role in Gone With The Wind?
An Oscar
What Broadway Show has a Lion as a main character?
The Lion King
What year was Great Neck Incorporated?
1922 (fun fact, it was first settled in 1644 and was known as "Old Village")
Who are the 4 mothers?
Rivka, Sarah, Leah and Rachel
What is referred to as a “sky theater” and gives viewers an up close look at the night sky, planets, and stars?
A Planetarium
Raquel Welch
Named for a major Midwestern city, what long-running Broadway musical features songs like "All That Jazz," "Cell Block Tango," and "Mr. Cellophane?"
Chicago
Who originally inhabited Great Neck starting in the 1600's?
Mattinecock Native Americans
Two part question - What happened on the 3rd day of creation and what did Hashem say about this day and not the other days of creation?
He created the difference of land and sea by creating Dry land and plants and the torah says Hashem said it is good twice (the only day he said the of all the days of creation)
What was first planted in Rio in the 1770s, and by 1830 it was Brazil’s top export?
Coffee (beans)
Who is the Actress, formerly a model, who starred in The Boyfriend?
Twiggy
Who played Peter Pan in the 1954 production on Broadway?
Mary Martin
How many Kosher Pizza stores are there on Middle Neck Road?
4 (Elite, La Pizzaria, Pizza Roxx and Roya)
What was the 8th plague Hashem brought down on the Egyptians?
Locusts
What word describes the process of slow-cooking meats like pork or duck to cook the fat out of them?
Actresses Betsy Drake, Virginia Cherrill, and Dyan Cannon have what in common?
All 3 were married to Cary Grant
With over 10,000 performances, what spooky performance is the longest running show in Broadway history?
Phantom of the Opera
What famous book was said to be written in Great Neck and by who?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Of the 613 Mitzvot, what are the 2 kinds and how many are there for each kind?
365 negative mitzvot (mitzvoth Lo Taseh) - the actions you cannot do
What was the name of the crime boss who was head of the feared Chicago Outfit?
Al Capone
What are 2 things that were uncommon about Elizabeth Taylor's eyes?
1 - they were violet colored
2 - she has a double row of eyelashes
Who wrote the over 20 musicals including Cats and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?
Andrew Lloyd Weber