Landmarks
Boroughs
In Pop Culture
Slang
Other American Cities
100
This landmark building used to be the tallest in the world.
What is the Empire State Building?
100
This borough is NYC's most famous, and is home to iconic sites like the Empire State Building and the American Museum of Natural History.
What is Manhattan?
100
This American Christmas movie sequel centers around a little boy surviving solo during the holidays.
What is Home Alone 2?
100
This is a shortened version of a common term used to refer to a drink.
"I need a ___."
"Let's go get a ___."
What is "bev"?
100
This city is home to The Bean, special styles of pizza and hotdogs, and the baseball team the Cubs.
What is Chicago, Illinois?
200
This landmark green space is the most-visited urban park in the United States, with ~42 million visitors each year.
What is Central Park?
200
This borough has the stereotype of being home to hipsters and is connected to Manhattan via a famous bridge.
What is Brooklyn?
200
This animated series is about four crime-fighting reptiles living in the sewers under the city.
What is The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
200
This reddish-brown construction material is also used as a descriptor for very cold weather.
"I don't want to go out, it's ___!"
What is "brick"?
200
This city is commonly known for debauchery, and is consequently nicknamed "Sin City."
What is Las Vegas, Nevada?
300
This landmark museum hosts a themed gala once a year to benefit its Costume Institute.
What is The Met? (or: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
300
This borough is NYC's largest by area (more than 5x larger than Manhattan) and hosts Citi Field, home of the Mets.
What is Queens?
300
This American Christmas classic is set in NYC and stars Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel.
What is Elf?
300
This classic educational material + "it" combine to create a phrase meaning to move or run as fast as possible.
"We're about to miss the bus--we need to ___ it!"
What is "book (it)"?
300
This city is heavily influenced by Cuban and Latin American culture and is a popular destination for tropical or nightlife-focused travel.
What is Miami, Florida?
400
This landmark structure spans the East River, connecting two boroughs of NYC.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
400
This borough is NYC's northernmost borough. It is home to a famous zoo, the New York Botanical Gardens, and is regarded as a birthplace of hip hop.
What is the Bronx?
400
This classic work of American literature is known for its portrayal of teenage angst over the course of one eventful night in the city.
What is The Catcher in the Rye?
400
This reply means you agree. It also sounds like something you might do while gambling.
"Want to get dinner before we go out?" "Yeah, ___."
What is "bet"?
400
This city is known for famous, elite universities and being the location of the start of the Revolutionary War.
What is Boston, Massachusetts?
500
This landmark street is famous for its world-renown theater performances.
What is Broadway?
500
This borough is often known as the "forgotten borough," and is commonly reached by its eponymous ferry.
What is Staten Island?
500
This iconic rodent went viral after being spotted dragging a classic slice up subway steps.
What is pizza rat?
500
This modified synonym for a creepy Crawley means to act crazy or freak out.
"Hey, it's not that big a deal, stop ___."
What is "buggin'"?
500
The city in which Megan was born.
What is Cincinnati, Ohio?
