history
An Englishman who came to New York in 1609 worked for a … company.
Dutch
How many people live in New York today?
~ 8 million people
What do most New Yorkers use to get somewhere?
the subway
How many boroughs are there in New York?
5
In which borough can you find hundreds of huge skyscrapers?
Who started to live in Manhattan in 1624?
the Dutch
Which degrees are there in the summers and the winters?
summer: 41 °C
winter: - 11 °C
For how many hours can you use the subway each day?
24 hours
Which is the smallest borough of New York?
Manhattan
What can you use to see the Statue of Liberty very close?
the ferry (from Manhattan to Staten Island)
Which country did the explorer come from who sailed to New York first?
Italy
How many of the people who live in New York are immigrants?
(more than) half of the population (more than 50 %)
What is the advantage of the subway in New York?
it‘s cheap / it‘s easy to use
What is the biggest borough of New York in size?
Queens
How many zoos can you find in New York?
5
$ 24
How many different languages are spoken in New York?
120
How many buses can you find in New York?
3800
In which borough do most of the New Yorkers live?
Brooklyn
In which borough can you watch baseball (at the Yankee Stadium)?
the Bronx
In which year did the English people take the town from the Dutch and called it New York?
in 1664
What size does New York have?
800 square km
How many cabs can you find in New York?
30 000
What was the name of Staten Island before 1975?
Richmond
What is the name of the highest point on the Atlantic coast?
Todt Hill (125m high)