Show:
NY Boroughs
NY Culture
NY Institutions
(... and NJ too)
NY Sports
100
The City's least populous borough, but also its most suburban in character.
What is Staten Island
100
Originally a Dutch colony, New York City has a different name.
What is New Amsterdam
100
This building is now the tallest in NYC
The Empire State Building
100
The official nickname of NJ
What is the Garden State
100
This former Georgetown standout played the majority of his career for the NY Knicks, but never won an NBA championship
Who is Patrick Ewing
200
Home of the New York Yankees, this borough is also home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the US.
Whatis The Bronx
200
Home to multiple generations of immigrants from Ukraine, Brooklyn is home to this community
What is Little Odessa
200
This cultural institution is home to Julliard.
What is Lincoln Center
200
This famous Canadian became well known for her punk sounds, and hit "Sk8r boi"
Who is Avril Lavigne
200
This cornerstone Yankee had more than 200 hits in 1998, 1999, and 2000
Who is Derek Jeter
300
The most ethnically diverse county in the United states, this borough hosts three major airports.
What is Queens.
300
This famous department store hosts the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade
What is Macy's
300
This cultural institution is the home of the world famous "Rocketts"
What is Rockefeller Center
300
Governor Chris Christie's middle name
Who is James
300
The NY Yankees original name (Hint: This name now belongs to another MLB team)
The original NY Yankees started as the "Orioles" when the Baltimore team moved to New York in 1903. They were known as the New York Highlanders from 1903 to 1912, when they adopted the Yankees name.
400
The home of Coney Island, this borough hosts one of the earliest amusement parks in the United States.
What is Brooklyn.
400
The collective name referring to an area of Manhattan hosting over 50 large theaters and several smaller venues
What is Broadway
400
This cultural institution hosts permanent exhibits as varied as a Zen Garden, an Egyptian Temple, and armored European Knights on horseback.
What is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
400
The state bug of NJ
What is the Honeybee
400
The number of professional sports teams the state of NY holds claim too (Hint: NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, WNBA. Not including AFL)
What is 11 Buffalo Bills (NFL) - Buffalo Buffalo Sabres (NHL) - Buffalo MetroStars (MLS) New York Giants (NFL) - New York City New York Islanders (NHL) - New York City New York Jets (NFL) - New York City New York Knicks (NBA) - New York City New York Liberty (WNBA) - New York City New York Mets (MLB) - New York City New York Rangers (NHL) - New York City New York Yankees (MLB) - New York City Brooklyn Nets (NBA) - Brooklyn
500
The City's most populous borough, it is also home to the world famous Central Park.
What is Manhattan
500
Originally a one-day religious commemoration, this 11-day street fair is held in mid-September in Manhattan's Little Italy.
What is The Feast of San Gennaro
500
This cultural institution includes 3 Gutenberg Bibles, over 500 ancient Coptic Egyptian texts and nearly 3000 cuneiform tablets
What is the Morgan Library and Museum
500
Canada is home to the longest one of these in the wolrd
Longest Street - Yonge Street in Ontario starts at Lake Ontario, and runs north through Ontario to the Minnesota border, a distance of almost 2000 kilometres. OR Canada has the world’s longest coastline at 202 080 km.
500
This former NY Mets player is the only player in any major sport to ever be traded for himself.
Former MLB catcher Harry Chiti was originally traded from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a "player to be named later," but after fifteen terrible games with the Mets, Chiti became that player and was shipped back to Cleveland.