Stories Behind Songs
Around New York City
Fun and Games until its not
Also a NBA nickname
Funny people in funny shows
100

This song is by John Lennon with the back story of A classic anthem for peace, love, and unity

What is Imagine 

100

It was the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1931 and would remain so for 40 years 

What is the Empire State Building 

100

In this game, you can sabotage friends with colors, numbers, or a +4, all while hoping no one catches you forgetting to announce your final card.

What is Uno?

100

Several one-dollar bucks

What is Bucks?

100

This funny person played Michael Scott in the office 

Who is Steve Carell? 

200

This song by Jay-Z about have nearly 100 complications took the title and hook from an Ice-T song 

What is 99 problems?

200

Opened in 1899, this New York landmark houses over 4,000 animals—yet its name comes from only one of the city’s five boroughs.

What is the Bronx Zoo?

200

This game lets you become a property tycoon—unless the dice doom you to rent payments and jail time before you ever see Boardwalk.

What is Monopoly? 

200

This bird of prey’s incredible eyesight can spot a mouse from more than 100 feet in the air, making it one of nature’s sharpest hunters.

What is the Hawks?

200

He portrayed Chandler Bing, the sarcastic office worker in a New York-based sitcom.

Who is Matthew Perry?

300

This song came about after a pal of Sean Lennon told billy Joel that the 1950's were a boring time to grow up

What is "We didn't start the fire"

300

Serving over 500,000 passengers each weekend this transport hub is partly located under Madison square garden

What is Penn Station 

300

In this creative-thinking game, “Good answers” aren’t enough—only unique ones count, as long as they start with whatever letter the giant die demands.

What is Scattergories

300

Word that can be found before carpet, marker, or realism

What is Magic?

300

This funny person Played him self which was "Larry David" in this show 

What is Curb Your Enthusiasm?

400

This hit was written for a British singer and originally had lyrics like "Hopped off the plane at LAX/with my tea and my cardigan" 

What is Party in the USA 

400

Geologically young at only about 12,000 years old, this landmark has retreated seven miles upstream since the Ice Age yet tourists still stand just feet from its thunderous brink.

What is Niagara Falls?

400

It begins with a simple word, but after passing through drawings and guesses around the table, it often ends looking nothing like what it started as.

What is Telestrations? 

400

The base scrabble score for this music style is 29 

What is Jazz?

400

This Funny person portrayed Dr. John Becker, the irritable doctor running a small New York City clinic in a sitcom named after him.

Who is Ted Danson?

500

This singer said he only had a mattress and a piano when starting on the hit song "Beautiful things" 

Who is Benson Boone?

500

Once known as Longacre Square, this dazzling crossroads got its current name after a major newspaper moved its headquarters there in 1904.


What is Times Square 

500

You can’t see the clue, but everyone else can—so you rely on their frantic hints

What is Heads up? 

500

As a verb it means urges or goads onward

What is Spurs?

500

In this show about four friends living in New York, one character is a genius but socially awkward physicist.

Who is Jim Parsons?