Famous Figures
What NYU alumnus recently had a movie sequel come out?
Timothee Chalamet
What is the term used to describe when a company loses customers?
Churn
Name the 5 boroughs
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island
Name all 11 NYU undergraduate colleges
CAS, College of Dentistry, Meyers College of Nursing, Gallatin, Stern, LS, SPS, Steinhardt, Silver, Tandon, Tisch
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, and how many medals do they have?
Michael Phelps, 28
What famous director graduated from NYU Steinhardt in 1968?
Martin Scorsese
What is the VC/startup equivalent of Wall Street?
Sand Hill Road
Name 10 Manhattan neighborhoods
FiDi, Tribeca, Chinatown, Two Bridges, LES, East Village, Alphabet City, Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, Morningside Heights, Harlem, East Harlem UES, UWS, Hell’s Kitchen, Garment District, Theatre District, Midtown, Hudson Yards, Kips Bay, Turtle Bay, Sutton Place, Murray Hill, Lincoln Square, Columbus Circle, KTown, NoMad, Flatiron, Chelsea, West Village, Greenwich Village, NoHo, SoHo, Nolita, Little Italy
Name 12 ICC clubs (not including SVS and EEG)
FS, QFS, USWIB, BlackGen Capital, SEAD, Blockchain & FinTech, PEG, MCG, LARA, IAG, AKPsi, PCT, STEBA, EDG, SPEX, CMC, IBA, BAP, ULABA, Pride Corp, MEBA, SOF, SAS, Marketing Society, BAC, SBLA, Net Impact, SREG, Stern Jewish Business Association
What city declared itself the pizza capital of the US?
New Haven, CT
Which NFL player has the highest career earnings of all time?
Aaron Rodgers
What company once attempted and aborted an acquisition of GrubHub?
Uber
What letter/number are the light green and brown subway lines?
G, J, Z
How many study away locations does NYU have?
16
What team won the 1977 NBA Championship?
Portland Trail Blazers
Which former actor is now the founder and CEO of a SpaceTech startup?
Bridgit Mendler
What is a bridge round?
A small funding round to help a startup get from one funding round to the next
What does NoHo stand for?
North of Houston (How-ston)
Name every NYU dining hall (including Brooklyn)
Upstein, Downstein, Lipton, Kimmel, Third North, Palladium, Crave, 18 Below, Jasper Kane Cafe, UHall Commons Cafe, Kosher Eatery
Name 5 Coca-Cola Creations flavors
Dreamworld, Starlight, Move, Byte, Y3000, Ultimate, Marshmello
Which famous Nike designer is responsible for designing the vast majority of the Air Jordan collection?
Tinker Hatfield
Name and explain the two different conversion mechanisms that can be triggered when a convertible note converts to equity
Discount: The convertible note converts to equity at some discount from the priced round
Valuation Cap: The convertible note converts to equity at a maximum “capped” valuation
Name one of NYC's 3-Michelin Star restaurants
Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin, Per Se, Masa
Name every NYU dorm (including Brooklyn)
Clark Street, Othmer Hall, Alumni Hall, Brittany Hall, Broome St, Carlyle Court, Coral Tower, Founders Hall, Gramercy Green, Greenwich Hall, Lafayette Hall, Lipton Hall, Palladium Hall, Paulson, Rubin Hall, Second St, Seventh St, Sixth St, Third North, Weinstein, UHall
Name the 6 Abbott World Marathon Majors
New York City, Chicago, London, Berlin, Boston, Tokyo