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100

At what famous New York address can you find the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

5th Avenue at 82nd St on the east side of Central Park

100

This state has the largest landmass in the United States.

What is Alaska? 

It also has the largest coastline of any state. In terms of landmass, No. 2 is Texas, and No. 3 is California.

100

This powdered gelatin product was a mainstay of 1960s aspics, like the iconic Perfection Salad.

What is Jell-O? 

The 1964 edition of The Joy of Cooking devoted an entire chapter to Jell-O salads, but the popularity of gelatin aspics declined by the mid-1970s.

100

What position and NFL team did Terry Bradshaw play?

What are quarterback & Pittsburgh Steelers

100

How many boroughs does NYC have?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

C. 5 (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island)

200

What position does the museum occupy as the most visited art museums in the world?

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 3rd

C. 3rd 

200

This smallest U.S. state once had the longest name.

What is Rhode Island? 

The official name used to be State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. In 2020, it was renamed to Rhode Island.

200

This ooey-gooey, dippable cheese became a popular favorite after it was featured in the Switzerland exhibit of the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

What is fondue? 

The Swiss traditionally eat this treat with crusty bread and a side of wine or tea.

200

Which puppeteer created Kermit the Frog & Miss Peggy?

Who is Jim Henson

200

In NYC, what does MTA stand for? 

A. Metropolitan Team America

B. Metropolitan Transitional Art

C. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

D. Metropolitan Tasty Apples

C. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

300

When was the museum founded?

A. 1890

B. 1910

C. 1870

C. 1870

300

This state is the only state with a royal palace, the Iolani Palace.

What is Hawaii? 

The palace houses relics from the Kalākaua Dynasty. Visitors are allowed to view the palace.

300

During the 1960s, Swedish meatballs became a wildly popular appetizer, and the most popular gravy choice was this canned soup.

What is cream of mushroom? 

During the 1960s, Scandinavian design and food were very popular in America.

300

Cuban American pop music star who first sang with the  Miami Sound Machine before going solo & gave us such hits as Turn The Beat Around & Get On Your Feet

Who is Gloria Estefan

300

Which of the following rivers does NOT run through NYC?

A. Hudson River

B. East River

C. Harlem River

D. Delaware River

D. Delaware River

400

How many works does The Met's permanent collection contain?

A. Over two million works

B. 3 million works

C. Over 4 million works

A. Over two million works

400

Boeing has the largest manufacturing plant in the world in this state.

What is Washington? 

Boeing’s Everett campus is larger than Disneyland and includes its own fire department.

400

This Hormel canned meat product gained popularity during the 1960s as a breakfast side dish and in sandwiches.

What is Spam?

The meat product became a staple for troops serving in World War II, and its popularity spread across the globe.

400

What mysteries author gave us such characters as the notorious Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and the duo Tommy and Tuppence?

Who is Agatha Christie

Fun Fact: Agatha Christie is one of the best-selling authors of all time, holding the Guinness World Record for best-selling fiction writer with over 2 billion copies of her books sold. 

400

Who has not been Governor of NYC?

A. Kathy Hochul

B. Cynthia Nixon 

C. Nelson Rockefeller

D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

B. Cynthia Nixon
500

Some of the Met's 19 total collection areas are among the most famous of their kind in the world. Which of these is NOT one? 

A. The Costume Institute

B. Latin American Art

C. Egyptian Art

D. Arms and Armor

C. Latin American Art (although a Mayan Art exhibit is scheduled to open in November 2022)

African Art, The American Wing, Ancient American Art, Asian Art, Egyptian Art, European Paintings and Sculpture & Decorative Arts, Greek & Roman Art, Musical Instruments, Modern & Contemporary Art, etc. 

500

This is the “Live Free or Die” state.

What is New Hampshire?

While many state license plates are manufactured in prisons, it’s ironic that the New Hampshire license plates are made in prisons because they say “Live Free or Die” on them.

500

Sales of this donut-shaped cake pan soared in the late 1960s and early ’70s, after the “Tunnel of Fudge” cake recipe won second place in the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off.

What is the Bundt pan? 

The pan was invented in the 1950s, but sales were dismal until Ella Helfrich devised her Tunnel of Fudge recipe using a Bundt pan.

500

Which singer has been know as the "The King of the Blues"

Who is B.B. King

500

Which is the tallest building out of the following?

A. One Vanderbilt

B. Top of the Rock

C. Empire State Building

D. One World Trade Center

*Bonus points if you can order them by height starting with the tallest!

D. One World Trade Center at 1,368 feet

(One Vanderbilt at 1,301 feet; Empire State Building at 1,250 feet; Top of the Rock at 850 feet)