New York Quiz
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Here is a little quiz about New York City. Enjoy!
- 1.
- A.
Big Orange
- B.
Big Apple
- C.
Empire City
- 2.What is the other name given to the tall buildings in New York City?
- 3.What was New York City first called?
- 4.How many boroughs are there in New York City?
- 5.New York City is the second most populated city in the United States.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which country offered the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886?
- 7.Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty and who built the internal structure of the Statue of Liberty?
- A.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
- B.
Auguste Rodin
- C.
Gustav Eiffel
- 8.The Statue of Liberty wears a crown with 7 spikes. What do they represent?
- A.
The 7 days of the week
- B.
The 7 seas and 7 continents
- C.
The 7 most important gods
- 9.Who had to stop at Ellis Island before entering the United States?
- A.
Animals
- B.
Immigrants
- C.
Foreign cars
- 10.What is Wall Street famous for?
- A.
It's the home of the Stock Exchange.
- B.
It's the headquarter of the United Nations.
- C.
It is where the President of the United States lives.
- 11.The Empire State Building stood as the world’s tallest building for more than …
- A.
20 years
- B.
30 years
- C.
40 years
- 12.Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building became for the second time the tallest building in New York City.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.The Empire State Building is represented in a famous film in which the title character, a giant ape (gorilla), climbs to the top to escape his captors but falls to his death. What film is it?
- 14.
- A.
Twin Towers
- B.
Two Sisters
- C.
Two Buildings
- 15.What is the other name given to the New World Trade Center complex?
- A.
The Tower of Liberty
- B.
The Independence Tower
- C.
The Freedom Tower
- 16.What is the name of New York City’s rapid transit system?
- A.
The Subway
- B.
The Underground
- C.
The Metropolitain
- 17.In the song entitled “New York, New York”, New York City is called:
- A.
The city that never eats.
- B.
The city that never sleeps.
- C.
The city that never dances.
- 18.New York City is the capital of the State of New York.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which river separates New York City from the State of New Jersey?
- A.
The Mississippi River
- B.
The Missouri
- C.
The Hudson River
- 20.Which avenue in New York City is considered one of the premier shopping streets in the world?
- 21.Which term is associated with the musicals and stage plays presented in New York City?
- A.
Manhattan
- B.
Greenwhich Village
- C.
Broadway
- 22.Where, in New York City, can you find many animated, digital advertisements?
- A.
On Fifth Avenue
- B.
In Times Square
- C.
On the Empire State Building
- 23.Which neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan is known as a major African-American cultural and business center?
- A.
Harlem
- B.
SoHo
- C.
Greenwhich Village
- 24.What is the name of the neighborhood of Manhattan that has a large population of Chinese immigrants?
- A.
Chinese Village
- B.
Chinatown
- C.
Chinese City
- 25.Which airport is the newest and busiest in New York City?
- A.
LaGuardia Airport
- B.
John F. Kennedy International Airport
- C.
Newark Liberty International Airport
- 26.What happened on September 11, 2001?
- 27.Was there really a wall in Wallstreet?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 28.What is written on the book that the Statue of Liberty holds in her hand?
- 29.How do you call the roads on Manhattan that go from North to south
- A.
Avenues
- B.
Streets
- C.
Roads
- 30.How many people live in New York City?
- A.
Around 3 million
- B.
Around 5 million
- C.
Around 8 million
- 31.Smoking in restaurants and bars in New York City has been forbidden …
- A.
Since 2003
- B.
In 2003
- C.
Of 2003
- 32.You are eating at a café in New York City. What should you say when you‘re ready to pay?
- A.
Could I have the check, please?
- B.
Could I have the invoice, please?
- C.
Could I have the receipt, please?
- 33.What is ‘Empire State of Mind‘?
- A.
A movie about New Yorkers
- B.
A musical theater in the Empire State Building
- C.
A song about New York City
- 34.Which of these singers was born in New York?
- A.
Madonna
- B.
Lady Gaga
- C.
Michael Jackson
- 35.You are unable to finish you meal in a restaurant, and you want to take the rest home to eat the next day. What should you ask for?
- A.
A to-go plate
- B.
A leftover box
- C.
A doggie bag
- 36.Where was rapper 50 Cent born?
- A.
Brooklyn
- B.
Queens
- C.
The Bronx
- 37.In which style of architecture is the beautiful Chrysler Building designed?
- A.
Classical
- B.
Gothic
- C.
Art Deco
- 38.Around how many animal species can you find at the Bronx Zoo?
- A.
250
- B.
450
- C.
650
- 39.What does the name of the cool neighborhood SoHo (in Lower Manhattan) stand for?
- A.
South of Houston
- B.
So Hot
- C.
Southern Home
- 40.What would you see if you walked along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade?
- A.
The Bronx
- B.
The Atlantic Ocean
- C.
The Manhattan skyline
- 41.Who were Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel?
- A.
Two boxers from New York
- B.
Two New York mayors
- C.
Two New York gangsters
- 42.By what other name is New York City known?
- A.
Goddamn
- B.
God's Home
- C.
Gotham
- 43.Which New York state nickname is on all New York license plates
- A.
The Big Apple
- B.
The Empire State
- C.
The State that Never Sleeps
- 44.Your taxi fare is $16.80. You give the driver a $20 bill. What do you say?
- A.
This is for you.
- B.
Keep the change.
- C.
No change needed.
- 45.Which New York borough is the only one that is not on an island?
- A.
Manhattan
- B.
Queens
- C.
The Bronx
- 46.In which directions do streets run in Manhattan?
- A.
East - west
- B.
North - south
- C.
Both ways
- 47.In 1950, if you stood where Battery Park is today (on the southern tip of Manhattan), where would you be?
- A.
Under water
- B.
On a mountain
- C.
Inside a vulcano
- 48.What is another name for the 6th Avenue in Manhattan?
- A.
Avenue of the Americas
- B.
Avenue of Dreams
- C.
Avenue of Freedom
- 49.How many bridges are in the city?
- A.
4
- B.
16
- C.
24
- 50.What was the eight-block-long Wall Street best known as?
- A.
The Financial District
- B.
The Quarter
- C.
The City
- 51.What do New Yorkers call the area next to the street, where people walk?
- A.
The sidewalk
- B.
The boardwalk
- C.
The pavement
- 52.What are you talking about if you mention the BQE or the LIE?
- A.
Restaurants
- B.
Neighborhoods
- C.
Highways
- 53.What is Madison Square Garden?
- A.
A stadium for music and sports
- B.
A large park
- C.
A train station
- 54.What is the largest New York City borough?
- A.
Brooklyn
- B.
Manhattan
- C.
Queens
- 55.If you stand in the middle of Grand Central Station and look up, what will you see?
- A.
A blue sky filles with stars
- B.
A map of New York City
- C.
A huge digital clock
- 56.The park at Fifth Avenue and 4th Street is named after which US president?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
Barack Obama
- 57.New York City is ...
- A.
At the Hudson River
- B.
On the Hudson River
- C.
In the Hudson River
- 58.In what year was New York City as we know it today founded?
- A.
1614
- B.
1776
- C.
1898
- 59.What is the borough of Brooklyn named after?
- A.
The small bridges that go to Manhattan from there
- B.
A Native American word for 'immigrant'
- C.
A village in the Netherlands
- 60.Most tourist in New York City take a photograph ...
- A.
From the Statue of Liberty
- B.
By the Statue of Liberty
- C.
Of the Statue of Liberty
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