The New Years Times Square Quiz
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Questions and Answers
- 1.How far does the ball in Times Square drop on New Years Eve?
- A.
141 feet
- B.
151 feet
- C.
200 feet
- D.
80 feet
- E.
100 feet
- 2.Who designed the ball drop in Times Square?
- A.
Adolph Theodore
- B.
George Bush Senior
- C.
Franklin Roosevelt
- D.
Adolph Ochs
- E.
Andy Warhol
- 3.Times Square is located in what neighborhood?
- A.
Newark
- B.
Brooklyn
- C.
Manhattan
- D.
Queens
- E.
Bronx
- 4.The first New Years Eve celebration (with no ball drop) in Times Square was in what year?
- A.
1904
- B.
1908
- C.
1909
- D.
1900
- E.
1902
- 5.What 'triangle' intersection is Times Square located?
- A.
42nd street and 8th Avenue
- B.
Broadway, 6th Avenue and 40th Street
- C.
7th Avenue and Harvard Street
- D.
Lakewood and Broadway
- E.
7th Avenue, Broadway and 42nd Street
- 6.Times Square and the New York Times threw the first New Years Eve party because of why?
- A.
Attract people to the area
- B.
Just to celebrate the New Years
- C.
To show they were better than other states
- D.
Because they had the money
- E.
To cause an uproar
- 7.The first New Years Eve party was held at what church in Times Square?
- A.
Grace
- B.
Trinity
- C.
Lakewood
- D.
Atwood
- E.
Church of God
- 8.Approximately how many Americans do you think watch the ball drop on New Years Eve, whether on tv or at home, how many are tuned into Times Square's ball drop?
- A.
3000
- B.
50 thousand
- C.
80 thousand
- D.
100 million
- E.
40 million
- 9.WHO began the famous New Years Eve special, filmed in Times Square in 1972?
- A.
Philip Morris
- B.
Lucy from I Love Lucy
- C.
Rodney Dangerfield
- D.
Dick Clark
- E.
Adolph Latter
- 10.Thanks to Times Square, and the New Years Eve ball drop, the ball got changed to a certain "shape", which gave New York the name _________?
- A.
The Empire State
- B.
The City that Never Sleeps
- C.
The Big Apple
- D.
The Bronx
- E.
The Capital
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