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Quiz about It Happened First in Brooklyn

It Happened First in Brooklyn Trivia Quiz

Here are some examples where in the first in America, in New York, or the first in the world, happened in Brooklyn.

A multiple-choice quiz by stageball. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
stageball

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
191,695

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1145

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Question 1 of 10

1. Education: What New York first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first public school

The first student to be arrested for possession of fire-arms

The first classroom with computers

The first snow-day

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sport: What World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first football made of seal-skin

The first baseball organization

The first handball court

The first gang fight at a chess game

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Question 3 of 10

3. Urban Development: What World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first playground

The first sidewalk

The first electric street-lights

The first six-lane parkway

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Question 4 of 10

4. Food: Which World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The onion ring

The hot dog in a bun

The beer

The tooth-pick

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Question 5 of 10

5. Engineering: What New York City first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first skyscraper

The first suspension bridge

The first tunnel

The first bicycle

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Question 6 of 10

6. Entertainment: What World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first drum-solo

The first prize-fight

The first enclosed amusement park

The first TV sitcom

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Question 7 of 10

7. Inventions: What American first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first safety pin demonstration

The first X-ray demonstration

The first Ferris Wheel demonstration

The first alarm clock demonstration

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Question 8 of 10

8. Inventions: What World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The invention of the air-conditioner

The invention of the "dunk the freak" side show

The invention of the printing press

The invention of the retractable dog-leash

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Question 9 of 10

9. Museums: What World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first art museum

The first museum of the history of toothpaste and personal hygiene

The first museum of bamboo

The first children's museum

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Question 10 of 10

10. Biology: Which World first happened in Brooklyn? Hint

The first purple squirrel

The first ape to climb a sky-scraper

The first beluga whale born in captivity

The first alligator born in a sewer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Education: What New York first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first public school

In 1787 the first public school in the United States, Erasmus Hall Academy, now located in the courtyard of Erasmus Hall High Schol, received a state charter.

2. Sport: What World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first baseball organization

In 1858 Baseball's first centralized organization, the National Association of Base Ball Players, was formed by delegates from Brooklyn and New York with 71 Brooklyn teams.

3. Urban Development: What World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first six-lane parkway

In 1868 Eastern Parkway, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, was completed.

4. Food: Which World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The hot dog in a bun

In 1874 the hot dog was introduced in its present form by restaurant owner Charles Feltman. The name "hot dog" was coined in 1906 and it stuck.

5. Engineering: What New York City first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first suspension bridge

In 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge opened over the East River, connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn. Fear of collapse caused a panic a week after opening and left several people dead or injured. Shortly afterwards, P.T. Barnum walked 22 elephants across the bridge in a publicity stunt. Since then it's been pretty safe.

When the Brooklyn Bridge was completed it was the largest suspension bridge in the world.

6. Entertainment: What World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first enclosed amusement park

In 1895 the first enclosed amusement park, Sea Lion Park, opened by Paul Boyton at Coney Island. The beach at Coney Island (on the Atlantic Ocean), with its famous boardwalk and rollercoasters (including the magnificent 'Cyclone') has always been a popular destination for tourist and native alike.

7. Inventions: What American first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first X-ray demonstration

In 1896 the X-ray was first demonstrated at Adelphi Academy on Lafayette Street in Clinton Hill.

8. Inventions: What World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The invention of the air-conditioner

In 1899 the air conditioner was invented in Brooklyn by Haviland Carrier.

9. Museums: What World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first children's museum

In 1902 the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the first exclusively for children, opened.

10. Biology: Which World first happened in Brooklyn?

Answer: The first beluga whale born in captivity

Nikki was born in the New York Aquarium on Coney Island, Brooklyn. Nikki's mother, Kathy, was born in Canada and brought to Coney Island in 1974. She had her baby calf in 1981, "Nikki", for NYCI (New York City's First), the first baby beluga born in captivity to live for more than a few days. Another calf was born in 1991.

Source: Author stageball

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