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1. This world-famous hotel occupied the site of the Empire State Building until 1931.
2. The World Trade Center was not the first set of Twin Towers to occupy that site. What buildings stood through the late 1960's at Church, Cortland, Vesey and Dey?
3. Manhattan lost one large hotel and three theaters to make way for the Marriott Marquis project. It gained the Marriott Marquis and the Marquis Theater. Which of the following were the hotel and theaters that were demolished?
4. Which infamous Revolutionary War prison where Colonial patriots were incarcerated, many of them dying of disease or neglect, stood behind the current Municipal Building?
5. These buildings ironically rose on the site of Five Points, a tough and unruly immigrant neighborhood in the 1800's.
6. New York is sadly not a stranger to violence and terrorism. What Wall Street area bank named after an American businessman was the target of an anarchist bomb on September 16, 1920?
7. Castle Clinton, a historic site at the tip of the Battery, has seen many uses over its long life. Which of the below was it used as?
8. What New York building offered a public heliport with regular service through the mid-1970's?
9. This midtown park behind the New York Public Library, known for over 20 years prior as a haven for drugs and crime, enjoyed a renaissance in the mid-1990's with extensive landscaping and a new outdoor restaurant.
10. And here's one for you sports fans... Before 2000, the last Subway Series was...
11. The early New York fast-food cafeterias that featured food dispensed from vending machines with small glass doors were known as
12. What was the neighborhood, where the World Trade Center rose, known as in the mid-1900's?
13. There was an airship docking station atop the Empire State Building
14. What was the name of Radio City Music Hall's "little sister" that stood across the street from it, now obliterated by office space, famed for movies and ice shows?
15. The Manhattan Mall was once this famous department store.
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