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Nearly Ultimate New York 1 Trivia Quiz

I live here and I don't know everything there is to know about one of the most diverse cities in the world. Play this quiz and find out how much you know. Have fun!

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

Author
rootsgrrl

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,072

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
1493

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. How many commuter bridges cross the East River? Hint

Seven

Four

Two

Nine

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Question 2 of 15

2. The Dakota, home of Yoko Ono, Lauren Bacall, and John Madden, among others, is near Central Park.

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who was the first mayor to live in Gracie Mansion? Hint

Seth Low

James Walker

William O'Dwyer

Fiorello LaGuardia

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these famous people was not born in Queens? Hint

Joe Pesci

Martin Scorsese

Nancy Reagan

Carroll O'Connor

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Question 5 of 15

5. Since 1923, when Yankee Stadium was built, how many other Major League Baseball parks have existed within New York City? Hint

Four

Zero

Two

One

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was elected mayor of New York in Nov.2001?

Answer: (First and last name or just last name; think financial news; the name he's known by)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Brooklyn was once an independent city.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many World's Fairs have taken place in New York City since 1900? Hint

Three

None

Five

Two

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Question 9 of 15

9. A subway disaster caused a street in Brooklyn to be renamed.

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. All these places from the film "Moonstruck" (shot partially in New York) exist or have existed, except: Hint

Cammereri Brothers Bakery

Cranberry Street

The Grand Ticino

Sweetheart Wine and Liquors

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Question 11 of 15

11. The largest (in area) of the five boroughs is; Hint

Queens

Staten Island

Manhattan

Brooklyn

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Question 12 of 15

12. What street in Manhattan was called "Swing Street" because of all the jazz clubs that once filled it? Hint

52nd Street

Broadway

42nd Street

125th Street

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Question 13 of 15

13. Jazz greats Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong both lived in Queens.

True

False

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Question 14 of 15

14. At what club in Manhattan did The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, and countless others jump-start their careers? Hint

Studio 54

Irving Plaza

CBGBs

The Ritz

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Question 15 of 15

15. What President was born in New York City? Hint

John Adams

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many commuter bridges cross the East River?

Answer: Seven

And here they are: the Triborough, the Queensborough (also known as the 59th St.), the Manhattan, the Williamsburgh, the Throg's Neck, the Whitestone, and the most beautiful engineering feat ever, the Brooklyn.

2. The Dakota, home of Yoko Ono, Lauren Bacall, and John Madden, among others, is near Central Park.

Answer: True

Right across 72nd Street, The garden that Yoko had dedicated to John Lennon, Strawberry Fields, is right inside the 72nd Street entrance.
The movie "Rosemary's Baby" was filmed at the Dakota in 1966.

3. Who was the first mayor to live in Gracie Mansion?

Answer: Fiorello LaGuardia

Mayor LaGuardia previously lived in a walk-up apartment in East Harlem with his wife and children. He reluctantly moved on to Gracie Mansion (88th St. and the East River) in 1942

4. Which of these famous people was not born in Queens?

Answer: Joe Pesci

All the others were born in Queens, but Mr. O'Connor was the only one raised there. Mr. Pesci is from the Bronx

5. Since 1923, when Yankee Stadium was built, how many other Major League Baseball parks have existed within New York City?

Answer: Four

The Polo Grounds in Manhattan, which the New York Giants shared with the Yankees for several years and was the first home of the New York Mets; Shea Stadium in Flushing, the Mets' home since 1964; The Yankees also played at Shea during the renovation of Yankee Stadium. Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, where the Dodgers played until the end of the 1957 season.

The Giants also played in the Polo Grounds until the end of that season. No one blames the Giants for moving to San Francisco, but a lot of us are still angry with the Dodgers! Citi Field was built in 2009 as the home for the Mets.

6. Who was elected mayor of New York in Nov.2001?

Answer: Mike Bloomberg

He may be the second shortest mayor (after La Guardia) but Mr. Bloomberg claims to be five feet eleven inches tall.

7. Brooklyn was once an independent city.

Answer: True

Until 1898, when the five boroughs were consolidated into Greater New York, Brooklyn was the fourth largest city in the United States. In fact the voters of Brooklyn voted in favor of joining the city by less than 300 votes!

8. How many World's Fairs have taken place in New York City since 1900?

Answer: Two

Both were held in Flushing, on the site of a former ash dump. The first, in 1939 and 1940, featured the first appearance of a President (FDR) on television, but very few people were able to see the broadcast. The second, in 1964-65 featured the use of a computer in the Parker Pen pavilion to match attendees with a pen pal (including me). There was also the first demonstration of a Picturephone. The two towers in the first "Men in Black" movie were the New York State pavilion and despite what you saw in the movie, they are still standing.

9. A subway disaster caused a street in Brooklyn to be renamed.

Answer: True

In November. 1918, a train crashed inside the Malbone Street tunnel in Brooklyn, killing nearly 100 people. The name "Malbone Street" evoked such horrible thoughts that the street was renamed Empire Boulevard.

10. All these places from the film "Moonstruck" (shot partially in New York) exist or have existed, except:

Answer: Sweetheart Wine and Liquors

You can visit all the others, although the Grand Ticino is on Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village. You can go see Orange and Pineapple streets in Brooklyn too!

11. The largest (in area) of the five boroughs is;

Answer: Queens

Queens is the largest; Brooklyn the most populous.

12. What street in Manhattan was called "Swing Street" because of all the jazz clubs that once filled it?

Answer: 52nd Street

"Swing Street" is still the second name of 52nd St.

13. Jazz greats Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong both lived in Queens.

Answer: True

Lady Day lived in Flushing for a number of years, and Mr. Armstrong spent the last 31 years of his life in a house in Corona.

14. At what club in Manhattan did The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, and countless others jump-start their careers?

Answer: CBGBs

On Bowery and Third, the letters mean "Country Bluegrass and Blues." Yes. it's still there

15. What President was born in New York City?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

TR was born on East 20th Street. You can visit the house.

Source: Author rootsgrrl

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