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You Think You Know Brooklyn? Trivia Quiz

This is the ultimate Brooklyn challenge. If you know anything about this illustrious borough you will be just fine. Best of Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Yankeegirl742. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Yankeegirl742

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
283,205

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
647

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (2/10), Guest 100 (5/10), Guest 207 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What bay do you pass on your right just before you cross the Marine Parkway Bridge heading to the Rockaways? Hint

Dead Horse Bay

Ruffle Bar

Sheepshead Bay

Jamaica Bay

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is the main entrance to Seagate found? Hint

Surf Avenue

Neptune Avenue

Mermaid Avenue

Bayview Avenue

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Question 3 of 10

3. What street links the Marine Parkway Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge? Hint

Nostrand Avenue

Bedford Avenue

Ocean Avenue

Flatbush Avenue

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Question 4 of 10

4. Complete this sequence: Seagate, __, __, Manhattan Beach. Hint

Coney Island, Brighton Beach

Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay

Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay

Bath Beach, Plumb Beach

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is Exit 4 supposed to take you when you get off the Belt Parkway? Hint

4th Ave and 86th St

14th Ave and Bay 8th St

Farmers Boulevard

16th Ave and Shore Parkway

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year were the Brooklyn Dodgers created? Hint

1899

1883

1909

1912

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Question 7 of 10

7. What former cable news host graduated from Lafayette High School in 1951? Hint

John King

Bill O' Reilly

Larry King

Tucker Carlson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is Caesar's Bay shopping center? Hint

Kings Plaza

Sheepshead Bay

Bay Parkway

Fulton Street Mall

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which member of the Supreme Court graduated from James Madison High School? Hint

William Rhenquist

Antonin Scalia

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Byron White

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Question 10 of 10

10. What street has a name change on West End Ave? Hint

Emmons Ave becomes Surf Ave

Hampton Ave becomes Oceanview Avenue

Cass Place becomes Oriental Boulevard

Ocean Avenue becomes Emmons Avenue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What bay do you pass on your right just before you cross the Marine Parkway Bridge heading to the Rockaways?

Answer: Dead Horse Bay

Dead Horse Bay connects into the larger Raritan Bay, which turns into the Atlantic Ocean. Floyd Bennett Field is parallel to it on the opposite side of Flatbush Avenue.

2. Where is the main entrance to Seagate found?

Answer: Surf Avenue

The entrance on Neptune Avenue is open only occasionally. The entrance to Seagate on Surf Avenue is open 24 hours. Neptune Avenue and Surf Avenue will eventually meet in Seagate.

3. What street links the Marine Parkway Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge?

Answer: Flatbush Avenue

Flatbush Avenue is a very long and interesting road. It connects the Manhattan Bridge to Manhattan and the Marine Parkway Bridge to Queens. A bus ride from one end of Flatbush Avenue to the other is quite a slow paced journey filled with many, many stops along the way.

4. Complete this sequence: Seagate, __, __, Manhattan Beach.

Answer: Coney Island, Brighton Beach

When you go to Manhattan Beach and walk west along the boardwalk you will pass through all the mentioned neighborhoods and then end on West 28th Street where the gated community of Seagate begins.

5. Where is Exit 4 supposed to take you when you get off the Belt Parkway?

Answer: 14th Ave and Bay 8th St

Before you get off this exit, if you are traveling east you will see the Fort Hamilton Army Base. When you get off Exit 4 you will see the Dyker Beach playground, baseball fields and handball courts.

6. In what year were the Brooklyn Dodgers created?

Answer: 1883

The Brooklyn Dodgers started as a minor league team playing out of a stadium in Gowanus located on Third Street and Fourth Avenue in Washington Park. They moved to Ebbett's Field in 1913.

7. What former cable news host graduated from Lafayette High School in 1951?

Answer: Larry King

Larry King was born in Bensonhurst. He was among a number of other prominent people reared in Bensonhurst such as Ben Stiller, Robert Merrill and Danny DeVito. The "Larry King Live" talk show on CNN ran from 1985 to 2010.

8. Where is Caesar's Bay shopping center?

Answer: Bay Parkway

Caesars Bay is a very large shopping center off the Belt Parkway. Driving south on Bay Parkway takes you directly to it. You can shop in stores like Best Buy, Waldbaum's and Kohl's just to name a few.

9. Which member of the Supreme Court graduated from James Madison High School?

Answer: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

James Madison High School's law program dedicated a courtroom in her honor. Ginsburg later attended Cornell University after graduating.

10. What street has a name change on West End Ave?

Answer: Hampton Ave becomes Oceanview Avenue

Hampton Avenue starts on Irwin Street and continues for eight blocks before becoming Oceanview Avenue. Oceanview Avenue then continues until Ocean Parkway where it ends.

Source: Author Yankeegirl742

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