Brooklyn

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1. What year was Brooklyn incorporated into NYC? 1897 1898 1896 1895

2. What famous family was involved in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge? The Washingtons The Schermerhorns The Irvings The Roeblings

3. What neighborhood saw rioting after a West Indian child was struck and killed by a Chasidic driver, following the Rebbe's motorcade in 1991? Crown Heights Williamsburg Borough Park Brighton Beach

4. Where is the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch Library? Bay Ridge Borough Hall Grand Army Plaza Sheepshead Bay

5. How many suspension bridges span the East River to Brooklyn? 7 2 3 5

6. What island is Brooklyn located on? Utrecht Island Kings Island Long Island The Isle of Brooklyn

7. What is the name of the historic African American neighborhood located in what is now Bedford Stuyvesant? Weeksville Stuyvesant Town Bed-Stuy Brooklyn Heights

8. What neighborhood contains a thriving Latin American community, as well as Brooklyn's largest Chinatown? Sunset Park Dyker Heights Fort Greene Sheepshead Bay

9. What two green spaces dominate the center of Brooklyn? Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery Van Cortland Park and Greenwood Cemetery Shore Road Park and Prospect Park Prospect Park and Van Cortland Park

10. Although we Brooklynites lost our beloved Dodgers in the 1950s, we now have a minor league team that draws huge crowds of loyal fans. What is the name of this team? Answer: (Roller Coaster)