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So Much Fun in Manhattan! Trivia Quiz

Manhattan is an island, rich in history, culture, and cheese-cake.

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

Author
stageball

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,138

Updated
Sep 17 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1479

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Question 1 of 10

1. What powered the original Central Park Carousel when it opened in 1871?
Hint

Horses

Prison workers

Steam

Wind

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the Titanic supposed to dock, had she not sunk on her maiden voyage? Hint

12th Avenue Piers

They figured they'd decide when the time came

Hell's Kitchen

Chelsea Piers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which two landmarks in Manhattan go together? Hint

The Chrysler Building and Harlem

The Ritz Theatre and the Holland Tunnel

Lincoln Center and Battery Park

Macy's and Herald Square

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is true of Washington Square Park? Hint

One cannot see and hear many talented street performers there

Someone once dug to Chinatown from there

Ed Koch was born on its soft, green, lawn

It was reputedly built on the site of a gallows

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where is the Flatiron Building? Hint

At the meeting point of 5th Avenue, Broadway, and 23rd Street

Opposite the Museum of Modern Art

On Manhattan's northern most point.

In Times Square

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Question 6 of 10

6. New York was the first capital of the United States.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Brooklyn Bridge was one of the first suspension bridges ever built and by far the largest at the time and for many years after. It goes from Brooklyn to where? Hint

Manhattan

Great Neck

New Jersey

Back to Brooklyn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why are the lights on the top of the Empire State Building turned off on foggy nights in spring and fall? Hint

So as not to confuse commuting New Yorkers

So as not to confuse migrating birds

So as not to confuse already confused tourists

So as not to enlighten obtunded beatniks

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1812, on Manhattan's southern tip, American soldiers in a harbor fortification successfully fought back an attack by which country? Hint

Russia

Britain

Saudi Arabia

Siam

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where in New York can you see a Gutenberg Bible on display? Hint

The Lower East Side

The Cloisters

The New York Public Library

The Museum of Natural History

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What powered the original Central Park Carousel when it opened in 1871?

Answer: Horses

Today the Carousel is powered by electricity. Central Park begins (ends) on 110th street and ends (begins) on 59th street. Many cultural events take place in Central Park including free concerts and opera all summer long.

2. Where was the Titanic supposed to dock, had she not sunk on her maiden voyage?

Answer: Chelsea Piers

Chelsea neighborhood, south of 23rd street, is the site of the famous "Chelsea Hotel" where many famous writers, including Dylan Thomas, Arthur Miller, and Tom Wolfe, lived and worked. Many pop artist stayed there as well including Bob Dylan, The Jefferson Airplane, and Janis Joplin.

3. Which two landmarks in Manhattan go together?

Answer: Macy's and Herald Square

"Give my regards to Broadway, remember me to Herald Square."
The first Macy's opened on 14th street in 1858. When Macy's at Herald Square on 6th Avenue opened in 1902 it was advertised as "The World's Largest Store". .

4. Which is true of Washington Square Park?

Answer: It was reputedly built on the site of a gallows

Perhaps that's why people are always hanging around there. Washington Square Park is on 5th Avenue in Greenwich Village.

5. Where is the Flatiron Building?

Answer: At the meeting point of 5th Avenue, Broadway, and 23rd Street

The Flatiron Building was once the most photographed building in the world. In the 1920s, guys used to loiter around 23rd street waiting for the wind to bounce off its tall, flat, surface, which caused many women's skirts to fly up in the wind. Cops on the beat would shoo the guys away, saying, "23 skidoo!"

6. New York was the first capital of the United States.

Answer: True

George Washington took the oath as president at Federal Hall near the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan.

7. The Brooklyn Bridge was one of the first suspension bridges ever built and by far the largest at the time and for many years after. It goes from Brooklyn to where?

Answer: Manhattan

No one had ever seen a bridge of that magnitude before. In order to prove it was safe to cross, P.T. Barnum walked 21 elephants across it in 1883.

8. Why are the lights on the top of the Empire State Building turned off on foggy nights in spring and fall?

Answer: So as not to confuse migrating birds

The Empire State Building is on 5th Avenue and 33rd street. It was the tallest building in the world from its completion in 1930 until 1972. It was designed by architect William Lamb. A plane crashed into the Empire State Building! This happened in 1945 when a US Army Air Corps B-25 twin-engine bomber plane crashed into the 79th floor of the building in dense fog.

9. In 1812, on Manhattan's southern tip, American soldiers in a harbor fortification successfully fought back an attack by which country?

Answer: Britain

The neighborhood today known as "The Battery" was just that - a harbor fortification. From Battery Park there is a clear view of Staten Island to the South, and Brooklyn to the East.

10. Where in New York can you see a Gutenberg Bible on display?

Answer: The New York Public Library

The New York Public Library can be found on 5th Avenue and 42nd street. Gutenberg Bibles (made in the 1450s), were the first books ever printed. The New York Gutenberg is one of only four complete copies printed on vellum. There are 48 copies of the Gutenberg Bible still in existence.

The rest are printed on paper, or are incomplete. By the way, why was New York nicknamed, "The Big Apple"? According to some people, jazz musicians called it that when they got a gig there. A gig in the "Big Apple" meant you had made it to the biggest fruit on the tree of success. That's one theory but I'm sticking with it. I hope you enjoyed this quiz. See you in the Big Apple!

Source: Author stageball

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