INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 51 NEW YORK
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:53 am1 Which popular TV series, set in New York, stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw?
SEX AND THE CITY
2 What was New York called prior to 1664?
NEW AMSTERDAM
3 What is the predominant colour of New York taxis?
YELLOW
4 What is the name of the bridge that connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens?
VERRA - ZANO / NARROWS
5 In which decade was the New York marathon first contested?
1970'S
6 Who was inaugurated as Mayor of New York on New Year’s Day 2002?
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
7 In which New York borough is Wall Street located?
MANHATTAN
8 Which pop group had a 1974 hit with the song, “The Wall Street Shuffle”?
10CC
9 Who directed the 2002 film, Gangs of New York?
MARTIN SCORSESE
10 In New York, how is The Great White Way otherwise known?
BROADWAY
11 Which building can be found at the address 350 Fifth Avenue, New York?
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
12 What name was given to the memorial garden dedicated to John Lennon in New York’s Central Park?
STRAWBERRY FIELDS
13 In which 1979 film did Kurt Russell play the heroic character of Snake Plissken?
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
14 What is the seven-word motto of the New York Times?
ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS TO PRINT
15 In 2004, the foundation stone was laid for which building, on the former site of the World Trade Center?
FREEDOM TOWER
SEX AND THE CITY
2 What was New York called prior to 1664?
NEW AMSTERDAM
3 What is the predominant colour of New York taxis?
YELLOW
4 What is the name of the bridge that connects the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens?
VERRA - ZANO / NARROWS
5 In which decade was the New York marathon first contested?
1970'S
6 Who was inaugurated as Mayor of New York on New Year’s Day 2002?
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
7 In which New York borough is Wall Street located?
MANHATTAN
8 Which pop group had a 1974 hit with the song, “The Wall Street Shuffle”?
10CC
9 Who directed the 2002 film, Gangs of New York?
MARTIN SCORSESE
10 In New York, how is The Great White Way otherwise known?
BROADWAY
11 Which building can be found at the address 350 Fifth Avenue, New York?
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
12 What name was given to the memorial garden dedicated to John Lennon in New York’s Central Park?
STRAWBERRY FIELDS
13 In which 1979 film did Kurt Russell play the heroic character of Snake Plissken?
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
14 What is the seven-word motto of the New York Times?
ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS TO PRINT
15 In 2004, the foundation stone was laid for which building, on the former site of the World Trade Center?
FREEDOM TOWER
