INQUIZITION QUIZ NO. 51 NEW YORK

[magpie in the 80's]

1 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

[godoubleblues]

Q1 - sex and the city
Q3 - yellow
Q9 - Scorsese
Q13 - Escape from New York

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 - sex and the city
Q3 - yellow
Q9 - Scorsese
Q13 - Escape from New York

CORRECT GDB

[Footy Chick]

6. Bloomberg

15. Freedom towers???

[magpie in the 80's]

6. Bloomberg

15. Freedom towers???

CORRECT FC

[JAS]

Q2 New Amsterdam
Q8 10cc

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 New Amsterdam
Q8 10cc

Regards
JAS

CORRECT JAS

[redandblack]

4 Brooklyn Bridge

11 Empire State Building

[magpie in the 80's]

4 Brooklyn Bridge.....INCORRECT

11 Empire State Building.....CORRECT

[Kahuna]

12/ Strawberry Fields

[magpie in the 80's]

12/ Strawberry Fields

CORRECT K

[magpie in the 80's]

1 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

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ