How Well Do You Know New York City?
Idyllic via DISCORD
Created 7/17/2024
Test your knowledge about the Big Apple
1. What was New York City originally called when it was founded by the Dutch?
New Haarlem
New Utrecht
New Amsterdam
New Rotterdam
2. Who is considered the founder of African American literature, living in the Joseph Lloyd Manor House?
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. Du Bois
Sojourner Truth
Jupiter Hammon
3. Which landmark is known as the center of New York's theater industry?
Madison Square Garden
Lincoln Center
Broadway
Times Square
4. Which New York City building was the tallest in the world upon completion in 1931?
Chrysler Building
Woolworth Building
Empire State Building
Rockefeller Center
5. Which river forms the waterfront along the western edge of Manhattan?
Hudson River
East River
Hackensack River
Harlem River
6. In what year did the first commercial radio station in New York City begin broadcasting?
7. Which landmark is known as the site of the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop?
Rockefeller Center
Times Square
Bryant Park
Union Square
8. Which university, established in 1754, is one of the oldest in New York City?
Columbia University
Fordham University
The City College
New York University
9. Which borough of New York City is the largest in terms of area?
Manhattan
The Bronx
Queens
Brooklyn
10. Which famous park located in Manhattan stretches from 59th to 110th streets?
Central Park
Washington Square Park
Prospect Park
Battery Park
11. Who was the first European explorer to visit the New York Bay in 1524?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Jacques Cartier
12. What is the primary significance of Ellis Island in New York history?
Prison
Immigration station
Trading post
Military fort
