PRELUDE QUIZ: New York City

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1. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French government for the friendship established during the American Revolution, was erected in New York when?
a) October 28th 1886
b) October 28th 1876
c) October 28th 1885

2. Dutch West India Company sent the first settlers to Manhattan. The island was bought from Native Americans for how much?
a) $24
b) $20,0000
c) Nothing at all. No transaction ever took place.

3. The New York Post is the oldest running newspaper in the United States. Who owns it?
a) Donald Trump
b) Rupert Murdoch
c) Kerry Packer

4. What is Woody Allen’s real name?
a) Allen Stewart Konigsberg
b) Robert Alan Zimmerman
c) Manfred Lubowitz
5. What is Sixth Ave otherwise known as?
a) Avenue of the Americas
b) Seventh Ave.
c) Broadway

6. Michael Bloomberg is New York City’s current mayor. How many other mayors has New York had?
a) 37
b) 72
c) 107

7. How many spikes are there in the Statue of Liberty’s crown?
a) Five
b) Seven
c) Ten

8. Manhattan was called "Manahatta” by the island’s original inhabitants, the Algonquin Indians. What does this mean?
a) Narrow Island
b) Heavenly Land
c) Beside the long tidal river

AND DID YOU KNOW

New York was the first US state to require license plates for cars.
New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids.
The first public brewery in America was established by Peter Minuit at the Market (Marckvelt) field in Lower Manhattan.
The oldest cattle ranch in the US was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island.
The first American chess tournament was held in New York City in 1843.

Answers: 1a, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5a, 6c, 7b, 8b