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History of New York - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 16,274 times
- The average score is 13 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States? | France | 99%
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| What became the world's tallest building when it was completed in 1931? | Empire State Building | 98%
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| What buildings were built in 1973 and destroyed in 2001? | World Trade Center | 95%
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| What was the name of New York City when it was a Dutch colony? | New Amsterdam | 88%
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| What worldwide event started on Wall Street in October, 1929? | The Great Depression | 85%
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| What 1969 music festival took place on a farm near the town of Bethel? | Woodstock | 84%
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| What African-American neighborhood had a literary "Renaissance" in the 1920s? | Harlem | 81%
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| What served as the gateway to over 12 million immigrants between 1892 and 1954? | {Ellis} Island | 72%
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| Who was mayor of New York City from 1934-1945? (Hint: an airport is named for him) | Fiorello La Guardia | 65%
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| What New York City mayor of the 1990s is often credited with reducing crime in the city? | Rudy Giuliani | 60%
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| What was the fourth most populous city in the United States when it was annexed by New York City in 1898? | Brooklyn | 56%
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| What canal, completed in 1825, connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes? | Erie Canal | 56%
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| What game's modern rules were invented by Alexander Cartwright in 1845? | Baseball | 55%
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| Who was the only President to be inaugurated in New York City? | George Washington | 51%
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| What Armonk, New York company dominated the computer industry in the 1960s and 70s? | IBM | 48%
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| Who was assassinated by an anarchist in Buffalo in 1901? | William McKinley | 39%
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| What confederation consists of six Native American tribes, including the Mohawk and Oneida? | Iroquois | 38%
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| What railroad and shipping tycoon was one of the world's richest people when he died in 1877? | Cornelius Vanderbilt | 31%
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| What corrupt political machine was led by Boss Tweed in the 1860s? | {Tammany} Hall | 30%
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| What two battles of 1777 are called the "turning point" of the Revolutionary War because they convinced the French to help the U.S.? | Battles of {Saratoga} | 22%
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