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New York City Trivia #2

If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere. Answer these questions about New York City.
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What was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
Which of the five boroughs has the lowest population?
Staten Island
What does the A stand for in MOMA?
Art
What is a bodega?
a Convenience Store
What street is famous for its musical theaters?
Broadway
The Knicks are an NBA team that play in New York. What is Knicks short for?
Knickerbockers
What river flows through Albany and New York City?
Hudson River
What New York buildings were the tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970?
Empire State Building
Chrysler Building
What New York rapper was killed while visiting Los Angeles in 1997?
The Notorious B.I.G.
What Brooklyn neighborhood is often considered to be the center of "hipster" culture?
Williamsburg
What "island", actually a peninsula, is famous for its amusement park rides?
Coney Island
What political boss was synonymous with Tammany Hall corruption?
Boss Tweed
What park, opened in 2009, was built on a former elevated railway track?
High Line
What two commercial airports are located within the city?
John F. Kennedy
LaGuardia
What type of music was the music club CBGB known for in the 1980s?
Punk
What is the largest park in Manhattan?
Central Park
What Ivy League university is located in New York City?
Columbia
What ingredient is featured in Manhattan clam chowder, but shunned
in New England clam chowder?
Tomatoes
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24 Comments
sillie
+3
Level 75
Aug 30, 2018
I believe that river flows in the opposite direction or it would be a very odd river indeed.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Aug 30, 2018
Fixed :)
GrandMo
+7
Level 69
Sep 5, 2018
I don't know how the original question was worded, but in reality, the Hudson is largely a tidal river- it reverses flow temporarily as far up as Troy, just north of Albany. Not that this changes what you'd consider the source vs. outflow.
cbp
+2
Level 49
Jan 1, 2019
For anyone interested, https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4923.html
kapulani3
+5
Level 75
Aug 30, 2018
I kept trying Knickerbocker and various other spellings but always left of the (s). Very frustrating.
pkerr116
+5
Level 71
Oct 21, 2018
I couldn't get "Hogg" out of my mind once it entered that space...
ander217
+5
Level 73
Jan 1, 2019
Coney Island was a true island until the early 20th century when they connected it to Long Island by land fill.
joez
+4
Level 77
Jan 2, 2019
Ironically, CBGB originally stood for Country, BlueGrass, and Blues.
amm14
+10
Level 69
Jan 2, 2019
I'm about three blocks away from the Chrysler building, but apparently I can't spell it! No "t" after s, harsh but fair. Not accepting "deli" for "bodega," on the other hand...
divantilya
+4
Level 36
Mar 12, 2020
A bodega can be considered a deli I suppose, except that it also sells canned goods, paper towels, detergent, toilet tissue, personal hygiene items and other non-perishable whereas a deli usually only sells sandwiches and drinks.
MungoJerry
+12
Level 63
Mar 12, 2020
As a New Yorker, bodega and corner store are synonymous, please accept corner store
or1998
+2
Level 56
Jul 1, 2024
I put corner store as well!
frost2x
+3
Level 52
Apr 28, 2020
Fun Fact technically the Statue of Liberty in New Jersey not New York (if it wasn't federally owned by new york)
Speed4TheNeed
+3
Level 88
May 11, 2023
Federally owned by New York?
bobobo
+1
Level 73
Aug 24, 2025
It's in New York
MungoJerry
+4
Level 63
Sep 7, 2020
Manhattan born and raised, didn't even know there was such a thing as Manhattan clam chowder
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Jan 7, 2026
I think it's referenced in Ace Ventura when Woodstock asks Ace if the password refers to the red or the white.
SpencerGT
+3
Level 68
Mar 3, 2021
You could probably add WTC to the tallest buildings list.
Koopa
+2
Level 88
Jan 7, 2026
How? The WTC was completed after that window of time, and therefore can't possibly be an answer--hence the time frame.
mrputter
+1
Level 90
May 25, 2026
I mean, Jesus.

In the very, very specific sense that (the original) 1WTC had its topping-out ceremony on Dec. 23, 1970 (but notably not its opening ceremony until years later!), so it was technically the tallest topped-out-but-not-finished building in the world for all of nine days at the end of 1970.

But it's pretty damn clear that the clue was written specifically to refer to buildings that preceded the WTC.

salicet
+1
Level 85
Oct 14, 2022
Why not accept the three-letter code for both airports?
MovieQuizGuy
+3
Level 64
Aug 13, 2024
I froze on bodega for a long time because a bodega is a bodega. Had to think of another name for it.

Also, can JetPunk please accept "esb" for the Empire State Building? It's a common written abbreviation here in New York but it never works on JetPunk quizzes, so instead of being a shortcut it always slows me down.

JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 66
Oct 13, 2025
Corner store and deli should be accepted for bodega
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Jan 7, 2026
Ugh. Tomatoes in clam chowder.
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