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NYC Quiz#1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the co ordinates of NYC?

a)

40.7ºN, 74.0ºW

b)

40.7ºS, 74.0ºE

c)

74.0ºS, 40.7ºW

d)

74.0ºN, 40.7ºW

2.

What are New York's 2 famous Major League Baseball teams?

a)

The Yankees and the Dodgers

b)

The Yankees and the Mets

c)

The Yankees and the Red Sox

d)

The Red Sox and The White Sox

3.

What are the 5 boroughs of NYC?

a)

Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

b)

Brooklyn, Orange County, Manhattan, Downtown, Staten Island

4.

What is the hottest month of the year in NYC?

a)

July with an ave of 25ºC

b)

January with an ave of 25ºC

c)

April with an ave of 25ºC

d)

October with an ave of 25ºC

5.

What is the population of NYC (just the 5 boroughs NOT the whole metro area)?

a)

2.55 million

b)

5.55 million

c)

8.55 million

d)

25.55 million

6.

What is NYC also known as?

a)

The Big Apple

b)

The Big Orange

c)

The Big Pear

d)

The Big Banana

7.

What is this famous New York landmark?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Empire State Building

c)

Statue of David

8.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to NYC from which European nation?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Canada

d)

Spain

9.

What is the name of this famous NYC art museum?

a)

Dali Museum

b)

The Guggenheim Museum

c)

The Louvre

d)

The Museum of Modern Art

10.

What is Robert DeNiro's (pictured) profession?

a)

Actor

b)

Singer

c)

Policeman

d)

Politician

11.

Identify the indigenous group which called the NYC region home before European settlement...

a)

Eora nation

b)

The Lenapes

c)

The Cherokee

d)

The Apache

12.

NYC is an urban heat island - what does this suggest?

a)

The temps are greater in the built up city than the surrounding rural (less built up) areas

b)

The surrounding areas are hotter than the built up city area

13.

What is the closest major ocean to NYC?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

14.

True or False, NYC is home to more Jews than Tel Aviv and more Irish than Dublin?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Caucasians make up one third of NYC (33.1%). Which ethnic group is the next highest by percentage with 28.6%?

a)

Hispanics

b)

African Americans

c)

Asian

16.

Approximately how many foreign born New Yorkers are there?

a)

300,000

b)

1 million

c)

3 million

d)

8 million

17.

What is this popular tourist destination within NYC?

a)

Disneyland

b)

Trafalgar Square

c)

Times Square

d)

Wall Street

18.

Identify the green rectangle in the middle of Manhattan...

a)

Central Park

b)

Centennial Park

c)

Hyde Park

d)

Freedom Park

19.

What bearing is LaGuardia Airport from JFK Airport?

a)

20º

b)

160º

c)

200º

d)

340º

20.

Which NYC borough has the greatest land area?

a)

Queens

b)

Brooklyn

c)

Manhattan

d)

Staten Island