Earlier this year I organized a New York City themed party for a high school Post Prom (after prom) event. I ordered cardboard stand-ups online and made a few other decorations. The food bar included popcorn with a 1920's styled machine, bagel bites (NYC Pizza), hotdogs (Coney Island), Pretzels, Apples and Jelly Beans. Ice cream bars were part of the plan but we decided to avoid the mess and served a tray of cookies instead. I handmade man holes by using aluminum foil, cardboard, glue, paint, foam alphabet stickers and $1.00 round pizza pans from the Dollar Tree. One activity that was planned was New York City trivia. After a long search I determined that I could not find a satisfactory trivia game for NYC so I decided to make one and today I am sharing it with you.
~ With Angela O'
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| NYC Tourist Photo Center |
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| NYC Decorations |
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| NYC Decorations |
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| NYC Food Carts |
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| Pizza, Popcorn, Pretzels, Bagels, Giant Pickles, and Other Cart Goodies |
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| Old Fashioned Popcorn Machine |
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| NYC Mocktails for Underage Guests |
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| A Bit of Breakfast for Morning Survivors |
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Manholes:
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| Completed Manhole. (See larger photo at end of this blog post) |
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| $1.00 Pizza Pan from Dollar Tree |
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| Cut cardboard pieces glued on to pan. Foam Alphabet Stickers. |
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Cash Cab Trivia:
1. What supernatural action movie from the 1980’s starring Bill Murray filmed a scene inside the New York Public Library?
A: Ghostbusters
4. Name the four female
characters of Sex and the City?
2. Name three famous talk shows
based in NYC?
A: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night, The Today Show,
Rachel Ray, The Colbert Report, Good Morning America
Late Show, The People’s Court
3. What actress is famous for
her little black dress, black gloves, sunglasses, and her up-do when she walks
up to Tiffany & Co. with a pastry in her hand?
A: Audrey Hepburn
A: Carrie Bradshaw
Charlotte York
Miranda Hobbes
Samantha Jones
5. Name three epic film couples
of New York City.
A: Carrie Bradshaw & Big –
S&TC
Chuck Bass & Blair
Waldorf – Gossip Girl
Ross Gellar & Rachel
Green – Friends
Maria & Alan – Sesame
Street
Peter Park & Mary Jane
Watson – Spider Man
Jay Gatsby & Daisy Buchannan
– The Great Gatsby
6. What show holds the record
for the longest-run in the history of Broadway?
A: Cats
7, List two old-timer shows
that were set in New York.
A: I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Welcome Back, Kotter
Different Strokes, Bewitched, Family Affair
All in the Family, The Cosby Show
8. What was/is the tallest building
in Manhattan?
A: One World Trade Center
9. What are the names of the
pizza-loving, crime-fighting, skateboarding turtles that reside in the sewers
of NYC?
A: Leonardo, Michaelangelo
Donatello, Raphael
10. What show is famous for
their deliveryman who drives a brown truck dropping off packages before coming
home to his wife in Queens?
A: The King of Queens
11. What show about nothing was
filmed and takes place in NYC?
A: Seinfeld
12. Which animated tv show that
takes place in the year 3000 (aka the 31st century) takes place in
New York?
A: Futurama
13. Who plays Doug Heffernan in
The King of Queens? He also played in
Grown Ups and Mall Cop.
A: Kevin James
14. In what community does Peter
Parker live with his Aunt May?
A: Forest Hills, Queens NY
15. What currently aired
television series takes place in NYC during the 1950’s through the 1970’s?
A: Mad Men
16. What is NYC’s nick name?
A: The Big Apple
17. What movie took place in New
York during the Revolutionary War era? Hint: It starred Johnny Depp
A: Sleepy Hollow
18. List how many and name the
professional football teams in the state of New York.
A: NY Giants
NY Jets
Buffalo Bills
19. Who is the biggest rival
team of the New York Yankees?
A: Boston Red Sox
20. Name the two baseball teams
in NY.
A: NY Mets, NY Yankees
21. What is the name that is
collectively used for the 5 communities that make up New York City?
A: The Boroughs
22. What are the five boroughs
of NYC?
A: Manhattan, The Bronx
Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island
23. What NYC baseball team did
Jackie Robinson play for in the late 1940’s to mid 1950’s?
A: The Brooklyn Dodgers
24. How I Met Your __________
takes place in NYC with the architect named Ted and the Canadian news anchor
named Robin?
A: How I Met Your "Mother"
25. What foods are NYC most
known for?
A: Bagels & Pizza
26. The famous movie featuring
Macy’s and the Macy’s Parade during the Christmas season, took place on what street?
A: 34th
27. What movie starred Audrey
Hepburn at a now extremely famous jeweler in 1961?
A: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
28. What large animal is legend
to live in the sewers of Manhattan?
Hint: Because people would flush
these down the toilet as baby pets
A: Crocodiles
29. Who directed The Godfather?
A: Francis Ford Coppola
30. Who played the Don in The
Godfather?
A: Marlen Brando
31. Who played Michael Corleone
in The Godfather?
A: Al Pacino
32. Home Alone 2 is _______ in
New York.
A: Lost
33. This Real Estate Tycoon is
famous for his tagline “You’re Fired” on The Apprentice.
A: Donald Trump
34. What NBA team does Jay-Z
partially own?
A: The Brooklyn Nets
35. Name three films that New
York City is devastated?
A: King Kong, Independence Day, Planet of the Apes,
Armageddon, End of the World, Godzilla,
Ghostbusters, The Day After Tomorrow,
War of the Worlds, I
am Legend, Cloverfield
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| Zoomed View of Manhole. Finished by covering with aluminum foil, pressed and then grey paint. |