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Contents
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1. NEW YORK
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1.1 NEW YORK
1. This state contains a famous statue that A. Rose
was a joint effort between France and the B. Lilac
United States, intended to commemorate
the lasting friendship between the peoples C. Hibiscus
of the two nations. D. Azalea
A. Massachusetts Explanation:The lilac is an ornamental
shrub with showy, fragrant blooms in the
B. New York spring and early summer.
2. What is the railway network in New York 4. How many Senators represent New York
popularly known as? State
A. 7
B. 2
C. 4
D. a lot
5. An alliance of five Native American tribes

A. Metro in the New York region
B. Rapid way A. Spiritual League
C. Subway B. Iroquois League
D. Tram C. Algonquian Union
3. Not to be confused with the State Tree, D. Chieftain Union
New York also has a State Bush. It was
adopted in 2006 and has a beautiful fra- 6. Which branch of the New York State gov-
grance when it blooms. What is New ernment is responsible for making laws?
York’s State Bush? A. Judicial
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. D
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B. Administrative B. Because New Yorkers are not aware of

C. Executive energy savings

D. Legislative C. Because New York consumes a lot of
electricity
7. How many Great Lakes make up New D. Because many New York buildings are
York’s Great Lakes? very old.
A. seven
11. Which of these is a renewable resource
B. two found in New York?
C. five A. Trees
D. three B. Salt
8. What is the function of the New York State C. Coal
Department of Labor? D. Fossil Fuel
A. Its function is to oversee the labor
market, protect workers, and assist the 12. What is the current status of the
unemployed in New York State. Poospatuck Native American Reserva-
tion?
B. Its function is to oversee the education
system in New York State. A. Recognized by the state of New York
and federal government
C. Its function is to maintain and improve
the transportation infrastructure in New B. Recognized by the state of New York
York State. but not the federal government
D. Its function is to protect and conserve C. Not recognized by the state of New
the environment in New York State. York or the federal government
D. No information provided
9. Why did the English come to New york?
(This was after the dutch) 13. What is the nickname of New York
A. trading posts A. The Fruity Peach
B. to explore B. The Smelly Plum
C. money C. The Old Hat
D. new routes D. The Big Apple
10. Why, essentially, is New York sometimes 14. When did early Americans settle in New
described as an energy-consuming city? York State?
A. 10, 000 years ago
B. 12, 000 years ago
C. 15, 000 years ago
D. 20, 000 years ago
15. what is new york most known for
A. Because Americans are the first CO2 A. being next to the ocean
transmitters in the world B. nothing
7. B 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. B

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C. statue of liberty 22. There are five in New York City.

D. other A. areas
16. Were New York Colonists allowed to vote B. districts
for their governor?
C. borough
A. Yes
D. boroughs
B. No
23. What was NOT a fact about New York?
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17. How much is the index of people estimated
in New York A. The capital is New York City.
A. 20, 320, 876 B. License plates were first required in
B. 232, 546, 666, 989 NY.
C. 567, 928, 475, 657 C. It is a state.
D. none of above D. Toilet paper was invent in NY.
18. how does new york get rid of batteries
24. Where was this taken?
A. they make good new metal
B. try to make new batteries
19. New York is known as the Empire State.
True or False
A. True
B. false
20. What is the best way to engage with local A. Niagara Falls
New Yorkers for tips and advice?
B. New York
A. Strike up conversations with locals
B. Avoid talking to locals C. North America
C. Use a translation app D. All the above
D. Ask for directions only
25. What is not a district of New York?
21. This is New York’s A. Staten Island
B. the Bronx
C. Harl
D. Brooklyn
26. How many people live in New York

A. More than 10 million people
A. metro
B. tube B. Less than 5 million people
C. subway C. More than 8 million people
D. underground D. none of above
17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. C 27. D
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27. What country borders New York to the 32. How many high schools and elementary
north schools in New York?

A. New Jersey A. 167
B. Vermont B. 1000
C. South America C. 1200
D. Canada D. 1495
28. The New York State Marine or Saltwater 33. New York
Fish can be found during certain seasons in A. New York
the tidal portion of the Hudson River and B. Paris
coastal waters around Long Island. What
is New York’s State Marine or Saltwater C. London
Fish? D. Tokyo
A. Atlantic Cod 34. What State borders New York to the
B. Bluefish south?
C. Striped Bass
D. Rainbow Trout
Explanation:Striped bass are also called
“stripers” and are silvery with seven to
eight black stripes. The striped bass was
adopted as the state marine or saltwater
fish in 2006.
A. Massachusetts
29. Which of the following explorers claimed B. Pennsylvania
the area around New York Bay?
C. Canada
A. Henry Hudson
D. Vermont
B. Francisco Pizarro
35. What date was the Battle For New York
C. Hernan Cortes
started
D. Christopher Columbus
A. April 12th 2019
30. The capital of New York State is B. March 5th 2017
A. Manhattan C. August 14th 2016
B. New York City D. none of above
C. Albany 36. Knicks, Jets, Giants and Cosmo’s are all
D. Lake George New York sport teams. But which rep-
resents the New York American Football
31. New York is a team?
A. city in the US A. Knicks
B. a place in Great Britain B. Giants
C. a recipe for jam. C. Jets
D. the name of a famous person. D. Cosmo’s
28. C 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. A
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37. The first subway system was built in this 43. New York City’s nickname is
state.
A. Massachusetts
B. New York
38. Who named the City ‘New York’?
A. England
B. Netherlands
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C. American
D. Canadian
39. Which great lake borders New York to the
A. The Apple
West?
B. The Big Apple
A. Lake Huron
C. The Small Apple
B. Lake Erie
D. The Beautiful Apple
C. Age Road Cancer
D. Lake Champlain 44. New York was first called
40. Most of New York’s iconic symbols are A. New Paris
found in in Manhattan’s midtown. B. New London
A. True C. New Amsterdam
B. False D. New Rome
41. What did New Yorkers call the Third Av- 45. New York wasn’t a very big city in 1900
enue elevated railroad?
A. True
A. Gleaming skyscraper
B. False
B. Grimy ribbon of Steel
C. Chinatown 46. Which river?-Source:Lake Tear in the
Clouds (high in the Adirondacks)-
D. The L Mouth:New York Harbor-Named for
42. What is the capital of New York? Henry Hudson-Largest river in New York
(over 300 miles)
A. Niagara River
B. Hudson River
C. St. Lawrence River
D. Mohawk River
47. what landmark is in new york

A. Syracuse A. the statue of liberty
B. Albany B. the eifle tower
C. Buffalo C. pool
D. New York City D. slime
38. A 39. B 40. A 41. D 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. B
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48. Which type of groceries are more expen- B. built above the street on an old rail-
sive in New York compared to London? road track

A. Restaurant groceries C. designed to look like an ancient castle
B. Supermarket groceries D. once crisscrossed with dozens of hang-
C. Both are equally expensive ing bridges
D. Not mentioned
52. What Is The Capital of New York?
49. If you had a special skill, such as shoemak-
A. Albany
ing, in colonial New York, you would be
called a(n) B. Buffalo
C. New York City
D. Syracuse
Explanation:The Governor (Kathy Hochul,
2021) Lives In Albany
53. What is the name of the mayor of the city

of new york?
A. slave
B. artisan
C. indentured servant
D. apprentice
50. Which two Great Lakes are close to New

York State? A. Michael Bloom
B. Marko Bloomberg
C. Michael Bloomberg
D. Ivan Bloom
54. Where is New York situated?

A. Northeast
A. Lake Ontario and Erie
B. Lake Erie and Superior B. Southeast
C. Lake Ontario and Michigan 55. What is New York’s Nickname
D. Lake Huron and Superior
A. Excelsior
51. The High Line, one of the most striking B. Ever upward
New York City parks, was
C. Empire State
A. dotted with wind mills that were used
to keep the city from flooding D. Albany
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56. Does a New York State Inspection Station A. True

have to have a Tire depth gauge to legally B. False
preform a New York State Inspection
A. No 61. What color are the taxis in New York?
B. Only if the vehicle can fit in the shop A. black
C. yes B. yellow
D. Only if the gauge is digital C. red
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57. Can you identify this place which is the D. none of above
most popular venue for New York inhab-
62. What is New York’s tallest mountain?
itans and tourists to celebrate New Year’s
Eve? A. Mt. Marcy
A. Fifth Avenue B. Adirondack Mountains
B. Times Square C. Catskill Mountains
C. Wall Street D. none of the above
D. Broadway Theater District
63. This view is called New York’s
58. WHICH IS THE FLAG OF THE NEW YORK
STATE?
A.
A. linesky
B. B. skyscraperline
C. skyline
D. buildingline
C.
64. Which of these states border New York?
A. Pennsylvania
D. B. New Hampshire
C. Maryland
59. How many days of paid holiday does Abi- D. Vermont
gail’s mother have in New York City?
E. Massachusetts
A. 28 days
B. 10 days 65. What is something that is located at New
York
C. 5 days
A. The statue of Liberty
D. No paid holidays
B. The biggest restaurant in the world
60. Learning to farm enabled early New York-
ers to create small villages and remain in C. Biggest factory of the country
one place. D. none of above

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66. Who is the mayor of Buffalo, New York? 70. The cost of an apartment in New York is
A. Homer Simpson an apartment in London.

B. Fred Flintstone A. much higher than
C. Byron Brown B. about the same as
D. Mickey Mouse C. a little lower than
67. What name do people sometimes give D. much lower than

New York?
71. Letter from New York Read this sentence
A. The city that never stops from the story. She said that she still oc-
B. The city that never relaxes casionally writes an article for them, but
C. The city that never sleeps she loves what she does now. What is a
synonym for the word occasionally?
D. none of above
A. sometimes
68. Name the state.
B. frequently
C. never
D. always
72. Which State does not share a border with

New York State?
A. Connecticut
A. Vermont B. California
B. New Jersey C. Pennsylvania

C. New York D. New Jersey
D. Pennsylvania 73. This train station is a major transportation
69. What States borders New York on the East hub in New York City and noted for its
side? beauty.
A. Grand Central Station
B. Penn Station
C. LaGuardia
D. Jkf
74. How many boroughs does New York

have?
A. New Jersey
B. Connecticut A. 3
C. Vermont B. 4
D. Massachusetts C. 5
E. Pennsylvania D. 6

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75. What is one way that early New Yorkers 81. Who re-recorded this song after it was
relied on their environment?(check all that written, performed in the movie New York,
are true!) New York, and performed live?
A. building shelters A. Dean Martin
B. hunting animals B. Sarah Woghan
C. using animal fur/skins for clothing C. Frank Sinatra
D. making tools from bones/ rocks D. Ishai Lahhiri
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76. Which town in Upstate New York was
82. New York City is also called
stranger things based off of
A. Saratoga Springs, New York A. the Big Apple
B. Montauk, New York B. the Red Apple
C. Lake George Qaurry, New York C. the City of Angels

D. New comb, New York D. none of above
77. What city do you live in? 83. Land Area at new york
A. Elmira A. 54, 556 mi
B. New York B. 36, 553 mi
C. U.S.A. C. 54, 993 mi
D. North America D. 38, 365 mi
78. What is one agricultural product that is im-
84. Home to the first hospital in the country.
portant to New York State?
A. Pineapple A. Massachusetts
B. Oranges B. New York
C. Apples 85. What is the central idea?

D. Grapefruit A. Puerto Ricans are dirty and lazy.
79. What is the color of New York taxis? B. Puerto Ricans are overpopulating
A. Bleu (packing) New York.
B. Vert C. Puerto Ricans are taking over our jobs.

C. Jaune
D. none of above
D. none of above
80. Whisz of these is NOT an area of NEW 86. What 2 Native American tribes settled in
YORK? what is now New York?
A. Queens A. Iroquois and Algonquian

B. The Hudson B. Algonquian and Seneca
C. The Bronx C. Iroquois only
D. none of above D. Mohawk and Seneca

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87. In which 5 city districts is the city of new C. 2 billion gallons

york divided?
D. 5 billion gallons

92. What is slice/pie in New York?
A.
B.
A. Manhattan C.
B. Manhattan, Broklyn, Bronx, Staten Is-
land
C. Broklyn, Staten Island D. none of above
D. Bronx, Broklyn, Staten Island, Man- 93. Who disliked New York and had the US
hatan capital moved to the south?
88. What is the Billion Oyster Project (BOP) A. Aaron Burr
aiming to do?
B. Alexander Hamilton
A. Restore 1 million oysters to New York
Harbor through education initiatives C. George Washington
B. Restore 1 billion oysters to New York D. Thomas Jefferson

Harbor through education initiatives
94. Why might it fun to visit New York City?
C. Restore 1 billion oysters to New York
Harbor through commercial initiatives A. There are a lot of fun thing to do
D. Restore 1 million oysters to New York B. It is sunny
Harbor through commercial initiatives C. There are a lot of roads
89. Nick visited his friends in New York. D. none of above
A. True
95. In New York, it is easier to go shopping.
B. False
A. True
90. London and New York, which has more bil- B. False
lionaires?
A. London 96. How many visitors come to New York each
B. New York years?
A. 30 million
91. How many gallons of water does New
York City consume per day? B. 40 million
A. 500 million gallons C. 50 million
B. 1 billion gallons D. 60 million

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97. How many boroughs is New York made up

of?
A. two
B. three
C. four
A. New York Knicks
D. five B. Sacramento Kings
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98. When did New York’s Native Americans 102. Which sport was first created in New
begin to farm and build villages? York state?
A. When Europeans taught them how to A. Baseball
farm B. Downhill Skiing
B. When the snow started to turn to ice C. Surfing
and the Earth became colder
D. Curling
C. When the clan mother showed them
how 103. How to say Hi or Hello in New York?
D. When the snow started to melt and the A. Hey

Earth became warmer. B. What’s up
C. Yo
99. What is New York’s nickname?
D. none of above
A. The Empire State
104. What is the name of the largest New
B. The Sunshine State
York park?
100. Two of the Great Lakes border New York. A. Central Parc
What are they? B. Giga Parc
C. Mega Parc
D. Tera Park
105. New York has many different , or

shapes and types of land.
A. people
B. landforms
A. Lake Eerie C. places
B. Mountain Lake D. things
C. Lake Ontario 106. What is the New York State Bird?
D. Niagara Lake A. The Eastern Blue Bird
B. The Northern Cardinal
101. Which NBA basketball team started out
in Rochester? There team name was the C. The Blue Jay
Rochester Royals. D. Mountain Blue Bird

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107. What is the highest mountain in New 112. Which is New York’s most famous park?
York State? A. Battery Park

A. Bald Hill
B. Central Park
B. Mt. Everest
C. Prospect Park
C. Mt. Marcy
D. none of above
D. Catskill Mountains
113. mr colberts family went to florida new
108. Which type of cake is New York famous york and nebraskaIn the sentence above
for? which word is a verb?
A. Key Lime Pie A. mr. colbert’s
B. Sticky Toffee Pudding B. family
C. Cheesecake
C. went
D. Panettone
D. to
109. Brooklyn is ( populated ) borough in New
York CIty. 114. One reason Washington and his troops
lost the Battles at New York was because:
A. They were outnumbered and outma-
neuvered
B. They fought too hard and were too
tired
A. the populated C. The British made a deal with them
B. the most populated D. The French stepped in to help the
British
C. the populatest
D. none of above 115. mr colberts family went to florida new
york and nebraskaIn the sentence above
110. Which is one of the oldest amusement which word is the simple predicate?
parks in the country that is located in New
York? A. mr. Colbert’s
A. Six Flags B. family

B. Hershey Park C. went
C. Dorney Park D. to
D. Coney Island 116. Which of the following cities has the
111. New York is also referred to as largest population?
A. the Big Apple

B. the city that never sleeps
C. the Golden City
D. the City of Roses
Explanation:-The Golden City = San
Francisco-The City of Roses = Portland

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A. Albany 121. What region of the United States is New

York found?
B. New York City
A. Midwest
C. Buffalo
B. Northeast
D. Syracuse
C. Southeast
117. On a map of New York State, you would D. Southwest
find the Adirondack Mountains in the?
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A. In the East 122. What’s the weather like in New York?
B. In the North
C. In the South
D. In the West
118. Kuins-the historical core of the city and

the most densely populated area of New
York
A. Yes
B. No
A. It’s hot.
119. The streets of New York City were
and of people. B. It’s sunny.
C. It’s sunny and hot everyday.
D. It’s dry and humid.
123. After a New York State Inspection is com-

pleted a copy of Of the (VIR) vehicle in-
spection report MUST be given to the ve-
hicle operator.
A. Only if they ask for one
A. quiet B. yes
C. no
B. noisy
D. Only if the vehicle passes inspection
C. full
D. none of above 124. New York Wheel is ( tall ) wheel in the
USA
120. Who could vote in elections in colonial
New York?
A. women
B. enslaved people
C. white male property owners
D. all white men

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A. the taller 130. What is a skyscraper?

B. the most A. The Statue of Liberty

C. the tallest B. A monument in New York
D. none of above C. a tall building
D. none of above
125. What is the state flower of New York?
A. Tulip 131. What is the common item in the first quar-
tet of “The Tropics in New York”?
B. Lily
A. violence
C. Daisy
B. tropic fruit (and foods)
D. Rose
C. animals
126. A tilt steering wheel assembly is a auto- D. geography
matic failure when performing a New York
State Inspection 132. What the oldest baseball team in New
York?
A. True
A. Yankees
B. False
B. Creeks
127. What is the state tree of New York? C. . Brooklyn Cyclones
A. White Pine D. NYC Mets
B. Birch
133. If you see this sign in New York, it means
C. Sugar Maple you can take the
D. Cedar
128. The colony that the British renamed New

York was originally settled by people from
A. Netherlands
B. Disneyland A. Car
C. the sea B. Metro
D. none of above C. Ferry
D. Bike
129. How many Championships do the New
York Yankees have? 134. Two rivers in New York City
A. 27 A. West River, Hudson River
B. 10 B. East River, Brooklyn River
C. 7 C. West River, Queens River
D. 15 D. East River, Hudson River

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135. What do you do on fifth avenue in New 140. How did colonists make a living in the
York? colony of New York?
A. dance A. A. farming and logging lumber
B. shop B. B. Trading furs and the slave trade
C. see a show C. C. As merchants and tradesmen
D. ride a bike D. A, B, and C
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136. Ellis Island was the famous entry point 141. What was the main settlement of New
to New York for many million immigrants. Netherland?
A. True A. New Amsterdam
B. False B. New York City
C. True C. Manhattan Island
D. False D. Hudson River
137. Why do we write New York City? 142. A vehicle horn will pass a New York State
Inspection if it is
A. To differentiate the city of New York
from the city center A. Securely mounted to the vehicle
B. Has a actuating device with in reach of
B. To differentiate New York City and New
the driver
York State
C. Has a loud sound when actuated
C. Because it’s the city khouya you know
D. all of the above
D. none of above
143. When the English took control over New
138. What is this monument called?
Amsterdam, they renamed it
A. Statue of freedom A. New York
B. Statue of liberty B. New Land
C. Liberty bell C. New World
D. Statue of New york D. New Manhattan
139. Who is this flag? 144. Is the Statue of Liberty in New York city?
A. Yes it is
B. No it is not
145. How many people live in New York City?
A. New York
B. Manhattan
C. Bronx
D. Queen A. 4.6 million

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B. 5.7 million B. They were loyalists and didn’t agree

C. 12.2 million with the war.

C. They were hired to work in Parliament.
D. 8.4 million
146. What makes New York City unique? D. none of above

A. wide open spaces
151. New York City is located in the of the
B. Mount Rushmore USA
C. The Statue of Liberty
D. The Alamo
147. Who plays basketball in Madison Square

Garden?
A. New York Knicks
B. New York Yankees A. N-E
C. New York Raptors B. N-W
D. none of above C. S-E
148. What island is at the southern end of D. S-W
New York?
152. New York is also offen called
A. The city that never sleeps
B. The city of love
C. The city of freedom
D. The city that always sleeps
153. More Russian-speaking lives in Brooklyn

than in other Boro of New York
A. Ellis Island
A. Yes
B. Strong Island
B. No
C. Long Island
D. Short Island 154. What did New York children in the 1700s
do when they had free time?
149. New York City is America’s city. A. attend school
A. biggest B. learn to speak Dutch
B. coldest C. play games
C. oldest D. take cooking classes
D. capital
155. New York City used to be the capital of
150. Why did about 40, 000 New Yorkers the United States.
move back to England during the war? A. Yes
A. They were afraid to fight. B. No

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156. What famous New York sight is this? 162. What is New York’s nickname?
A. The Brooklyn Bridge A. The Big Orange
B. Metropolitan Museum of Art B. The Big Apple
C. Ellis Island C. The Big Pear
D. The Guggenheim D. The Big Square
157. What kinds of landforms can you find in 163. People in wheel chairs can compete in the
New York? New York City Marathon.
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A. deserts A. true
B. mountains B. false
C. plateaus 164. New York is located in the region.
D. valleys
E. rivers
158. With the capture of New Netherland, Eng-
land controlled most of the land along the
coast.
A. Atlantic
B. American
C. New York A. Southeast
D. European B. Midwest
C. Long Island
D. Northeast
A. The Big Orange
B. The Big Cherry 165. What happened in 2001 in New York?
C. The Big Apple A. Twin towers were destroyed by planes.
D. The Big Burger B. Twin towers have been built.
160. Which movie was this song written for? C. Two planes landed in New York.
A. Alice in wonderland D. A plane landed on a tower.
B. Iron man 2 166. The river in New York is

C. New York, New York A. the Hudson river
D. Chamber of Secrets B. the Mississipi river
161. This person had a small fleet of ships that 167. mr colberts family went to florida new
carried Long Island lumber, grain, and beef york and nebraskaWhat type of sentence
to New York City is this?
A. Margaret Phillipse A. declarative
B. Samuel Townsend B. imperative
C. Martha Turnstall Smith C. interrogative
D. Robert Livingston D. Exclamatory

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168. When did New York City become first cap- 174. Before it was called New York, it was
ital of the United States? called by the Dutch.

A. 1798
B. 1829
C. 1789
D. 1746
169. Choose the correct answer (1 pt.):

are talking in New York to solve the prob-
lem.
A. The Fuller family
B. Important people
C. S. Fuller and Computerhead A. New York
D. Sam and Sheila B. New Jersey
C. New Amsterdam
170. Which direction would you travel to go
from Mexico to New York? D. New Zealand
A. south 175. New York’s taxis are typically in
B. east color
C. west A. black
D. north B. yellow
C. green
171. When did the government of New York
allow citizens to elect their legislature? D. white
A. 1691 176. What are the coordinates for Slide Mt. in
B. 1664 New York State? (You can also use page
3 of your reference tables)
C. 1683
D. 1634
172. Which is a mountain range in New York?

A. Adirondack Mountains
B. Smoky Mountains
C. Rocky Mountains
D. none of above
A. 42◦ N, 74◦ 29’ E
173. Connecticut is more popular than New
York. B. 74◦ 29’ N, 42◦ E
A. True C. 42◦ N, 74◦ 29’ W
B. False D. 42◦ W, 74◦ 29’ S

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177. Which European nation was the first to A. Canada

colonize parts of modern-day New York?
B. Mexico
A. France (the French)
C. New York
B. Spain (the Spanish)
D. Pacific Ocean
C. English (the English)
D. Netherlands (the Dutch) 182. Major rivers in New York State are
178. Why did Boss Tweed tell the butcher that A. the Hudson, St. Lawerence, and Erie
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he went to the docks every day to give Canal
food and help to the immigrants as they B. Syracuse
came off the boat?
C. Lake Ontario
A. it was a good Christian thing to do
D. Boonville
B. the law required city officials to help
the poor 183. Which European nation drove the Dutch
C. it was his mission to unify all the peo- out of New York and took over in 1644?
ple of New York A. France
D. he wanted to use their vote to maintain B. England
his power
C. Spain
179. What was New York city once called?
D. Portuguese
A. Beverly Hills
B. New Amsterdam? 184. At the New York cultural level that he de-
veloped?
C. California
D. The Angels
which word is the OBJECT of a preposi-
tion?
A. family
A. Far West Film
B. went
B. The Simpson
C. to
D. Florida C. Star Wars
D. Hip-hop
181. What country is north of the United
States? 185. How many districts are there in New
York?
A. 5
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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186. What is the tallest building in New York 190. Name a state that is East of New York
City? State.

A. Empire State Building
B. Chrysler Building
C. One World Trade Center
D. Flatiron Building
187. What do you think would be the BEST ti-
tle for this entire lesson from page 160-
164? A. Pennsylvania
A. New York Expands to the South B. Massachusetts
B. New York Moves Westward C. Ohio
C. The Iroquois Victory D. West Virginia
D. Red Jackets Tears
191. When The New York City Marathon has
188. What is the most important thing on the the most finishers?
New York State flag?
A. in 2004
B. in 2006
C. in 2007
D. in 2009
192. Who was arrested in 1919 for distribut-

ing a ‘Left Wing Manifesto’?
A. Scrip A. Gitlow
B. Earth
B. New York
C. Egeal
C. Edward T. Sanford
D. 2 wise men
D. Oliver Wendell Holmes
189. What continent can New York be found
in? 193. A rusted frame will always fail a New
York State Inspection
A. True
B. False
194. Choose traditional New York food.

A. Pastrami Sandwich
A. South America
B. Australia B. Rice and Peas
C. North America C. Pizza
D. Europe D. none of above

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195. Natural hazards include hurricanes, 200. Which mountain range is located in the
earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis, eastern part of New York State?
droughts, volcanoes, fires, floods, and
A. Rocky Mountains
insect infestations. Natural hazards are
unpredictable and are characterized by the B. Appalachian Mountains
damage they cause to property and peo- C. Adirondack Mountains
ple.What natural hazards happen in New
York? D. Sierra Nevada Mountains
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A. Earthquakes
201. Which of these is a nonrenewable re-
B. Blizzards source found in New York?
C. Wildfires A. water
D. none of above B. oil
196. What are the three major mountain C. dairy products
ranges found in New York?
D. sheep
A. Mt. Marcy, Adirondack, Catskills
B. Appalachian, Mt. Marcy, Catskills 202. What beautiful area can you see from the
C. Catskills, Adirondack, Appalachian New York Harbor?
D. Mt. Marcy, Adirondack, Appalachian A. New Jersey

B. Long Island
197. Which region is New York located?
A. Southwest C. Connecticut
B. Northeast D. Manhattan
C. Northwest
203. Who was the notorious politician in-
D. Southeast volved in corruption in New York?
198. Gutenberg’s first bible found in New York A. William Boss Tweed
library.
B. Adolfus Bush
A. V
C. Henry John Hines
B. F
D. Johan Augustin
199. In New York the taxis are
204. There was a big airport in New York.
A. True
B. False
205. Which battle took place in New York

A. Battle of saratoga
A. black
B. white B. Battle of spiderman
C. yellow C. Battle of greengoblin
D. red D. Battle of miles morales

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206. New York can be divided into 6 of these

areas with common features such as land- B.
forms, rivers, or natural resources

C.
D.
211. The State Muffin was adopted in 1987 as

a result of the efforts of students through-
A. group
out the state. What is New York’s State
B. region Muffin?
C. continent A. Blueberry Muffin
D. precipitation B. Corn Muffin
207. New York Borders which states to the C. Apple Muffin
East? → D. Banana Muffin
A. Vermont (VT) Explanation:With the State Fruit being ap-
ples, it is no surprise that apple muffins
B. Massachusetts (MA) are the State Muffin. Apple muffins are
C. Connecticut (CT) made by adding small pieces of apple to
D. New Hampshire (NH) muffin batter before it is put into the oven.
E. All of the above 212. What is the best way to navigate the
busy streets of New York City?
208. The highest building of New York is a
104-storey skyscraper VTC 1 A. Walk in the middle of the street
A. Yes B. Use crosswalks and pedestrian sig-

nals
B. No
C. Run across the street
209. What major river in New York flows from D. Ignore traffic lights
the Adirondack Mountains to the Atlantic
Ocean? 213. How many people live in New York City?
(Not metro)
A. Hudson
B. NIle
C. Cayuga
D. none of above
210. Select the picture on which the New York
is depicted
A.
A. 1 million

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B. 8 million D. Hard Clam

C. 20 million Explanation:The bay scallop was adopted
as the state shell in 1988. They live at the
D. 50 million bottom of the sea.
214. Given the commercial progress, urban ag- 218. What places can tourists visit in New
glomerations, world influence in politics, York?
New York is known as:
A. The American Museum of Natural His-
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tory, Bronx Zoo.
B. Bronx Zoo.
C. Night in the Museum, Bronx Zoo.
D. Natural Museum.
219. How does the length of daylight in New
A. Fraternal love city. York State change from summer to fall?
A. It decreases.
B. Sin City
B. It increases.
C. The Big Easy, Nueva Orleans
C. It remains the same.
D. The city that never sleeps
D. none of above
215. Why were people brought from Africa to
New York? 220. The Great New York River
A. To be forced into slavery
B. To experience a new life
C. To buy furs
D. none of above
216. Which best explains why the Europeans

explored New York State?
A. They wanted to find out if the world
was really flat.
A. Hudson
B. They were looking for a trade route to
Asia. (North West Passage) B. Mississippi
C. They wanted more land. C. Colorado
D. They were interested in finding out D. none of above
what the rest of the world was like. 221. What should you do if you encounter a
217. The State Shell is able to swim by flap- confrontation with a stranger in New York
ping its shells together. What is New City?
York’s State Shell? A. Engage in an argument
A. Atlantic Surf Clam B. Ignore and keep walking
B. Eastern Oyster C. Yell for help
C. Bay Scallop D. Take a picture

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222. New York Borders which states to the

West? <-

A. Ohio (OH)
B. Road cancer (body)
C. Erie (s)
D. Pennsylvania (PA)
E. Niagara (ni)
223. What was the name of the Dutch Colony?

A. New Amsterdam
A. Boston
B. New Netherland
B. Philadelphia
C. New York
C. Savannah
D. New World
D. New York
224. What is the largest obstacle for the ed-
ucational system of New York that needs 228. Which word does NOT describe how
to be eliminated? Rachel feels about moving to New York?
A. Disparities in performance across A. Sad

racial lines B. Excited
B. Scores in English literature C. Eager
C. Math scores D. Ready
D. Artistic capability
229. The native Americans who lived in New
225. What is the name of the largest monu- York were the
ment in New York? A. The Cherokee
A. Statue of liberty B. Algonquian Indians
B. Palace of culture C. Lake Indians
C. Empire state building D. Lipan Apache
D. none of above
230. New York is a city that never
226. Which of the following foods is New York A. rests
famous for?
B. takes a break
A. pastrami sandwich
C. sleeps
B. cheesesteak
D. none of above
C. crabcakes
D. spaghetti 231. The New York Knicks lost the game with
the Angeles Lakers.
227. What city was William Penn’s colony set-
tled? Also known as the “City of Broth- A. FALSE
erly Love”. B. TRUE

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232. A Two piece window tint meter is re- 237. The writer live more comfortable in the
quired to preform a New York State inspec- flat in New York than in his/her house in
tion Connecticut.
A. True A. True
B. False B. False
233. Which state is known as the Empire 238. Who were the first foreign settlers in
State? New York?
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A. te German
A. New Jersey
B. the British
B. New Hampshire
C. the Dutch
C. New Orleans
D. none of above
D. New York State
239. Which phrase best describes New York
234. What can you do at the New York Public City?
Library?
A. our nation’s capital
A. You can enjoy the sun.
B. a town built on chocolate
B. You can read books. C. the birthplace of our nation
C. You can shop. D. a city of skyscrapers
D. You can eat a slice of pizza.
240. If a bonded brake shoe lining is over
235. What makes New York City the most 1/16 of a inch will it pass a New York
densely populated city in the US? State Inspection
A. yes
A. High immigration rate
B. no
B. Small land area
C. maybe
C. High birth rate
D. sometimes
D. Large land area
241. What’s Max favourite place in New
236. The State Fruit comes in many different York?
varieties. Many of you have probably
A. The Statue of Liberty
gone to pick them before. What is New
York’s State Fruit? B. The Empire State Building
A. Apple C. Central Park
B. Orange D. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C. Banana 242. Which of these was born in New York?

D. Peach A. Donald Trump
Explanation:The apple was adopted as the B. Barack Obama
state fruit in 1976. Did you know there are
7, 500 varieties of apples grown around C. Bill Clinton
the world? D. Abraham Lincoln

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243. What is the state fruit for New York? 248. Canada is a country that is on the of
A. Apples New York.

B. Oranges A. moraine
C. Blueberries B. geography
D. Popcorn C. border
244. True or false:New York was once the cap- D. precipitation
ital of the United States.
249. What’s the missing word in this sen-
A. TRUE tence?”I’m an alien, I’m a alien, I’m
B. Falso an Englishman in New York”
245. New York City is located in A. little
B. simple
C. legal
D. middle
250. In New York, a lot of people travel

A. by bus
A. New York
B. Georgia B. on subway
C. Florida 251. Which city is located at the southernmost
D. none of above tip of New York State?
246. Which of these cities are located in Cali- A. Albany

fornia? B. Buffalo
C. Rochester
D. New York City
252. New York City streets in the early

1900’s were
A. very crowded
A. Los Angeles and San Francisco
B. empty
B. New York City and Washington DC
C. rural
C. Denver and New Orleans
D. none of above
D. Chicago and Dallas
247. A place in New York that has a lot of 253. How many professional baseball teams
shops and advertisemnets has New York City got?
A. Central Park A. one

B. The Empire States Building B. two
C. Statue of Liberty C. three
D. Times Square D. four

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254. What is New York famous for? 259. Which river is the longest in New York
State?
A. Niagara River
B. Mohawk River
C. Genesee River
D. Hudson River
260. Which mountain ranges are located in
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A. Its skyscrapers
New York state?
B. Its cultural diversity
C. Its hot dogs
D. All three answers!
255. What was the outcome of the legal bat-
tle over utilizing water from the Delaware
River?
A. New York could build five reservoirs
A. The Catskills
B. New York could build three reservoirs
B. Appalachian Mountains
C. New York could build one reservoir
C. Rocky Mountains
D. New York was not allowed to use the
D. White Mountains
water
261. What New York means of transport is
256. What was the original name of New York
also a sandwich?
City?
A. New Paris A. Les yellow cabs
B. New Rome B. Le tramway
C. New Amsterdam C. Le subway
D. New London D. Your shoes (swear you have already

tasted)
257. How many boroughs are there in New
York? 262. When New Netherland became New
York, the colonists were able to keep
A. six
B. three
C. four
D. five
258. Which is an example of extreme weather
in New York?
A. rain A. their language, jobs, and land
B. wind B. food, parks, dances
C. blizzards C. language, land, food
D. snow D. jobs, parks, language

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263. What was New York called before Britain 269. Which is New York’s most famous park?
renamed it?

A. New Year’s Eve
B. New Land
C. New Amsterdam
D. New Holland
264. As shown in the film, describe living con-
ditions for many immigrants in 19th cen-
tury New York. A. Battery Park
A. modest but comfortable B. Prospect Park
B. very modern C. The Park
C. cramped and dirty D. Central Park
D. affordable 270. What was the geography of the New
265. Among these proposals, which are New York Colony?
York districts? A. A. Mountains and plains
A. Paris B. B. Deserts and mountains
B. Queens C. C. Valleys, rolling hills, rivers
C. Manhattan D. A and C
D. Miami
271. What natural resource can you find in
E. Mr. Montuire’s office New York?
266. Why do many New Yorkers not notice the A. salt water
removal of pay phones? B. fish
A. They prefer using mobile phones C. boats
B. They are not aware of the removal pro- D. none of above
cess
C. They never used pay phones 272. What is New York called?
D. They are not interested in public infras- A. big apple
tructure B. big pear
267. New York taxis are black. C. big orange
A. True D. none of above
B. False
273. Which region in New York State is known
268. What is called “The Lungs of New York”? as the Big Apple?
A. Hyde Park A. Long Island
B. Central Park B. New Orleans
C. Battery Park C. Westchester
D. Battery Park D. New York City

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274. Letter from New York Read this sentence 278. What is the nickname of New York?
from the story. She also loved planning A. The Big Apple
and organizing events. What does orga-
nizing mean? B. City of dreams
C. City of 1000 Islands
A. attending
D. New Holland
B. taking part in
C. arranging 279. What was the original name of New York
City?
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D. observing
A. New Paris
275. How many language groups can be found B. New London
in New York?
C. New Rome
A. 1800
D. New Amsterdam
B. 80
280. Which U.S. State is this?
C. 800
D. none of above
276. What is the cost of rent for an apartment

in New York?
A. $2000 a month
B. $3000 a month
C. $4000 a month A. Pennsylvania
D. $5000 a month B. Virginia
C. New York
277. Who founded New York?
D. Ohio
281. How did the earliest people arrive to
New York?
A. by foot across a glacier or by boat on
water from the melted glaciers
B. on horseback or wagon from Mexico
C. by boat along the coast of California
D. by foot across the Bering Strait Land
Bridge or by canoe along the shore
282. What is New Amsterdam now called to-
day?
A. King Charles A. New York City
B. John Smith B. Philadelphia
C. Peter midnight C. Albany
D. William Claiborne D. Connecticut

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283. Is New York City the capital of the USA? 288. What country do you live in?
A. yes A. Elmira

B. no B. New York
C. U.S.A.
284. Choose the correct option D. North America
289. What is the largest city in New York
State?
A. Plattsburgh
B. Albany
C. Buffalo
D. New York
A. It is in Paris that food is the cheapest.
290. The first European in the New York area
B. Food is the cheapest in New York. was , and the river between New Jer-
C. It is in Montreal that food is the cheap- sey and New York was named for him.
est. A. John Winthrop
D. none of above B. Henry Hudson
C. John Smith
285. The famous food in New York that Italian
D. Peter Stuyvesant
and European people did?
291. What President was born in New York
A. Bagel, cheese, and pizza
City?
B. Ginger Man candy A. Ronald Reagan
C. hotdog and pretzel B. Donald Trump
D. none of above C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Bill Clinton
286. What used to be the original name of
New York? 292. any cinemas in New York in the 1900.
A. Old Amsterdam A. There was
B. There were
B. New England
C. There wasn’t
C. Little Italy
D. There weren’t
D. New Amsterdam
293. London or New York?
287. Which of these celebrities is not from
New York?
A. Sylvester Stallone
B. Lady Gaga
C. Tom Cruise A. London
D. Oprah Winfrey B. The

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294. How many representatives does New 298. Which is the largest New York City bor-
York have in the Senate? ough in terms of its total area?
A. 2 A. Queens
B. 27 B. Manhattan
C. Brooklyn
295. What theatre show do George and Lisa
see in Broadway? ch 7 D. Bronx
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299. The first battle of the Revolutionary War
was fought in which 2 towns?
A. Boston and New York
B. Lexington and Concord
C. Boston and Concord
D. Lexington and Boston
300. How did the settlers in New York use the

A. The Lion theatre.
natural resources?
B. New York theatre.
A. to travel to the moon
C. Broadway theatre with the big, yellow
B. To make airplanes
Lion King sign on it.
C. Timber to build homes, harbor for
D. none of above ships, and grow crops like wheat and
grain
296. Which one of these is NOT a nickname for
New York City? D. none of above
301. Complete according to the song:”New

York, New York. I want to in a city
that never sleeps.”
A. live
B. wake up
C. sleep
A. the Big Apple
D. none of above
B. the City that Never Sleeps
302. The Empire State Building is one of the
C. the City of Angels
most building in New York.
D. the City So Nice They Named It Twice A. unknown
297. Is healthy food more expensive in New B. famous
York compared to London? C. rude
A. Yes D. none of above
B. No
303. Letter from New York Yoshiko is in New
C. Not mentioned York City because
D. Both are equally expensive A. she won the trip in an essay contest

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B. she is visiting her Aunt Julia B. Manhattan

C. Ms. Alvarez invited her to visit Teen- C. Queens

Say Magazine D. The Bronx
D. she wants to be a reporter someday 309. Has a river named after the sailor Henry
304. Under English rule, New Amsterdam be- Hudson, who sailed into the state in 1609,
came on his ship the Half Moon.
A. Massachusetts
A. New Jersey
B. New York
B. New England
C. New Netherland 310. What was New York originally called
A. New Netherlands
D. New York
B. Spiderman
305. Identify when New York became a state C. Green goblin
in the USA.
D. Iron man
A. July 26, 1877
311. Harlem is in which borough of New York?
B. July 26, 1788
A. the Bronx
C. January 30th 1882
B. Queens
D. January 20th 1828
C. Brooklyn
306. What city do we live in? D. Manhattan
312. Choose the correct option
A. New York City

A. The accommodation in Montreal is the
B. Cleanser
most expensive.
C. Albany
B. The accommodation in Montreal is the
D. none of above cheapest.
307. There are (a) seasons in New York. C. The accommodation in Paris is the
most expensive.
A. Two seasons
D. Housing in New York are the cheapest.
B. Three seasons
313. The tapestry of neighborhoods in Queens
C. a Four seasons is the most in New York City.
D. Five seasons A. popular
308. Which district/borough contains most B. diverse
skyscrapers in New York C. uniform
A. Long Island D. None of the above.

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314. Which of the following is New York 320. Label the different parts of the New York
State’s nickname? State Coat of Arms which was adopted in
1778. a b c d
A. The Sunshine State
A. a Liberty
B. The First State
B. b American Eagle
C. The Empire State
C. c Justice
D. The Treasure State D. d State Motto
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Explanation:The center of the New York
315. Which is the most northern region of New
State Coat of Arms shows a ship and sloop
York?
on a river bordered by a grassy shore and
A. Metro New York City a mountain range with the run rising be-
hind it. Liberty and Justice stand on ei-
B. Finger Lakes
ther side, under an American Eagle. The
C. The Catskills banner shows the state motto-Excelsior-
D. The Adirondacks which means “Ever Upward.”
321. What famous New York sight is this?
316. In New York
A. Broadway
A. you can visit many places
B. The Empire State Building
B. you can fin historical places C. Rockefeller Center
C. you can find lot of cleanes places D. Ellis Island
D. can not find a hotel easily 322. If you want to visit the New York Bay
you can take the
317. Which of the following was a major
change that took place in New York City A. the train
from 1664 to 1750? B. Staten Island Ferry
A. Population grew C. A taxi
B. African population grew. D. a bus
C. They received new laws and rights. 323. New York City is in the part of New
York State
D. All of the above
318. What is the centre of New York?

A. Brooklyn
B. Manhattan
C. Bronx
D. Staten Island
A. North
319. The state flower is the Rose. B. South
A. Massachusetts C. East
B. New York D. West

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324. What is an immigrant? are Buffalo, Rochester, and Niagara Falls-

Mostly flat land

A. Finger Lakes Region
B. Northern Region
C. Hudson River/Catskill Mountain Re-
gion
D. Western New York
E. New York City/ Long Island
329. Read this excerpt from a Scientific Amer-

A. People who were born and lives in the ican article about the air train, published
United States. in 1870. “There is no doubt that this
B. People who leave their home country method of transit might be made not only
to live in a new country. the means of easy and rapidcommunica-
tion between the upper and lower parts
C. A statue in the New York Harbor. of the island, but also between New
D. none of above York andLong Island, and New York and
New Jersey, through tubes underneath the
325. Who became mayor of New York City in North and East rivers.The relief which this
January 2014? would give to surface travel and the con-
A. David Dinkins venience it would afford to suburbanresi-
dents would increase the value of real es-
B. Bill de Blasio tate, and greatly add to the comfort and
C. Michael Bloomberg luxury ofmetropolitan life.” Which idea
from the passage is BEST developed by the
D. Rudy Giulanii
information in the excerpt?
326. What was the name of one of the earli- A. Such a train actually operated in New
est Dutch settlements which is now New York City in 1870, thanks to the inventor
York? Alfred Beach.
A. Midnight B. During the mid-1860s, the New York
B. New York City City streets had grown so crowded that
traveling withincity limits was difficult and
C. New Amsterdam
time-consuming.
D. Dutch West India
C. The downside was that these trains
327. How many people live in New York? produced smoke, causing the subway pas-
sengers to coughand choke as they trav-
A. 80 million eled beneath the city.
B. 8 million D. He asked permission from the state
C. 18 million legislature to build a super clean, super
fast air-powered mailsubway.
D. 5, 5 million
328. Which region of New York?-Buffalo is 330. Which gave our nation its freedom?
a major port on Lake Erie-Major cities A. the American Revolution

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B. the Mayflower Compact 336. New York City is the city in the U.S.
C. the Freedom Trail A. biggest
D. immigrants coming to New York B. coldest
C. oldest
331. Complete according to the song:”I’ll
make a brand new start of it” D. none of above
A. in former New York 337. What two states border New York to the
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B. in current New York south?
C. In old New York A. Pennsylvania and New Jersey
D. none of above B. New Jersey and Massachusetts
C. Vermont and Connecticut
332. Which river is flowing in New York?
D. Canada and Pennsylvania
A. Missouri River
B. Hudson River 338. There were buses and taxis in New York
in 1900.
C. Yumazato Ve R
A. Yes
D. Green River
B. No
333. New York has more means of transport
339. Artist Joe Reginella tricked New Yorkers
than Connecticut.
into thinking a giant octopus attacked a
A. True Staten Island ferry by
B. False A. creating sculptors of the incident
334. Where can you find the largest Christmas B. dedicating a website to the incident
tree in New York? C. handing out pamphlets to a non-
A. in front of Madam Tussauds existent museum
B. in front of the Rockefeller Center D. All of the Above
C. in front of the Brooklyn Bridge 340. What is the capital of New York?
D. in front of the Washington Monument A. Albany
B. New York City
335. Who were the first people to settle in
New York State and where did they set- C. Springfield
tle? D. Jefferson City
A. Iroquois and they settled by the Great
341. Which picture shows the city of New
Lakes
York?
B. Algonquian and the settled in what is
now NYC, Queens and Long Island
A.
C. Iroquois and they settled on Long Is-
land
D. Algonquian and the settled near Lake B.
Erie

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342. What is the capital of New York? C. New Amsterdam

A. New York City D. New Foustersalm

B. Long Island 347. Is Hyde Park in New York city?
C. Albany A. Yes it is
D. Queens B. No it is not
343. What is the role of the Judiciary in the
348. Mastodons were
New York State Government?
A. animals that looked like elephants but
A. The Judiciary is responsible for mak-
had thick furry coats
ing laws.
B. Furry Asian deer hunted by early
B. The Judiciary is responsible for execut-
hunter-gatherers
ing the laws.
C. fur huts built by people to protect them
C. The Judiciary is responsible for inter-
from the cold
preting and applying the law.
D. Large dinosaurs that helped shape
D. The Judiciary is responsible for gov-
landforms in New York
erning at the local level.
349. What colony is this?
344. What’s the name of the taxis in New
York?
A. yellow cabs
B. yellow trucks
C. yellow carriages
D. yellow bikes A. Virginia
345. The first European to reach the New York B. New Jersey
area was: C. Connecticut
A. Peter midnight D. New York
B. British Hudson
350. How many people visit New York every
C. York Duke year?
D. Giovanni da Verrazzano A. 5 million visitors.
346. What was New York’s original name B. 15 million visitors.
A. New Routred C. 50 million visitors
B. New Amsterdam D. none of above

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351. Over people live in New York. 356. How many people live in New York?
A. 2 300 000 A. 8 million people
B. 8 000 000 B. 18 million people
C. 800 000
C. 80 million people
D. 15 000 000
D. none of above
352. How many people live in the city of New
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York? 357. tokio has a younger population than new
york
A. 15 million
B. 2 million A. false
C. 8.4 million B. true

D. 17.8 million
358. Which of these states border New York?
353. Which of the following is a common nick- A. Maine
name for New York City?
B. New Jersey
C. Virginia
D. Connecticut
E. Delaware
359. How many people live in New York City?

A. The Big Apple
B. The City of Brotherly Love
C. The Big Easy
D. The City of Bad Haircuts
354. Who was the King of New York before

the English took over it
A. King Charles II A. More than 10 million people
B. The Duke of York B. Less than 5 Million People

C. Senior King Charles C. More than 8 Million people
D. Martin Luther King jr. D. none of above
355. William Penn personally designed the city
360. New York’s Central Park is in
of:
A. Brooklyn
A. Plymouth
B. Philadelphia B. Coney
C. New York C. Manhattan

D. Boston D. none of above

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361. Dominican immigrants live in what part 365. Henry Hudson’s discovery of New York
of New York? City has now become the least populated
city in the United States.

A. true
B. false
366. North American Indian people that lived

in New York were called (the word
A. New York City also stands for people of the longhouse)
B. Washington Heights A. Seneca
C. West Harlem B. Haudenosaunee
D. Brooklyn C. Oneada
D. Wigwams
362. What is full name New York?
A. New York 367. Which major city is located at the south-
ern most part of New York State?
B. NYC
C. City of New York
D. New York City
363. Read the sentences summarizing the

MAIN ideas of the article below.Mayor Bill
de Blasio is considering taking down the
Christopher Columbus statue in New York
City. Columbus treated indigenous Ameri- A. Buffalo
cans poorly and took some back to Europe
B. Albany
as slaves.Which answer choice would com-
plete the summary? C. Syracuse
A. People disagree about whether the D. New York City
statue of Columbus should come down
368. How many wheels have to be Removed
B. Italian-Americans support keeping the and what location on the vehicle to inspect
statue of Columbus in New York City. the brakes for a New York State Inspec-
C. People who do not want to take the tion
statue down are white supremacists. A. 1 rear tire
D. We should consider changing Colum- B. 2 front tires
bus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
C. At least 1 front tire
364. New York City is made up of D. all the tires
A. 5 counties
369. What’s the most popular chill-out space
B. 200 neighborhoods in New York?
C. 7 ghettos A. Central Park
D. boroughs B. Broadway

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370. The Iroquois Confederacy is a group of six 375. Who was the first known European to
Native American nations located in New reach present-day New York?
York. A. Columbus
A. True B. Verrazzano
B. False C. Champlain
D. Hudson
371. What is New York’s tallest mountain
called? 376. What states border New York to the
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A. Mt. Marcy south?
B. Adirondack Mountains A. Pennsylvania and New Jersey

B. Vermont and Massachusetts
C. Catskill Mountains
C. Albany and Connecticut
D. Appalachian Mountains
D. Connecticut and Vermont
372. The home of New York State’s 1st State
377. Which population has more inhabitants in
Park:
New York City:
A. The Chinese population
B. The Latin American population
C. The asian population
D. The Orthodox Jewish population
378. What was New York City first called?
A. Sesame Street Park A. The Apple.

B. New Amsterdam.
B. Robert Moses State Park
C. City.
C. Central Park
D. Paradise.
D. Niagara Falls
379. Who was the New York Met who retired
373. What is the state flower of New York? 22 years ago and is still paid 1.19 million
A. Daisy $ every year?
A. Bobby Bonilla
B. Sunflower
B. Bobby Bonilla
C. Forget Me Knot
C. Bobby Bonilla
D. Rose
D. All answers are correct
374. What does Humans of New York aim to
380. The first people to live in New York City
do with their storytelling?
were
A. Confuse people A. people
B. Inspire behavior change B. Native Americans
C. Entertain people C. Eskimos
D. Bore people D. none of above

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381. New York has more than any other C. New York State
American city. D. Mexico

A. statues
387. Which state borders New York?
B. people
A. Canada
C. buses
B. New Jersey
D. none of above
C. Bronx
382. Which are the largest immigrant groups D. Atlantic Ocean
in New York City?
388. A state that boarders New York State is
A. China
A. California
B. India
B. New Jersey
C. Mexico
C. Texas
D. all of the above
D. Washington
383. Among these proposals, which does not
correspond to an initiative of the city of 389. Which character said this? “There was
New York in favor of sustainable develop- no reason for me to be automatically in
ment? awe of the wit and intellect of these New
Yorkers”
A. The construction of a new district
above an old discharge A. Brian
B. The construction of a green walk on an B. Lori
old railway track C. Jeannette
C. The construction of a park in the base- D. Rose Mary
ment
390. Central Park is
D. The creation of an eco-biotour, the
Tour Libellule (Copyright Axel Honvault) A. located in the middle of London
B. in the middle of Manhatten
384. Farming was easier in New York due to
what? C. a huge park in the city of New York
D. a great place for all kinds of activities
A. McDonalds
B. long growing seasons 391. The Hudson River is an important means
of transportation in New York State.
C. books
A. True
D. plumbers
B. False
385. What country borders New York?
392. It was the who came to live in New
A. Canada
York in 1624.
B. Mexico
A. Italian
386. Which country do we live in? B. Dutch
A. United States C. British
B. Canada D. Austrian

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393. Which hemisphere is New York located C. 3

in? D. 10000
A. Eastern
400. London and New York, which one is
B. Western older?
394. What is the traditional landmark of New A. London
York? B. New York
A. Gleaming skyscraper
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401. What European nation first set up a
B. Grimy ribbon of Steel colony in New York?
C. Chinatown A. The Netherlands (dutch)
D. Third Avenue elevated railroad B. England
C. France
395. Are new cars cheaper in New York com-
pared to the UK? D. Spain
A. Yes 402. What happend during World War 1?
B. No A. The city was bombed by the Germans
C. Not mentioned B. A German agent blew up a depot full of
D. Both are equally expensive weapons
C. The English used New York as a
396. The New York office is smaller than the weapon depot
London office
D. The German attack the U.S. marine in
A. true the harbour of New York
B. false 403. What was the terrain/geography in New
397. Which of these name is an old name for York like?
New York city? A. Swampy coast, hills
A. Manhatta B. Rocky ground and very bad soil
B. New Hudson C. Flat, low hills, streams and rivers
C. Little Italy D. Swampy near the coast, soil good for
farming
D. Hanoi
404. How many people live in New York?
398. What restricts New York’s growth to the
west? A. 18 million people.
A. The Hudson River B. 8 million people.
B. Long Island C. 16 million people.

D. none of above
C. The Catskills mountains
D. The Atlantic coastline 405. Time Square is the place to go if you want
to buy discount tickets to visit New York’s
399. How many traffic signals in New York? museums.
A. 10 A. False
B. 0 B. True

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406. What’s the English for “voir une vue in- 411. What is the larger island to the east of
croyable de New York”? New York state called?

A. See an incredible show in New York. A. Rhode Island
B. See an incredible view of New York. B. Long Island
C. See an incredible musical in New York. C. Staten Island
D. See an incredible movie on New York. D. Block Island
407. Where is New York City? 412. The winner of Fran’s contest will receive
A. in the south east of the USA A. $1, 000 prize
B. in the south west of the USA B. four tickets to New York City and a
C. in the north east of the USA chance to appear on Fran’s show
D. in the north west of the USA C. a new set of clothes

D. none of above
408. This bridge is known officially as the
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, is a complex of 413. What two lakes are found in New York?
bridges and elevated expressway viaducts A. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
in New York City
B. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
C. Lake Huron and Lake Superior
D. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
414. Headlamps must be in proper alignment

to pass a New York State Inspection
A. True
A. Manhattan Bridge B. False
B. Triborough Bridge 415. How did the Dutch influence make
C. Brooklyn Bridge New York different from other English
D. Roosevelt Island Bridge Colonies?
A. New Yorkers had a governor appointed
409. the most famous person that was born in by a king.
new york
B. Everyone spoke Dutch.
A. b.diddy
C. New Yorkers had some rights that
B. beonce other English colonists did not.
C. trump D. New Yorkers had a constitution.
D. Lady Gaga
416. What is cheaper in terms of transporta-
410. Which of these best describes New York? tion in New York compared to the UK?
A. a small city A. Gasoline
B. a busy city B. Trains
C. a country town C. Both are cheaper
D. none of above D. Not mentioned

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417. What is the multi-purpose arena in New 422. What is the current status of New York
York called? Harbor’s water quality?
A. The Grand Stadium A. It is unaffected by industrial pollution
B. Madison Square Garden and sewage dumping
C. The Arena B. It is cleaner than it has been in the last
100 years
D. Fenway Park
C. It is extremely polluted and toxic
418. How many members are there in the New
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D. It is completely free from contami-
York State Senate?
nants and pollutants
A. 50
423. The states of Vermont, Massachusetts,
B. 75
and Connecticut border New York State to
C. 100 the?
D. 63 A. North
419. What has the author learned about the B. South
New York City Marathon? C. West
A. The number of participants D. East
B. The route of the marathon
424. Canada borders New York State to the?
C. The training exercises
A. West
D. The starting time
B. East
420. How many counties are there in New C. North
York?
D. South
A. 5
425. What is New York?
B. 6
A. The biggest city in the world
C. 7
B. The highest city
D. 8
C. The midle city in the western
421. What ocean does New York border?
D. none of above
426. Around people live in New York
A. 6 million
B. 8.5 million
C. 10 million
D. none of above
427. What is the nickname New York City?
A. Pacific Ocean A. The Big Apple
B. Indian Ocean B. The Big Appel
C. Southern Ocean C. The Nice Apple
D. Atlantic Ocean D. You are the big apple

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428. Where is New York? 432. What is the abbreviation of New York?

A. The
B. NK
A. In England 433. Why is it called New York?
B. In UK
C. In USA
D. In United States of Australia
429. “The Tropics of New York” is

A. a Shakespearean sonnet
B. very similar to (but not) a Shake-
spearean sonnet
C. free verse
A. because of British king’s father
D. blank verse
B. because of British king’s mother
430. New York is relatively safer than Los An- C. because of British king’s brother
geles.
D. because of British king’s sister
A. True
434. New York City lies on the coast of
B. False
A. the Atlantic Ocean
431. Which of the following does Maud B. the Pacific Ocean
Martha actually experience?
C. the Indian Ocean
A. “She sat inside with them” (line 9)
D. the Artic Ocean
B. “She leaned back in the plush” (lines
9-10) 435. Lake Champlain borders:(select all that
apply)
C. “She sped past farms” (line 10)
A. New York
D. “She bought the New York papers
downtown” (line 42) B. Vermont
E. “She it was who rolled up in the C. Canada

taxi” (line 48) D. Quebec

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436. The cultural landscape of New York is 440. New York before New York
NOT affected by immigration?
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A. False
B. True A. New amsterdam
437. What river runs from Albany to New B. Nova Jersey
York City?
C. Nova Orleans
A. Erie
D. none of above
B. Ontaria
441. Which city is known as the ‘national park
C. Hudson
of skyscrapers’?
D. New York Harbor
A. The Angels
438. How does the New York CBD participate B. Chicago
in the urban sprawl phenomenon concern-
ing the city? C. New York
D. San Francisco
442. In what year and how many floors was

the first scratch skies in New York?
A. 1879, 11 floors
B. 1899, 15 floors
C. 1520, 10 floors
A. It is a social and economic center D. 1929, 11 floors
B. It is a cultural and economic center
443. How many people live in greater New
C. It is a political and economic center York?
D. It is an economic and geographic cen-
A. 2 million
ter
B. 20 million
439. Which famous landmarks are in New York
C. 200 million
City?
D. none of above
A. Niagara Falls
B. Statue of Liberty 444. New York is on the of the USA.
C. Jones Beach A. East coast
D. Empire State Building B. West Coast

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445. What is New York’s largest land region 448. The article says technology has enhanced
and covers most of southern New York? people’s lives in New York.

A. Mt. Marcy A. TRUE
B. Adirondack Mountains B. FALSE
C. Catskill Mountains 449. New York is situated

D. none of the above A. in the state of New Jersey
B. in the state of New York
446. Which of these bridges connects Manhat-
C. in the state of Connecticut
tan to Brooklyn?
D. none of above
450. 5 landforms found in New York include:
A. George Washington
B. Brooklyn A. mountains
C. Triborough B. valleys
D. Verrazano C. plateaus, plains, and hills
Explanation:The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
D. option 3 only
(RFK Bridge; formerly known and still
commonly referred to as the Triborough E. All of the above
Bridge) is a complex of bridges in New
451. What is the most common animal in New
York City. The bridges link the boroughs
York?
of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.The
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a suspen- A. Elephants
sion bridge connecting the New York City B. Raccoons
boroughs of Staten Island and Brook-
C. Time
lyn.The George Washington Bridge is a
double-decked suspension bridge span- D. Cats
ning the Hudson River, connecting the
452. Who is the founder of New York?
New York City borough of Manhattan with
the New Jersey borough of Fort Lee. A. Peter Harrison
B. Samuel de Champlain
447. What is the international statute in New
C. James Oglethorpe
York?
D. Peter midnight
A. Statue of l
453. What is implied about modern New York-
B. Destany U.S.A
ers?
C. Rylee the smith
A. They bump into each other more fre-
D. The matter of the green tea quently now than in the past

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B. They have created new walking rules C. 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn,

that everyone must follow Bronx, Queens and Staten Island)
C. They no longer have enough old-timers D. 6 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn,
to enforce walking rules. Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Miami)
D. They have a built-in radar that helps 457. Which form of transportation is used by
them navigate streets millions of people in New York every day?
454. Which ‘Home Alone’ movie was set in A. Subway
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New York City? B. Water Taxi
A. Home Alone 1 C. Carriage
B. Home Alone 2 D. Bicycle
C. Home Alone 3 458. During the 1800’s many Europeans came
D. Home Alone 4 to New York because they
A. Did not want to work hard
455. Which island is part of New York state?
B. Did not want to raise the animals they
had in Europe
C. Wanted to new opportunities and
wanted practice freedom of religion and
politics
D. Wanted to live in a place where every-
one had the same beliefs
A. Long Island 459. Why does Maya Sparks feel the statue
of Columbus should be removed after a re-
B. Down view of statues in New York City?
C. Hawaii A. In Seattle, where Sparks is from,
D. The Florida Keys Columbus Day has been renamed Indige-
nous People’s Day.
456. New York is divided in B. She believes Columbus is a symbol of
those explorers who began destroying in-
digenous cultures in America.
C. In New York City, where Sparks
teaches, students learn that Columbus
was a brutal, racist person.
D. She believes that despite Columbus’
brutal treatment of people, he should still
be celebrated for discovering America.
460. What is implied about people who walk

A. 2 boroughs (Manhattan and Brooklyn) while talking on cell phones?
B. 4 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, A. They are unaware of their surround-
Bronx and Queens) ings

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B. They are unlikely to be native New 467. Which of New York’s boroughs is the
Yorkers largest in size?
A. Queens

C. They do not care about the rules of
walking in New York B. Brooklyn
D. They cause many walking accidents on C. Staten Island
New York’s sidewalks
D. Manhattan
461. New York people are less friendlier than 468. New York State Bird is a
people in Connecticut.
A. Bald Eagle
A. True
B. Bluejay
B. False
C. Bluebird
462. Is the Cheese Grater in New york city? D. Robin
A. Yes it is 469. If you visit New York city, you can see
B. No it is not? this gift from France. It is
463. Which body of water forms part of New

York’s northern border?
A. Lake Ontario
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Hudson River
A. the Brooklyn Bridge
D. Mohawk River
B. the Empire State Building
464. Who Runs New York Penn Station? C. the Statue of Liberty
A. Amtrak D. the Libertty Bell
B. VIA RAIL 470. What is the capital of the state of New
C. Long Island Railroad York?
D. Metro-North Railroad A. Washington
B. New York
465. Which ocean is New York on?
C. Albany
A. The Caribbean
D. The Angels
B. The Indian
471. Check all of the things that were in New
C. The Pacific
York in 1900.
D. The Atlantic
466. The changed the name of New Ams- A.

terdam to New York.
A. Dutch
B. Italian
B.
C. English
D. French

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C. Sin City
C. D. The City of Lights
476. Why was Henry Hudson forced to turn

back from his voyage in New York State?
A. his crew became ill and many died
D. B. the water he was sailing in became too
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shallow
C. he was attacked by Algonquians
472. What is the name of the bag found in D. none of above

New York?
477. Is New York the capital city of the USA?
A. Wall Street
A. Yes, it is.
B. Wall Street
B. No, it isn’t.
C. Wall Street
D. Wal Street 478. Who is the Mayor of New York City in
2020?
473. When was New York State found?
A. Bibi
B. Bloomberg
C. of blasio
D. Trump
479. What does the New York flag look like?

A.
A. november 19, 2004 B.
B. May 12, 1999 C.
C. August 31, 1638
D. none of above
D. July 26, 1788
480. Who is the current governor of New York
474. The first permanent European settlement state?
in New York was called?
A. Hillary Cliton
A. Big Apple
B. Andrew Jackson
B. Fort Ticonderoga
C. Andrew Cuomo
C. Fort Lee
D. Fort Orange D. You mac
475. What is the nickname of New York City? 481. Is the Gherkin in New York city?
A. The City of Angels A. Yes it is
B. The Big Apple B. No it is not

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482. Who were the first Europeans to arrive 487. Look at the picture. Identify the tourist
to New YorkM attraction in New York.

A. the English
B. the Dutch
C. the Polish
D. the Hungarians
483. Which of these statements are true?

A. The first pizzeria in the US was opened A. Sunshine Skyway Bridge
in New York. B. Golden Gate Bridge
B. There are 10 boroughs in New York. C. The San Francisco Bridge
C. Central park in notlocated in New York. D. The Brooklyn Bridge
D. Honking your hornhere is illegal.
488. What attracts visitors to New York City?
484. What was New York originally called? A. skiing, hiking, and fishing
A. New Amsterdam B. small-town friendliness
B. New Netherland C. many things to do for fun
C. New Tibalaway D. low population density
D. New London 489. What is Manhattan?
485. Where were the Anthony’s traveling to? A. a pizza in New York
A. Massachusetts B. A building in New York
B. New York C. A street in New York
C. Georgia D. An area in New York
D. New Jersey 490. What region of NEW YORK do we live
in?
486. The name was changed from New Ams-
terdam to New York by A. Hudson valley
B. NOrthern
C. Western
D. Central
491. What is the best about New York in sum-

mer?
A. The French A. There are many free cultural events
B. The Spanish B. The New York Philarmonic Orchestra
C. The Dutch C. The Broadway Show League
D. The British D. The classical music concert

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492. Pennsylvania and New Jersey border C. Southeastern

New York State to the? D. Northeastern
A. North
498. Did adrien come to new york?
B. South
C. West
D. East
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493. It was the firts thing that immigrants
saw when they arrived in New York.
A. Statue Off Liberty
A. TRUE
B. Statue Of Liberty
B. FALSE
C. Statue of Libertey
499. Fifth Avenue is the
D. Statu of Libarty
A. most expensive place in New York.
494. When was the first underground line of
B. cheapest place in New York.
New York City’s subway system opened?
A. October 27, 1904 500. It’s not easy to explore New York on
foot.
B. December 26, 1904
A. True
C. August 23, 1905
B. False
D. January 6, 1906
501. New York City is also called the
495. In what state did the Battle of Long Is-
land take place? A. Cradle of America
A. Maryland B. City on the Move
B. Massachusetts C. Big Apple

D. Diamond Capital of the World
C. Pennsylvania
D. New York 502. an airport in New York in the 1900.
E. Rhode Island A. There was
B. There were
496. How does the most famous nickname of
New York sound? C. There wasn’t
A. Small apple D. There weren’t
B. Big apple 503. What is one important way in which
C. Sour apple farming changed the lives of early New
Yorkers?
D. Red Apple
A. People moved away from rivers.
497. What part of New York is Buffalo lo- B. People moved more frequently from
cated? place to place.
A. Eastern C. People stayed in one place longer and
B. Western built villages.

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D. People were able to stop fishing and C. 50, 000

hunting altogether.
D. 50, 500

504. Which state boarders New York state in
the south? 509. Who are two New York, U.S. Senators to
represent us in Washington?
A. Lee Zeldin and Bill King
B. Peter Piper and Paul Waters
C. Pete King and Lee Zeldin
D. John Faso and Lee Zeldin

A. Pennsylvania which word is a preposition?
B. Maine A. went
C. Rhode Island B. to
D. Virginia C. Florida
505. New York is a popular tourist D. new york
A. application
511. Why is new york city?
B. destination
A. Becuse its a busey city
C. contradiction
B. I dont know
D. none of above
512. What European nation was the first to
506. Who is the Governor of New York?
start a colony in what is now New York?
A. Byron Brown
A. Netherlands
B. Barack Obama
B. England
C. Andrew Cuomo
C. Spain
D. Grover Cleveland
D. none of above
507. What is New York States nick name?
A. New York City 513. In New York City, how does the water
get to the top floors of the tallest build-
B. The Liberty ings?
C. The Empire State
A. pressure created by water coming
D. none of above through the tunnels from the reservoir
508. What was the record number of runners B. buildings have water pumps in the
who finished the New York City Marathon basement
in 2013? C. water towers on the roofs create pres-
A. 50, 304 sure
B. 50, 740 D. capillary action

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514. What are the suburbs of New York 520. True or False:Lake Michigan and Lake Erie
called? border New york
A. Sideways A. false
B. Samson B. true
C. Suburbs 521. What is the state bird of New York?
D. none of above A. Eastern Bluebird
B. American Robin
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515. How is New York called?
C. Northern Cardinal
A. The Big Apple
D. Bald Eagle
B. The Big Banana
C. The Big Watermelon 522. UN FAMOSO MUSEO DI NEW YORK E’
D. none of above
516. In New York, you are very well-known

by people.
A. True
B. False
517. Does a diesel vehicle over 8500 GVW

outside the( DEMA) Diesel Emission
metropolitan Area need to have a smoke
meter test
A. Only if its a Ford
A. He Louvre
B. Yes
B. The Moma
C. No
C. Palazzo Barberini
D. Only if sold in New York State
D. none of above
518. What has the author been doing while
he’s been to New York? 523. What was the name of New Amsterdam
after it was renamed?
A. Reading about New York
A. New York City
B. Watching videos
B. New England
C. Both reading and watching
C. Manhattan Island
D. Neither reading nor watching D. Hudson River
519. What was the city’s name before it was 524. Who ends up going to New York with
called New York Mallory and Mary Ann?
A. New Amsterdam A. their moms
B. Houston B. Mallory’s brother and dad
C. Delaware C. no one
D. Pennsylvania D. none of above

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525. What is the population of New York City? 531. Which of the following facts is not men-
A. 6.5 million tioned in either passage?

B. 12 million A. The Statue of Liberty is in the New York
C. 8.3 million Harbor.
D. 10 million B. There are farms in the northeastern

part of the state.
526. What is the name of the high building you
can find in New York City? C. Niagara Falls is in New York and
Canada.
A. houses
B. apartment house D. New York is nicknamed “The Big Ap-
ple” because of the amount of apples that
C. skyscrapers
are grown there each year.
D. flat
527. deos new york have rats 532. In New York, you have more job opportu-
nities than in Connecticut.
A. yes
A. True
B. no
C. they never have B. False
D. none of above
533. Which one is NOT a borough of New
528. What was the main attraction for Ger- York?
man immigrants to New York?
A. Brooklyn
A. Central Park
B. Manhattan
B. Brooklyn Bridge
C. Saloon culture C. Bronx
D. Industrial development D. Liberty Island
529. Where are they going to?
534. Which means of transport do they not use
A. Paris to go to New York?
B. Berlin.
A. Aeroplane
C. New York.
B. Train
D. none of above
C. Boot
530. Hunter-gatherers settled in New York 12,
000 years ago. Which of the follow- D. Helicopter
ing statements is TRUE about those early
hunter-gatherers? 535. When was New York’s independence ‘
A. They made clothing from grasses they A. July 20, 1764
found.
B. July 10, 1778
B. They camped near lakes and rivers.
C. They did not fish C. July 4, 1775
D. They grew food as well as hunted. D. none of above

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536. Which group of people introduced ice 540. If a compression fitting is used on a steel
skating to New York? brake line will it still pass a New York
State Inspection
A. Yes
B. No
C. only in the rear brake system
D. only n the front brake system
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A. Native Americans 541. Who is Peter Stuyvesant?
B. Huguenots A. the governor of New Netherland who

started a fire department and night watch
C. Eskimos
B. the man that explored the Hudson
D. Dutch River and claimed the area for the Dutch
C. the governor of New Netherland who
537. What is the name of the longest river in brought Manhattan for 24 dollars
New York?
D. the first European to reach New York
A. Hudson River
542. One of the 5 great lakes that borders
B. Mississippi River New York State is
C. New York City River A. Lake Erie
D. Atlantic Ocean B. Hudson River
C. North America
538. What country is New York in?
D. South America
543. What is New Netherland?
A. a Dutch city that later became New
York City
B. a Dutch fort built on the tip of Manhat-
tan
C. a Dutch colony that included parts of
A. North America New York, New Jersey and Delaware
B. Mexico D. the first permanent settlement in Al-
bany, New York
C. United States
544. What is the relationship between
D. Canada
protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, and
539. What COUNTRY do we all live in? the debate about the Columbus statue in
New York City?
A. New York
A. A protester who wanted a statue
B. Niagara County of Robert E. Lee taken down in Char-
lottesville was killed, so people want stat-
C. United States
ues of Lee removed from every city in the
D. North America United States.

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B. Robert E. Lee and Christopher Colum-

bus are both historical figures who are
celebrated with statues and monuments

throughout the United States.
C. Robert E. Lee was a general in the Civil
War who defended slavery, but Columbus
was an explorer who was the first to bring
slavery to the United States.
D. New York City is considering the re-
moval of statues that stand for hate af- A. the Red one
ter violent protests occurred in Char- B. the Purple one
lottesville over plans to take down a Con-
C. the Yellow one
federate statue.
D. the Blue one
545. Chrysler Building is ( sculptural )
skyscraper in New York City. 548. How did the majority rule in New York
Times v. US?
A. In favor of the newspapers because
they could publish whatever they wanted
no matter what
B. In favor of the government because
the government needed to protect troops
C. In favor of the newspapers because
their publication did not put anybody in in-
herent danger
D. In favor of the government because of
Marshall law
A. the sculpturalest 549. What is the most efficient, easy and af-
fordable way to move around New York?
B. the most sculptural
A. subway
C. the most impressive
B. bus
D. none of above
C. taxi
546. What is the name of the famous super- D. train
hero who lives in New York?
550. Which tribe was one of the largest in
A. Spider Man
New York and had a simple yet effective
B. Thor system of government?
C. The Hulk A. Abiki
D. Scarlet Witch B. Cayuga
547. Which one is not directly connected to the C. Erie

New York? D. Laurentian

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551. The New Yorker publishes stories on B. They had to travel to London to vote in
A. Politics, culture and the arts Parliament
C. They could not vote for the people who
B. Beetroot salads
made their laws
C. How to fix your car
D. They did not like Great Britain being so
D. Hairdressing advice for bald albinos far away
552. This state contains the only U.S. city to 558. Which European explorer found a large
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have hosted the Winter Olympics twice, lake in present day New York State that
first in 1932 and again in 1980. was named after him?
A. Massachusetts A. Verrazano
B. New York B. Columbus
C. Champlain
553. New York City has higher real estate
D. Hudson
princes compared to Los Angeles.
A. True 559. What is the state tree of New York?
B. False A. Maple
B. Oak
554. Which country borders New York to the
C. Elm
north?
D. Pine
A. Vermont
B. Canada 560. The two large cities in colonial New York
were
C. Pennsylvania
A. Schenectady
D. South America
B. New York City
555. In 1900, the Statue of Liberty wasn’t in C. Hartford
New York, but that is currently there. D. Albany
A. True
561. What is the purpose of the complex wa-
B. False ter supply system in New York City?
C. I don’t know A. To provide clean drinking water to the
D. none of above city
B. To generate electricity
556. Who won the Battles of New York?
C. To irrigate farmland
A. French
D. To create recreational areas
B. Americans
562. Which of the following mountains are
C. British found in New York?
D. Spain A. Mt. Marcy
557. Which summarizes why some New York B. Adirondack Mountains
citizens resented British rule? C. Catskills Mountains
A. They missed the Dutch rulers D. all of the above

1.1 NEW YORK 59
563. In New York I 567. Which explorer was born in England and
sailed for the Netherlands. He discovered
a river in New York that was named after

him. His ship was called the Half Moon.
A. Robert LaSalle
A. Whip B. Jacques Cartier
B. Eat C. Henry Hudson
C. Milly Rock D. none of above
D. Dab 568. What was the climate of the New York
colony?
564. Which New York City sight was a gift
from France? A. Hot all year
A. Empire State Building B. Cold all year
B. Central Park C. Hot in the summer and cold in the win-
C. Statue of Liberty ter
D. none of above D. Hot in the winter and cold in the sum-

mer
565. What is not cheaper in New York com-
pared to London? 569. New York is located on the
A. Petrol A. west coast.
B. Trains B. Atlantic Ocean.
C. Public transport C. in the south of the USA.
D. Taxis D. east coast.
566. How many people were living in New 570. How did colonial New Yorkers spend
York in 1664? their leisure time?
A. 8, 000 A. sewing and knitting
B. 12, 000 B. cooking and baking
C. 300 C. singing, dancing, playing instruments
D. 16, 000 D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 60
571. Why were New York settlers angry after 576. The World Trade Centre is
the French and Indian War? A. A very famous Coffee Shop in New York
A. they didn’t like the winner B. A very famous park in New York
B. the settlers lost land west of the Mo- C. A very tall building in New York
hawk and Hudson rivers
D. none of above
C. the British gift of land to the French
577. Name the 5 boroughs that make up New
D. the British troops left
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York City.
572. New York has more than 5 thousand A. Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn,
skyscrapers Bergen, Rochester
A. True B. Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Is-
B. False land, Hudson
C. Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn,
573. Which landmark is located in New York? Union, Hudson
D. Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn,
Bronx, Manhattan
578. New York City has areas.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 15
D. 25
A. Trafalgar Square 579. New York City is also called

B. Beverly Hills
C. Chinatown
D. Bayfront Park
574. Which ocean borders New York in the

south?
A. Atlantic
B. Pacific
C. Indian
A. Big Apple
D. Arctic
B. Red Apple
575. When did Ms. Bell go to New York? C. Stars and Stripes
A. December D. the City of Angels
B. January 580. An issue of The New Yorker is typically
C. March how many pages long?
D. February A. 40 pages

1.1 NEW YORK 61
B. 60 pages C. The Judiciary

C. 80 pages D. The Mayor

D. 100 pages 587. New York is situated
581. How did farming change the lives of early A. in Canada
New Yorkers? B. In the south of the USA
A. It allowed them to share their food C. On the Northeastern coast of the USA
with other clans.
D. In the South of the USA
B. It allowed them to live in one place for
a longer time. 588. Are taxis and public transport cheaper in
C. It made them turn into vegetarians. New York compared to the UK?
D. none of above A. Yes
B. No
582. Which choice below became an important
part of New York’s economy? C. Not mentioned
A. Shipbuilding D. Both are equally expensive
B. Cooking 589. What was the original name of New
C. Traveling York?
D. Fur trade A. New Berlin
B. New London
583. Is Trafalgar Square in New York city?
C. New Buckingham
A. Yes it is
D. New Amsterdam
B. No it is not
590. New York Yankees
584. It’s expensive to live in New York?
A. Yes, It’s
B. No, It not
C. Maybe
D. none of above
585. Which is the professional basketball

team of New York?
A. Jets
B. Giants A. phrase
C. Islanders B. clause
D. Knicks 591. The Dutch named their colony
586. Who is responsible for interpreting the A. Bronx

laws in the New York State Government? B. New York
A. The Governor C. Manhattan
B. The Legislature D. New Netherland

1.1 NEW YORK 62
592. Why did the English want the New York 597. Which branch of the New York State
Colony? government is responsible for interpreting
A. So New England settlers could move laws?
westward. A. Legislative Branch
B. To have better waterways, B. Judicial Branch
C. To set up fur-trading posts
C. Executive Branch
D. To drink coffee.
D. Department of Transportation
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593. New York City is ( multicultural ) place in
the world. 598. What can be expected if people continue
to ride bicycles in New York City?
A. Decrease in collective body tempera-
tures
B. Increase in collective body tempera-
tures
C. No change in collective body tempera-
tures
D. Increase in the use of air conditioning
A. the most multicultural
599. What is New York’s state motto?
B. the mutlicultural
A. With God, all things are possible
C. the most dynamic
D. none of above B. Excelsior
C. Union, Justice and Confidence
594. What is the ‘green lung’ of New York
A. Central Park D. In God We Trust
B. The Irondacks 600. What is the most iconic symbol of New

C. Manhattan York City located in Manhattan’s Mid-
D. Hudson Park town?
A. Statue of Liberty
595. What city were the American soldiers try-
ing to defend from the British? B. One World Trade Center
A. Boston C. Empire State Building
B. Baltimore D. Brooklyn Bridge
C. Philadelphia
D. Yorktown 601. See also:Sports in New York CityCiti
Field, the home of the New York Mets,
E. New York City 2010Citi Field is a opened in April 2009 in
596. There were theaters in New York City Flushing Meadows-Corona Park that is the
home ballpark of the New York Mets of
A. true Major League Baseball. This stadium has
B. false a capacity number of seats.

1.1 NEW YORK 63
606. The name of the waterfall located in New

York is

A. 63, 922-seat stadium
B. 41, 922-seat stadium
C. 55, 922-seat stadium
D. 78, 922-seat stadium A. Ontario Falls
602. The Triangular Trade connected B. Erie Falls
A. Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn C. Finger Lakes Falls
B. New York, New Jersey and Connecti- D. Niagara Falls
cut
C. Asia, South America and India 607. New York’s first British governor was
D. Europe, Africa and America A. Richard Nicolls
603. How many counties does New York have B. Peter Stuyvesant
A. 62 C. John Peter Zenger

B. 60 D. none of above
C. 174 608. What is the capital of New York State?
D. 48
604. People had computers and TV’s in their
houses in New York in 1900.
A. Yes
B. No
605. I am the statue that greeted many im-
migrants who entered New York Harbor.
What am I?
A. Albany
B. Cleanser
C. East Greenbush
D. none of above
609. there are more healthy people in
A. Ellis Island A. tokio

B. Statue of LIberty B. new york
C. Angel Island C. both
D. none of above D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 64
610. Which of the following colonies was NOT 615. a large factory in New York produced the
a part of the Middle Colonies? Statue of Liberty
A. Pennsylvania A. right
B. Delaware
B. wrong
C. New York
D. Rhode Island 616. Which branch of the New York State Gov-
ernment is responsible for making laws?
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611. What is the nickname for New York City
due to its history of immigration? A. Executive
A. Gateway City
B. Legislative
B. Melting Pot
C. Immigrantropolis C. Judicial
D. Diversity Haven D. Administrative
612. Generally, are over 800 languages in

New York? 617. Why is New York City called ‘the city that
never sleeps’?
A. So
B. NO A. Because people work long hours
C. I don’t know B. Because the subway is open 24 hours

D. none of above C. Because there are many events and ac-
613. The districts of New York are called tivities happening all the time
A. Chinatown, Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Is- D. Because Daniel, David, and Sophia are
land, Manhattan always awake and active
B. Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens,
Staten Island 618. Who were the earliest New Yorkers fol-
C. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, lowing?
Staten Island A. the Mastodon
D. none of above
B. Tigers
614. New York is in the
C. Elephants
D. Deer
619. how many boroughs are there in New

York?
A. 4
A. northeastern of the US
B. 5
B. southeastern of the US
C. northwestern of the US C. 2
D. southwestern of the US D. 6

1.1 NEW YORK 65
620. New York City’s Federal Reserve Bank A. the busiest

has the largest gold storage in the world. B. the most busy
Is this statement true or false?

C. the most famous
D. none of above
625. In what year is the high railway line of
New York?
A. 1938
A. True B. 1933
B. False C. 1930
D. 1931
621. Choose the correct option
626. What is the primary responsibility of the
New York State Comptroller?
A. Enforcing state laws
B. Managing the state’s public finances
C. Representing the state in legal mat-
A. Empire State Building ters
B. New York Harbour D. Legislating state laws
C. Statue of Liberty 627. New York City has more inhabitants than
D. Central Park which two places combined:
622. New York is the Smallest State A. New Zeland and Hawaii
A. 23 B. Iceland and Alaska
B. 37 C. New Zeland and Alaska
C. 27 D. Alaska and Hawaii
D. 18 628. The population of New York is about
623. How many representatives does New A. 10 million
York have in the House of Representa- B. 20 million
tives? C. 8.5 million
A. 2 D. 50 million
B. 27
629. Climate is a pattern of weather at a par-
624. Times Square is ( busy ) place in New ticular place over a period of years. Cli-
York City. mate is determined by the combination of
precipitation and temperature in a given
region. What is the climate in New York?
A. Cold/Very Cold
B. Hot and humid
C. Hot/Dry
D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 66
630. What does the speaker spend most of 635. These helped shape New York’s land-
their money on in New York? forms:
A. Transportation
B. Bars, restaurants, and shows
C. Medical insurance
D. Savings
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631. Which state borders New York to the
south?
A. glaciers
A. Maine
B. tractors
B. Ohio
C. lakes
C. Virginia
D. beaches
D. New Jersey
636. I to go to New York to attend a bas-
632. How did the Dutch influence New York? ketball game at Madison Square Garden.
A. They brought foods and games to New A. would like to
York
B. would like
B. They destroyed New York
637. How many people live new York?
C. They had no influence on New York
A. 8, 9mln
D. none of above
B. 7, 4mln
633. New York is:
C. 8, 4mln
A. an interesting city
D. 7, 9mln
B. not expensive
E. I don’t know
C. not cheap
638. Which areas of New York does the Brook-
D. the most noisiest
lyn bridge connect?
634. What is the nickname for the city of New
York?
A. the Big Melon A. Manhattan

B. the Big Apple B. Bronx
C. the Big Cherry C. Staten Island
D. the Big Orange D. Brooklyn

1.1 NEW YORK 67
639. In terms of meeting new people, socializ- B. It Borders Canada

ing, or partying, is easier. C. Vermont (VT)

A. London D. New Hampshire (NH)
B. New York E. Maine (ME)
640. What nickname does New York have? 646. Who founded New York?
A. City of music A. the Romans
B. Great peach B. the Dutch
C. Big apple C. the Greek
D. Big Elephant D. none of above
641. What CONTINENT do we all live on? 647. What are the words imprinted on the
A. North America top left-side corner of all New York Times
newspapers?
B. New York
A. “The World’s Greatest Newspaper”
C. Erie County
B. “If You Don’t Want It Printed, Don’t Let
D. United States
It Happen”
642. New York is located in which hemi- C. “News For all”
spheres?
D. “All the news that’s fit to print”
A. Southern and Northern
648. What is the most common nickname in
B. Northern and Western
New York City?
C. Southern and Eastern
A. The city of fraternal love
D. Northern and Eastern
B. The city of large shoulders
643. How Many States Border New York? C. The Great Easy
A. 2 D. The Great Apple
B. 6 649. Name a mountain range in New York
C. 5 State
D. 1
644. Which list correctly identifies states that

border New York?
A. Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey A. Rockies
B. Maine, New Jersey, Texas B. McKinley
C. California, North Carolina, Florida C. Adirondack
D. Ohio, Vermont, New Jersey D. Sierra Nevada
645. New York City Borders Which States to 650. Who were the he first settlers in New
the North? York?
A. It Borders No States A. Germans

1.1 NEW YORK 68
B. Dutch 654. What is the main idea of this excerpt

C. British from this New York Times article?
D. Canadians A. The amendment giving women the
right to vote has passed the Senate and
651. What are the five districts in New York? now will go to the states for ratification.
B. Women deserve the right to vote, as
granted by the Constitution and their hu-
man rights.
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C. The National Woman’s Party predicts
that women will have the vote by the next
Presidential election in 1920.
D. The House and Senate generally agree
A. Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Manhattan, on passing amendments to the Constitu-
Bronx et Manhattan tion, as evidenced in the passage of this
B. Manhattan, Westchester, Queens, amendment.
Brooklyn et Williamsburg
655. London or New York?
C. Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens,
Brooklyn et Bronx
D. Manhattan, Astoria, Queens, Brooklyn
et Williamsburg
652. A Plateau in New York State is
A. Atlantic
B. Adirondacks and Catskills A. London
C. Tug Hill and Alleghany B. New York
D. Long Island 656. Which two Native American groups set-

tled in New York thousands of years ago?
653. How have archaeologists learned about
early life in New York? A. Pueblo and Wigwam
B. Teepee and Longhouse
C. Algonquian and Iroquois
D. Cherokee and Sioux
657. Read this paragraph from the section “A
Sewer Alligator In Metal.” Klingspor lived
in the city for more than 10 years. He
A. by studying artifacts such as spear moved to London in 2019. He said he
points wanted to make art to celebrate the peo-
B. by studying books left behind in cave ple of New York. He thinks New York-
ers are like alligators. Alligators have
C. by reading letters people wrote to changed a lot over time. He said they
each other “have to survive extremes, just like New
D. by talking to relatives of early New Yorkers.” What is the MAIN idea of this
Yorkers paragraph?

1.1 NEW YORK 69
A. Alexander Klingspor learned alligators A. The Lone Star State

can survive extremes. B. The Keystone State

B. Alexander Klingspor is an artist who C. The Empire State
enjoys making sculptures.
D. The Sunshine State
C. Alexander Klingspor lived in New York
City for 10 years and then moved to Lon- 661. Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest bridge in
don in 2019. New York.
D. Alexander Klingspor likes New York A. Yes
and thinks alligators have a lot in common B. No
with New Yorkers.
662. Which is a river in New York?
658. It is an international airport in Queens,
New York, USA. It is the primary interna- A. Hudson River
tional airport serving New York City. B. Mississippi River
C. Nile River
D. none of above
663. Where do the twins come from?

A. Canada
B. New York
A. Newark International Airport C. Texas
B. LaGuardia Airport D. London
C. John F. Kennedy International Airport, 664. WHO WAS Giovanni Verrazzano?
A. The first European to reach New York
D. Long Island MacArthur Airport
B. the governor of the New Netherland
659. What year did the British capture the who bought Manhattan from Lenni Lenape
New York Colony? C. the governor of New Netherland who
A. 1661 started a fire department and a night
B. 1662 watch
C. 1663 D. Mr. Lutz’s real name
D. 1664 665. Which region?-Canada is its neighbor to

the north-The St. Lawrence River forms a
660. What is New York State called? natural border-Adirondack Mountains are
in this region
A. Northern Region
B. New York City/Long Island
C. Finger Lakes Region
D. Central Region
E. Hudson River/Catskill Mountain Re-
gion

1.1 NEW YORK 70
666. What is the capital city of New York? A. Brooklyn

A. New York City B. Queens
B. Buffalo C. Soho
C. Rochester D. The Bronx
D. Albany 671. What were/was the main reason New
York was founded?
667. What are the boroughs (= Stadtbezirke)
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of New York called? A. Money, Natural resources, and Fur
trade
A. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island,
Bronx and Queens B. Religion
B. Manhattan, New York, Times Square C. Farming and Trade
and the Broadway D. Religious freedom
C. Brooklyn, the Rockefeller Centre,
672. What region is the state of New York?
Harlem and Chinatown
A. South East
D. none of above
B. North East
668. Complete according to the song:”It’s
C. North West
to you, New York, New York.”
D. South West
A. on
B. in 673. A map that would show a location of a
city near the border of New York and Ver-
C. up
mont.
D. none of above
A. political map
669. Which is the bird is the symbol for New B. historical map
York?
C. physical map
A. Owl
D. none of above
B. Eagle
674. How many airports serve New York
C. Pelican City?
D. Blue Bird A. 2
670. Which of the following is NOT one of New B. 3
York’s five districts? C. 4
D. none of above
675. Landforms are features on Earth’s sur-

face including plains, mountains, val-
ley, volcanoes, deltas, islands, and
canyons.Describe some of the landforms
that are found in New York.
A. hills and plains
B. Rocky Mountains

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C. plateaus, mountains, and rivers

D. none of above

676. Which actor lived in New York?
A. ROBERT DE NIRO
B. Leonardo Dicaprio
A. Some live on reservations in the New
C. Sean Connery York area.
D. none of above B. Most have left the New York area and
are NO longer interested in continuing old
677. How do New Yorkers conserve re- traditions.
sources? C. Some teach others about their tradi-
A. They drive cars. tions through storytelling.
B. They leave the lights on after they D. The Shinnecock group have opened a
leave a room. museum and hold a powwow each year.
C. They recycle. 681. The Bronx is the home of the ?

D. They take long showers. A. Red Bull arena
B. New York Yankees stadium
678. What is the state capitol?
C. Madison Square Garden
A. Ridge
D. Metlife stadium
B. New York City
682. Hvilken fact er sand om musicalen “The
C. Washington, D.C. Lion King” i New York.
D. Albany A. The Walt Disney Company was against
the production of “The King of the Lions”
679. Where is the Statue of Liberty located? as a musical
B. The musical had premiered year 1990
C. There are living lions on stage
D. The production of the musical cost
more than $ 1 trillion.
683. This is New York City in the year
A. New York
B. Muncy, PA
C. Dallas, Texas
D. Madison, Wisconsin
680. Which of the following is NOT true of A. 1900

present-day Algonquian people? B. 2021

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684. When did New York become a state? C. Brooklyn

D. Burge
689. What borough is the biggest?

A. Queen
B. USA
C. New York
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D. Manhattan
E. Bronx
690. What is the nickname of New York?

A. July 26, 1788 A. The Big Peach
B. December 5, 1788 B. The Big Apple
C. May 26, 1699 C. The Big Pear
D. none of above D. The Big Lemon
685. what is New yorks state bird 691. What is one of New York’s most famous
A. blue jay nicknames?
B. Bluebird A. City of Love
C. Cardinal B. City of Lights
D. Chicken C. The Big Apple
686. How many inhabitants does NY have?NY D. The Mile High City
= New York 692. Who is the current editor of The New
A. 3 million Yorker?
B. 5 million A. Leon Wieseltier
C. 8 million B. David Brooks
D. 7 million C. Peter bone
687. underground trains in New York in D. David Remnick

the 1900.
693. What is the New York Stock Exchange?
A. There was Response options
B. There were A. Nasdaq system creators
C. There wasn’t B. It is the largest stock market in mone-
D. There weren’t tary values and the first in number of as-
signed companies.
688. Which of these options indicate a New C. Virtual market instead of currencies
York district? and monetary values
A. Manhattan D. World and social sector analysts of the
B. Queens world

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694. The real reason alligators end up in New 699. Ethnic communities in New York gave tra-
York City is because ditional foods a twist. What does this
mean?

A. people flushed them down their toi-
lets. A. They changed the food beyond recogni-
B. people owned them as pets, but aban- tion.
doned them when they got too big. B. They maintained traditional methods.
C. the city is their natural habitat. C. They ignored traditional methods.
D. they migrated there.
D. They created something new based on
695. Which ocean borders New York? traditional food.
A. Indian Ocean 700. What was the first permanent European
B. Arctic Ocean settlement in New York?
C. Pacific Ocean A. Netherlands
D. Atlantic Ocean B. Albany
696. What mountain range covers most of C. Fort Orange
northeastern New York?
D. Fort George
B. Appalachian Mountains 701. Some service jobs that exist in New York
City today that did not exist in the 1700’s
and 1800’s are
D. Mt. Marcy
A. farming
697. What is the nickname for New York City? B. zoo keepers
A. The Big Banana
C. service jobs like airport, hotel and trav-
B. The Giant Apple eling jobs.
C. The Great Grape D. none of above
D. The Big Apple
698. Which mountain range is located in the
north of New York State? A. the Big Pear
B. the Big Peach
C. the Big Lemon
D. the Big Apple
703. Where could visitors to New York City

see The Starry Night?
A. Catskill Mountains A. on Staten Island
B. Adirondack Mountains B. at MOMA

C. Appalachian Mountains C. in the Monet Museum
D. Finger Lakes Mountains D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 74
704. Lakes in New York State are 710. A crucial battle where the Americans
A. Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Cham- stopped the British from taking over New
plain York.
B. Lake Ohio A. American Revolution

C. Age Road Cancer B. French and Indian War
D. Lakis C. Battle of Saratoga
D. Battle of Yorktown
705. Home Alone 2 Lost In WHERE?
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A. Chicago 711. The State Insect has a very important job
to help gardeners. It was adopted as the
B. New York
State Insect in 1989. What is New York’s
C. Iowa State Insect?
D. Okeene High School A. Butterfly
706. T/F The American Civil war happen in B. Ladybug
New York C. Honey Bee
D. Hornet
Explanation:The ladybug is an orange bee-
tle with black spots. It helps gardeners by
eating tiny pests that ruin plants.
A. True
712. Because of New York’s traffic jam, buses
B. False
are almost never on time and rides usually
707. Where is the real heart of stickball in take much longer than Google Maps esti-
New York? mates.
A. Manhattan A. True.
B. The Bronx B. False.
C. Brooklyn 713. There was a big airport in New York in
D. Queens 1900.
A. Yes
B. No
A. The small cherry
B. The fat peach 714. A continent is
C. The big apple A. A place where a river ends
D. The long banana B. A place where a river ends
709. What was the name of the town that the C. A border of New York
Dutch started? D. One of earth’s seven great bodies of
A. New York land
B. New Amsterdam 715. What is the typical sport in New York?

C. Manhatta A. Golf
D. none of above B. Basketball

1.1 NEW YORK 75
C. Tennis 721. What’s the name of the most famous

park in New York?
D. Surf

A. Hyde Park
716. Which region is New York located? B. State Park
A. Northeast C. Central Park
B. Northwest D. none of above
C. Southeast 722. What does the speaker spend their
D. Southwest money on in New York?
A. Bars, restaurants, and shows
717. Who was a member of the New York
Sack Exchange? B. Saving money
A. Mark Gastineau C. Both

D. Not mentioned
B. Marty Lyons
C. Joe Klecko 723. What is one type of landform you can find
in New York?
D. All listed players were members
A. Mountains
718. Why not ride a car in New York? B. Lakes
A. Because it pollutes a lot C. Ocean
B. Because traffic doesn’t allow it D. Ponds
C. Because they have no vehicle 724. Which sight is NOT in New York City?
D. none of above A. Central Park
719. Which was not a challenge for settlers in B. White House

New York? C. Brooklyn Bridge
A. finding land D. Times Square
B. finding work 725. When did the first European visitor reach
C. buying their own farms the land which is now New York City?
A. 1514
D. defending their land from the French
B. 1519
720. Why did the city of New York install C. 1524
long racks of bicycles in different neighbor-
hoods? D. 1774
A. To encourage people to exercise 726. New York was once the capital of the
United States
B. To reduce traffic congestion
A. sai
C. To connect areas that are not easily ac-
cessible by subway B. correct
D. To provide an alternative to taxis and C. Ko.bt

cars D. none of above

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727. Film reviews appear in which part of The 732. New York is situated
New Yorker?
A. in the North-East of the USA
A. At the very beginning B. in the North-West of the USA
B. In the middle C. in the South-East of the USA
C. At the very end D. none of above
D. On page 33
733. Lots of people had horses and carriages
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728. What is the driving tour of New York in New York in 1900.
City’s water supply system called? A. Yes
A. Water Wonder Tour B. No
B. Reservoir Road Trip
734. COME SI CHIAMA UNO DEI PIU’ FAMOSI
C. Aqueduct Adventure TEATRI DI NEW YORK?
D. New York H2O Tour
729. Which explorer was most likely the first

European to see what is now New York?
*
A. Jacques Cartier
B. Samuel de Champlain
C. Giovanni da Verrazano A. Teatro della Scala
D. John Cabot B. BROADWAY THEATRE
730. If you combined how long it will take you C. La Fenice Theater
to fly and drive from Mount Juliet to New D. none of above
York how long will it take you. (13 hour
54 min drive) (1 hour 42 min fly) 735. When was New York found
A. 14 hours 96 min A. 1935
B. 14 hours 67 min B. 1812
C. 14 hours 98 min C. 1645
D. 15 hours 49 min D. 1664
731. New York is 736. Among these proposals, which are New
York districts?
A. the federal capital of the USA
A. Paris
B. the most populated city in North Amer-
ica B. Queens
C. the second most populated city of the C. Manhattan

USA D. Miami
D. none of above E. SAVARY

1.1 NEW YORK 77
737. Which one of these places is NOT in New get to them all, though.”’Based on the
York City? evidence above, what conclusion can be
made?

A. The Vessel
B. Times Square A. Saucier thinks that New York City has
C. The Western Wall bigger water main problems than other
D. China Town cities.
738. According to urban legend, the steam B. Saucier thinks that New York City is not
ferry Cornelius G. Kloff vanished after spending enough to fix the problem.
A. it was attacked by a giant octopus.
C. Saucier thinks that even though his de-
B. it crashed into an iceberg. partment works hard, water main breaks
C. it was raided by pirates. are unavoidable.
D. it got lost in the New York Harbor.
D. Saucier thinks that even though water
739. Who did the King of England give the land mains break, it’s not important to replace
to that would become New York and New all of them.
Jersey?
741. What Does New York’s State Motto

Mean?
A. Never Ever
B. Ever Downward
C. Never Upward
D. Ever Upward
A. King Charles
B. Lord Berkeley 742. New York city also know as
C. The Duke of York
A. Big apple
D. George Carteret
740. Read the following sentences:“‘It hap- B. The small island

pens in every city, ‘ said Michael Saucier,
spokesperson for the Department of Envi- C. Liberty island
ronmental Protection, noting that the de-
partment had spent $20-30 million each D. none of above
year replacing old water mains before
they break. As he watched dozens of
Con-Ed workers milling about West Broad- 743. This skyscraper is meters high!
way, Saucier astutely resolved, ‘You can’t (Google it on “skyscrapers in new york”!)

1.1 NEW YORK 78
C. Department of Motor Vehicles

D. Judiciary
747. During the 1600s many Europeans came

to New York because they
A. did not want to work hard
B. did not want to raise the same animals
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they had raised in Europe
C. wanted to escape from wars about re-
ligion and politics
D. wanted to live in a place where every-
one had the same beliefs
748. New York City is in the state of

A. Florida
B. Texas
A. three hundred and eighty-one C. New York

B. two hundred and eighty-two D. Alabama
C. five hundred and forty-one
749. The capital of New York is?
D. two hundred and fifty-nine
A. Manhattan
744. What was the living condition like in New B. Albany
York tenements?
A. Spacious and comfortable 750. New York City is located
B. Well-lit and well-ventilated
C. Crowded and unsanitary
D. Affordable and luxurious
745. How many pizza places are there in New

York
A. Around 32000
B. 5 million A. In the south of the USA, on the east
coast
C. Around 1000
B. In the south of the USA, on the west
D. 250
coast
746. Which branch of the New York State Gov- C. In the north of the USA, on the east
ernment interprets and applies the law? coast
A. Legislature D. In the north of the USA, on the west
B. Executive coast

1.1 NEW YORK 79
751. What is the largest ethnic group in New 755. How many districts does New York
York City today? have?

A. Italian A. 2
B. African American B. 3
C. Jewish C. 4
D. Irish D. 5
752. Where in the United States is New York 756. Choose the answer that best completes
City? the sentence below.Water main breaks
can harm people, homes and businesses;
, New York City’s Department of En-
vironmental Protection spent $20-30 mil-
lion each year replacing old water mains
before they break
A. first
B. then
C. last
A. in the northeast D. thus
B. in the southeast
757. What is the maximum amount of weight
C. in the northwest a New York State vehicle inspector with a
D. in the soutwest Group 1 inspection certificate can inspect?
A. vehicle up to 18000 pounds
753. What city is todays capital (Hauptstat) of
the United States of Amerika? B. motorcycles
A. New York C. vehicles over 18000 pounds
B. San Francisco D. airplanes
C. Washington D.C. 758. The State Bird was adopted in 1970. This
type of bird can see an insect 100 feet
D. The Angels
away! What is New York’s State Bird?
754. Letter from New York What conclusion A. Robin
can you draw about Yoshiko and Aunt Ju-
B. Bluebird
lia?
C. Cardinal
A. They do not have a very good relation-
ship. D. Goldfinch
Explanation:The bluebird is one of the first
B. They are close and share their experi- birds to return north each spring.
ences with each other.
C. Yoshiko writes to her aunt because her 759. Which country gifting New York with the
mother wants her to. Statue Of Liberty?
D. Yoshiko and her aunt travel together A. Netherlands

frequently. B. Italy

1.1 NEW YORK 80
C. France 766. The New York Yankees play ball

D. Greece A. in the Bronx.
B. at Citi Field.
760. What is the weather like in New York?
C. in Brooklyn.
A. Rainy and cold
D. at Flushing Meadows.
B. Sunny and hot
C. Cloudy and mild 767. New York is known as a bike-friendly
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city.
D. Snowy and freezing
A. True.
761. While the first zip code in the world is in
B. False.
Germany. The first in the United States is
in Agawam, in this state. 768. What is the title of Chapter 15?
A. Massachusetts A. The Angels
B. New York B. New York
762. is an important resource for New C. California
York State. D. none of above
A. Jupiter
769. HOW WAS MIRACULES NEW YORK
B. the moon SPOILERS?
C. Lake Ontario A. GOOD
D. Lake Placid B. BAD
763. new york apartaments are more expen- C. OUT OF THE WORLD
sive than tokio D. OUTSTANDING
A. true 770. Why did early New Yorkers move around
B. false a lot?
A. They couldn’t find a good cave to live
764. What is the name of the most important
in.
statue of New York?
B. They wanted to move farther away
A. Statue of Liberi
from Asia.
B. New York statue
C. They had to follow the animals so they
C. Statue of Liberty could hunt.
D. none of above D. They were leaving Asia.
765. What are the three major landforms 771. Where did most German immigrants set-
found in New York? tle in New York?
A. lakes, plains, mountains A. Chinatown
B. mountains, rivers, hills B. Little Italy
C. hills, volcanoes, mountains C. Little Germany
D. mountains, rivers, lakes D. Five Points

1.1 NEW YORK 81
772. There were lots of cinemas in New York, 777. You must reject a vehicle for New York
but there weren’t any theatres State Inspection if the drive belt is

A. True A. squealing
B. False B. green
C. Loose, Cracked or frayed (chunking)
773. The Iroquois lived in New York between
D. slipping
Niagara Falls and the Adirondack Moun-
tains. There were about 20, 000 Iroquois 778. Which teams are playing? ch 9
in the five groups in the Iroquois League
in 1680. The Iroquois League expanded
by defeating other Native Americans and
then by “adopting” the defeated people.
The Mohawk were the largest group in
Iroquois League. These statements show
that the Iroquois people had
A. A strong government A. San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat
B. A weak government B. The New York Knicks and the Los Ange-
C. Many enemies les Lakers
D. Wise leaders 779. How have archaeologists learned about

early life in New York?
774. There are in the 86th floor and you A. by studying artifacts such as spear
can see all of New York City. points
A. mysteries B. by studying books left behind in caves
B. telescopes C. by reading letters early people wrote
to each other
C. people
D. by talking to relatives of early New
D. none of above Yorkers
775. How many people live in New York? 780. The Adirondacks and the Catskills are
A. over 6 million people two in New York State.
A. glaciers
B. over 7 million people
B. foothills
C. over 8 million people
C. mountain ranges
D. over 9 million people
D. peninsulas
776. What is the oldest skyscraper in New 781. biggest building in new york
York?
A. Chrysler Building
B. One World Trade Center
C. Trump Tower
D. The Empire State Building

1.1 NEW YORK 82
A. one world trade center 786. New York exported

B. empire state building A. fur and wheat
C. 40 wall street B. cars and furniture
D. 3 hudson boulevard C. lumber and flour

D. metal and fish
782. In what continent is New York located?
787. What are the names of the different
A. North America parts of New York?
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B. South America A. Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Man-
C. Europe hattan, The Bronx.
B. New York, Manhattan, London,
D. Asia
Queens, The Bronx.
783. Which source of energy does NOT help C. The Big Apple.
New York residents to reduce pollution? D. New York, The Big Apple, Queens, Man-
A. Wind hattan, Bronx.
B. Water 788. If you fly to New York, which airport is
your plane most likely to land?
C. Solar
D. Mechanical
784. Which is the flag of New York City?
A. Ronald Reagan Airport

B. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport
C. Thomas Jefferson Airport
D. Newark Airport
789. What is this famous park in New York
A. 1 called?
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
785. New York imported

A. sugar and spices A. the Central Park
B. tea and fabric B. The Prospect Park
C. furniture and teapots C. the Battery Park
D. televisions and computers D. the Park of America

1.1 NEW YORK 83
790. Who is the current New York State Attor- 796. Is New York the capital city of the USA?
ney General? A. yes

A. Letitia James B. no
B. Andrew Cuomo
797. Which film featured the New York City
C. Thomas DiNapoli water supply system?
D. Bill de Blasio A. Die Hard with a Vengeance
B. Ghostbusters
791. True or False:Niagara Falls is a natural
wonder of New York C. Spider-Man
A. True D. Home Alone 2:Lost in New York
B. False 798. The rose is the state flower of New York.
True or false
792. The Hudson River is important to New
York State because it is a way to transport A. True
goods and services through the state. B. False
A. True 799. What is the name of the tours that led the
B. False characters in the story to know the city of
New York?
793. Approximately, how many people live in A. New York Bus Tour
New York City?
B. Manhattan Sigthseeing Bus Tour
A. 80, 000
C. Manhattan Bus Tour
B. 8 million
D. Tour skyscraper
C. 800, 000
800. What is the name of the body of water
D. 80 million
that shares a border between Canada and
794. New York Is The Largest State New York State?
A. Lake Eerie
A. 25
B. Lake Ontario
B. 19
C. Atlantic Ocean
C. 32
D. Hudson River
D. 27
801. The name of the big waterfalls in New
795. New York’s streets plan has a “grid sys- York is called
tem”. What is that? We sometimes made
“grids” also in class
A. grid = line
B. grid = curve system
C. grid = grid, grid system
D. grid = power grid
E. grid = axis system A. Ontario Falls

1.1 NEW YORK 84
B. Erie Falls 807. Who was the first female editor of The
C. Finger Lake Falls New Yorker?
A. Lillian Ross
D. Niagara Falls
B. Hannah Arendt
802. When it was built in 1930, the Chrysler C. Tina Brown
Building was the tallest building in New
York. D. Mary McCarthy
A. True 808. Which state borders New York State in
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the North?
B. False
803. Basketball and volleyball were both in-

vented in this state.
A. Massachusetts
B. New York
804. What is the name of the continent New

York is located on?
A. North America A. Vermont
B. South America B. Pennsylvania

C. Virginia
C. Asia
D. New Jersey
D. Europe
809. What type of work did enslaved people
805. Where is New York? do in New York?
A. In France A. Became an artisan to work for a spe-
B. In the United States of America cial skill
C. In Mexico B. Worked as a carpenter or shoemaker
D. In Spain C. Made clothing and cooked
D. All of the above
806. How were schools in colonial New York
paid for? 810. What of these places can you visit in New
York?
A. Macy’s
A. Public schools didn’t cost anything. B. Central Park
B. Local taxes paid for schools. C. Tower Bridge
C. Families had to pay the teacher. D. the Globe theatre
D. Teachers worked for free. E. Times Square

1.1 NEW YORK 85
811. Where is New York situated? B. Ellis Island

A. in the United Kingdom C. NY Immigration Center

B. in the United States D. The Statue of LIberty
C. in Australia 817. Which of these movies is NOT set in New
D. in New Zealand York?
812. New York was once the capital of the A. Gangs of New York
United States. B. LA Confidential
A. TRUE C. The Godfather
B. FALSE D. Once upon a time in America
813. To pass a New York State Inspection a 818. What is the name of the country that bor-
vehicles lighting system must have ders New York to the north?
A. No broken pieces on any of the lenses A. North America
B. No sharp edges B. Canada
C. no water in the taillights C. North America
D. Aftermarket covers on all of the lights D. Florida
814. mr colberts family went to florida new 819. The original nam eof New York was
A. New Delhi
which word is a simple subject?
B. New Amsterdam
A. family
C. new Jersey
B. went
D. none of above
C. to
D. Florida 820. What is New York’s nickname?
815. What is the capital of New York State? A. The Big Apple
A. Albany B. The Horse City
B. Hudson River C. The Blue Tomato
C. Bronx D. The New Apple
D. Connecticut 821. Which region in New York?-Catskill

Mountains and Taconic Mountains are in
816. I am the immigration center that pro- this region-Hudson River runs north to
cessed many immigrants in New York City south-Inspired many artists in the 1800’s
on the East Coast. What am I?
A. Central Region
B. Western New York
C. Hudson River/Catskill Mountain Re-
gion
D. Finger Lakes Region
A. Angel Island E. Northern Region

1.1 NEW YORK 86
822. mr colberts family went to florida new 828. What country does New York border?
which word is a preposition?
A. family
B. went
C. to
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D. Florida
823. Which direction is New York if travelling

from Leeds? A. Mexico
A. North B. Canada
B. East C. Peru
C. South D. France
D. West 829. How many languages are spoken in New

york?
824. Many words in American English came A. 20
from the who lived in New York.
B. 100
A. Indians
C. 800
B. Dutch
D. 12
C. Italian
830. Which borough of New York City is
D. French known for its distinctive neighborhoods,
museums, and open spaces, including
825. What is the term length of the Governor Coney Island?
of New York State?
A. Brooklyn
A. 2 years
B. Manhattan
B. 4 years
C. Queens
C. 6 years D. The Bronx
D. 5 years
831. What are the three types of maps?
826. New York, originally, was called
A. New England
B. New Amsterdam
C. Verrazano Narrows
D. Greenwich Village
A. North, East, South, West
827. There were any cinema in New York B. New York, Massachusetts, Vermont
A. Yes C. Political, Physical, Historical
B. No D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 87
832. About how many people live in New York B. Erie and Ontario
City?
C. Michigan and Erie

A. two million people
D. Superior and Ontario
B. over eight million people
C. four million people 837. What was the main problem faced by
German immigrants in New York?
D. over ten million people
A. Language barrier
833. This is Arlington cemetry in New York.
B. Lack of job opportunities
C. Discrimination from locals
D. Housing shortages
838. What is the capital of New York State?

A. New York
B. Albany
A. T
B. F C. Brooklyn
D. none of above
834. What is the nickname of the New York
City? 839. Which sports teams have their home at
A. The City of Lights the MSG (Madison Square Garden?
B. The Big Apple A. The Yankee’s and Rangers?
C. The Magic City B. New York Knicks and The Yankee’s?
D. Sin City
C. The Rangers and New York Knicks?
835. Which fruit is also used as a nickname for D. The New Yorkers
New York City?
A. The banana 840. Where does the New York Accent come
from?
B. The pear
A. London
C. The apple
D. The melon B. Oxford
C. Liverpool
836. What 2 Great Lakes touch New York
State? D. Cambridge
841. Where does the International Police Con-

vention continue?
A. Saint Tropez
B. Washington
C. Paris
A. Huron and Superior D. New York

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842. What is New York’s State Animal? 848. Which branch of the New York State gov-
ernment is responsible for enforcing laws?
A. Baever
A. Executive Branch
B. Hedgehog
B. Legislative Branch
C. Bear
C. Department of Education
D. Beaver
D. Judicial Branch
843. It is a large park in the middle of New 849. New York was a capital city in
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York and has a zoo
A. 1785-1790
A. Manhattan
B. never
B. Central Park C. still is
C. The Big Apple D. 1664-1776
D. Yankee Stadium
850. Are flats outside the city cheaper in Lon-
don compared to New York?
844. What is FDNY?
A. Yes
A. Federal dutch named York
B. No
B. New York Police Department
C. Not mentioned
C. New York Fire department
D. Both are equally expensive
D. Food Department of New York
851. What summarizes why some New York
845. What winter sport was brought to New citizens resented British rule?
York by the Dutch? A. They could not make laws for Great
A. Ice skating Britain.
B. They could not vote for the people who
B. Football
made their laws.
C. Volleyball C. They had to travel to London to vote in
D. Basketball Parliament.
D. They missed the Dutch rulers.
852. How many boroughs are there in New
A. the Big Apple
York City?
B. the Red Apple
A. 2
C. the Stars and Stripes B. 5
D. the City of Angels C. 3
D. 6
847. Light duty trailers can be inspected out
side of the shop for a New York State In- 853. Duke of York was?
spection
A. Just a man with a plan.
A. true
B. sister of King Charles II who took land
B. false from the Dutch and renamed it New York.

1.1 NEW YORK 89
C. brother of King Charles II who was the 858. What is the largest lake in New York
founder of New York. State?

D. A king from England’s tribe of York. A. Lake Komaka
B. Hudson River
854. What is one body of water you can find
in New York? C. Finger Lakes
A. Mountains D. Oneida Lake
B. water 859. The cost of healthy groceries at the su-
C. Ocean permarket in New York is groceries in
London.
D. none of above
A. much higher than
855. What is the name of the airport in New
B. about the same as
York?
C. a little lower than
A. New York airport.
D. much lower than
B. International Airport.
C. JFK International Airport. 860. The ocean that touches New York State
is
D. none of above
A. Pacific
856. Who is responsible for enforcing the laws B. Indian
in the New York State?
C. Atlantic
A. The Governor
D. Arctic
B. The Mayor
C. The Police Commissioner 861. What state is Rochester in?
D. The Chief Justice
857. The streets of New York City weren’t
A. New York
B. Road cancer
862. What were the two major groups of Na-

tive Americans in New York State?
A. quiet A. Iroquois and Algonquian
B. noisy B. Mohawk and Lenape
C. full C. Montauk and Shinnecock
D. none of above D. Oneida and Cayuga

1.1 NEW YORK 90
863. mr colberts family went to florida new 868. In New York, since the s, technology
york and nebraskaThere are proper nouns in the classroom has been a concern
in this sentence. A. 1990
A. true B. 2017
B. false C. 1988
864. Children in colonial New York went to D. 2001
school or learned by
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869. Who won the Battle of Long Island?
A. a tutor
A. The British
B. charter school
B. The Colonists
C. a skill or trade
C. The French
D. all of these
D. The New York Islanders
865. Find the odd one out (trouver l’intru) a
place that is NOT in New York 870. New York has
A. a humid continental climate
B. a tempered climate
C. a polar climate
D. none of above
871. What two Great Lakes border New

York?
A. Ontario and Atlantic
B. Erie and Ontario
A. The Statue of Liberty
C. Erie and Atlantic
B. Big Ben
D. Indian and Ontario
C. Brooklyn Bridge
872. What country is New York state in?
D. Times Square
A. Brazil
866. Which country borders New York State?
B. Australia
A. Mexico
C. United States of America
B. Canada
D. France
C. New Jersey
D. New York City 873. The Five Nations are
A. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
867. What did the Emperor League help to Connecticut, Vermont
bridge in New York City?
B. China, Brazil, England, Spain, Canada
A. Political conflicts
C. Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga,
B. Cultural festivals Seneca
C. Racial tensions D. Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, Cortland,
D. Economic disparities New Palz

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874. The New York State Tree is a 880. What was New York originally called?
A. White Pine

B. Birch
C. Sugar Maple
D. Cedar
875. Connecticut is dirtier than New York.
A. New England
A. True
B. New Amsterdam
B. False
C. Verrazano Narrows
876. What is the name of the stadium? ch 9
D. Greenwich Village
A. New York stadium.
881. What were some products that New York
B. Madison Square Garden
imported from islands in the Caribbean
C. Los Angeles Lakers Stadium. Sea?
D. none of above
877. How many Apple stores are in New York
City?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 25
D. 452 A. sugar and molasses
B. wood and fur
878. New York is also called
C. metal and fabric
D. tools and china
882. What were the first battles of the Amer-

ican Revolution?
A. The Boston and New York tea parties
B. Lexington and Concord
A. The Big Apple C. New York City and Philadelphia
B. The Big City
D. Albany and Virgina
C. The City of Wonders
883. Who was angry with settlers who
D. The city of Love
wanted to move into the western parts of
879. Which is the state food of New York New York?
A. orange A. the government
B. corn B. the city leaders
C. apple C. the Native Americans
D. banana D. business owners

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884. What mountain range is in Northern New C. in Wall Street

York?
D. on Broadway
A. Catskills
B. Long Island Sound 891. New York State is located in which conti-
nent?
C. Appalachian
A. North America
D. Adirondack
B. Europe
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885. Home to the John F. Kennedy Museum in
Hyannis. C. South America
A. Massachusetts D. Asia
B. New York 892. Why is new york the most attractive
886. Smith works in New York. state
A. True
B. False
887. Which mountain range is located in cen-

tral New York?
A. Catskills
B. Adirondacks
C. Rocky Mountains
A. sheep’s meadow
D. Sierra
B. valleys
888. What can you see in New York? C. how busy it is
A. Tower of London
D. the grassy feilds
B. Big Ben
C. Brooklyn Bridge 893. What is the highest skyscraper in New
York today?
D. Buckingham Palace
A. the Empire State Building
889. Which explorer was the first European to
anchor his ship in what is known today as B. the Chrysler Building
New York Bay? C. the United Nation Headquarters
A. Verrazano D. Flatiron Building
B. Columbus E. The One World Trade Center
C. Champlain
894. In what hemisphere is New York located?
D. Hudson
A. Western Hemisphere
890. Where can you find New York’s Stock Ex-
change? B. Eastern Hemisphere
A. in the Rockefeller Center C. Northern Hemisphere
B. in Manhattan D. Southern Hemisphere

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895. The State Freshwater Fish doesn’t have 899. What commodities or goods did New
stripes but rather has spots on its sides. York have that they traded?
What is New York’s State Freshwater

Fish?
A. Goldfish
B. Bluegill
C. Largemouth Bass
D. Brook Trout
Explanation:Brook Trout are also called
speckled trout. They were adopted as
the State Freshwater Fish in 1975. Brook
Trout are dark olive green with light mark- A. whale oil, grain, lumber
ings on the back and tan or red spots on B. coal, whale oil, iron
the sides. They live in streams, lakes, C. iron, grain, lumber
freshwater ponds and brooks.
D. wheat, lumber, coal
896. What is New York’s State Bird? 900. Select one of the strategies used in New
A. Western Bluebird York urban renewal
B. Bluejay A. Feel permanence
C. Eastern Bluebird B. Sustainable construction system
C. Infrastructure renewal
D. Red Robin
D. none of above
901. New York City is the most populated city
A. The New York Shopping Mall in the USA
B. Central Park West
C. The Upper West Side
D. Fifth Avenue
898. How does the author mainly organize the

information in the passage?
A. by providing detailed descriptions of A. True
different parts of the air train B. False
B. by explaining events from the history
of the air train in the order they occurred 902. Choose the correct form of the verb to be
for the blank theaters in New York in
C. by revealing various problems with the 1900.
New York subway before telling how they
A. There was
were solved
B. There were
D. by discussing the similarities and dif-
ferences between the subway systems in C. There wasn’t
New York and London D. There weren’t

1.1 NEW YORK 94
903. What is the components looked at on a B. Falso

trailer for a New York State Inspection
908. Complete the sentence by selecting the
A. Tires correct option:Next Week, We to
B. Brakes (if equipped) Travel to New York.
C. Hitch
D. Springs
E. All of the above
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904. Where is the State of New York located?
A. Midwest
B. Northeast
A. will
C. Southwest
B. am going to
D. West
C. is going to
905. Which statement describes the general D. are going to
path the Sun takes as it appears to move
across the sky for an observer in New York 909. What fruit is used for New York’s nick-
State? name?
A. The Sun rises in the west and sets in A. the pear
the east. B. the peach
B. The sun rises in the east and sets in C. the apple
the west.
D. the banana
C. The Sun rises in the north and sets in
the south. 910. What is New Amsterdam now called?
D. The Sun rises in the south and sets in A. New York City
the north. B. Fort Orange
906. What was an effect of Hudson’s explo- C. Albany
rations? D. Connecticut
A. The Iroquois created the Iroquois Con-
911. What is the name of the state we live in?
federacy.
A. North America
B. The French and Indian War began.
B. United States
C. Europeans began trading furs with the
Algonquians. C. New York
D. Verrazano discovered the New York D. regions of the U.S.
Bay. 912. What does the author describe in this pas-
907. “The New York editorial design was char- sage?
acterized by the integration of the image A. The author describes different types of
and typography in ridiculous compositions t-shirts.
related to the subject of the article.” B. The author describes reasons for mov-
A. TRUE ing to New York City.

1.1 NEW YORK 95
C. The author describes two types of en- 917. How many people live in New York City?
ergy.
A. Around 8 million.

D. The author describes the dangers of
B. Around 3 million.
riding in taxis.
C. Around 5 million.
913. What is the name of this huge park in D. Around 7 million.
New York?
918. What is the name of the train station in
New York city?
A. Rockefeller center
B. central park
C. Broadway
D. Grand central terminal
A. New York park
919. Which colour are most New York taxis?
B. Green park
A. Yellow
C. Central park
B. Black
D. Manhattan park
C. Green
914. New York is a city on the east cost of the D. none of above
A. England
B. United State york and nebraskaIs the sentence simple
or compound?
C. Vietnam
A. simple
D. Laos
B. compound
915. Which state do we live in?
921. What is the best known railway station
A. Pennsylvania
in the city?
B. Ohio
C. New York State
D. United States
916. Why was Henry Hudson forced to turn

back from his voyage in New York State?
A. the weather was bad
A. New York City Station
B. the water he was sailing in became too
shallow B. Franklin Station
C. he was attacked by Algonquians C. Grand Central Terminal
D. his crew became ill and many died D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 96
922. How many Pizza shops are there in New 928. Which direction would someone in Texas
York City? travel to go to New York Ciy?
A. 1, 300 A. South
B. 10, 000 B. West
C. 1, 200 C. southwest
D. 1, 700 D. northeast
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923. Which river runs north and south in New 929. What time is it in New York if the clock
York State? in Norway is 08:25?
A. Hudson River A. 02:25

B. 14:25
B. Lake Erie
C. 03:25
C. Lake Ontario
D. 01:25
D. Atlantic Ocean
930. According to the passages, which is not a
924. Which of these museums are NOT in New reason why New York is a famous state?
York?
A. The Statue of Liberty is there.
A. Tate Museum
B. Ellis Island is located in New York Har-
B. Museum of Modern Art bor.
C. Guggenheim Museum C. The World Trade Center is in New York
D. Metropolitan Museum of Art City.
D. Two of Niagara Falls are in New York.
925. What is the population of New York City?
931. Which is NOT an example of how early
A. 4.756 million
people of New York used natural resources
B. 7.236 million to meet their needs?
C. 3.968 million
D. 8.623 million
926. So that street musicians can play in a

New York subway have to pass a mass
audition.
A. PRAVDA A. They hunted forest animals.
B. A LIE B. They developed a written communica-

tion.
927. Most Broadway theatres are located in C. They used wood for building shelters.
and around Wall Street in New York.
D. They fished in streams and lakes.
A. True
932. Former President and famous New
B. False
Yorker who worked hard to protect na-
C. True ture.
D. False A. Joe bids

1.1 NEW YORK 97
B. George Washington A. chopping firewood and harvesting

C. Bill Clinton crops

D. Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt B. cooking and cleaning
C. sewing and laundry
933. Which city on our itinary was never a
United States capital? D. gathering eggs and milking cows
A. New York
938. Which fruit is New York named after?
B. Philadelphia
A. Orange
C. Boston
B. Watermelon
D. Washington D.C
C. Apple
934. Henry Hudson traveled in hopes to find
D. Banana
an all-water route from Europe to Asia
ending up in New York Bay. He then trav- 939. Determine which of the following cities is
eled north on what is known today as the capital of New York State.
A. Finger Lakes
A. Albany
B. Erie Canal
B. Syracuse
C. Rochester
D. Hudson River
D. Long Island
935. In which part of the country is New York
City? 940. Why is New York called a melting pot?
A. Northeast A. A huge variety of food is cooked there.
B. South East B. There are over 19, 000 restaurants.
C. Southwest C. It is home to many ethnic groups.
D. Northwest D. Because it has international trade
936. Was New York the capital of America for routes.
5 years (1775-1780)?
941. What is the most sustainable mega-city?
A. True
A. Tokyo
B. I don’t know
B. Hong Kong
C. Falsehood
D. none of above C. New York
D. Moscow
937. What were some of the chores boys and
girls shared in colonial New York? 942. Check the specialties of New York Street
Food
A. Les hot dogs
B. Les Bars
C. Italian ice cream
D. Hamburgers

1.1 NEW YORK 98
943. Around how many languages can you lis- D. It was a present to the Duke of York
ten to in New York? from a long lost relative ji
A. 700
948. The entertainment Centre of New York
B. 80
A. West End
C. 800
B. Oxford Street
D. none of above
C. Times Square
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944. New York is also called the Big D. Trafalgar Square
A. Apple E. Picadilly Circus
B. Easy
949. New York has five districts.Which of
C. Borough these is not one of them?
D. Ben
A. Richmond
945. COME SI CHIAMA IL PONTE PIU’ B. The Bronx
FAMOSO DI NEW YORK?
C. Brooklyn
D. Manhattan
E. Queens
950. Which is the slogan of New York?

A. “I love New York”
B. “Catch me if you can”
A. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE C. “We are the greatest”
B. RIALTO BRIDGE D. “Just Do it”
C. Brooklin bride 951. In ‘Ghostbusters 2’-The team borrow
D. none of above which iconic New York item to challenge
Vigo
946. Where is situated New York?
A. on the river Potomac
B. The Charging Bull
B. on the river Hudson
C. William Tecumseh Sherman statue
C. on the River Colorado
D. Christopher Columbus statue
D. none of above
952. Which museum in New York City is a walk
947. How did the New York colony begin?
through 5000 years of humankind’s great-
A. The Duke of York bought the land from est creative moments?
Native Americans
A. The Museum of Modern Art
B. The Swedish people disappeared and
B. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
the Duke of York moved in
C. King Charles II gave the land to his C. The Whitney Museum of American Art
brother, the Duke of York D. The Guggenheim Museum

1.1 NEW YORK 99
953. How many counties is New York divided 959. What were the first European settlers in
New York?
A. 5

A. Englishmen
B. 6 condados
B. French
C. 2
C. Spaniards
D. 4
D. Dutchmen
954. One Great Lake that borders New York
is 960. Which river?-Mouth:Hudson River-
Largest tributary of the Hudson-Known
A. Lake Superior as “The Highway to the West” as Euro-
B. Age Road Cancer pean settlers moved into western New
York State
C. Lake Ontario
A. Mohawk River
D. Lake Hudson
B. Niagara River
955. Businesses in New York City will not be C. Hudson River
able to refuse cash.
D. St. Lawrence River
A. TRUE
961. Who was Samuel de Champlain?
B. FALSE
A. An explorer who discovered America
956. Which Hip Hop band is NOT from New B. The leader of a Native American tribe
York?
C. A helper of an explorer
A. Beastie Boys
D. A French explorer who traveled to
B. NWA northern New York
C. G-Unit 962. Complete according to the song:”If I can
D. Salt n Pepa make it thereI’m gonna make it anywhere
New York, New York”
957. Whether New York is the capital of the
A. It’s up to me
USA?
B. It’s up to you
A. True
C. It’s up to us
B. False
D. It’s up to them
958. New York allows brokers to file claims
963. What is the largest city in the USA?
for unpaid leasing commissions as me-
chanic’s liens if A. New York City
A. The property is a residential property. B. The Angels
B. The lease is for at least 1 year. C. Boston
C. The broker was working under a writ- D. Washington
ten commission agreement.
964. New York City Subway lines are color
D. The lien is filed within 1 year of the coded, which of the following is an INCOR-
date the commission was due. RECT coloration of a subway line.

1.1 NEW YORK 100
A. 6 Avenue Lane:B D S M-Red A. You can visit the Statue of Liberty You
B. Broadway Line:N Q R W-Yellow can go to Central Park you can visit Uni-
versal
C. Lexington Avenue Line:4 5 6-Pine
Green B. You can visit the Statue of Liberty You
can go to Central Park You can also visit
D. Flushing Line:7-Purple the 9/11 building
965. What is the area of New York’s 970. New York City is located in:
metropolitan area?
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A. the Southern part of New York State
A. 760
B. the Northern part of the New York
B. 790 km
State
C. 970
C. the Eastern part of the New York State
D. 670 km
D. the Weastern part of the New York
966. Which states are next to New York? State
A. Vermont 971. What year was New York founded?
B. Pennsylvania A. 1789
C. Florida B. 1689
D. Texas C. 1840
967. Where in New York State is the Torrens D. 1624
system used?
972. Why is New york called the big apple
A. Bronx County
A. Famous for wall street
B. Albany County
B. New york is big
C. Herkimer County
C. empire state building
D. Suffolk County
D. world trade center
968. Which one of these is NOT a landform
E. Brooklyn bridge
found in New York
A. Rivers 973. The high line is
B. Mountain
C. The Grand Canyon
D. Plateaus
969. What are the things that you can visit in

New York
A. an elevated street with no cars

B. a subway line
C. a bus line
D. a restaurant in New York

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974. Which is the most populated borough in 979. New York has two Major League Base-
New York City? ball Teams.

A. Manhattan A. True
B. Brooklyn B. False
Explanation:The New York Yankees and
C. Coney The New York Mets.
D. none of above
980. This person was a successful fur trader
and ship owner who became part of one
975. How did people make a living in colonial
of the wealthiest families in New York.
New York?
A. Martha Turnstall Smith
A. sold goods
B. Samuel Townsend
B. ran inns
C. Margaret Phillipse
C. built cars
D. Robert Livingston
D. worked in artisan shops
981. Where is food more expensive?
976. New York is dirtier than Connecticut. A. New York at a supermarket
A. True B. London at a restaurant
B. False C. New York at a restaurant
D. London at a supermarket
977. You can watch plays in
982. Mention the boroughs New York City con-
sists of:
A. Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The
Bronx, and Staten Island
B. New Jersey, Columbia, Orange county,
Amsterdam and Long beach.
983. Who is the author of the New York State

A. Statue of Liberty song?
B. New York Bay A. Matthew West

B. Johnny Cash
C. Broadway
C. Steve deeds
D. none of above
D. You mac
978. Adrian Block, arrived in New York in a
984. Who sings:” An Englishman in New
small ship called the?
York”?
A. Bear A. John Lennon
B. Tiger B. Aa
C. Lion C. Sting
D. Walrus D. Lady Gaga

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985. Why do we have to go to for Christ- 991. How many administrative districts does
mas? New York include?
A. Colorado A. 10
B. Texas B. 6
C. Florida C. 4
D. New York D. 5
992. What is the colour of New York taxi?
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986. Which of these answers is a nickname for
New York? A. black
A. The Big Apple B. yellow

C. white
B. The Big banana
D. red
C. The Big Orange
D. The Big City 993. How many inhabitants does New York?
A. Over 13 mln
987. Where can you find the Statue of Liberty?
B. Less than 7 mln
A. on New York Island
C. About 8 mln
B. on Brooklyn Island D. none of above
C. on Liberty Island
994. Dove si trova New York?
D. none of above
A. Africa
988. Where is the Statue of Liberty? B. United States
A. New Hampshire C. Japan
B. Paris, France D. Taiwan
C. New York City, New York 995. What state do we live in?
D. Washington, DC A. New York City
B. New York
989. Who are the original inhabitants of New
York? C. Long Island
A. the Iroquois Indians D. North America
B. the Inuit Indians 996. Is the White House in New York City?
C. the Lenape Indians A. Yes it is
D. the Komi Indians B. No it is not
997. New York’s financial center is:

990. Oysters were so popular here in the 19th
century that the shells were used to pave A. Broadway
Pearl Street. B. Times Square
A. Massachusetts C. Madison Avenue
B. New York D. Wall Street

1.1 NEW YORK 103
998. In which region of the United States is 1003. How many books are there in the Public
New York found? Library of New York

A. west A. 36.2 million
B. midwest
B. 5 million
C. southeast
C. 45.2 million
D. northeast
D. 69.7 million
999. Who appoints the judges in the Judicial
Branch of the New York State Govern- 1004. An Italian explorer called Giovanni Ver-
ment? razano discovered
A. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
A. Ellis Island
B. Governor of New York
B. The Statue of Liberty
C. State Legislature
D. Mayor of New York City C. The Hudson River
1000. Which university is near Washington D. New York Harbour

Square Park?
1005. The Dutch colony that included parts of
A. Columbia University present day New York, New Jersey, and
B. New York University (NYU) Delaware was called:
C. The New School A. New Amsterdam
D. Fordham University
B. New York
1001. New York City is located in the of
C. New Netherland
the USA
D. New Jersey
1006. How many people call New York City

home?
A. Over six million
B. Over eight million
A. North East C. Over ten million
B. North West D. Over twelve million
C. South East
D. South West 1007. Which branch of the New York State
Government is responsible for governing
1002. During the Ice Age this thick sheet of ice at the local level?
moved across most of New York
A. Federal Government Branch
A. moraine
B. State Government Branch
B. valley
C. glacier C. Local Government Branch
D. none of above D. Judicial Branch

1.1 NEW YORK 104
1008. 4 New york has which is the symbol 1014. Where has the British fleet (ships) ar-
of freedom for immigrant to this country rived?
A. The Eiffel Tower A. Boston
B. The statue of Liberty B. Charleston
C. The Big Ban clock C. New York
D. The Pantheon Temple D. Baltimore
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1009. Where is New York located? 1015. What is New York also called?
A. In the midwest region of the U.S. A. the city that never dies
B. In the Northeast reagion of the U.S. B. the city that never snores
C. In the northwest region of the U.S. C. the city that never whines
D. the city that never sleeps
D. none of above
1016. 2) What role New York played between
1010. How many districts are there in New
1785 and 1790?
York?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
1011. What is the main nickname of the State A. New York was the capital of the United
of New York? States
B. nobody lived there, because they were
A. The Big Apple
afraid of the Dutch
B. The Empire State
C. didn’t yet exist at that time
C. The Sunshine State
D. was a haven for black people
D. The Lone Star State
1017. New York City’s nickname is
1012. What is the name of the “green oasis” A. The Apple
in New York
B. The Small Apple
A. Central Perk
C. The Beautiful Apple
B. Central Park
D. The Big Apple
1013. What is the longest river in New York
1018. Which region in New York?-Albany-NYS
State?
Capital is in this region-The Mohawk River
A. Hudson River joins the Hudson River in this region
B. East River A. Central Region
C. Carmen River B. Northern Region
D. Patchogue River C. Finger Lakes Region

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D. Hudson River/Catskill Mountain Re- 1024. Which New York region has the smallest
gion population?

E. Western Region A. Capital District
B. West New York
1019. Which building does ‘King Kong’ climb
in the 1933 cinematic masterpiece? C. Adirondacks
A. Statue of Liberty D. Hudson Valley
B. Empire State building 1025. Which countries sent explorers to New

York?
C. New York times building
D. Chrysler Building
1020. helped shape New York’s land-

forms.
A. mountains
B. lakes
C. rivers A. England, Spain, Ireland
D. glaciers B. England, France, Netherlands
C. Netherlands, Japan, Austria
1021. When did people start farming in New
York? D. France, Ireland, Spain
A. about 1, 000 years ago 1026. The State Reptile has stocky legs with
B. about 50, 000 years ago large claws. It was adopted as the State
Reptile in 2006. What is New York’s
C. about 1 million years ago State Reptile?
D. none of above A. Eastern Box Turtle
1022. What is the state capital of New York? B. Common Snapping Turtle
C. American Alligator
A. New York
D. Crazy monster
B. Albany
Explanation:The common snapping turtle
C. Buffalo has a large head, a long saw-toothed tail,
and stocky legs with large claws. The com-
D. none of above
mon snapping turtle is the largest fresh-
1023. After the bake sale and car wash, the water turtle found in New York State.
team still needed to raise about dol- 1027. How many people live in New York
lars to be able to go to New York. State?
A. $100 A. About 8, 500, 000
B. $500 B. 90, 000, 000
C. $2, 000 C. Almost 20, 000, 000
D. $10 D. About 4, 000, 000

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1028. Rob has never been to New York before D. A decision was made to take down a
A. true statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville.
B. false 1032. What is the role of the Mayor in the Lo-

1029. How many boroughs make up New York cal Government of New York State?
city? A. The Mayor is responsible for maintain-
ing the city’s parks and recreational facili-
ties.
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B. The Mayor serves as the chief execu-
tive officer of the city.
C. The Mayor is in charge of overseeing
the local school district.
D. The Mayor is responsible for enforcing
A. 5 boroughs state laws within the city limits.
B. 6 boroughs
1033. What is the main function of the Legisla-
C. 4 boroughs tive Branch in New York State?
D. none of above A. Enforce laws
1030. Which statement would the author of B. Execute laws
“The Empire State” most likely agree
with? C. Make laws
A. The big city is the best place for people D. Interpret laws
to visit.
1034. Home to the Empire State Building.
B. There is not much to do in the state of
New York. A. Massachusetts
C. If you are thinking about moving to B. New York
New York, having a boat is important.
D. There are many things about New York 1035. What is the main focus of storytelling
that make it an interesting place. best practices from Humans of New York?
1031. One MAIN idea of the article is that A. Using lingo

Christopher Columbus brought slavery to B. Using jargon
America and should not be celebrated in a
C. Embracing the human
statue.What is another MAIN idea of the
article? D. Using visuals
A. Columbus brought slaves from Amer-
ica back to Europe. 1036. Who are The New York Knicks?
B. The statue of Columbus is near Central A. A Hockey team
Park in New York City. B. A Baseball team
C. . New York City is considering tak-
C. A Basketball team
ing down statues of people who stand for
hate. D. A Volleyball team

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1037. Who were the people that found the B. 2-3 million
New York Colony?
C. 6-7 million

A. English
D. 8-9 million
B. Dutch
C. France 1042. According to the NYC Mayor’s Office,
what was the approximate percentage of
D. Spain people living in poverty in New York in
1038. Which of the following is New York 2016?
City’s skyline? A. 1%
A. B. 20%
C. 21%
B. D. 46%
1043. Which of the following is NOT a com-

C. mon feature of the water supply of ancient
Rome and New York City?
D. A. water is sourced from many miles

away
1039. New York is located in the B. when it reaches the city, water is di-
verted both to public buildings and private
A. Northwest Region
homes
B. Southern Great Plains Region
C. water supply is constantly monitored
C. Northeast Region to make sure it is safe
D. none of above
D. water is brought to the city by way of
1040. What ocean borders New York aqueducts
A. Arctic Ocean 1044. What is the most popular sport in New
B. Atlantic Ocean York City?
C. Pacific Ocean A. baseball
D. Indian Ocean B. basketball
1041. What is the population of New York C. running
City? D. badminton
1045. Because New York merchants traded so

much, what did they need most?
A. more manors
B. more leisure time
C. higher taxes
A. 1-2 million D. more ships

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1046. Minimum Wage of new york B. People used the internet to get their
A. 18$ news and the papers went out of business
B. 100$ C. Two newspapers raised prices, making

it difficult for newsboys to make money
C. 15$
D. War destroyed New York and the paper
D. 56$ companies
1047. What is the Tenement Museum? 1051. The cousins will see
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A. It shows how immigrants in the 19th- A. New York.
20th centuries lived in New York City.
B. York New.
B. It shows how current immigrants live
C. The hotel.
in New York City.
D. The different place.
C. It shows the gentrification of the
Lower East Side. 1052. Why New York gets better results than
D. It shows how immigrants live in cities Los Angeles in terms of greenhouse gas
all over the world. emissions?
1048. Quel est le surnom de New York City?

A. The Big Apple
B. The Big Appel
C. The Nice Apple
D. You are the big apple
1049. What is the primary role of the Judi- A. The city has developed green trans-
cial Branch in the New York State Govern- port
ment? B. The city encourages carpooling
A. To enforce laws and regulations, pro- C. The city has developed public trans-
vide public services, and oversee various port
sectors. D. The firm city of transport axes to en-
B. To interpret laws, resolve legal dis- courage people to take public transport
putes, and decide on the constitutionality
of laws. 1053. Based on what you read in “A New
York Merchant:Adam Johnson, “ which of
C. To create new laws and regulations, the following skills was important for mer-
manage public services, and oversee var- chants to have during the colonial times?
ious sectors.
A. The ability to use math
D. To pass laws, confirm gubernatorial
appointments, and propose the state bud- B. Being able to sail a ship
get. C. Keeping your goods safe from pirates
1050. What was the conflict in the story? D. Speaking many languages
A. Newspapers were no longer sold by 1054. What is another name for New York
newsboys City?

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A. The Big Banana 1060. Why was shipbuilding so important to

B. The Big Apple New York merchants?

C. The Big Orange A. They needed something to fill their
leisure time.
D. The Big Grapefruit
B. They needed more ships because
1055. The biggest shop in New York there was so much trading to do.
A. The Tesco C. They wanted to send their tea to Great
B. Selfridges Britain.
C. Asda D. Most New Yorkers had given up on
D. Macy’s farming.
E. Walmark 1061. This year’s New York City Marathon
1056. How many people live in New York? will be the th year of the race.
A. 20 million A. 100th
B. 10 million B. Taking
C. 8 million C. 50th
D. none of above D. Cute
1057. In 1685 the Duke of York became
1062. Which country gave ‘The statue of lib-
A. the governor of New York erty’ to New York?
B. the King of York A. Great Britain
C. King James II
B. France
D. King George III
C. Greece
1058. Which memorial and museum in New D. Italy
York City honors the 3000 people who
lost their lives in the 2001 attacks on the
1063. What region is New York in?
World Trade Center?
A. The Museum of Jewish Heritage
B. Statue of Liberty Museum
C. 9/11 Memorial & Museum
D. Ellis Island Immigration Museum
1059. What are the two nicknames (surnoms)

of New York?
A. Northeast
A. the Big Apple
B. the city that never sleeps B. Northwest
C. the city by the bay C. Southeast

D. city of angels D. Southwest

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1064. This view is called New York’s 1069. Who was the first owner of the New
York Jets?
A. Harry Wismer
B. Woody Johnson
C. Sonny Werblin
A. scene D. Joe Namath
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B. skyline 1070. What is the name of the state where
New York is?
C. oasis
A. Washington
D. beach
B. New York
1065. New York is the capital of the United
C. Virginia
States from the year of the patient to the
patient D. Texas
A. 1995-2000 1071. Name the most popular city in the
B. 1785-1790 United States of America?
C. 1225-5677 A. New York City
D. 1978-2009 B. The Angels

C. Chicago
1066. What is another name for New York
D. none of above
City?
A. The Big Apple 1072. Rob has never been to New York before.
B. The Big Easy A. TRUE
C. The Windy City B. FALSE
D. The Emerald City 1073. New York City’s original name was
1067. What continent is the new York on A. New Amsterdam
A. North America B. New Jersey
B. South America C. Old York
C. Australia D. none of above
D. Africa 1074. Some of you may have a slip cap.What

team does it represent?
1068. What are the 5 villages of New York?
A. Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, State
Island, Bronc.
B. Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens,
Staten Islands.
C. Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklin, Queen,
State Island
D. none of above

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A. New York Knicks 1080. Where will the marathon take place?
B. New York Yankees

C. New York Giants
D. New York Mets
1075. Where do you think it might be?
A. Boston
B. San Francisco
C. New York City
D. Washington, D.C.
A. USA, New York City. 1081. What planet is New York State on?
B. USA, New Mexico. A. Jupiter

C. USA, Savannah. B. Earth
D. USA, California. C. Saturn
D. Mercury
1076. International spy museum is in New
York. 1082. New York taxis are
A. T A. black
B. F B. red
1077. A vehicle will be rejected for New York C. yellow
State Inspection if fuel is dripping or pool-
D. none of above
ing fuel
A. True 1083. Which New York food stop is the setting
for the famous scene in ‘When Harry met
B. False
Sally’
1078. Home to the oldest running newspa- A. Juniors Cheesecake
per in the United States (established by
Alexander Hamilton in 1803). B. Carmines times square
A. Massachusetts C. Russ & Daughters
B. New York D. Katz’s Delicatessen
1079. What is the nickname of NY 1084. What is New York’s State Insect?
A. The Big City A. Fly
B. The Big Apple B. Moth
C. The Big New York C. Airplane
D. The Big Orange D. Ladybug

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1085. New York is called 1089. Which New York county is Buffalo in?
A. The Big City. A. Monroe
B. The Big Apple. B. Orleans
C. The Apple. C. Niagara
D. The Small Apple. D. Erie
1090. What year was The New Yorker
1086. Which city is closest to Buffalo?
founded?
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A. 1900
B. 1925
C. 1950
D. 1975
1091. In the end New Netherlands became
A. Rochester
B. New York City
C. Watertown
D. Binghamton
1087. Where do most Puerto Ricans reside in

New York? A. Albany
B. Fort Orange
C. New Jersey
D. New York
1092. What is the total number of language
groups whose sounds resonate in New
York City?
A. West Harlem A. Over 700
B. Brooklyn B. Over 800
C. East Harlem C. Over 500
D. New York City D. Over 600
1088. What are the three major landforms 1093. 3) What happened September 11,
found in New York? 2001?*mark more than 1 answer
A. the most tragic event in the history of
A. lakes, hills rivers
New York
B. rivers, plains, mountains
B. Two al-Qaeda hijacked planes hit sister
C. lakes, rivers, mountains towers of the World Trade Center
D. valleys, rivers, lakes C. terrorist attack

1.1 NEW YORK 113
A. The biggest restaurant in the world

B. The Statue of Liberty

C. The best food in the country
D. none of above
1099. Directional lights in a side view mirror

must work to pass a New York State In-
spection
A. True
D. none of above B. False
1094. How many classrooms do we have at 1100. Why was New York City one of the
New York? largest cities in the British colonies during
the 1700s?
A. 9
A. It had many skyscrapers and a mas-
B. 5
sive subway system.
C. 11
B. It was a harbor where many mer-
D. 12 chants could buy and sell goods.
1095. What is the island called in new york C. It gave free land to all of the new set-
tlers.
A. manhattan island
D. It freed all of the slaves in the colony.
B. yorkshire island
C. mitchells island 1101. Which state borders New York to the
east?
D. none of above
1096. New York is divided into

A. states
B. counties
C. cookies
D. branches
1097. Vicky liked her stay in New York. A. Massachusetts

A. True B. Pennsylvania
B. False C. Canada
D. New Jersey
1098. What is something that is located in
New York City? 1102. New York City Hall
A.

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1108. Which one of the following department

B. stores is not located in New York City?
A. Harrods
B. Macy’s
C.
C. Bloomingdale’s
D. Saks Fifth Avenue
D. none of above
1109. A thrower symbol in 1963 bronze sculp-
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1103. Which branch carries our the laws of ture by American sculptor Donald De Lue.
New York Created for the 1964 New York World’s
A. executive branch Fair, it is located in Flushing Meadows-
Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
B. judicial branch
C. supreme court
D. congress
1104. The highest mountains in New York are

located in which region?
A. southwest
B. southeast A. Sword Thrower
C. northwest B. Rocket Thrower
D. northeast C. Missile Thrower
D. Metal Thrower
1105. Which type of cake is New York famous
for? 1110. Which explorer sailed the Half Moon
A. Rice pudding into New York Bay?
B. Cheesecake A. Christoper Columbus
C. Panettone B. Henry Hudson
D. Strawberry cake C. John Cabot

D. none of above
1106. What is a popular saying about New
York City? It’s the city that 1111. Which state has one of the most largest
and diverse population?
A. never eats
B. never sleeps
C. never drinks
D. never cooks
1107. I visit New York because I love pho-

tographing cities.
A. would like to A. Iowa
B. would like B. Montana

1.1 NEW YORK 115
C. New York 1116. A Sound in New York State is

D. North Dakota A. Lake Erie

1112. By the end of the 19th century, New B. Long Island
York City is the second largest metropolis C. Albany
only after D. Binghamton
A. Paris
1117. True or False:New York City has over 5
B. Chicago thousand skyscrapers.
C. Moscow
D. London
1113. How many people live in New York.

A. 10 million
B. 7 million
C. 2 million A. True
D. none of above B. False
1114. All of the following were reasons the 1118. It can be inferred that the train passen-
early European explorers came to New gers “were always New York-bound”
York State, except (line 9) because
A. They wanted to become rich and fa- A. so many trains went to New York
mous. B. so many people are attracted to New
B. They were looking for gold, silks, and York
spices. C. so many people never get to New York
C. They wanted a faster water route to D. Maud Martha imputes her desired des-
Asia. tination to them
D. They wanted to live in longhouses. E. Maud Martha wishes everyone could
experience New York like she has
1115. What is the name of the biggest
skyscraper in New York? 1119. Identify this ( very ) famous monument
of New York.
A. One world trade center A. Empire Statebuilding

B. Carnegie Hall Tower B. Central park
C. Trump tower C. Madison Square park
D. none of above D. Statue of liberty

1.1 NEW YORK 116
1120. Who was the first British governor of A. GERMANY

New York?
B. INDIA
A. Peter midnight
C. USA
B. Peter Stuyvesant
D. CHINA
C. Richard Nicolls
D. none of above 1126. What is the name of this painting Van
1121. How much is it in New York? Gogh, which they exhibited at the Museum
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of Modern Art in New York?
A. 7
B. 3
C. 1
D. 0
1122. what was new york called back in the
old ages
A. melting pot
B. breadbasket A. Starry sky
C. slave colony B. thelessless sky
D. none of above
C. Night above the city
1123. How often are New York State Senate
D. Starry Night
elections held?
A. Every 2 years 1127. Which of these is not a Middle Colony?
B. Every 4 years A. New York
C. Every 6 years
B. New Jersey
D. Every year
C. Delaware
1124. Which language is mainly spoken in
New York? D. Virginia
A. Deutsch 1128. New York harbor was ideal for

B. English
A. fishing
C. Hebrew
B. skiing
D. none of above
C. shipping and trade
1125. Where is New York?
D. shipbuilding
1129. Times Square is named after New York

Times.
A. True
B. False

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1130. Which one is NOT a borough of New 1135. What famous New York sight is this?
York City? A. Times Square

A. Queens B. Rockefeller Center
B. Hollywood C. Ellis Island
C. Bronx D. Fifth Avenue
D. Manhattan
1136. New York is also called
1131. New York is less quiet than Woodstock. A. the Big Apple
A. True B. the Small Tomato
B. False C. The medium-sized Potato
D. the Huge Cucumber
1132. What NYC area is home to Washington
Square, the MacDougal-Sullivan Gardens 1137. Which mountains are in the northeast
Historic District and New York University? part of New York State?
A. Upper West Side
B. East Village
C. Greenwich Village
D. Soho
1133. The largest city in the United States in

terms of population is New York.
A. True
B. False
A. Rocky Mountians
C. True
B. Adirondack Mountains
D. False
C. Cascade Mountains
1134. This flag is from D. Smoky Mountains
1138. What country borders New York State

in the north?
A. Mexico
B. Canada
C. Rochester
A. Madrid, Spain D. Lake Ontatio
B. New York, USA 1139. Is New York the capital of the USA?
C. Berlin, Germany A. Yes
D. Liverpool, England B. No

1.1 NEW YORK 118
1140. Choose the correct superlative form. 1145. What is the name of this huge park?(It
has 21 playgrounds!)
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A. New York is largest city in the USA.
B. New York is the largest city in the USA. A. Big Apple Park
B. New York City Park
C. New York largest city in the USA.
C. Mile Square Park
D. none of above
D. Central Park
1141. What was New York city original name
1146. Home of Fenway Park.
A. New London A. Massachusetts
B. New Amsterdam B. New York
C. New England
1147. What team did the Giants merge with
D. none of above after the 1928 season
A. Seattle Ultimate
1142. mention
B. New York Halos
A. Paris
C. Detroit Wolverines
B. New York
D. Canton Bulldogs
C. Lift
D. City
A. On the east coast of the United States.
1143. What did England rename the Colony of B. In Spain.
New Netherlands?
C. It’s the capital of the USA.
A. New York
D. In Manhattan.
B. New Jersey
1149. New York can be overwhelming for vis-
C. Maryland itors.
D. Pennsylvania A. dangerous
E. Delaware B. too much
C. a lot to take in
1144. What continent do you live in?
D. exhausting
A. Elmira
1150. What is one of the MAIN reasons why
B. New York
people came to New York in the early
C. U.S.A. 1700s?
D. North America A. To see the animals

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B. To practice religious freedom 1156. The British took control of New York
C. To learn a new language and New Jersey from the , who had
created New Netherland.

D. To meet new people
A. French
1151. Home to the first American lighthouse. B. British
A. Massachusetts C. English
B. New York D. Dutch
1152. Henry Hudson’s journal encouraged 1157. Which sea is New York on?
which group to explore the New York A. On the Atlantic Ocean.
area? B. On the Baltic Sea.
A. The Dutch
1158. Which of the following is not one of the
B. The British five boroughs in New York?
C. The French A. Manhattan
D. The Spanish B. Brooklyn
C. Queens
1153. Is Time Square in New York city?
D. Bronx
A. Yes it is
E. Shippensburg
B. No it is not
1159. Why New York is called the ‘Melting
1154. Which ocean is off the coast of Long Is- Pot’?
land, New York?
A. Many people from different ethnicities
live there together
B. Too many people live in New York.
C. New York gets too hot in summer.
D. none of above
1160. New York is divided into 5 dis-
tricts.What alternative below is not a dis-
trict?
A. Atlantic
A. Brooklyn
B. Pacific
B. Bronx
C. Southern
C. SoHo
D. Indian
D. Queens
1155. Which country borders New York? 1161. What famous New York sight is this?
A. Australia A. Rockefeller Center
B. Spain B. Brooklyn Bridge
C. Italy C. The Empire State Building
D. Canada D. Fifth Avenue

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1162. What does Ami want to do in New

York?
A. Take a yellow taxi
B. Visit a museum
C. Go shopping
D. Try local cuisine
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1163. How many different languages were A. 36.2 million
spoken in the New York Colony in 1664?
B. 5 million
A. 16
C. 45.2 million
B. 17 D. 69.7 million
C. 18
1168. Is Central Park in New York City?
D. 3 A. Yes it is
B. No it is not
1164. The Museum of Native Americans that
we visited is a branch of what museum? 1169. New York City, also known as NYC,
A. the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a big and exciting place to visit! It
is located in the state of New York in
B. the Smithsonian Museum the United States. NYC is made up of
C. the Museum of Natural History five boroughs:the Bronx, Brooklyn, Man-
hattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each
D. the Museum of the City of New York borough has its own unique neighborhoods
and things to do. a b c d e f
1165. Where is Abigail originally from? A. a New Jersey
A. Bristol B. b Staten Island
B. New York City C. c Bronx,
C. Queens D. d Brooklyn
E. e Manhattan
D. Europe
F. f Queens
1166. Statehood in new york
1170. Are you familiar with New York City?
A. July 8, 1765 Then try to identify the places in the pic-
tures.
B. March 6, 1750
A. Ellis Island
C. April 4, 1660
B. Ground Zero
D. July 10, 1570 C. Central Park
1167. How many books are there in the Public D. Rockefeller Center
Library of New York E. Brooklyn Bridge

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1171. How many judges are there in the New 1176. In New York, how long must a posses-
York State Court of Appeals? sor occupy the property to qualify for noto-
rious possession and hostile possession?

A. 3
B. 10 A. 1 year
C. 5 B. 5 years
D. 7 C. 10 years
D. 20 years
A. The Big Pear 1177. What were some products that New
York imported from islands in the
B. The Big Tomato Caribbean Sea?
C. The Big Potato
D. The Big Apple
1173. How far will it take to get from Mount

Juilet To New York by plane
A. sugar and molasses

B. wood and fur
C. metal and fabric
D. tools and china
A. 13 hours 12 min
1178. The streets of New York City in 1900
B. 1 hour 43 min
were quiet
C. 1 hour 42 min
A. true
D. 2 hours 48
B. false
1174. What state do you live in?
1179. Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most eas-
A. Elmira ily symbols of New York.
B. New York A. noticeable
C. U.S.A. B. remembered
D. North America C. recognizable
1175. What is the major river that runs D. none of above
through New York?
1180. How do some historians think early peo-
A. Hudson River ple arrived in New York?
B. Mississippi River A. The followed animals from South
C. Lake Eerie America to what is known as Texas today.
D. Finger Lakes B. They took a boat from England.

1.1 NEW YORK 122
C. Hunters from Asia followed animals 1186. True or False:The Americans took back
across the land bridge to what is today New York City a few weeks later, driving
Alaska. the British from New York for the remain-
D. No one knows how the first people der of the Revolutionary War.
came to what is now New York state. A. TRUE
B. FALSE
1181. Which one of these was not a job in the
New York Colony? 1187. Central Park is ( large ) park in New
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A. seamstress York City.
B. farmer
C. miner
D. sailor
1182. What was the population of New York

in 1683?
A. 12, 000 A. the most large
B. 8, 000 B. the largest
C. 300 C. the best
D. 16, 000 D. none of above
1183. Who is the current Governor of New 1188. Name the Middle Colonies.
York State? A. Massachusetts Rhode IslandConnecti-
cutNew Hampshire
A. Andrew Cuomo
B. New YorkNew JerseyPennsylvani-
B. Bill de Blasio
aDelaware
C. Kathy Hochul
C. Maryland VirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth
D. Letitia James Carolina Georgia
D. MassachusettsNew YorkPennsylvani-
1184. North America is
aVirginia
A. one of the seven continents where
New York State is located 1189. New York can be divided into 6 of these
areas with common features such as land-
B. One of the Earth’s 7 oceans
forms, rivers, or natural resources
C. one of the 50 states
D. a small island
1185. Who owns JFK Airport?

A. Andrew Cuomo
B. New York State
C. The MTA
D. Port Authority NY/NJ A. group

1.1 NEW YORK 123
B. region B. cookers
C. continent C. candles

D. precipitation D. planes
1190. What states border New York to the 1194. What should you be prepared for when
east? visiting New York City due to its unpre-
A. Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut dictable weather?
B. Pennsylvannia, New Jersey, Connecti- A. Avoid going outside

cut B. Wear sunscreen
C. Canada, New Jersey, Massachusetts C. Have a list of indoor activities ready
D. Vermont, Albany, Canada D. Always carry an umbrella
1191. Why was John Peter Zenger important? 1195. What ocean is to the east of New York?
A. He created and built the Dutch West A. Atlantic
India Company. B. Pacific
B. He was a Dutch colonial governor who C. Indian
bought Manhattan Island.
D. Champlain
C. He was the first governor of New York.
1196. Which Sitcome is NOT set in New York?
D. He published a newspaper that re-
sulted in a trial that led to the creation of A. Top Cat
Freedom of the Press. B. Will and Grace
1192. What is the main reason for the decline C. Futurama
of oyster reefs in New York Harbor? D. New Girl
A. Overfishing by commercial fleets
1197. What is the Capitol of New York State?
B. Natural disasters such as hurricanes
C. Climate change and rising sea levels
D. Industrial pollution and sewage dump-
ing
1193. What are the mistakes in this picture?In

1900 New York had
A. New York City

B. Buffalo
C. Albany
D. Syracuse
1198. Which park in New York City is over

840 acres big?
A. Battery Park
A. books B. Central Park

1.1 NEW YORK 124
C. Bryant Park
D. none of above
1199. Name one State Agency in New York

State Government and its function.
A. New York State Department of
Education-Its function is to oversee the A. Maine
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education system in New York State.
B. Vermont
B. New York State Department of C. New Hampshire
Transportation-Its function is to maintain
D. New York
and improve the transportation infrastruc-
ture in New York State. 1203. What is cheaper in New York compared
to London?
C. New York State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation-Its function is to pro- A. Gas
tect and conserve the environment in New B. Water
York State.
C. Electricity
D. New York State Department of Health- D. Gasoline
Its function is to protect and improve the
health of all New Yorkers. 1204. Look at the picture. Identify the tourist
attraction in New York.
1200. Which part of New York City is particu-
larly beautiful?
A. Brooklyn
B. Queens
C. Manhattan
D. The Bronx A. Ohio Theater
B. Times Square
1201. Who was Richard Nicolls? C. Caesar’s Palace
A. The second governor of the Dutch D. A Broadway Theater
colony who made safe laws.
1205. Which region of New York?-Rich
B. The Dutch colonial governor who Farmland-Eleven Finger Lakes and 19 wa-
bought Manhattan Island. terfalls
A. Western New York
C. The man who published a newspaper
that led to a trial and created, “freedom B. Northern Region
of the press”. C. Finger Lakes Region
D. The first British governor of New York. D. Hudson River/Catskill Mountain Re-
gion
1202. What is state number 1? E. New York City/Long Island

1.1 NEW YORK 125
1206. New York was a very big city in 1900. C. To make the story complex and hard to
A. True understand

D. To make the story distant and unap-
B. False
proachable
1207. Letter from New York From whose point
1211. Which Native American tribe was the
of view is this story told?
farthest west of all the ancestral New
A. Ms. Alvarez’s York nations?
B. Aunt Julia’s A. Onnoon
C. Yoshiko’S B. Seneca
D. Eddie’s C. Poospatuck
D. Mohawk
1208. What three things was New York busy
doing under British (English) rule? 1212. New York is part of North America like
A. Perryton is part of Kansas.

B. Ochiltree County is part of Texas.
C. Kansas is part of Hong Kong.
D. Mexico is part of Australia
1213. When was New York founded?

A. trading, building ships, and growing
the economy
B. trading, cleaning the parks, and build-
ing ships
C. learning a new language, growing the
economy, and trading
D. building ships, trading, and getting
new jobs
1209. New York City is a capital city of the

United States.
A. 1642
A. true
B. 1626
B. false
C. 1711
1210. Isla is working on her Humans of New
D. 2003
York-style project. Why is it important for
her to embrace the human element in sto- 1214. In what way does Cruchot’s daughter go
rytelling? to New York
A. To make the story relatable to their A. She can still convince her dad to be al-
classmates lowed.
B. To use more jargon in their story B. She hides on the boat.

1.1 NEW YORK 126
C. She asks a friend to bring her with his 1220. In which region is the state of New
private aircraft. York?
D. none of above A. The Southeast
1215. The first explorer to reach New York B. The Southwest

was C. The Northeast
A. Jacques Cartier D. The Northwest
B. Samuel de Champlain 1221. Enslaved Africans were first brought to
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C. Christopher Columbus New York in
D. Giovanni da Verrazzano A. 1922
B. 1492
1216. Which month has the highest tempera-
ture in New York Sate? C. 1624
A. December D. 1856
B. March 1222. is New York’s highest mountain at

5, 344 feet.
C. July
A. Eiffel Tower
D. September
B. Mount Mercy
1217. What were some of the reasons that the
C. Mount Rushmore
first colonists came to New York and the
Middle Colonies? D. Mount Everest
A. They wanted to visit their family. 1223. How many members are there in the
B. They wanted to be free to practice New York State Legislature?
their own religion and make money. A. 500
C. They wanted to go see a movie. B. 100
D. none of above C. 213
D. 50
1218. telephones in the houses in New
York in the 1900. 1224. What is the main function of the State
A. There was Agencies in New York State Government?
B. There were A. Develop policies and regulations, pro-
vide public services, and oversee various
C. There wasn’t
sectors.
D. There weren’t
B. Advocate for citizens’ rights, provide
1219. mr colberts family went to florida new public services, and oversee various sec-
york and nebraskaIn the sentence above tors.
which word is a simple subject? C. Create new laws and regulations, man-
A. new york age public services, and oversee various
sectors.
B. family
D. Implement and enforce laws and regu-
C. went lations, provide public services, and over-
D. to see various sectors.

1.1 NEW YORK 127
1225. Where is New York City in New York 1230. Complete according to the song:”I want
State? a part of it New York, New York”
A. to be

A. Nord
B. Sud B. to see
C. to have
1226. mr colberts family went to florida new D. to sell
which word is a conjunction? 1231. When was the New York Mets’ last
world series win?
A. Florida
A. 2015
B. new york
B. 1986
C. and
C. 1996
D. nebraska D. 1969
1227. How many districts of New York are 1232. Which name is NOT a borough/ district
there? in New York?
A. Queens
B. Staten Island
C. Kingston
D. The Brox
1233. Why do we write New York City?
A. To differentiate the city of New York
from the city center
B. To differentiate New York City and New
A. 3 York State
C. Because it’s the Khoya city you know
B. 7
D. none of above
C. 5
1234. On which two rivers lies the city of New
D. none of above
York?
1228. There are a lot of rivers in New York.
A. True
B. False
1229. How many different languages are spo-

ken by New Yorkers?
A. +/-135
A. Hudson and East Rivier
B. 1/-800 B. East Rivier
C. +/-80 C. Huston and east riviera
D. +/-500 D. Hudson

1.1 NEW YORK 128
1235. Which river is in New York? 1240. New York taxis are called cabs.
A. Hudson river A. True
B. Harlem river B. False
C. West river 1241. On which continent is New York lo-
D. East river cated?
1236. On what two hemispheres is New York A. Europe
State located?
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B. North America
C. South America
D. Asia
1242. What is NOT a borough of New York

City?
A. Long Island
A. Northern B. Staten Island
B. Southern C. Manhattan
C. Northern and Western D. The Bronx
D. Southern and Western
1243. She is a newly arrived Balikbayan from
1237. New York offers teachers’ improvement New York; She has Acquired the Style,
courses. Manner and culture of America.
A. TRUE A. Kikay
B. Falso B. Which Atang
1238. What ocean borders New York State? C. Nena
A. Pacific Ocean D. none of above
B. Indian Ocean 1244. What is the capital of New York?
C. Atlantic Ocean A. Albany
D. Arctic Ocean B. Harrisburg
1239. What are the names of five New Yorks C. Augusta
boroughs? D. Trenton
A. Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island,
Bronx and Queens 1245. Choose the correct option
B. Manhattan, New York, Times Square
and the Broadway
C. Brooklyn, Central, Harlem, Chinatown
and Queens
D. Manhattan, Broadway, Harlem,
Queens and Times Square
A. The highest prices are in New York.
Explanation:
B. Montreal is the most expensive city.

1.1 NEW YORK 129
C. Of the three cities, Paris is the most A. It is a historically rich district that de-
expensive. teriorates and attracts an disadvantaged
population.

D. New York is the cheapest in the three
cities. B. It is a historically rich district that is a
way of renovation, and continues to con-
1246. Which celebrity doesn’t live in New centrate wealth to the detriment of disad-
York City? vantaged populations.
C. It is a historically poor district, which
is renovating and sees more and more
rich populations settle.
D. It is a historically poor district, which
fails to attract easier populations despite
the current renovation operations.
A. Madonna 1250. What is a popular mode of transporta-
B. Nicole Kidman tion for getting around New York City?
C. Leonardo Dicaprio A. Bicycles
D. Morgan Freeman B. Skateboards
C. Subway
1247. New York City’s landforms include three
major D. Boats
A. lakes 1251. New York Knicks play with

B. islands A. Angeles Lakers
C. mountains B. Angeles
D. coastal plains C. Lakers
D. New York Knicks
1248. New York’s longest river is the
A. East River. 1252. Five boroughs of New York City are:
B. Mississippi River. A. Chicago, Manhattan, Staten Island,

Queens, Bronx
C. Saw Mill River.
B. Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Is-
D. Hudson River. land, Queens
1249. What is the current dynamic in Harlem, C. Midtwon, Bronx, Richmond, Brooklyn,
a New York district? Queens
D. none of above
1253. New York Yankees is famous team.

A. soccer
B. baseball
C. basketball
D. horseback riding

1.1 NEW YORK 130
1254. What famous New York sight is this? 1259. Back up lights are required to be on a
A. Ellis Island trailer for a New York State Inspection
B. Fifth Avenue A. true
C. Broadway B. false
D. Brooklyn Bridge 1260. How has New York City changed since it
was first inhabited by Native Americans?
1255. What special days in New York do you
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know? A. There are very few different cultures.
A. Thanksgiving Day. B. The city was once covered in forests,
but is now highly developed.
B. Apple Day, Thanksgiving Day.
C. The population has decreased.
C. Thanksgiving Day parade, New Year’s
Eve in Times Square, New York marathon. D. Ships no longer come through the Hud-
D. There aren’t any special days. son River.
1256. Lisa is going to stay in New York for a 1261. Which Bus depot Does not Exist?
week A. Coney Island Bus&Train Depot
A. TRUE B. JFK Airport Depot
B. FALSE C. Flatbush Depot
1257. What are the most important rivers of D. East New York Depot
New York?(2 answers)
1262. What does a flow of goods mean?
A. Hudson
A. more imported and exported products
B. Mississippi
B. an increase of skilful immigrants
C. Snake River
C. an increase in migration
D. East River
D. more trade routes in New York
1258. Name one of the world’s largest wildlife
conservation parks located in New York 1263. What is the large river that runs from
and in the US. North to South called in New York?
A. The Great Lakes
B. Erie River
C. The Hudson River
D. The Finger Lakes
1264. What is the best way to experience the

nightlife in New York City?
A. Brooklyn Zoo A. Stay in your hotel room
B. Central Park Zoo B. Visit popular bars and clubs
C. Bronx Zoo C. Go to bed early
D. Queens Zoo D. Take a midnight stroll

1.1 NEW YORK 131
1265. the nickname for new york is 1270. How much does New York’s most ex-
pensive property cost?Located at Central
Park South with its 1, 700 square meters!

A. golden state
B. apple state
A. 1.5 billion dk
C. beehive state
B. 1 billion dk
D. empire state
C. 1.34 billion dk
1266. 2 New York is also often called “ “ D. none of above
A. The city that never sleeps 1271. Which of these is a famous park in New
B. The city of love York City?
C. The city of freedom A. Central Park
D. The city that always sleep B. New York Park

C. Disneyland
1267. What did the article say had been halted
D. Famous park in New York City
somewhat?
E. East Park
A. banknote production
1272. What is the state snack of New York?
B. the advance of technology
A. Apples
C. spending in New York
B. Yogurt
D. the economy
C. Oranges
1268. What is the state motto of New York? D. Blueberries
A. Excelsior (Ever Upwards) 1273. Which of the states listed below border
B. The Big Apple New York?
C. I love New York! A. Florida, Georgia, Alabama
D. Hope B. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jer-

sey
1269. In which year was the oldest toy store C. California, Texas, Oklahoma
in New York?
D. Washington, Oregon, Idaho
A. 1880
1274. The colony of New Netherlands was lo-
B. 1862 cated in which 2 modern-day states?
C. 1905 A. New York
D. 1898 B. New Jersey

1.1 NEW YORK 132
C. New Mexico 1281. The most famous skyscraper in New

D. Tennessee York
E. Texas A. The World Trade Center

B. Chyrsler Building
1275. what is the capital of new york
A. brooklyn C. The Empire State Building
B. new york city D. The Sharp
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C. manhattan island 1282. Who were the first Jews to settle in
D. none of above North America?
1276. Which ocean borders New York? A. People of the Jewish religion in New
York
A. Pacific Ocean
B. People of the Jewish religion in New
B. Atlantic Ocean
Amsterdam
1277. New York has got about 8000 million of C. People of the Jewish religion in New
residents. England
A. True D. People of the Jewish religion in New
B. False Jersey
1278. What’s the name of a famous park in 1283. The first British governor of New York
New York? was:
A. New York Park. A. Peter midnight
B. Central Park. B. Peter Stuyvesant
C. Hyde Park.
C. Richard Nicholls
D. Big Park.
D. William Cosby
1279. Which neighborhood in New York City is
known for its financial district? 1284. What is the rank of New York
A. Greenwich Village A. 355
B. Chinatown B. 3
C. Little Italy C. 53
D. Wall Street D. 35
1280. How many languages can be heard in
1285. What is the larger island to the east of
the subway trains and streets of New
New York called?
York City?
A. 500 A. New York City
B. 700 B. Long Island

C. 800 C. Pennsylvania
D. 600 D. Massachusetts

1.1 NEW YORK 133
1286. What is the New York symbol? 1290. This country borders New York
A. England

B. Canada
C. California
D. Ireland
1291. How many regions is New York divided

into? (Hint:Look on page 9)
A. an Apple A. 8
B. a maple leaf B. 6
C. a lion C. 10
D. a heart D. northeast
1287. Which of the following is a bodies of wa- 1292. The city of New Amsterdam changes its
ter can be found in New York? name to
A. Hudson River
A. Old Netherland
B. Hudson Bay
B. Dutch West Indies
C. Hudson Strait
C. Fort Orange
D. Hudson Ocean
D. New York City
1288. What state do we live in?
1293. What is the capital of New York?
A. Connecticut
A. Washington DC
B. Vermont
C. New York B. New York CIty
D. Pennsylvania C. Albany
D. Manhattan
1289. What is the most popular “fast food” in
the streets of new York? 1294. What is NOT true about NYC?
A. The Empire State Building is there.
B. It is the capital of New York.
C. It is in North America.
D. It is the largest city in the United
States.
1295. Which of these in NOT a New York bor-

ough?
A. Falafel A. Queens
B. Brush B. The Hudson
C. Cupcakes C. Bronx
D. Hot dog D. Staten Island

1.1 NEW YORK 134
1296. New York is known because we often 1303. In which hemisphere is New York lo-
see the city in the Fims. cated?
A. TRUE A. Northern and Western
B. FAUX B. Southern and Western
C. Northern and Eastern
1297. New York was the capital of the USA
for 5 years. D. Eastern and Western
A. right 1304. Which of these is not a New York bor-
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ough?
B. wrong
1298. popular architecture in New York

A. Chrysler Building
B. Central Park
C. skyscrap
D. none of above
1299. Which city is the capital of New York

State?
A. Staten Island
A. Rochester
B. Coney Island
B. Albany
C. The Bronx
C. Buffalo D. Queens
D. New York City E. Brooklyn
1300. NEW YORK CITY IS KNOWN AS 1305. Where is New York City?
A. THE BIG CHERRY
B. THE BIG APPLE
1301. Which of the following is a symbol of

freedom that stands in New York Harbor.
It was a gift from France.
A. The Empire State Building
A. on the European continent
B. The Liberty Bell
B. On the African continent
C. The Statue of Liberty
C. On the American continent
D. The Eiffel Tower
D. On the Asian continent
1302. Where is New York situated? 1306. What is the favorite sport in New York?
A. In the Northeast of the USA A. Baseball
B. In the South of the USA B. Soccer
C. In the UK C. Rugbi
D. In Australia D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 135
1307. Which lake is located entirely within A. HOT DOG

New York City? B. Spaghetti alla Amatriciana

A. Central Park Lake C. The polenta Taragna
B. Lake Ontario
D. none of above
C. Hudson River
1312. Which borough is the business and gov-
D. Prospect Park Lake
ernment center of New York?
1308. What are people from New York called? A. Brooklyn
A. People from New York B. Staten Island
B. New Yorkers C. Queens
C. New Yorkians D. Manhattan
D. Yorkies
1313. What is the role of the New York State
E. New Yorkese Department of Environmental Conserva-
1309. New Netherlands was ruled by the tion?
When the colony was renamed New York A. To oversee the education system in
it was ruled by the New York State.
B. To maintain and improve the trans-
portation infrastructure in New York
State.
C. To protect and conserve the environ-
ment in New York State.
D. To protect and improve the health of
A. Spanish, French all New Yorkers.
B. French, Dutch 1314. What’s the capital of USA (United
C. Dutch, English States of America)?
D. English, Dutch
1310. Is New York a sustainable city?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Most Sustainable in United States
A. Washington DC
D. none of above
B. New York
1311. A typical New York dish is
C. Manhattan
D. The Angels
1315. What is the biggest building in New

York now?
A. Empire State

1.1 NEW YORK 136
B. One World Trade Centre 1321. Before it became New York City, it’s
name was New Dutchland.
C. Chrysler
D. Rockefeller A. True
B. False
1316. Who appoints the judges in the New Explanation:Before it became New York, it
York State Court of Appeals? was named New Amsterdam.
A. Governor of New York
1322. What are The New York Yankees?
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B. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
A. Soldiers in Central Park
C. New York State Legislature
B. A Baseball team
D. President of the United States
C. A Band
1317. Where is New York located in the United D. A Taxi Company
States?
A. South-west 1323. In what region of the United States is
New York State located?
B. Northeast
A. Southeast
C. Northwest
B. Southwest
D. none of above
C. Northeast
1318. What is one mistake to avoid when us- D. Northwest
ing the subway in New York City?
A. Boarding an empty subway car 1324. What is the state capital?
B. Blocking the doors A. Lake Placid
C. Moving in when the subway is crowded B. New York City
D. Eating a meal C. Long Island
D. Albany
1319. The cost of a restaurant meal in New
York is a restaurant meal in London. 1325. Immigrants, who came to New York, ar-
A. much higher than rived at which island first?
B. about the same as A. Liberty Island
C. a little lower than B. Ellis Island
D. much lower than C. Isle of Man
D. Isle of White
1320. The biggest park in New York is
A. Hyde Park 1326. Which city is known as the ‘Big Apple’?
B. St.James’s Park A. New York City
C. Regent’s Park B. Dallas
D. Central Park C. The Angels
E. Safari park D. Chicago

1.1 NEW YORK 137
1327. What is the ultimate goal of storytelling 1332. The first telephone call in history was
according to Humans of New York? made between inventor Alexander Gra-
ham Bell and his assistant, Thomas Wat-

A. To confuse people
son, on March 10, 1876, in this state.
B. To let people know they matter
A. Massachusetts
C. To make people feel lonely
D. To make people feel insignificant B. New York
1328. Early New Yorkers usually worked 1333. Which is a natural resource you can find
A. on farms. in New York?
B. on ships as traders and merchants. A. deer
C. in mines collecting nonrenewable re- B. lions
sources.
D. none of above 1334. How many languages are spoken in
New York City?
1329. What was the statue the men in New
York were tearing down? A. 800 languages
A. King George III B. 840 languages
B. General Washington C. 8000 languages
C. Ben Franklin
D. Unknown fact
D. none of above
1330. Paul 1335. The State Gem is typically a dark red
color but can be found across the world as
A. is living in New York every color except for blue. What is New
B. has been a few weeks in New York York’s State Gem?
C. has family in New York A. Diamond
D. has just moved to London
B. Ruby
1331. About how many languages are being
C. Garnet
spoken in New York?
D. Emerald
Explanation:The garnet was adopted as
the State Gem in 1969. Garnets are used
in jewelry.
1336. Which famous tourist attraction in New

York City is known as the crossroads of
the world?
A. Empire State Building
A. More than 800 languages
B. Times Square
B. More than 80 languages
C. More than 600 languages C. Central Park
D. Only English D. Rockefeller Center

1.1 NEW YORK 138
1337. IN QUALE STATO SI TROVA LA CITTA’ DI

NEW YORK? B.
C.
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A. In Texas
B. NELLO STATO DI NEW YORK
C. In the state of California
D. none of above
1338. 5 borought of New York are Manhat-
D.
tan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Staten Island
and ?
A. Queens
1341. Is The Empire State building in New York
B. Queen city?
C. Question A. Yes it is
D. none of above B. No it is not
1339. Look at the picture. Identify the tourist 1342. Henry Hudson claimed New York Harbor
attraction in New York. for the:
A. English
B. French
C. Spanish
D. Dutch
1343. How many different parts are there in
New York?
A. The Empire State
A. Six.
B. Abraham Lincoln
B. Ten.
C. Cloud Gate
C. Fifteen.
D. Statue of Liberty
D. Five.
1340. Check all of the things that weren’t in
New York in 1900. 1344. How many members are there in the
New York State Assembly?
A. 75
A. B. 150
C. 50
D. 200

1.1 NEW YORK 139
1345. New Yorkers drink almost seven times A. New Netherlands

as much coffee as other people. B. New Delhi

A. TRUE
C. New Manhattan
B. FALSE
D. New Amsterdam
1346. Which one is the biggest museum in
1351. a TV in the house in New York in the
New York?
1900.
A. Metropolitan Museum of Art
A. There was
B. Whitney Museum of Art
B. There were
C. Museum of Modern Art
C. There wasn’t
D. Guggenheim Museum
D. There weren’t
1347. What service can help visitors with cus-
tom itineraries and trip planning in New 1352. What type of colony was New York?
York City? A. Proprietary colony
A. Airbnb B. Royal colony
B. Uber C. Charter colony
C. Google Maps D. Independent colony
D. AskConsoo
1353. England’s King Charles gave what
1348. Who was New York founded by? colony to his brother, the Duke of York,
A. English who renamed it New York?
B. Dutch A. New Germany
C. French people B. New France
D. none of above C. New Spain
D. New Netherland
1349. How many inhabitants does New York
have 1354. Lifestyle in New York is more peaceful
A. 10, 1 million than lifestyle in Connecticut.
B. 5 million A. True
C. 8, 6 million B. False
D. 9, 7 million
1355. Which best explains why the Europeans
1350. What was the original name of New explored New York State?
York? A. They wanted to find out if the world
was really flat.
B. They were looking for a trade route to
Asia.
C. They wanted more land.
D. They were interested in finding out
what the rest of the world was like.

1.1 NEW YORK 140
1356. What is the former name of New York B. John Burgoyne

City? C. Ethan Allen
A. Atomic City D. George Washington
B. New Amsterdam
1363. After passing a New York State Inspec-
C. Centereach tion the sticker must be
D. Lake Success A. Affixed to the lower left comer of the
windshield
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1357. Is Buckingham palace in New York city?
B. Have a 1/4 inch hole punched out on
A. Yes it is the appropriate month
B. No it is not C. The mileage written in the space pro-
vide
1358. how does new york get rid of meal
D. all of the above
A. they dump it on a landfill out side of the
city 1364. The capital of New York State is
B. they make cars from the left over A. Washington D.C.
metal B. New York City
1359. How many boroughs are there in New C. North America
York City? D. Albany
A. 4 1365. Connecticut is more rural than New
B. 3 York.
C. 5 A. True
D. 6 B. False
1360. New York is surrounded by two 1366. New York was a very big city in 1900
rivers:the East River and the A. Yes
A. Hudson River B. No
B. Silver River 1367. The Chinese District ib New York is
C. Colorado River called
D. the Mississippi A. Chinatown

B. Little Italy
1361. New York City consists of five
C. Bronx
A. districts
D. Brooklyn
B. boroughs
1368. What New York Giant defensive back
C. areas went on to have a hall of fame career as
D. none of above an NFL coach
A. Vince Lombardi
1362. Who planned to cut New England and
New York off from the rest of the B. To Davis
colonies? C. Tom Landry
A. Thomas Jefferson D. John Madden

1.1 NEW YORK 141
1369. Who was Jupiter Hammon? 1375. The capital of New York?
A. An enslaved worker on a farm on Long A. Albany

Island who became the first American
B. New York City
American to publish a poem.
B. A settler who was able to practice their C. Harl
religion in New York. D. Syracuse
C. A merchant who bought and sold E. Rochester
goods to make money.
D. An elected governor for New York. 1376. New York was the city
1370. What island is the Statue of Liberty

A. new york
B. Washington, DC
C. Liberty island
D. None of the above
A. most populated in the world
1371. What STATE do we all live in? B. ugliest in the world
A. North America
1377. Which city is home to the Statue of Lib-
B. New York
erty?
C. Ohio
A. The Angels
D. The United States
B. New York City
1372. What country is New York in?
C. Chicago
A. United States of America
D. San Francisco
B. Africa
C. Europe 1378. Broadway is located in this state.
D. Asia A. Massachusetts
1373. What tribes in ancient times was New B. New York
York populated?
1379. Is the Statue of Liberty a gift to New
A. Chinese York from France? CH 4
B. Indian
A. NO, IT ISN’T. AMERICAN PEOPLE
C. Indian BOUGHT IT.
D. Italian B. YES, IT IS
1374. Which of the following are New York
1380. How many cities are there in New York?
State symbols?
A. Bluebird A. 30
B. Beaver B. 61
C. Crocodile C. 100
D. Turkey D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 142
1381. What famous New York sight is this? 1387. What river in New York is named after
A. Brooklyn Bridge a famous explorer?
B. The New York Public Library A. Hudson River

C. Ellis Island B. Ausable River
D. Fifth Avenue C. Mohawk River
D. Niagara River
1382. Which two Great Lakes border New
York?
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1388. When did the terrorist attack in New
A. Lake Huron York take place?
B. Lake Ontario A. 3 may 1791
C. Age Road Cancer B. 1 january 2012
D. Lake Erie C. 11 september 2000
E. Lake Superior D. 11 september 2001
1383. The slave trade in New York started in 1389. The New York office is smaller than the
A. 1955 London office.
B. 1624 A. TRUE
C. 1646 B. FALSE
D. 1865
1390. The Johnson family is visiting New york
1384. Where is the Bronx? City for
A. it’s south of New York A. a month
B. It’s in north of New York B. a weekend
C. it’s north to Manhattan C. a week
D. it’s south-east D. two weeks
1385. New York City became an important city 1391. Block and his crew were the first Euro-
for pean settlers in New York. In the spring
A. trade of 1614, they cut down trees and used the
timber to build a new ship. They called it
B. tourism
the
C. farming
A. Rusty Tiger
D. agriculture
B. Tiger Rising
1386. mr colberts family went to florida new C. Onward Bound
which word is a noun? D. Unrest
A. went 1392. New York City is the biggest city in the
B. to United States.
C. Florida A. True
D. and B. False

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1393. How is ‘Houston Street’ pronounced in B. Port Authority Bus Terminal

New York City? C. JFK Airport

A. Hoo-ston Street D. Penn Station
B. Hew-ston Street
1399. Has Hannah been to New York?
C. How-ston Street
A. Yes obviously
D. Hoyt-schermerhorn Street
B. Ew no
1394. The Whitney is
1400. New York is divided into districts.
A. The largest art museum in New York
A. 4
City
B. 5
B. The smallest art museum in New York
City C. 6
C. an art museum that focuses on Ameri- D. none of above
can art
1401. Leory is on:
D. an art museum that has exhibits from
A. travelling
all over the world
B. holiday
1395. What was the name of the toy store?
C. New York
A. FAO Schwarz
D. London
B. New York Toys
1402. Look at the picture. Identify the tourist
C. Duncan’s Toy Chest
attraction in New York.
D. none of above

A. 12 million
B. 8 million
C. 6 million
D. 20 million A. A Historic Taxi
1397. After the British took over, what did B. The Royal Taxi
they rename New Amsterdam? C. A Yellow Taxi
A. New York D. A Vintage Taxi
B. New Netherland 1403. Read the last sentence of the pas-
C. New Jersey sage.”Some years later, New York City
D. Rhode Island constructed City Hall Station, which still
contains parts of the original pneumatic
1398. Which famous terminal in New York City subway tunnel built by Alfred Beach.”
is known for its Main Concourse and has What purpose does this sentence serve in
witnessed many tearful farewells and joy- the passage?
ous greetings? A. to restate a main idea about the air
A. Grand Central Terminal train

1.1 NEW YORK 144
B. to introduce a new question about the 1408. Two large Native American groups that
air train lived in New York
C. to relate the history of the air train to A. Sachems and Seahawks
the present day B. Oneida and Shinnecock
D. to suggest that the air train influenced C. Cayuga and Mohawk
later advances in transportation
D. Iroquois & Algonquian
1404. What can you see in this picture? It’s
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something which sells food on the streets 1409. According to the Court’s opinion, why
of New York City. It has wheels but it does could New York prohibit advocating vi-
not have a motor. olent efforts to overthrow the govern-
ment?
A. Because it violated the First Amend-
ment
B. Because it threatened national secu-
rity
C. Because it was protected political
A. Push cart speech
B. Food truck D. Because it had no impact on society
C. Oyster hawker 1410. How many hours of travel is from Wash-
D. Bodega ington to New York?
A. 10 hours of travel
1405. What ocean borders New York?
B. 7 hours of travel
A. Pacific Ocean
C. 4 trip hours
B. Indian Ocean
D. 5 hours of travel
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean 1411. New Netherland was renamed
A. New Orange
1406. New York has regions.
B. New York
A. 8
C. New Amsterdam
B. 10
D. none of above
C. 22
D. 3 1412. Which ocean borders New York?
A. Pacific
1407. New York was a member of what group
of colonies? B. Atlantic
A. New England Colonies C. Hudson
B. Middle Colonies D. Arctic
C. Southern Colonies 1413. When was the first skyscraper in New

D. New York was not a member of a York?
colony A. In 1891

1.1 NEW YORK 145
B. In 1889 1419. How many regions are in the United

States? In what region is New York lo-
C. In 1890
cated?

D. In 1885
A. Four regions, New York is located in
the Midwest region
1414. What is the recommended tipping per-
centage at restaurants in New York City? B. Five regions, New York is located in the
Northeast region
A. 20%
C. Six regions, New York is located in the
B. 10% Southwest region
C. 25% D. Seven regions, New York is located in
D. 15% the Southeast region
1420. In New York City, you can see
1415. What was important about the Battle of
Long Island?
A. It convinced the French to come help
the Patriots.
B. It was the turning point of the war.
C. It was the first battle of the war.
A. yellow cabs
D. It allowed the British to control New
B. black cabs
York City for the rest of the war.
C. red cabs
1416. New York is crowded. D. grey cabs
A. There is many people.
1421. Which wrestler stuck his finger up at me
B. There are no people. whilst I was in New York?
C. There are many people. A. Stone Cold
D. none of above B. Batista
C. Randy Orton
1417. Which famous film festival takes place
D. Brock Lesnar
in New York?
1422. New York City has more career opportu-
A. TIFF
nities as well as high-pagina jobs.
B. Sundance
A. True
C. Cannes B. False
D. Tribeca
1423. What is the new name of New Nether-
land after the British took control of the
1418. What re New York nicknames
colony?
A. Big Apple
A. New Netherland
B. the city that doesn’t sleep B. New York
C. the city of lights C. New Amsterdam
D. the old smoke D. Fort Orange

1.1 NEW YORK 146
1424. Where do new yorkers spend time to re- A. New Yorkers when they are under 70
lax? years old, then they are called Old Yorkers
A. time square B. New Yorkians
B. Broadway C. New Yorkers
C. central park D. New Yorkenos
D. grand central terminal 1430. This is the flag of
1425. According to the video, London and New
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York are both cities regarding the fi-
nancial sector.
A. pivotal
B. successful
C. big
D. huge A. the United State of America
1426. Where is New York City situated in B. New York
U.S.A? C. North America
A. On the southern United States D. Governor
B. On the northern United States
1431. In New York there are
C. On the northeastern United States
A. 8 200 000 inhabitants
D. On the western United States
B. 10 200 000 inhabitants
1427. Approximately how many languages
C. 12 200 000 inhabitants
are there in New York?
D. none of above
A. 800
B. 400 1432. What is the name of New York’s base-
ball club, whose logo do you see in the pic-
C. 900
ture?
D. 600
1428. How many boroughs has New York got?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
1429. New York citizens are called
A. New York Mets

B. New York Masters
C. New York Rangers
D. New York Yankees

1.1 NEW YORK 147
1433. Which city is located west of Albany 1437. These states are part of the middle
colonies (Choose 4)

A. New York
B. Pennsylvania
C. Delaware
D. New Jersey
E. Virginia
A. Syracuse 1438. What are the two largest lakes in New
B. New York City York State?
C. Rochester A. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

B. Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
D. Red Hook
C. Great Salt Lake and Lake Okeechobee
1434. How many pepole in new york
D. Crater Lake and Lake Tahoe
A. 19.45 million
1439. The capital of New York is
B. 16.78 million
A. New York City
1435. How do we call famous NY newspa- B. Manhattan
pers?
C. Albany
D. Nassau County
1440. Which State is New York in?

A. Washington
B. Massachusetts
C. New York
A. The Washington Post D. Pennsylvania
B. The New York Times 1441. New York is the capital of the USA
C. The Guardian A. TRUE
D. The Sun B. FALSE
1436. In which New York City borough could 1442. What are the mistakes in this picture?In
you find the largest metropolitan zoo in 1900 New York didn’t have
the USA? A. planes
A. Queens B. microwaves
B. Manhattan C. rockets
C. Bronx D. computers
D. Staten Island E. TVs

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1443. Where is this Comic-Con? A. Donald Trump
A. San Diego B. Andrew Cuomo
B. San Antonio C. George Washington
C. New York D. Abraham Lincoln
D. New England 1448. Which state borders New York?
A. Connecticut
1444. New York City has cold winters and
warm summers. This is an example of a B. Canada
C. Florida
A. temperate climate D. California
B. tropical climate 1449. New York is a city in
C. arid climate A. The United States
D. arctic climate B. Canada
C. Scotland
1445. What is the reason for the removal of
pay phones from New York’s streets? D. none of above
A. To increase the number of public re- 1450. There is a subway in New York.
strooms
A. True
B. To make space for pedestrians B. False
C. To install new technology
D. To reduce noise pollution
A. The Big Apple
1446. Which New York city has the largest B. The Big Orange
population? C. The Big Pear
A. New York D. none of above
B. Buffalo 1452. The River of New York is called
C. Albany A. the Thames
D. none of above B. the Nile
1447. Who is the Governor of New York C. the Hudson

State? D. the Avon

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1453. What percentage of New York City’s C. The Big Ananas

water is provided by the Catskill Aque-
D. The Small Peach
duct?

A. 10% 1459. The New York Yankees are from
B. 25% A. Brooning
C. 40%
B. Queens
D. 60%
C. Bronx
1454. Because of its location, trading, and the
D. Staten Island
triangular trade, became very impor-
tant in New York.
1460. How many visitors come to New York
A. playing music every year?
B. having fun A. over 6 million
C. shipbuilding
B. over 14 million
D. solar energy
C. over 46 million
1455. The capital city (stolica) of the USA is
D. Not mentioned
A. New York 1461. New York Is a Part of Which Region?

B. The Angels A. Pacific
C. Washington, D.C. B. Mountain
D. London
C. Central
1456. What covers most of northeastern New D. Eastern
York?
E. Atlantic
A. Mt. Marcy
Explanation:This is the name of New
B. Adirondack Mountains York’s Time Zone
1462. What are young people in New York fa-
D. none of the above
mous for?
1457. Which isn’t a nicname of New York A. Their trendy style
City?
B. their clothes
A. The Big Apple
C. their names
B. The City That Never Sleeps
C. The Empire State D. the city they live
D. The Empire City
1463. What is the tallest building in New
1458. What is the nickname of New York City? York?
A. The Big Apple A. Chrysler Building

B. The Small Apple B. Empire State Building

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1464. The State Beverage was adopted in

1981. You can make lots of other foods
from this beverage. What is New York’s
State Beverage?
A. Apple Juice
B. Coffee
A. the Central Park
C. Orange Juice
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B. the Washington Park
D. Milk
C. the Park of America
Explanation:Milk comes from the dairy
cow. The reason New York chose milk as D. the Park of New York
their State Beverage is because we rank
1469. where is the big apple locaded
third in the United States for the amount
of milk we produce. A. new jersey
B. texas
C. Las vegas
which word is the simple predicate? D. new york
A. family 1470. What is the New York State motto?
B. went A. Love one another!
C. to B. The sky is the limit!
C. A city with a future!
D. and
D. Ever upward!
1466. What is the population of New York
1471. In New York there were more than
State?
people
A. 19.85 million people A. One million
B. 12.65 million people B. Twelve million
C. 8 billion people C. Eight million
D. 3 billion people D. Three million
1467. Name the famous New York City build- 1472. The State Fossil was adopted in 1984.
ing whose construction was completed in It is a distant relative of the horseshoe
1931. crab. It thrived in the warm shallow sea
that covered New York State over 400 mil-
A. Empire State lion years ago. What is New York’s State
B. World Trade Center Fossil?
A. Eurypterus remipes
C. New York Times
B. Tyrannosaurus rex
D. Rockefeller
C. Trilobite
1468. What is this famous park in New York D. Ammonite
City called? Explanation:Eurypterus remipes were

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also relatives of scorpions and spiders. 1477. New York is also called Big Pear
They are now extinct.
A. right

1473. What is the text “A New York Mer- B. wrong
chant:Adam Johnson” mostly about?
1478. One of the world’s most famous cities
A. a boy who dreams of traveling
B. a man who loves ships
C. Merchants and their trade
D. Goods made in the colonies
1474. At what date was the New York RE-

SPONSE VALUES Bag?
A. May 17, 1792
B. September 15, 1892
C. January 27, 1925
A. NEW YORK
D. April 12, 1995
B. LONDON
1475. How many inhabitants are there in New C. ROME
York (2016 numbers)
D. SAN FRANCISCO
1479. What is the capital of New York?

A. New York City
B. Long Island
C. Albany
D. North America
A. 9, 5
B. 8, 5 1480. The population of New York is
C. 7, 5 A. 10.50 million
D. 9 B. 2 million
C. 19.51 million
1476. What was the main reason the Iroquois
League of Nations was formed? D. none of above
A. To stop wars so the Iroquois would live
1481. What kinds of transportation developed
together peacefully
in New York?
B. to help find a way to get food
A. cruise ship
C. to stop threats from European explor-
B. steamboats and railroads
ers
C. airplanes
D. to discuss leaving the lands of New
York D. none of above

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1482. Which park in New York used to be a A. children weren’t educated in colonial
railroad? New York.
B. Children attended church schools, pub-
lic schools, home school, or had private tu-
tors.
C. They were apprentices.
D. They were artisans.
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1487. What can you see here?
A. Central Park
B. High Line Park
C. City Hall Park
D. Hudson River Park
1483. Who are the two women on the New

York State Flag?
A. Lady Brody and Lady Justice
B. Lady Freedom and Lady Justice
C. Lady Justice and Lady Freedom A. Twin Towers
D. Lady Liberty and Lady Justice B. Niagara Falls
C. 9/11 Memorial
1484. Which is true about the Hudson River?
A. It begins in Lake Erie and empties into D. New York
Lake Ontario
1488. Which is NOT an example of how early
B. It begins in the Adirondack Mountains people of New York used natural resources
and ends in New York Harbor to meet their needs?
C. It begins in Long Island Sound and A. They hunted forest animals.
ends in the Atlantic Ocean
B. They developed written communica-
D. It begins at New York Harbor and emp- tion.
ties into the Finger Lakes
C. They used wood for building shelters.
1485. Who was the first explorer to explore
D. They fished in streams and lakes.
New York Harbor?
A. Hudson 1489. What is the name of New York’s finan-
B. Sachem cial district?
C. Jones A. Bronx
D. Verazzano B. Manhattan
C. Harl
1486. What were the different ways children
were educated in colonial New York? D. none of above

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1490. The most popular dish in New York and 1495. What consisted of the initial phase of
the Bagel.What support do New Yorkers the New York Urban Line project?
use the most?

A. The first phase consisted of cleaning
and removing some of the elements of the
old structures to clean up, reinforce and
modernize the part that was designed to
be reused
B. The initial phase of High Line transition
to a public park in the construction of an
A. cream cheese and tomato urban landscaping
B. jelly and cheese C. Demolition and restart of work
C. cream cheese and salmon D. none of above
D. nutella
1496. Complete according to the song:”These
1491. Welcome to N Y Welcome to little town bluesAre melting away A
the sightsWelcome to the cityThat never brand new start of itIn old New York, New
sleeps at nights. York”
A. Rome A. I’m gonna make
B. New York B. I’m going to make
C. London C. She’s gonna make
D. Ankara
D. You’re gonna make
1492. New York hosts the of the United
Nations. 1497. How many classes do you have by
semester here at New York?
A. base
A. 10-20
B. center
B. 20-30
C. headquarters
C. 30-40
D. none of above
D. none of above
1493. Look at your map of NY. What are three
types of landforms found in New York 1498. What is true of the Empire State Build-
State? ing?
A. Oceans, plains. and rivers A. It has a pad at the top where heli-
B. Lakes, rivers, and mountains copters can land.
C. Plateaus, islands, and mountains B. It is the tallest building in New York
City.
D. islands, oceans, and rivers
C. It is so big that it has its own zip code.
1494. The highest skyscraper in New York is
D. It took nearly 12 years to build.
A. Bank of America Tower
B. Chrysler Building 1499. What is New York’s state bird?
C. Empire State Building A. The Bluebird
D. One World Trade Center B. A Robin

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C. An Eagle 1505. Which lake is the largest in New York

State?
D. none of above
A. Lake George
1500. Choose the 3 landforms that you can B. Lake Champlain
find in New York.
C. Lake Ontario
A. Mountains
D. Lake Erie
B. Valleys
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1506. Who explored New York?
C. Plateaus
A. Marco Polo
D. deserts
B. William Hilton
1501. Name the continent that New York C. Henry Hudson
State is in?
D. Dr. Henry Woodward
A. North America
1507. What do New Yorkers like to think
B. South America about New York?
C. USA A. It’s a small city.
D. Central America B. It’s the centre of the world.
C. It’s okay to live there.
1502. Why did immigrants come to New York?
D. It’s horrible there.
A. They wanted to see the statue.
B. They wanted a better life. 1508. How many Dominicans and Puerto Ri-
cans live in New York?
C. They were lost.
D. They wanted to see the Empire State
Building.
1503. Two of the largest communities in the

New York colony were:(pick 2)
A. New Paltz
B. Rhinebeck
A. 3.2 million
C. Albany B. 2.2 million
D. New York City C. 1.3 million
1504. George Washington was sworn in as US D. 2.3 million
President in New York City, which was 1509. What was New Netherland renamed
then the capital of the United States. to?
A. True A. New York
B. False B. New England
C. True C. New Amsterdam
D. False D. New Jersey

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1510. What does DTC stand for when talking 1515. how does new york get rid of glass
about New York State Inspections
A. they ship there glass waste becaues

A. digital transmitting computer they cant find a way to fix it
B. diagnostic Trouble codes
B. they put it in a landfill
C. diagnostic link connector
D. diagonal transfer cam 1516. When was New York taken over by the
English?
1511. True or False:New York is nicknamed the
“ Big Apple”.
A. True
B. False
1512. What’s the population of New York?

A. 7.5 million people A. 1752
B. 5-6 million people B. 1674
C. 7-8 million people
C. 1788
D. 8.5 million people
D. none of above
1513. What is the nickname for New York
City? 1517. What is this article mainly about?
A. The Big Apple A. how New York City’s water mains work
B. The Big Peach
B. the causes and effects of water main
C. The Big Strawberry breaks
D. The Big Tomato
C. the story of one business owner af-
E. The Little Watermelon fected by a break
1514. This is New York City in the year D. the solutions to New York City’s water
main problems
1518. In this city you can find 3 waterfalls.

A. Buffalo
B. New York
A. 1900 C. Niagara Falls

B. 2021 D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 156
1519. The entertainment centre of New York A. White-tailed Deer

is B. Eastern Bluebird
C. Beaver
D. Brook Trout
Explanation:Beavers build dams across
streams by packing mud with their long,
flat tails.
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1524. According to the video, what show can
A. Times Square you see in New York?
B. the Statue of Liberty
C. Macy’s
D. Piccadilly Circus
1520. How have archeologists learned about

early New Yorkers?
A. Los Morancos, the musical
A. By reading books written by the first
New Yorkers? B. Tik Tok, the musical
B. By studying artifacts such as spear C. The phantom of the opera, the musical
points D. Stranger Things, the musical
C. By reading letters the Native people
wrote to eachother 1525. The two main types of jobs that could be
found in colonial New York were and
D. By talking to the relatives of early New services.
Yorkers
1521. finance
A. finance
B. New York
C. Jewelry
D. famous brand A. greats
B. cookies
1522. What European cultures conquered New
York? C. grandmas
A. Spanish people D. goods
B. Germans 1526. What is the name of the stadium? ch 9

C. Russians
D. Dutchmen
1523. The New York State Animal is a busy

little animal. It was adopted as the State
Animal in 1975. What is New York’s State
Animal?

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A. The New York Knicks B. Fourth Avenue

B. Los Angeles Lakers C. Trafalgar Square

C. Madison Square Garden D. Fifth Avenue
D. none of above 1532. Is New York the Capital city of the USA?
1527. New York has a diverse geography. A. no
What does diverse mean? B. yes
A. many types 1533. Who is James Fenner?
B. water and mountains A. a police offcier
1528. Tick on the things New York had in 1900 B. New York Ambulance Service
C. new York journalist
D. none of above
A.
1534. What is the name of this famous New
York street food?
B.
C.
D.
1529. New York is on which coast of the

United States? A. Falafel
A. 1. East Coast B. Bagel
B. 2. West Coast C. Hot good
1530. The highest waterfall in New York is D. Donut
Tughannock. 1535. The New York baseball team is called
A. 215-meter
B. 225-meter A. New York Knicks
C. 226-meter B. New York Red Bulls
D. 216-meter C. New York Yankees
E. I don’t know D. none of above
1531. It’s one of the busiest shopping streets 1536. The state flower is the Mayflower.
in New York. A. Massachusetts
A. Time Square B. New York

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1537. The article says that some New Yorkers 1541. A leaking brake hose won’t fail a New
are moving York State Inspection
A. South of the city A. True
B. North of the city B. False
C. West of the city 1542. What of the following choices do NOT
D. East of the city affect temperature in New York?
A. Location, or proximity to the equator
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1538. INDICA IL NOME CORRETTO DI UNO DEI
B. New York City has a higher average
DISTRETTI DI NEW YORK
temperature than Plattsburgh because it
is closer to the equator
C. Elevations, which is the height above
sea level
D. The pattern of weather in a certain
place over many years
1543. What is the name of this famous street

where NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) is
located?
A. World Street
B. Wall Street
C. NYSE Street
A. The parioli D. Broadway Street
B. MANHATTAN 1544. Letter from New York Where does
C. CITTA’ STUDI Yoshiko’s adventure begin?
D. none of above A. at the TeenSay offices
B. at home
1539. Who showed Ami around New York?
C. in New York City
A. Aunt Eva
D. at the airport
B. Mum and Dad
1545. What is New York’s most popular
C. Susan and Ken Ford sport?
D. Pamaha A. Basketball
1540. What is the major river that runs B. Football

through New York? C. Baseball
A. Tuckahoe River D. Soccer
B. Delaware River 1546. The New York State flower is a
C. Hudson River A. Daisy
D. Connecticut River B. Sunflower

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C. Forget Me Knot 1552. All of the Lenape

D. Wild Rose A. lived in New York

1547. theaters in New York in 1900. B. had the same sachem
A. There was C. spoke a version of the Algonquian lan-
guage
B. There were
D. none of above
C. There wasn’t
D. There weren’t 1553. mr colberts family went to florida new
1548. What colour are the taxis in New York? which word is a verb?
A. mr colbert
B. went
C. to
D. and
1554. which colonists found New York

A. Black A. English
B. Red B. Dutch
C. White C. Hispanic
D. Yellow D. Spanish
1549. Which state is directly south of Mas-
1555. What do cars, bicycles, and many other
sachusetts and borders New York to the
types of transportation do when they are
east?
in motion?
A. Vermont
A. They take one form of energy and con-
B. New Jersey vert it into another form of energy.
C. Pennsylvania B. They clog the streets of New York City
D. Connecticut and create lots of traffic.
1550. The cover much of northern New C. They cause people to sweat because
York of the energy it takes to use such trans-
portation.
D. They make people spend more time
B. Catskill Mountains outside and increase their body tempera-
C. Oceans tures.
D. Rivers
1556. Who is the highest court in the New
1551. WHY IS New York An important state? York State Judicial Branch?
A. Population A. New York Court of Appeals
B. Alot of votes B. New York Supreme Court
C. All of the above C. New York Appellate Division Court
D. nom of the above D. New York District Court

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1557. Where can you find the best pizza in 1563. Who was New York settled by?
New York? A. the English
A. Queens
B. the Dutch
B. Brooklyn
C. the Spanish
C. Bronx
D. the Italians
D. Manhantton
1564. London and New York, where education
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1558. 3 New York City is city in the United is cheaper?
States.
A. London
A. The largest
B. New York
B. Small
C. The smallest 1565. Who runs the New York subway sys-
tem?
D. The biggest
1559. How many people live in New York

City?
A. 20 million
B. 2 million
C. 8.5 million
D. 12.5 million
1560. How far is New York from Haifa?

A. 9069 km A. CTA
B. 45 km B. MTA
C. Not C. NTA
D. Three minutes in Beccalet D. PTA
1561. What is the capital of New York? 1566. New York was originally founded by
what people?
A. Syracuse
A. Dutch
B. New York City
B. German
C. Rochester
C. Spanish
D. Albany
D. French
1562. Which of these sections is NOT a regular
feature in The New Yorker? 1567. What river is in New York?
A. Goings On About Town A. Harlem river
B. The Critics B. East river
C. Where’s Wally? C. Hudson river
D. The Talk of The Town D. Russian river

1.1 NEW YORK 161
1568. New York Borders Which States To The C. The first permanent settlement in Al-
South bany, New York.

A. New Jersey (NJ) D. none of above
B. Pennsylvania (PA) 1574. What is the role of the New York State
C. Ohio (OH) Department of Health?
D. Connecticut (CT) A. To oversee the education system in
E. All of the Above New York State.
B. To maintain and improve the trans-
1569. What is the largest city in New York portation infrastructure in New York
State? State.
A. Albany C. To protect and conserve the environ-
B. New York City ment in New York State.
C. Ridge D. To protect and improve the health of
all New Yorkers.
D. Las Vegas
1575. After completing a New York State In-
1570. What’s is the name of the largest park
spection on a trailer the sticker is
in New York?
A. Affixed to the trailer hitch
A. Central Park
B. Mailed to the DMV
B. Bryant Park
C. Handed to the vehicle operator
C. Riverside Park
D. Thrown in the trash
D. Zuccotti Park
1576. What was true about religion in the
1571. There were theatres in New York in
New York Colony?
1900
A. It was against all Jewish people
A. Yes
B. It only allowed Christians.
B. No
C. People of all faiths were allowed to
1572. What was a major reason for Europeans worship in their chosen religion.
coming back to what is present day New
D. No one could worship in any religion.
York State?
A. wampum 1577. What is the place with all the giant
B. lumber screens?
C. corn A. The Statue of Liberty
D. furs B. Central Park

C. New York Public Library
1573. What is New Amsterdam?
D. Times Square
A. a Dutch city that later becomes New
York City 1578. Why did the Double Dutch team almost
B. a Dutch colony that included parts of not get to go to New York?
New York, New Jersey and Delaware A. The competition was on a holiday.

1.1 NEW YORK 162
B. Parents were worried about people 1585. Why did Amy leave notes and clues?
getting lost. A. She wanted you to see New York.
C. The cost to go to New York was more B. She wanted them to see New York.
money than the team had.
C. I wanted you to see New York.
D. The team had another event that day.
D. She wanted them to buy New York.
1579. New York metro-the largest in the
world 1586. What is the main challenge in using oys-
ters to improve water quality in New York
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A. Yes Harbor?
B. No A. Resistance from the local community
1580. What is New York’s State Motto to oyster restoration efforts
B. Lack of suitable habitat for oyster
A. The Big Apple
reefs
B. Excelsior
C. Limited availability of oyster larvae for
C. Little Apple restoration
D. I don’t know:( D. Continuous sewage dumping into the
harbor
1581. Los Angeles has a larger land sizi than
New York. 1587. Central Park is an urban park in New
A. True York City located in
B. False A. ParK Avenue
B. Manhattan
1582. When was the World Trade Center in
New York attacked and destroyed? C. Liberty Island
A. September 11th 2001 D. none of above
B. September 9th 2011 1588. New York is ( good ) place to visit in the
C. November 11th 2001 world !
D. September 11th 2009

A. Ellis Island
B. Rockefeller Center
C. Fifth Avenue A. the worst
D. Central Park B. the goodest
1584. tokio has better paid salaries than new C. the best
york D. none of above
A. true 1589. What New York city is West Hertel
B. false Academy in?
C. jhu A. Albany
D. none of above B. Syracuse

1.1 NEW YORK 163
C. Rochester 1594. Is New York the only city where over

D. Buffalo 100 billionaires live?

A. True
1590. Where do many Algonquians live to-
day? B. Falsehood
A. New York City C. I don’t know
B. North Dakota D. none of above
C. New Mexico
1595. How many books does the New York
D. on reservations public library have?
1591. Which country borders New York?
A. Over 50 million books

A. Massachusetts B. Over 40 million books
B. Canada
C. Over 60 million books
C. Pennsylvania
D. Over 30 million books
D. Vermont
1596. Which body of water borders the State
1592. 6) The greatest skirmish of the Amer-
of New York to the east?
ican War of Independence, the Battle of
Long Island, took place in ? A. Pacific Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Gulf of Mexico
D. Lake Erie
1597. What two mountain ranges are in New

York?
A. Poland A. Adirondacks and Catskills
B. New York B. Adirondacks and Rockies
C. UK
C. Catskills and Mt. Everest
D. Stockholm
D. none of above
1593. The robin is the state bird of New York.
True or false 1598. What might you see in New York?
A. True A. The Statue of Liberty
B. False B. The Statue of Freedom

1.1 NEW YORK 164
1599. What’s is the largest borough New A. an attack on the World Trade Center on
York? September 11th
A. Queens B. the Battle of Saratoga between the
British and Continental Army
B. Bronx
C. The French and Indian War
C. Manhattan
D. The signing of the Declaration of Inde-
D. Brooklyn
pendence
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1600. European Exploration was important be- 1604. Which state is colored in red?
cause
A. It was the beginning of life in New York
B. Many people traded furs
C. It was not important
D. none of above
1601. The museum was established in 1964 as A. New York

part of the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing
Meadows-Corona Park, and at the time B. Connecticut
was one of only a few science museums C. Maine
in existence. D. New Hampshire
1605. Statue of Liberty was a gift from what

country?
A. New York
B. Germany
C. France
D. Italy
A. Bronx Hall of Science
1606. What is the title of Chapter 15?
B. New York Hall of Science
A. Far West
C. Staten Hall of Science
B. On going
D. Manhattan Hall of Science C. New York New York
1602. Who is the head of the Executive Branch D. Birds and pineapples
in New York State Government?
1607. In which country is the city of New
A. Senator York?
B. Governor A. Deutschland
C. Mayor B. Usa (USA)
D. President
1608. What did the Dutch West India Company
1603. Which describes the major event that do in 1621?
happened in 2001 in New York City? A. rename New York City

1.1 NEW YORK 165
B. collect taxes from the citizens of New B. Governor of the Netherland who
Amsterdam started the fire department and night
watch

C. send settlers to North America
D. none of above C. Governor of the Netherland who
bought Manhattan from Lenni Lenape
1609. Which word does NOT describe New D. the man who explored the Hudson
York City? River and claimed the area for the Dutch
A. crowded
1614. What is the largest river in New York?
B. large
A. Mississippi River
C. small
B. There are no rivers in New York
D. loud
C. Hudson River
1610. Which is NOT a borough of New York? D. none of above
A. Queens
1615. Fort Orange was established in 1624
B. Brooklyn and was the first permanent European set-
C. Wall Street tlement in New York.
D. Staten Island A. True
B. False
1611. What is the official residence of the
Mayor of New York called? 1616. Which of the following organisations
has its headquarters in New York?
A. SBS
B. BBC
C. The UN
D. Save the children
A. Lincoln Center 1617. What is the name of the main station in

New York?
B. Gracie Mansion
A. Central Station
C. Rockefeller Center
B. Grand Terminal
D. Shea Mansion
C. King’s cross
1612. What continent is New York located on? D. Grand Central Terminal
A. Africa
1618. Name the largest city in New York
B. North America State.
C. South America A. Albany
D. Europe B. Syracuse
1613. Who is Henry Hudson? C. Governor
A. the first European to reach New York D. New York City

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1619. Which is a mountain range in New York 1624. There is no underground in New York.
State? A. True
A. Albany B. False
B. Atlantic Ocean
1625. What HUGE and famous city is located
C. Canada
in southern New York?
D. The Adirondacks
A. Buffalo
1620. What is Fort Orange?
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B. Albany
A. a Dutch city that later became New C. Syracuse
York City
D. New York City
B. a Dutch fort built on the tip of Manhat-
tan 1626. The two main types of jobs that could be
C. a Dutch colony that included parts of found in colonial New York were and
New York, New Jersey and Delaware services.
D. The first permanent settlement in Al-
bany, New York
1621. The first train was in
A. greats
B. goobers
C. grandmas
D. goods
A. New York
B. United States 1627. What do both passages have in com-
C. North America mon?
D. All of the above A. The both have facts about New York.
B. They are both informational passages.
1622. Was 39.5% of New York residents born
outside the USA? C. They both suggest the best places to
visit while in New York.
A. Falsehood
D. They are both fictional passages.
B. True
C. I don’t know 1628. The Flatiron Building is a famous land-
mark of New York City. It was one of the
D. none of above
first buildings in the world to use a steel
1623. Which famous New York sight is this? skeleton. But when was it completed:
A. Times Square A. 1902
B. Empire State Building B. 1923
C. The Statue of Liberty C. 1981
D. Broadway D. 2006

1.1 NEW YORK 167
1629. How much in New York? 1634. What is the capital of the United
States?
A. 3

A. Washington DC
B. 1
B. New York CIty
C. 133
C. Albany
D. 2
D. Manhattan
1630. How are participants chosen for the
New York City Marathon? 1635. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
A. Through a lottery system A. New York Harbor
B. Based on their running experience B. Lake Erie
C. By invitation only C. Buffalo
D. First come, first served D. On top of a building
1631. How many Boroughs make up New 1636. What did the colonists on Manhattan’s
York? southern tip name their settlement?
A. 3 A. New Amsterdam
B. 0 B. Fort Orange
C. New York
C. 5
D. Lake Champlain
D. 4
1637. Which groups of people made up the di-
1632. The buying and selling of people in colo-
verse population of New York?
nial New York was known as
A. Dutch, German, Swedish, and Native
American
B. English, French, Spanish, and African
C. Italian, Russian, Chinese, and Indian
D. Mexican, Brazilian, Canadian, and Aus-
A. the slave trade.
tralian
B. the indentured servant trade.
1638. What are the names of the five bor-
C. the apprentice trade.
oughs of New York City?
D. the artisan trade.
A. Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten
Island, the Bronx
1633. Which two tribes lived in what is today
New York State? B. Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten
Island, the Broox
A. Iroquois and Mahican
C. Manhattan, King, Brooklyn, Staten Is-
B. Algonquin and Iroquois
land, the Bronx
C. Aztec and Algonquin
D. Manhattan, Queens, Bridge, Staten Is-
D. Iroquois and Pequot land, the Bronx

1.1 NEW YORK 168
1639. Until what year did the new York be 1644. Which landform helped form the Finger
called Nowy Amsterdam? Lakes of New York?
A. 1653 A. drumlins
B. 1665 B. moraines
C. 1654 C. glaciers
D. 1664 D. rivers
E. 1663 1645. How many Zoning Resolutions have
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been adopted by New York City since the
1640. Which city has the busiest airport sys- 20th century?
tem in the world?
A. 1
A. Tokyo
B. 2
B. London
C. 3
C. New York
D. 4
D. Hanoi
1646. New York Public Library
1641. What is the symbol of New York?
A. Central Park
A.
B. The Empire State Building
C. Brooklyn Bridge
D. The Statue of Liberty
1642. Who is New York’s governor?

A. Andrew Coumo B.
B. John Bertoni
C. Donald J. Trump
D. none of above
1643. The city is located in the State of C.
D. none of above
1647. What is the nickname of New York City
A. NYC
B. the Big Apple
C. the city of Lights
A. NJ (New Jersey) D. the city of stars
B. Pennsylvania 1648. New York is the capital of the USA
C. New York A. Yes
D. Connecticut B. No

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1649. Which one of these lakes are not found D. none of above
in New York?
1655. Why did the Huguenots come to New

A. Lake Erie York?
B. Lake Champlain A. to escape wars in England
C. Finger Lakes B. to find religious freedom
D. Lake Carnegie C. to become Catholics
1650. Where is the Urban Assembly New York D. to set up a French colony
Harbor School located?
1656. How many residents are there in New
A. Queens York?
B. Manhattan A. 9 billion
C. Brooklyn B. 9 hundred
D. Staten Island
C. 9 thousand
1651. How many boroughs ( dzielnic) has New D. 9 millions
York?
1657. What ocean borders New York?
A. 5
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. 6
B. Pacific Ocean
C. 4
C. Indian Ocean
D. 7
D. Arctic Ocean
1652. What is New York colloquially called as?
1658. Which colony was originally owned by
A. The medium peach
the Netherlands?
B. The big city
A. Virginia
C. The big apple
B. New York
D. The small orange
C. Maryland
1653. If a Vehicle outer tie rod end is loose can D. Pennsylvania
you still pass the vehicle when preforming
a New York State Inspection 1659. What was the first name for New York?
A. Yes
B. NO
C. Maybe
D. Only on Fridays
1654. What is Fort Amsterdam?
A. the first permanent settlement in Al-
bany, New York A. New York
B. a Dutch city B. New Washington
C. a Dutch fort built on the tip of Manhat- C. New Amsterdam

tan D. New Manhattan

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1660. What name did the British changed New 1667. What is the New York City Marathon?
Amsterdam to? A. A marathon held in New York City
A. New Jersey B. A marathon held in London
B. New York C. A marathon held in Boston
C. New Hampshire D. A marathon held in November
D. none of above
1668. Who is responsible for proposing the
1661. Which is the most sustainable mega- state budget in the New York State Gov-
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city? ernment?
A. Jakarta A. The Governor
B. Hong Kong B. The Legislature
C. New York C. The Judiciary
D. none of above D. The Mayor
1662. Which natural wonder can be found in 1669. A manor in colonial New York was a
the northeast section of New York?
A. castle
B. piece of land
B. Hudson River
C. large garden
C. Niagara Falls
D. mansion
D. Long Island Sound
1670. Factors that affect the climate differ-
1663. Rivers in New York were used for ences in New York
what?
A. Distance north from the equator,
A. Transportation and trade height above sea level, how far from wa-
B. Agriculture and irrigation ter
C. Energy production B. moraines, valleys, north shore
D. Waste disposal C. south shore, animals, food sources
1664. New York was first called New Amster- D. none of above
dam
1671. Which tribe had settlements next to
A. Right Lake Erie in Western New York?
B. Wrong A. Abiki
1665. The Potomac River flows through B. Cayuga
A. Washington C. Erie
B. New York D. Laurentian
1666. Where is the Statue of Liberty located? 1672. Who sailed in New York Bay?
A. in the Gulf of Mexico A. Verrazano
B. in New York Harbor B. Champlain
C. in Brooklyn C. Hudson
D. in Philadelphia D. none of above

1.1 NEW YORK 171
1673. What are the five boroughs that make B. in New York City in the 1950s and 60s
up New York City? C. in New York City in 1899

A. Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Long D. in Spain in the 1890s
Island and Queens
1677. The Statue of Liberty is one of the most
B. Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn,
famous landmarks in New York.
Harlem and The Bronx
C. Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten
Island, The Bronx
D. Queens, Yonkers, Manhattan, Harlem
and Brooklyn
1674. What New York City monument is this?
A. True
B. False
1678. Which answer best explains why some
New York colonists resented British rule?
A. They could not make laws for the peo-
ple in Great Britain.
B. They could not vote for the people who
A. The Statue of Liberty made the laws for New York.
B. The Statue of Hope C. They had to travel to London to vote in
British Parliament.
C. The New York Monument
D. They missed the Dutch rulers.
D. The Statue of America
E. The Lady of Freedom 1679. How much is the New York City RPTT
for a property with a sale price of $492,
1675. What should the city consider if it in- 000?
stalls more bikes in New York City? A. 492
A. Installing more air conditioning B. 4920
B. Providing more sticks of deodorant C. 7011
C. Increasing the number of bike racks D. 701
D. Promoting the use of taxis and cars
1680. People immigrated to New York City
1676. Where and when did the strike occur? from all over the world.
A. in a Spanish-American colony in the A. true
1800s B. false

1.1 NEW YORK 172
1681. Select Historic Places in New York.
A. Castle
B. Brodway Teather
C. Statue of Liberty
D. Brooklyn Bridge
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1682. Why is New York called the city of
skyscrapers?
A. Because there is only one but it is very

high.
A. They were the main Native American
B. Car il y en a beaucoup. groups in the land that is now New York.
B. They spoke the same language.
C. Because there are a bit.
C. They both built villages in the forest.
D. Because they are small but every- D. They hunted in the forest and cleared
where in the city. areas of the forest to farm.
1686. What is the name of the biggest park in
1683. What is the capital of New York? New York?
A. Buffalo A. Center Park
B. Central Park
B. Syracuse
C. Hide Park
C. Albany D. none of above
D. Rochester 1687. What is New York’s largest land region

that covers most of southern New York
called?
1684. Trial by jury was a that colonists in A. Catskill Mountains
New York gained.
B. Appalachian Mountains
A. colony C. Mt. Marcy
D. Adirondack Mountains
B. tolerance
1688. New York’s protects the rights of
C. route New Yorkers.
D. right A. executive
B. Senate
1685. Which of the following is NOT true of C. House
the Algonquian and the Iroquois? D. Constitution

1.1 NEW YORK 173
1689. Which city is the capital of New York B. 1 in 3

state? *Hint, capital cities are labeled C. half
with a star*

D. New York was shut down. Nobody was
allowed in.
1694. Which of the following is most similar

to “She was on Fifth Avenue” (lines 46-
47) as a device that characterizes the way
Maud Martha experiences New York?
A. “It was silver, and it was solid, and it
was remote” (line 3)
A. Albany
B. “She sat inside with them” (line 9)
B. Rochester
C. “Maud Martha loved it when her mag-
C. Buffalo azines said ‘New York’ “ (lines 14-15)
D. New York D. “There were ferns in these rooms, and
Chinese boxes” (lines 21-22)
1690. How long will it take you if you drive
from Mount Juliet To New York E. “Her whole body became a hunger,
she would pore over these pages” (lines
28-29)
1695. Where is Times Square?

A. Tokyo, Japan
B. New York, USA
A. 13 hours 2 min
C. London, England
B. 14 hours 3 min
D. Seoul, South Korea
C. 13 hours 23 min
D. 13 hours 54 min 1696. Who receives a medal in the New York
City Marathon
1691. What is New York City called?
A. The red apple
B. The green apple
C. The big apple
D. none of above
1692. Martha’s Vineyard is located in this

state.
A. Massachusetts
B. New York
1693. How many immigrants came to New

York alone? A. only the man who wins
A. 1 in 4 B. only the woman who wins

1.1 NEW YORK 174
C. everyone who finishes the race 1703. The first permanent European settle-
D. no one ment in New York was called
1697. What was the reason that you New A. Fort Orange
York was founded B. Fort Amsterdam
A. Religious freedom
C. Fort William Henry
B. money
D. Fort Knox
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C. Ice cream
D. Pizza
1704. Which of these isn’t part of New York?
1698. The official name of New York is
A. New York City
B. The City of New York
C. New York of City
D. I don’t know

A. the empire state
A. Queens
B. green apple
B. Staten Island
C. golden state
D. rockwall C. The Angels
1700. Around different languages are spo- D. The Bronx

ken in New York
A. 8 1705. One way of travelling in New York City
is by train. What is another name for this
B. 80
mode of transportation?
C. 800
A. It is the subway
D. 10
B. It is the taxi
1701. New York City has a population of over
8.5 million people. C. It is by bus
A. TRUE
D. none of above
B. FALSE
1702. How many distinct Native American 1706. What was the Economy like in New
tribes originated in what is now New york?
York? A. There were farmers
A. Six
B. There were Lumberman
B. Eight
C. Ten C. There were Sailors
D. Twelve D. There were teachers

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1707. Which of the following native tribes

lived in New York State?

A. Brooklyn Bridge
B. East Bridge
C. Liberty Bridge
A. Hopi and Pueblo D. Manhattan Bridge
B. Aztec and Inca 1712. What is the role of the New York State
C. Seminole and Creek Legislature?
D. Cayuga and Oneida A. To enforce laws and regulations, pro-
vide public services, and oversee various
1708. What river in New York do you kayak sectors.
in?
B. To create new laws and regulations,
A. Hudson River manage public services, and oversee var-
B. Manhattan ious sectors.
C. Bronx River C. To develop policies and regulations,

provide public services, and oversee vari-
D. none of above ous sectors.
1709. Which of the New York areas is central D. To pass laws, confirm gubernatorial
and the oldest, as well as the business and appointments, and propose the state bud-
finance area: get.
A. Brooklyn
1713. Which country borders New York?
B. Manhattan
A. China
C. the Bronx
B. Mexico
D. Queens
C. Vermont
E. Richmond
D. Canada
1710. What is the best stadium in New York?
1714. Which river?-Forms a natural border be-
A. Madison Square Garden tween Canada and New York-Connects the
B. Yankee Stadium Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
C. Arthur Ashe Stadium A. Niagara River
D. none of above B. Hudson River
1711. New York has more than 2, 000 bridges.
But this one is the most famous. D. Mohawk River

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1715. 1 New York is famous city on the east 1720. What’s the name of the most famous
coast of the park in New York?
A. England A. Brooklyn Bridge Park
B. United State
B. Central Park
C. Vietnam
C. Bryant Park
D. Laos
D. Washington Square Park
1716. What bigger New York Park?
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1721. How many counties are in New York
State?
A. 35
B. 50
C. 28
A. Prospect Park (Brooklyn) D. 62
B. Forest Park (Queens)
C. Battery Park (Manhattan) 1722. The writer is concerned about the level
of detail in the preceding sentence and is
D. Central Park (Mahnattan)
considering deleting the phrase “the first
1717. How many residents live in New York section of” from it. If the writer were to
City? make this deletion, the paragraph would
A. About 8, 400, 000 primarily lose information that:
B. About 500, 000

C. About 50, 000, 000
D. 1 Billion
1718. New York City is also known as:
A. a financial and cultural capital in the
world.
B. a center of international diplomacy.
A. F. reveals how expansive the New York
C. a place with a diverse urban culture.
City Subway would become
D. the home of more woman than men.
B. G. clarifies that only part of the sub-
1719. What angered New York settlers after way system had been completed by Octo-
the French and Indian War? ber 27, 1904.
A. The British victory in the war C. H. makes clear that by October 27,
B. The removal of British troops from the 1904, construction of the second section
colonies of the subway was already underway.
C. The end of settlement west of the Mo- D. J. provides evidence that New York
hawk and Hudson rivers. City residents at this celebration believed
D. The British gift of land to France the entire subway system was complete.

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1723. It is a botanical garden located at 43- 1727. Mail service began between New York
50 Main Street in Flushing, Queens, New City and in 1673.
York City.

A. Virginia
B. Albany
C. Boston
D. none of above
1728. Famous buildings in New York are
A. Manhattan and The Flatiron Building.
B. The Flatiron Building, The Chrysler
A. Bronx Botanical Garden
Building, The Empire State Building.
B. Manhattan Botanical Garden
C. The Statue of Liberty.
C. Brooklyn Botanical Garden
D. Central Building, The Statue Building,
D. Queens Botanical Garden The Chrysler Building.
1724. Who makes up the Legislature branch 1729. Where was i born
for the United States and New York Gov- A. texas
ernment?
B. new york
C. mexico
D. none of the above
1730. What is the role of the Governor in the
Executive Branch of the New York State
Government?
A. The Governor serves as the chief leg-
A. 2 house the senate and the house islative officer and head of the state gov-
of representatives ernment.
B. judicial branch and executive branch B. The Governor serves as the chief judi-
cial officer and head of the state govern-
C. president and mayor ment.
D. vice president and governor C. The Governor serves as the chief finan-
1725. How many boroughs make up New York cial officer and head of the state govern-
city’s metropolitan area? ment.
D. The Governor serves as the chief exec-
A. 3
utive officer and head of the state govern-
B. 4 ment.
C. 5
1731. New York was founded on
D. 6
A. 1920
1726. is new york trashy B. 1999
A. no C. 1982
B. yes D. 1984

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1732. They are going to New york by 1736. What is the capital of New York State?
A. plane. A. Rochester
B. ship. B. Long Island
C. car. C. Albany
D. none of above D. Rome
1733. In which state is the city of new york 1737. New York has:
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located? A. taller shops
B. taller statues
C. many parks
D. taller buildings
1738. How was the government of the New

York colony run?
A. A king made all the laws/rules
A. America B. By a govener appointed by the king of
B. Argentina England
C. Botsan C. Virginia House of Burgesses
D. Brazil D. none of above
1734. How does the New Yorkers call the Time 1739. What effect did the winter of 1866-67
square? have on the construction of the Brooklyn
A. The bowtie Bridge?
B. The tie A. The weather caused people to go to

Brooklyn because they thought it was
C. The crossroads of the world safer there.
D. The new Covent Garden B. The weather caused ferry service to
1735. The main idea of the article is Alexan- stop, making more people decide the
der Klingspor created an art piece to pay bridge was a good idea.
respect to a New York City urban legend. C. The weather made more people go to
Which key detail from the article supports New York to find work and to shop.
the article’s MAIN idea? D. The weather made more people want
A. The story goes that alligators were to leave the area, making the mayor de-
once small, cute pets for kids. Then they cide the bridge was necessary.
got big.
1740. What was the most visited city in the
B. It celebrates the story of sewer alliga- world in 2016?
tors. The sculpture is a metal alligator.
A. New York
C. The sculpture is in Union Square Park.
It is a public park in New York City. B. London
D. An urban legend is a made-up story be- C. Thailand

lieved to be true. D. Bangkok

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1741. What is the capital of New York? C. 1/4 of the total population.
A. New York City D. 1/3 of the total population.

B. Albany
1747. When did the New York Subway open?
C. Buffalo
D. Syracuse
1742. Which of the following is a collection

of small islands between New York and
Canada?
A. 1904
B. 1944
A. Long Island C. 1974
B. Thousand Islands D. 2004
C. Niagara Falls 1748. Based on the text “The Empire State, “

D. Hawaiian Islands which statement is correct?
A. The capital of New York is New York
1743. tokio has more universities than new
City.
york
B. People who immigrate to America
A. true
must still go through Ellis Island.
B. false
C. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from
1744. New York protects its land by setting England.
aside 3 million acres in the Catskill and the D. Part of Niagara Falls is in Canada.
Adirondack Mountains as state forests.
A. TRUE 1749. What is the entertainment centre of
New York?
B. FALSE
A. Bronx
1745. New York City was originally called
B. Brooklyn
New
A. London C. Manhattan
B. Paris D. Times Square
C. Amsterdam 1750. Which river forms the border between

D. Newark New York and Canada?
A. Hudson River
1746. How many people are homeless in New
York City? B. Ohio River
A. More than 16, 000 people. C. Niagara River
B. More than 60, 000 people D. St. Lawrence River

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1751. New York lies at the mouth of the 1757. The city of New York is composed of
A. Hudson River boroughs
B. Huston River
C. River
D. none of above
1752. What was the name of the new colony
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created by the Dutch in New York?
A. New Amsterdam
A. 3
B. New Netherland
B. 4
C. New York
C. 5
D. none of above
D. 6
1753. Which airports serve New York?
1758. Where do many New Yorkers celebrate
A. Trump, Boston and LaGuardinia
New Year?
B. JFK, LaGuardia and Newark
A. On Madison Square
C. JFK, Long Island and Staten Island
B. On Ellis Island
D. Newark and Flushing Meadows
C. On Times Square
1754. New Amsterdam was renamed as New D. none of above
York city in 1664 in honor to the duke of
York. 1759. New York city is located at
A. True A. New York
B. False. B. Georgia
C. Maybe C. Florida
D. Unknown fact D. none of above
1755. Which skyscrapers are in New York? 1760. Which great lake borders New York and
shares Niagara Falls with Canada?
A. The Empire State Building
A. Lake Champlain
B. Petronas Tower
B. Lake Erie
C. World Trade Centre
C. Lake Placid
D. Burj Khalifa
D. Lake Ontario
1756. New York has these resources that can-
not be replaced after using them. 1761. New York is in
A. Renewable A. North America
B. Nonrenewable B. South America
C. Pollution C. Africa
D. Weather D. Europe

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1762. Choose options that indicate some inter-

esting thing about Coney Island.

A. Massachusetts
A. There’s the largest sock shop B. Pennsylvania
B. There are lunaparks C. Canada
C. An annual hotdog eating competition is D. Vermont
organized there
1768. The State Flower is soft and fragrant
D. there is the only aquarium in New York but watch out for its thorny stems! What
is New York’s State Flower?
1763. When the colony was called New York,
A. Rose
which country was in control?
B. Sunflower
A. Dutch
C. Tulip
B. England
D. Daisy
1764. What does the legislative branch do? Explanation:The rose was adopted as New
York’s State Flower in 1955.
A. makes the laws of New York
B. plants trees 1769. What is the typical monument in New
York?
C. interprets laws
D. elects people into office A.
1765. What time is it in New York now?

A. Around 6 a.m.
B.
B. Around 2 a.m.
C. circa 8 Uhr morgens (wie hier)
D. none of above C.
1766. Where in the United States would you

find the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
D.
A. The Angels
B. Chicago
1770. Read the sentences and select those in
C. New York City which the information is written in the
text that you read correctly
D. none of above
A. New York is the smallest city in the
1767. Which country borders New York? USA

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B. It was founded in 1613 1775. Population Rank in new york

C. There are four districts A. Population 90, 180, 200
D. Its population together with the popu- B. Population 50, 100, 020
lation of its suburbs amounts to 16 million C. Population:39, 747, 267
people
D. Population 30, 777, 100
E. The Statue of Liberty was a present
from Germany in 1876 1776. Cape Cod is located in this state.
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A. Massachusetts
1771. Name the river that runs through New
B. New York
York?
A. Thames 1777. Mountains in New York State are
B. Mississippi A. Ontario and Champlain

B. Adirondacks and Catskills
C. Aire
C. Long Island
D. Hudson
D. Tug Hill and Alleghany
1772. What is another name for New York?
1778. The island which “served as an entry
point for immigrants“ (Oxford Dictionary)
from 1892 to 1924 located in the New
York Bay is called
A. New Amsterdam
B. The Big Apple
C. The Big Pear
D. New Year A. Eclipse Island
B. Elvis Island
1773. What color are the taxis in New York?
C. Elise Island
A. Black.
D. Ellis Island
B. White.
1779. Where was the first St. Patrick’s pa-
C. Pink. rade held?
D. Yellow.
1774. The famous Chicago Bull’s basketball

player Michael Jordan was born in Brook-
lyn, New York
A. True
B. False A. New York

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B. Dublin B. Central Park

C. London C. Griffith Park

D. none of above D. National Park Banff
1780. What is a local New York food that 1785. Children in colonial New York only went
tourists should try to experience the city to school for
like a local?
A. Bagel
B. Pizza
C. Sushi
D. Egg cream
1781. Living in Connecticut is more expensive

than living in New York.
A. True
B. False A. 3 months
B. six months
1782. Can you pass a vehicle for a New York
State Inspection if the air shock system is C. ten months
leaking D. twelve
A. Yes
1786. Where is New York situated?
B. No
A. on the river Potomac
C. only on a caddy
B. on the river Hudson
D. only if it is motorized
C. on the River Colorado
1783. The earliest New Yorkers migrated from
D. none of above
A. China
1787. In the mouth of what river is New York
B. Asia across the Bering Strait Land
situated?
Bridge or by boat along the coast
A. The Hudson River
C. airplane
D. train B. The Delaware River
C. The Danube
1784. Which park is located in New York?
D. The Thames
1788. Which street in New York City is consid-

ered the high temple of the retail world?
A. Madison Avenue
B. Fifth Avenue
C. Broadway
A. Hyde Park D. Park Avenue

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1789. Which region in New York?-Known for 1794. How was the founding of the colony
its cities and beaches-7 million people live ofNew Jersey similar to the founding
on Long Island-8.5 million people live in ofNew York?
New York City
A. Central Region
B. New York City/Long Island
C. Finger Lakes Region
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D. Hudson River/Catskill Mountain Re-
gion
E. Northern Region
1790. Hannah’s fondest memory

A. Holiday hookup A. The Dutch started both
B. New York B. The Puritans started both
C. ‘Look at me on my diamond jubilee’ C. They started 5 years apart
D. none of above D. The English started both
1795. What is another name for New York?
A. Green apple
A. 1 B. Big apple
B. 2 C. Green pear
C. 3 D. Pineapple
D. 4 1796. Which architecture is famous for New
York?
1792. tokio is more densely populated than
new york
B. Brooklyn Bridge
A. false
C. Pisa Tower
B. true
D. none of above
1793. What is the title of the New York State 1797. Which goods did New York merchants
song? import from the Caribbean?
A. My Empire State A. sugar and molasses
B. I Love New York B. lumber and wheat
C. Excelsior Rock C. glassware and china
D. How Sweet is New York D. ships and shipping equipment

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1798. COME SI CHIAMA IL PARCO DI NEW B. 1665

YORK? C. 1640

D. 1625
1803. New York City, (Manhattan) used to be
called:
A. Fort Orange
B. New Netherland
C. New West India
A. JURASSIC PARK D. New Amsterdam
B. CENTRAL PARK
1804. A famous group of 400 men held off the
C. Sempione park British while the American army retreated.
D. none of above What state were they from?
A. New York
1799. What was the first British settlement in
America? B. Maryland
C. Pennsylvania
A. Jamestown
D. North Carolina
B. Roanoke
E. Virginia
C. New York
D. Plymouth 1805. What is the role of the New York State
Department of Education?
1800. Which of the following in NOT true of A. Its function is to oversee the labor
the Algonquian and Iroquois? market, protect workers, and assist the
A. They formed the two largest groups of unemployed in New York State.
Native Americans in New York. B. Its function is to oversee the education
B. They spoke the same language. system in New York State.
C. They both built villages and farmed. C. Its function is to maintain and improve
the transportation infrastructure in New
D. They both hunted in the forest. York State.
1801. What is reported to have made walking D. Its function is to protect and conserve
in New York more difficult? the environment in New York State.
A. more people living in the city 1806. New York was once the capital of the
B. increased popularity of cell phones USA
C. lack of public transportation for com-

muters
D. a sharp increase in tourism compared
to the past
1802. Queens New York was established by

the year? A. TRUE
A. 1683 B. FALSE

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1807. How many boroughs is in New York? C. The Judiciary

A. 10 D. The Mayor
B. 3
1813. What is number 17
C. 5
D. 7
1808. why does new york put plastic on land-

fills
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A. becues it is cheap and easy
B. because it helps the enviroment and
its safe
A. Long Island
C. it makes energy
B. Albany
D. it helps the growth of plants
C. New York City
1809. What is one famous landmark in New D. Atlantic Ocean
York?
A. Statue of Liberty 1814. The cost of taxis and public transport in
New York is in Britain.
B. Niagara Falls
A. much higher than
C. Empire State Building
B. about the same as
D. All of the above
C. a little lower than
1810. Why was New Netherland renamed
New York? D. much lower than
A. It was easier to spell. 1815. Which are the 5 states that border New
B. It was easier to say. York?
C. The British conquered the colony and A. Pennsylvania, New Jersey
named it after the Duke of York. B. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecti-
D. The Native American tribes hated the cut
Dutch. C. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts
1811. In which film was The Empire State
Building in 1.933? D. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecti-
A. Gorilla. cut, Massachusetts, Vermont
B. King Kong. 1816. Famous people in new york city?

C. New York, New York.
D. The Empire State Building. A.
1812. Who is responsible for enforcing laws in
the New York State Government?
A. The Governor B.
B. The Legislature

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1821. What did the Huguenots add to the cul-

ture in New York?
A. soccer

C.
B. tennis
C. ice skating
D. stone and wood houses
D. none of above 1822. About million people live in New
York.
1817. According to the section “A Sort Of True
Urban Legend, “ WHY does Michael Mis-
cione think the alligator legend is sort of
true?
A. because he helped Alexander
Klingspor make the alligator sculpture A. 12
B. because he pulled out an 8-foot alliga- B. 9
tor from the sewer C. 6
C. because he saw many alligators living D. 8
in New York’s sewers
D. because at least one alligator was
A. the Stars and Stripes
found in a New York sewer
B. the Red Apple
1818. What three states border New York to C. the City of Angels
the east?
D. the Big Apple
A. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Canada
1824. The of the Hudson River, or where
B. Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey the river ends is located in New York Har-
C. New Jersey, Canada, Pennsylvania bor
D. Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut A. Mouth
B. Source
1819. Which New York region has the highest
population? 1825. New York Harbor was ideal for what?
A. The Catskills A. Cows
B. Metro New York & Long Island B. Onions
C. The Finger Lakes C. shipping and trading
D. surfing
D. Central New York
1826. Which state borders New York to the
1820. What does NYC mean? east and shares Lake Champlain?
A. New York Childcare A. Canada
B. New York Chilling B. New Hampshire
C. New York Countries C. Vermont
D. New York City D. Massachusetts

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1827. What is the state bird of New York? 1832. What percentage of the current popula-
A. Robin tion of New York City was born outside
the United States?
B. Cardinal
A. 12%
C. Blue Bird
B. 36%
D. Eagle
C. 24%
1828. Who plans the New York City
D. 48%
Marathon?
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A. 800.000 people.
B. More tan eight million people.
C. More tan seven million people.
D. Five million people.
1834. What is not recommended when visiting
New York City?
A. the Road Runners A. Renting a car
B. the Path Pushers B. Taking public transit
C. the Trail Blazers C. Using taxis and Ubers
D. the Coyotes D. Walking around
1829. New York has one of the five 1835. To which current New York borough are
the soldiers traveling?
A. largest subway system in the world
A. Bronx
B. largest train system in the world
B. Manhattan
C. largest plane system in the world
C. Brooklyn
D. none of above
D. Queens
1830. What scale is Theme from New York
New York in? 1836. What important organizations are in
New York?
A. D major 7
A. OMT.World Tourism Organization
B. A minor
B. ILO.International Labor Organization.
C. D major
C. UNUnited Nations.
D. F# minor
D. IMPInternational Monetary Fund.
1831. How a place is divided into areas with
similar characteristics e.g. the five bor- 1837. A few hundred years ago, the only peo-
oughs of New York City. ple who lived in New York were
A. region A. Dutch people
B. environment B. Italian people
C. transportation C. Native Americans.
D. economy D. Explorers

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1838. What is the second name of New York? 1844. When was the New York Colony
A. Big banana founded

B. Big apple A. 1664
C. Big peach B. 1602
D. Big street C. 1624
D. 1640
1839. Which famous person does not have a
New York Accent? 1845. What is one thing you should always
A. Donald Trump have with you when traveling in New York
City?
B. Mariah Carey
A. Hand sanitizer
C. Lea Michele
B. Sunscreen
D. Will Smith
C. Umbrella
1840. What brought colonists to New York
D. Map
colony?
A. the Dutch tradition of tolerance and 1846. The nickname of New York is “Big Ap-
rich farmland ple”:
B. great sports teams, like the Yankees A. True
and the Bills B. False
C. people wanted to meet the Hau-
denosaunee 1847. Which borough is said to be the poorest
in New York City?
D. taxes
A. Manhattan
1841. What is the name of the most famous
B. Coney
river that passes through New York?
C. The Bronx.
A. Rio Nile
D. none of above
B. Hudson River
C. Huerva River 1848. COME SI CHIAMA IL QUARTIERE ITAL-
IANO DI NEW YORK?
D. none of above
1842. There are more people in New York than

in Connecticut.
A. True
B. False
1843. How many boroughs is New York di-

vided in?
A. 3 A. LITTLE ITALY
B. 4 B. BIG ITALY
C. 7 C. The parioli
D. 5 D. none of above

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1849. What part of New York state did the C. 2

Iroquois inhabit? D. 7
A. Long Island
1856. This state was called New Amsterdam
B. Eastern part of New York
initially when it was discovered and set-
C. West of the Hudson River tled by the Dutch. However, it was later
D. none of above conquered by the British and renamed.
A. Massachusetts
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1850. How long did indentured servants work
to pay off their trip to New York? B. New York
A. 1 year
1857. What are the four major lakes found in
B. 25 years New York?
C. 4-7 years A. Lake Norman, Lake Chaplain, Lake Har-
D. their debt was never paid off vey, Lake Ontario
B. Lake Hudson, Lake Eerie, Lake Ontario,
1851. The total area of New York is 600
Lake Henry
square kilometres.
C. Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain, Lake
A. True
Erie, Lake Ontario
B. False
D. Finger Lakes, Lake Chaplain, Lake Nor-
1852. What is the sport that has been played man, Lake Oliver
in New York for more than 70 years?
1858. What was New York originally called?
A. Soccer
A. New London
B. Stickball
B. New Amsterdam
C. Basketball
C. Greenwich Village
D. Baseball
D. none of above
1853. New York is more offordable than Los
Angeles. 1859. With what other name is the city of
A. True New York?
B. False A. The city of skyscraper
B. The city of imposing landscapes
1854. what is a college in new york
C. The city that does not sleep
A. Texas A&M
B. Columbia University D. The largest city in the world
C. Rice University 1860. Which mountain range is located in the

D. Lamar University western part of New York State?
A. Appalachian Mountains
1855. New York City Has how many Bor-
oughs? B. Cascade Range
A. 3 C. Sierra Nevada Mountains
B. 5 D. Rocky Mountains

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1861. What is the name of the river flowing 1866. Which of the following aspects is NOT
throughout New York? mentioned as ways to slow down the rate
of climate change in New York City?

A. Mississippi
A. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
B. Colorado
B. Installation of solar-powered buildings
C. Hudson
C. The establishment of a new nuclear
D. Missouri power plant
1862. Which City is also nicknamed ‘Gotham D. Public transportation systems

City’? 1867. In which country is New York in?
A. New York City A. England
B. Chicago B. USA
C. The Angels C. Australia
D. Boston D. Ireland
1868. Which sight in New York is associated

1863. What is depicted on the New York State
with Broadway theaters?a) Statue of Lib-
flag?
ertyb) Times Squarec) Central Park
A. Two ladies
A. Central Park
B. A crown B. Times Square
C. A shield C. Statue of Liberty
D. A mountain D. none of above
1864. Who is Peter Minuit? 1869. What is the cost of rent for an apart-
ment in New York compared to London?
A. the first European to reach New York
A. Cheaper
B. the governor of New Netherland who
bought Manhattan from Lenni Lenape for B. More expensive
24 dollars C. The same
C. the governor of the New Netherland D. Not mentioned
who started to the fire department and a
1870. Which of these New York related
night watch
movies is not animated?
D. a man that explored the Hudson River A. Bee Movie
and claimed the area for the Dutch
B. Madagascar
1865. The lake that borders New York and C. The secret life of pets
Vermont is?
D. The amazing Spiderman
A. Lake Ontario
1871. Who helped Marinette catch the bus to
B. Lake Erie the airport in the New York episode?
C. Lake Champlain A. Luka
D. Age Road Cancer B. Bob

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C. Nino 1875. Which is the most southern region of

D. Alya New York
A. Western New York
1872. Which ocean is closest to New York
state? B. Metro New York and Long Island
C. Capital District
D. Chicago
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1876. What symbolized since the beginning
XX New York?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Lake Ontario A. Touristic centres
B. United States capital
1873. New York was the biggest city in
C. World Trade Center
A. Indonesia
D. none of above
B. Malaysia
C. United State of America (USA) 1877. In the end New Amsterdam became
D. Australia
1874. Select 2:Present day Algonquians still

(some) live on reservations. Their goal is
to and
A. Albany
B. Fort Orange
C. Jersey City
A. to discuss how to make tools out of an- D. New York City
imal bones.
1878. Who is the current New York State
B. teach their traditions through story- Comptroller?
telling.
A. Andrew Cuomo
C. have powwows each year.
B. Letitia James
D. argue about how they were the most
powerful Native Americans in New York C. Thomas DiNapoli
State. D. Bill de Blasio

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1879. What are Manhattan, the Bronx, 1883. Which of these was born in New York?
Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island? A. Beyonce

A. States on the east coast
B. Bebe Rexha
B. Places with the governor can live
C. Bruce Springsteen
C. 5 boroughs of New York City
D. Britney Spears
D. none of above
1884. How much of New York City’s water
1880. What is one important way in which comes the Catskill/Delaware watershed?
farming changed the lives of early New
Yorkers? A. 10%
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 90%
1885. New York City Subway is:

A. The cheapest and most convinient way
for tourists to explore the city.
A. People began to move away from
rivers. B. One of the world’s most expensive
B. People began to move more frequently metro systems.
from place to place. C. One of the world’s most extensive
C. People were able to stop hunting and metro systems.
fishing altogether. D. The cheapest and fastest way for
D. People stayed in one place longer and tourists to explore the city.
built villages.
1886. The New York City Marathon is now the
1881. What is the main objective of Moody’s biggest marathon in the world!
Mothershuckers oyster cart?
A. Serving as a tourist attraction in New
York Harbor
B. Promoting oyster consumption in the
hood
C. Educating the public about the impor-
tance of oysters for the environment
D. Selling contaminated oysters for con- A. True
sumption B. False
1882. New York City became the first capital 1887. Which of the following is the capital of
of the United States in New York State?
A. 1789
B. 1900
C. 2001
D. none of above

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A. New York City 1893. What did most New Yorkers do for a liv-
B. Albany ing?
C. Buffalo A. raised beef cattle
D. Washington D.C. B. helped children in school

C. farming
1888. How many presidents have lived in New
York City? D. became teachers
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A. 13 1894. Who is the head of the Executive Branch
B. 5 in New York State?
C. 1 A. President
D. 17 B. Mayor
1889. Which of New York’s boroughs is the C. Senator

most populated? D. Governor
A. Brooklyn
1895. HOW LONG IS SHE STAYING IN NEW
B. Manhattan YORK?
C. Queens
D. The Bronx
1890. What is the main purpose of the Living

Breakwaters project?
A. Building a vertical seawall to block off
New York from the sea
B. Modifying shorelines and edges to mit-
igate the impact of climate change
C. Creating artificial islands for marine
wildlife conservation
D. Developing underwater tunnels for
transportation in New York Harbor A. She is staying for a month.
1891. What famous New York sight is this? B. She is staying for a week.
A. The Brooklyn Bridge C. She is staying for a year.

B. The Metropolitan Opera D. none of above
C. The Flatiron Building 1896. mr colberts family went to florida new
D. Fifth Avenue york and nebraskawhich word is a noun?
A. went
1892. What is another name for New
York? ch 3 B. to
A. The big orange C. Florida
B. The big apple. D. and

1.1 NEW YORK 195
1897. Which explorer was the first European C. imperative

to explore the large river that extends D. Exclamatory
from present-day New York City to Al-

bany? 1902. The children of the earliest New York-
ers collected firewood, gathered nuts and
A. Verrazano
berries, and took care of the tribe’s dogs?
B. Columbus
A. True
C. Champlain
B. False
D. Hudson
1903. Which city is located west of Rochester?
1898. The State Tree has an important job and
produces an item that you may have even
eaten for breakfast! What is New York’s
State Tree?
A. Sugar Maple
B. Oak
C. Pine
A. Syracuse
D. Birch
Explanation:The Sugar Maple is our main B. Buffalo
source of maple syrup which is made from C. Albany
sap stored in the tree’s trunk. The tree’s
D. New York City
leaves are pointed and turn bright colors
in the fall. The sugar maple was adopted 1904. What region of the United States is New
as the State Tree in 1956. York located in?
1899. What is the capital city of the US? A. northeast
A. New York B. southeast
B. Washington DC C. northwest
C. The Angels D. southwest
D. Chicago 1905. How many residents are there in New

York?
1900. When does the New York City Marathon
A. 70 mille
take place?
B. 8 mile
A. On the first Sunday in November
C. 7 million
B. On the last Sunday in November
D. 8 million
C. On the first Sunday in October
D. On the last Sunday in October 1906. How many inhabitants and how many
different languages are listed in New York
1901. mr colberts family went to florida new City?
york and nebraskaWhat type of sentence A. 3 million inhabitants and 500 different
is this? languages
A. declarative B. 14 million inhabitants and one lan-
B. interrogative guage:English

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C. 8.5 million inhabitants and 200 differ- lished?

ent languages A. Weekly
D. 7 million inhabitants and a good twenty B. Monthly
different languages.Roughly.
C. Bi-Monthly
1907. How often is The New Yorker pub- D. Quarterly
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