REMF QUIZ Round 8 - New York

[The Large One]

1. New York is named after the 17th Century Duke of York, who went on to become which King of England?

2. Which of New York’s five boroughs was originally called Richmond?

3. What did Longacre Square change its name to in 1904?

4. Who designed the Solomon Guggenheim musuem?F

5. What was the nationality of Jonas Bronck, the man after whom The Bronx was named?

6. What is the name of the New York NBA basketball team?

7. What is the name of the home stadium of the New York Mets baseball team?

8. What is the capital of New York state?

9. Who, in New York, is David Paterson?

10. If you were to fly due east from New York City towards Europe, which is the first country you’d reach?

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Guggenheim designed by Frank Loyd Wright

I guess Bronke was Dutch

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Basketball team is the mets ?
obviously did not read Q7 - dunce

 

[Giraffe]

10. Portugal

 

[Giraffe]

2. Manhatten

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Richmond could be Queens

 

[CliveWalkerWingWizard]

Longacre = times square

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

Basketball team is the Knicks

And I think the baseball stadium is Shea Stadium?

 

[snowdrop]

Albany is the capital of New York State

 

[8ace]

8. Albany

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

1. New York is named after the 17th Century Duke of York, who went on to become which King of England?
james II

2. Which of New York’s five boroughs was originally called Richmond?
richmond...er, manhatten?

3. What did Longacre Square change its name to in 1904?
times square
4. Who designed the Solomon Guggenheim musuem?F
frank lloyd wright?


5. What was the nationality of Jonas Bronck, the man after whom The Bronx was named?
swedish?

6. What is the name of the New York NBA basketball team?
Nicks

7. What is the name of the home stadium of the New York Mets baseball team?
shea stadium?

8. What is the capital of New York state?
buffalo?

9. Who, in New York, is David Paterson?
anyone he wants to be.

10. If you were to fly due east from New York City towards Europe, which is the first country you’d reach?
portugal

 

[The Large One]

Correct answers so far...

1. James II
2.
3. Times Square
4. Frank Lloyd Wright
5. Swedish
6. Knicks
7.
8. Albany
9.
10. Portugal

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

the mets play at citi field or citi stadium or something like that

 

[severnside gull]

the mets play at citi field or citi stadium or something like that

Shea Stadium


David Paterson is Governor of New York

Richmond was the name of what is now Staten Island

 

[8ace]

They left Shea stadium last year I think.

 

[severnside gull]

They left Shea stadium last year I think.

after my time then

 

[Goodfella]

9. governor of new york

 

[Nibble]

The name of the NBA team is The Knickerbockers. Knicks is their nickname.