Quiz 2

[TonyO]

No cheating this time...

Quiz

February 11, 2005

MUG's monthly quiz. Answers will be posted on the website after 3pm.


Q: One of the first stores to open in Soho (1977) was called Artwear. The three-named jewelry-maker behind it was...?


Q: The movie version of this young New York author's bestselling book is being directed by Liev Schreiber and stars Elijah Wood. Hint: He's a three-namer, too.


Q: A gossip columnist for a local paper, she was the As Told To part of Jolie Gabor's autobiography. Hint: Who else could it be?


Q: Name three Martin Scorsese films set in NYC.


Q: "The higher the hair, the closer to God," she has said. What's the name of Wigstock's Mistress of Ceremonies?


Q: If you're in Springfield Gardens, what borough are you in?


Q: Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis, Babydaddy, Paddy Boom. The band?


Q: Born Donna Faske in Queens, the daughter of a showroom model and a haberdasher. AKA:


Q: "The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." Who wrote it, which book?


Q: How many murders were there in NYC last month? a) 41 b) 92 c) 211


Q: It was known as the Knickerbocker game – as well as the New York game – in the mid-19th century. What is the sport called now?


Q: Who moves the cash around the Federal Reserve Bank downtown?

[ZippyTheChimp]

1. Robert Lee Morris

2. Jonathan Safran Foer Everything is Illuminated

3. ?

4. Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver. Robert DeNiro in all three.

5. Mimi Pond Splitting Hairs

6. Queens

7. Scissor Sisters

8. ?

9. F Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby

10. I'll guess 41

11. Baseball

12. I don't know, but I'm sure he/she is watched closely.

[TonyO]

Nice job Zippy...


Answers to the Quiz

February 11, 2005

Q: One of the first stores to open in Soho (1977) was called Artwear. The three-named jewelry-maker behind it was...?
A: Robert Lee Morris


Q: The movie version of this young New York author's bestselling book is being directed by Liev Schreiber and stars Elijah Wood. Hint: He's a three-namer, too.
A: Jonathan Safran Foer


Q: A gossip columnist for a local paper, she was the As Told To part of Jolie Gabor's autobiography. Hint: Who else could it be?
A: Cindy Adams


Q: Name three Martin Scorsese films set in NYC.
A: Mean Streets, Italianamerican, Taxi Driver, New York, New York, After Hours, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, Bringing Out the Dead, Gangs of New York


Q: "The higher the hair, the closer to God," she has said. What's the name of Wigstock's Mistress of Ceremonies?
A: The Lady Bunny


Q: If you're in Springfield Gardens, what borough are you in?
A: Queen


Q: Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis, Babydaddy, Paddy Boom. The band?
A: Scissor Sisters


Q: Born Donna Faske in Queens, the daughter of a showroom model and a haberdasher. AKA:
A: Donna Karan


Q: "The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." Who wrote it, which book?
A: Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby


Q: How many murders were there in NYC last month? a) 41 b) 92 c) 211
A: 41


Q: It was known as the Knickerbocker game – as well as the New York game – in the mid-19th century. What is the sport called now?
A: Baseball


Q: Who moves the cash around the Federal Reserve Bank downtown?
A: Robots

(I would have guessed there isn't "cash" at the Fed building anymore)

[ZippyTheChimp]

Q: Who moves the cash around the Federal Reserve Bank downtown?
A: Robots
Didn't the Cylons get control when they were allowed to handle the money?

[billyblancoNYC]

41 murders in Jan. I think that's good, right? I'll have to see what 2004 was. Of course, it's cold, etc., but straight avg'd out that would be only 492 murders. That would be amazing.

[TLOZ Link5]

41 murders in Jan. I think that's good, right? I'll have to see what 2004 was. Of course, it's cold, etc., but straight avg'd out that would be only 492 murders. That would be amazing.

There were 572 murders last year, another record low. The 41 murders in January this year was a 17% decline from January last year, when New York had an even worse snowstorm. So I don't think it's about the cold.

According to the CompStat figures for the week of February 7th to February 13th, murders are down roughly 12% from last year to date.

[TonyO]

Here's another quiz from the Straphangers assoc.

http://www.straphangers.org/games/transitquiz1.html

[TonyO]

MUG Quiz (no googling)

September 9, 2005

Our monthly NYC trivia quiz. Answers will be posted on the MUG website after 3pm.


Q: The Public Theater is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season. Who founded the Public?


Q: Who or what is Tuleh? a) Lower East Side bar b) NYC clothing line c) gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood d) a hybrid herb developed for David Bouley e) new street drug


Q: From Edward Binney and Harold Smith’s NYC company located on Fulton Street came one of the most popular and colorful pastimes for kids. What was it that the company first produced in 1903?


Q: "I got a hundred bucks says my baby beats Pete's baby. I just think genetics are in my favor." What sports great once made the boast?


Q: Which Manhattan neighborhood is Weehawken Street in?


Q: Who created the one-star-to-four-star restaurant rating system for the NY Times?


Q: Mariska Hartigay, the fabulous actress who plays Olivia Benson on "Law and Order: SVU," is the daughter of what Hollywood bombshell?


Q: This electronic/punk/prog rock Brooklyn band is touring now with Franz Ferdinand. Last year, they won the Shortlist Prize that honors album creativity, beating out Franz Ferdinand, Wilco, Nellie McKay, and others. What’s the band? a) Sam Champion b) Ball and Chain c) TV on the Radio


Q: There’s a legal limit to how far can flights from LaGuardia go. How many miles are flights allowed to fly non-stop from LGA?

[TonyO]

Quiz

October 7, 2005

MUG’s monthly quiz. Answers will be posted on the website after 3pm.


Q: The Daily News, the Post, the New Yorker, New York Magazine, the New York Observer, and the Village Voice. Put them in order of their first publication date, oldest to newest.


Q: What’s noteworthy about Bendel’s upper-floor windows?


Q: Born in 1974 in NJ. Named after a Boston Bruins hockey player. Grew up in Kalamazoo. Dave Winfield a childhood idol. Major league debut in 1995. Career batting average: .314, career HR: 169, career RBI: 763. Who’s the player?


Q: "Good morning, Spiers, Sicha, and Coen, how may I direct your call?" Wall Street attorneys? Nah. Nobel Peace Prize winners from NYC? Definitely not. Discount bedding merchants? Currently, no. So who are they?


Q: Who wrote the poem inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty? (Extra points: what’s the poem’s name?)


Q: She was born in Memphis in 1895. This blues singer had retired from showbiz when she was introduced to a West Village jazz club owner in 1977 and returned to his club’s stage at age 82 for a multi-year run. She died in 1984. Who was she? a) Besse Smith b) Ethel Waters c) Ma Rainey d) Alberta Hunter


Q: What’s Honmura An’s specialty?


Q: "It's fop.
Finest in the shop.
Or we have some shepherd's pie peppered
With actual shepherd
On top.
And I've just begun.
Here's the politician – so oily
It's served with a doily –
Have one.
Put it on a bun.
Well, you never know if it's going to run."

What Broadway show, currently in previews, are these lyrics from?


Q: Bettina Kohr was once a press agent for Laurence Olivier. George Hambley Brown was briefly married to Maureen O’Hara before marrying Kohr. They had two kids. Who’s the daughter?


Q: Who owns the New Yorker hotel? a) Reverend Billy Graham b) Reverend Sun Myung Moon c) Reverend Ike d) Reverend Jerry Falwell, e) Reverend Al Sharpton


Q: How many days was Judy Miller in the hoosegow?


Q: The house where Archie Bunker lived is in Queens. Any meathead knows that. But which neighborhood?

[TLOZ Link5]

Q: The Daily News, the Post, the New Yorker, New York Magazine, the New York Observer, and the Village Voice. Put them in order of their first publication date, oldest to newest.
A: Pretty certain that it's Post, Observer, News, New Yorker, Village Voice, NYM

Q: What’s noteworthy about Bendel’s upper-floor windows?
A: Isn't that part of 712 Fifth Avenue now? Aren't they etched or something?

Q: Born in 1974 in NJ. Named after a Boston Bruins hockey player. Grew up in Kalamazoo. Dave Winfield a childhood idol. Major league debut in 1995. Career batting average: .314, career HR: 169, career RBI: 763. Who’s the player?
pass

Q: "Good morning, Spiers, Sicha, and Coen, how may I direct your call?" Wall Street attorneys? Nah. Nobel Peace Prize winners from NYC? Definitely not. Discount bedding merchants? Currently, no. So who are they?
A: Architects?

Q: Who wrote the poem inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty? (Extra points: what’s the poem’s name?)
A: Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus

Q: She was born in Memphis in 1895. This blues singer had retired from showbiz when she was introduced to a West Village jazz club owner in 1977 and returned to his club’s stage at age 82 for a multi-year run. She died in 1984. Who was she? a) Besse Smith b) Ethel Waters c) Ma Rainey d) Alberta Hunter
A: a

Q: What’s Honmura An’s specialty?
pass

Q: "It's fop.
Finest in the shop.
Or we have some shepherd's pie peppered
With actual shepherd
On top.
And I've just begun.
Here's the politician – so oily
It's served with a doily –
Have one.
Put it on a bun.
Well, you never know if it's going to run."

What Broadway show, currently in previews, are these lyrics from?
pass

Q: Bettina Kohr was once a press agent for Laurence Olivier. George Hambley Brown was briefly married to Maureen O’Hara before marrying Kohr. They had two kids. Who’s the daughter?
pass

Q: Who owns the New Yorker hotel? a) Reverend Billy Graham b) Reverend Sun Myung Moon c) Reverend Ike d) Reverend Jerry Falwell, e) Reverend Al Sharpton
A: Reverend Moon

Q: How many days was Judy Miller in the hoosegow?
A: At least one too many

Q: The house where Archie Bunker lived is in Queens. Any meathead knows that. But which neighborhood?
A: Corona?

[redhot00]

I'm not sure..I thought it was either Elmhurst or Astoria.

[lofter1]

I didn't know that we were supposed to answer here...

I'll take over from where TLOZ left off; my answers in RED:

Q: The Daily News, the Post, the New Yorker, New York Magazine, the New York Observer, and the Village Voice. Put them in order of their first publication date, oldest to newest.
A: Pretty certain that it's Post, Observer, News, New Yorker, Village Voice, NYM (?? you got me)

Q: What’s noteworthy about Bendel’s upper-floor windows?
A: Isn't that part of 712 Fifth Avenue now? Aren't they etched or something? Engraved by Lalique

Q: Born in 1974 in NJ. Named after a Boston Bruins hockey player. Grew up in Kalamazoo. Dave Winfield a childhood idol. Major league debut in 1995. Career batting average: .314, career HR: 169, career RBI: 763. Who’s the player?
pass Derek Jeter

Q: "Good morning, Spiers, Sicha, and Coen, how may I direct your call?" Wall Street attorneys? Nah. Nobel Peace Prize winners from NYC? Definitely not. Discount bedding merchants? Currently, no. So who are they?
A: Architects? Editors of Gothamist.com

Q: Who wrote the poem inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty? (Extra points: what’s the poem’s name?)
A: Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus (yep)

Q: She was born in Memphis in 1895. This blues singer had retired from showbiz when she was introduced to a West Village jazz club owner in 1977 and returned to his club’s stage at age 82 for a multi-year run. She died in 1984. Who was she? a) Besse Smith b) Ethel Waters c) Ma Rainey d) Alberta Hunter
A: a Alberta Hunter

Q: What’s Honmura An’s specialty?
pass Noodles

Q: "It's fop.
Finest in the shop.
Or we have some shepherd's pie peppered
With actual shepherd
On top.
And I've just begun.
Here's the politician – so oily
It's served with a doily –
Have one.
Put it on a bun.
Well, you never know if it's going to run."

What Broadway show, currently in previews, are these lyrics from?
pass Sweeney Todd

One of the greatest Broadway shows ever!
And Angela Lansbury as the original Mrs. Lovett
was musical theatre at its best...


http://www.thecinemalaser.com/image_2004/04/sttdbofs-dvd-i-03.jpg


Q: Bettina Kohr was once a press agent for Laurence Olivier. George Hambley Brown was briefly married to Maureen O’Hara before marrying Kohr. They had two kids. Who’s the daughter?
pass Tina Brown

Q: Who owns the New Yorker hotel? a) Reverend Billy Graham b) Reverend Sun Myung Moon c) Reverend Ike d) Reverend Jerry Falwell, e) Reverend Al Sharpton
A: Reverend Moon (yep)

Q: How many days was Judy Miller in the hoosegow?
A: At least one too many 85

Q: The house where Archie Bunker lived is in Queens. Any meathead knows that. But which neighborhood?
A: Corona? (I was going to say Astoria)

[TLOZ Link5]

Derek Jeter

Shit, I was gonna say that, but I decided against it.

[TonyO]

Another quiz brought to you by MUG. I noticed the previous post back in '05 on this thread was by TLOZ Link5. It's too bad not to have him on WNY anymore...

Quiz

December 14, 2007

MUG's monthly quiz. Answers will be posted on our website after 3pm.



Q: Clement Clarke Moore, author of Twas the Night Before Christmas (aka A Visit from St. Nicholas) lived on a country estate in what is now Chelsea. What was the name of the estate?


Q: Who started the Rockefeller Christmas tree tradition? a) John D. Rockefeller, Jr. b) Rockefeller Center construction workers c) Fiorello LaGuardia d) JoAnne Worley



Q: This Wednesday, December 19th, is a milestone for the NYCB/George Balanchine Nutcracker. On that date, the company will dance what number performance of that ballet? a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 3000



Q: The Rockettes high-kicked in another place before Roxy Rothafel discovered them and brought them to NY. Where did they originally perform? a) St. Louis b) Brussels c) Walla Walla



Q: The menorah at 5th and 59th holds what Guinness Book-type distinction?



Q: A new ball will drop this year in Times Square on New Year's Eve, jacked up with state-of-the-art LED technology. Who made the crystal exterior? a) Swarovski b) Steuben c) Waterford



Q: Kwanzaa was first celebrated in what decade?



Q: Last night, tonight, and tomorrow marks the 28th year Paul Winter has been celebrating something in St. John the Divine. What?



Q: Match the songwriter to the song:
a) The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
b) White Christmas
c) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
1. Irving Berlin
2. Mel Torme and Bob Wells
3. Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane