Answers For The NYC Pop Quiz For Parents

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ANSWERS

1. A (Kiani); B (Gus); and C (Tazo)

 

2. The order from shortest to longest is Mary Poppins (2,307 shows); Mamma Mia (4,419 shows); The Lion King (6,051 shows). These were the show numbers as of June 1, 2012.

 

3. A (Elephant: The Elephantine Colossus, otherwise known as the Elephant Hotel, opened in 1885 and lasted until 1896, when it burned down.)

 

4. B (American Girl Place)

 

5. D (Shake Shack)

 

6. B (Ice skating rinks: The concept of a playground didn’t emerge till the early 1900s.)

 

7. C (The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge)

 

8. A (3); B (2); C (4); D (1)

 

9. C (Park Slope’s famous food co-op was not in the book.)

 

10. C (The red tail hawks, who first strayed outside Central Park to nest in 2002.)

 

11. A (Nearly 1 million)

 

12. D (Frosting)

 

13. B (86th floor)

 

14. A (2); B (1); C (4); D (3); E (5)

 

15. A (2); B (4); C (3); D (1)