Stump the NYC Scholar in Our New York Quiz

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 27, 2014

How well do you know NYC history and trivia? With his latest book, I Never Knew That About New York (Plume, 2014), Christopher Winn ventures across the Atlantic to tell us about our home town. And he'll quiz you! If you want to play, call 212-433-9692. If you get two quiz questions right in a row, you'll have a chance to stump Winn and Brian Lehrer with a question of your own!

NYC Quiz Question 1: Columbus Circle is the spot from which all official distances to and from NYC are measured.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 27, 2014

NYC Quiz Question 2: The seven spikes on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent the seven seas.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 27, 2014

NYC Trivia 3: In the 1920s and 30s, there were up to 48 bookshops located on 4th ave south of Union Square. Now it's just the Strand.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 27, 2014

More re this tweet: http://t.co/IMCWL646Oo Shoutout to both the Strand and Alabaster, both holding strong in the former bookshop district.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 27, 2014

NYC Trivia 4: The Chrysler Building is still the world's tallest brick building. (You can't see the brick, it's encased in metal)
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 27, 2014

NYC Trivia 5: The first recorded car accident took place near B'way/130th St on May 30th, 1896, when a driver knocked a woman off her bike.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) February 27, 2014

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