New York State Trivia

As Billy Joel once said I'm in a New York State of Mind. Hey Gang. This is episode 162 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins and we're kicking off season 4 of the show with the Empire State. This season will cover each of the US states, starting with New York, With their history, their geography and some pop culture. Just for good measure, it's still three rounds of 10 questions each. The only thing really new this season is the music. Once again, I've got music from Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. This season's theme, music is fittingly heading west. If you need rules, score cards or want to help support the show, visit us at dorky geeky nerdy.com. Another way you can help support the show is by dropping us. A review on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to the show. We're over three years into this now and I would love if we could get some more visibility. Thanks. And now, let's get to what you're really here for the trivia. The dorky round number one from 1892 to 1954, millions of immigrants came through, what island? Ellis Island. It's estimated that about 40 percent of Americans can trace their ancestry back to someone that came through there. Number two. How many boroughs does New York City have? Five. Number three. What current Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court is from Buffalo New York. John Roberts. Number four, what New Yorker was the longest serving US president. Franklin, D Roosevelt. Number five, the 2000 World Series was called the subway series for what reason? It was played between the two New York City teams, the Mets and the Yankees. The Yankees won four games to one. Number six, New York city is the largest city in the state and the US by population. What's the second biggest city in New York state. Buffalo. Its population is only 3% of what New York City is. Number 7 before it was the New York colony. The area was a Dutch colony named. What? New Netherland. Number 8, most of New York's, Southern border is with what other u.s. state. Pennsylvania. Number nine, New York shares an international border with what? Two Canadian provinces. Ontario and Quebec. number 10, before he became the 26th president, who was also the 33rd governor of New York, Theodore Roosevelt. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of New York State? Albany. Number two. What city is the only place to have hosted the Winter Olympics twice. Lake Placid they hosted in 1932 and 1980. Number three. New York is the Empire State who called New York, the seat of the empire. That would be George Washington. Number four, in terms of population, where does New York rank in the United States? Fourth, though, for much of America's early history, it was the most populous state Number 5. What New Yorker was both the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as well as acting Secretary of State? John Jay. Number six. How many NFL teams play their home games in New York state? Just one the Buffalo Bills, the Jets and the Giants play in New Jersey. Number 7, who is the first female governor of New York? Kathy hochul, she took office on August 24th, 2021 when Andrew Cuomo resigned Number 8, pride month and pride marches were created initially to remember what event in New York. The Stonewall riots of 1969. Number 9, what river runs from Lake tear of the clouds to New York City. The Hudson River. Number 10, New York touches, which two of the Great Lakes. Ontario and Erie. The nerdy round number one, the first railroad in the u.s. connected Albany, and what other town. Schenectady. Number two, New York City has 722 miles of what. Subway track. Number three, Niagara reservation became the first, what in the US? It's the first state park. Number four, New York borders. How many other US states? Five. Number five, New York state is the birthplace of five US presidents. Who was the first New Yorker to become a u.s. president? Martin van Buren. He was born in Kinderhook, New York. Number six, born Walden. Robert cassotto. What New Yorker sold over 1 million singles of the 1958 song Splish, Splash, Bobby Darin. Number seven. The prestigious Columbia University was founded, under what name in 1754 King's College. Number eight, rounded to the nearest million. How many people reside in New York City as of 2020? Nine million, the last census had the City's population at eight million, eight hundred 4190. Number 9, what to Native American tribal Nations dominated, New York State prior to European colonization. The Iroquois on and the Algonquin. Number 10, what New York, governor. And later US, Secretary of State was responsible for adding Alaska to the United States. William H Seward. And that's it for our first episode of Season 4. I hope you like this season long theme. We're doing here, I think it'll be fun. If you're a New Yorker, give me a shout out on Facebook or Twitter. Let me know what I missed about your home state. I know you all aren't shy. I've never been to New York, but I'm a huge history and theater nerd. So it calls to me, let me know. Your must visit places. Also remember to pay attention to the order of the Episodes this season they aren't random. See if you can spot the criteria I used for their order. I'll see you back here next Wednesday and here's your clue. What u.s. state was founded as a colony by George Calvert in the early 17th century. I'm like New York. It's a state. I've actually visited and found it quite Charming. This has been episode 162 of the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. The music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. You can find me at the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening. Tyler has a problem. 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