Brooklyn Trivia: Borough History, Culture, and Landmarks

Question 1

Brooklyn was an independent city until it consolidated with New York City in 1898.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 2

The Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn directly to Staten Island.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 3

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 4

Prospect Park was designed by the same landscape architects who later created Central Park.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 5

Coney Island is located in the southern part of Brooklyn along the Atlantic Ocean.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 6

The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 baseball season.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 7

Brooklyn Borough Hall stands in the neighborhood known as Williamsburg.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 8

The neighborhood of DUMBO takes its name from its location Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 9

Brooklyn is named after the Dutch village of Breukelen.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 10

Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn predates the creation of Central Park.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 11

The New York Aquarium is currently located in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 12

Brooklyn shares a land border with Queens but not with Manhattan.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 13

The Barclays Center is the home arena of the Brooklyn Nets.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 14

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge links Brooklyn with the Bronx.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 15

Brooklyn's official county name is Kings County.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

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