June 18, 2004
a trivial pursuit
Our answers to Manhattan User's Guide's Quiz, because we apparently have nothing better to do -- or have nothing we'd prefer to do.
Q. What was the department store at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street?
A. B. Altman (now a branch of the New York Public Library)
Q. At the U.S. Open, the main court of the National Tennis Center in Queens is named for whom?
A. Arthur Ashe
Q. Who is the mother of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper?
A. Gloria Vanderbilt
Q. Who is the father of The Strokes lead singer Julian Casablancas?
A. John Casablancas, founder of Elite model agency (and perhaps, a lech)
Q. Louis Sullivan designed one building in NY. What is it?
A. The Bayard-Condict building, on Bleecker Street
Q. Which Italian family took over the Rainbow Room and closed it to the public (except one night a week)?
A. Cipriani
Q. What word has The Daily Show with Jon Stewart coined to refer to the war in Iraq?
A. "The War on Error"
Q. What club features a mermaid swimming in an aquarium?
A. Coral Room
Q. Which highly-regarded restaurateur has named three of his restaurants after NYC parks?
A. Danny Meyer (Union Square Cafe, Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern)
Q. What was the name of the beloved city magazine in the 1980s, edited by Adam Moss?
A. 7 Days
Q. What crime was Leona Helmsley convicted of?
A. Tax evasion
Q. Re-spell Gawker writer Choire Sicha's name as it's pronounced.
A. Corey Seek-a
Q. Which stage and screen actor made his debut in Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy"?
A. Matthew Broderick, who went on to appear in the film
july 14th 2006 | missus hamburger
franks bar and restuarant, vienna | mister hamburger
nick burns on nicks and razor burn