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What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
This Brooklyn landmark was built in 1883 and had 21 elephants march across to display its strength to the public
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What is Prospect Park?
This Brooklyn park was designed by the same duo as Central Park
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What is Brooklyn?
This NYC borough is the largest in land mass and population
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What is 8?
Located in downtown Brooklyn, the hotel has this many subway lines within a two block radius
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Who is Jay Z?
This Brooklynite was the Barclay Center's first opening act in 2012
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What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Founded in 1876, this major league baseball team was ultimately moved to the west coast in 1956
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What is the Barclay's Center?
Built in 2012, this was the top grossing music venue in the US, beating out Madison Square Garden
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What is the Statue of Liberty?
This NYC landmark weighs 125 tons and is 305 feet tall
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What is the Grand Ballroom?
This space is 18,105 square feet with 19 foot ceilings
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Who is Adam Sandler?
Having moved from Brooklyn when he was 6, this actor went on to form his own production company - Happy Madison Productions
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What is Grimaldi's?
Serving up pies since the 1940s, this pizzeria is a no slices restaurant located under the Brooklyn Bridge
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What is DeKalb Market Hall?
Showcasing 40 vendors, this attraction is raising Brooklyn's profile as a hub of innovative cooking
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What is approximately $300,000?
The annual cost to operate a hot dog cart in Central Park
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What is 667?
Following the addition of the South Tower in 2006, this is the new total of guest rooms
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Who is Chris Rock?
Originally born in South Carolina, but grew up in Brooklyn since the age of 6, this comedian started his careers in the 1990s by befriending Eddie Murphy
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What is Coney Island?
The country's first successful roller coaster was built at this amusement park in 1884
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What is BAM - Brooklyn Academy of Music?
Apple unveiled its newest iPad at this Brooklyn landmark in October 2018
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What is the 7 line?
This subway line was the last to get air conditioning
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What is the Brooklyn Heights room on the 23rd floor?
This former Concierge Lounge features panoramic views of the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan
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Who is Jimmy Fallon?
This comedian starred with his own late night show was listed on the Top 50 Eligible Bachelors in 2002
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What is Twizzlers?
This candy was developed by the National Licorice Company in Brooklyn in 1845
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What is the Brooklyn Navy Yard?
Currently operating as modern day venue and office space, this area is one of six original shipyards in the country
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What is 25%?
The percentage of the world's gold stored under Wall Street in the Federal Reserve's vaults
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What is $45 million?
The hotel underwent a massive renovation that touched public space, meeting space and guest rooms totaling this amount
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Who are Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand?
These two Brooklynites attended the same high school and were members of the freshman choral club although not close at the time.
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