Q 01/05

Which folk duo's 1966 song subtitled Feelin' Groovy is named after the Queensboro Bridge's nickname?

A) The Everly Brothers

B) Simon & Garfunkel

C) Peter and Gordon

D) Sonny & Cher

Answer · why

B) Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel put it on the 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. The idea reportedly came to Paul Simon during a daybreak walk across the...

Q 02/05

In which 2002 superhero film's climax is the hero forced to choose whom to save at the Queensboro Bridge?

A) Daredevil

B) Blade II

C) Spider-Man

D) Fantastic Four

Answer · why

C) Spider-Man

Spider-Man manages to save both Mary Jane and a group of children after the Green Goblin drops them from the bridge. The real bridge was one of the fi...

Q 03/05

Which New York City mayor of the 1980s had his name officially added to the Queensboro Bridge?

A) Ed Koch

B) John Lindsay

C) Abraham Beame

D) David Dinkins

Answer · why

A) Ed Koch

Ed Koch was mayor while the bridge went through its extensive 1980s renovation. The city council made the renaming official in March 2011, two years b...

Q 04/05

The Queensboro Bridge's roadway was first paved with blocks of which material, a hazard in the rain?

A) Granite

B) Brick

C) Asphalt

D) Wood

Answer · why

D) Wood

Wood blocks paved the central roadway when the bridge opened. By the mid-1930s the slick surface had made the crossing one of the city's most dangerou...

Q 05/05

Into the 1950s, what took people from the Queensboro Bridge's deck down to Roosevelt Island below?

A) Escalators

B) Elevators

C) Spiral ramps

D) Cable hoists

Answer · why

B) Elevators

Elevators in a building beside the bridge were, along with one ferry, the only way on or off the island. A new bridge from Queens ended the need for t...