Panorama Challenge

13th Annual Panorama Challenge Questions & Answers

We have been slipped a copy of the highly classified MASTER QUESTION & ANSWER SHEET from the 13th Panorama Challenge, held live last Friday from the New York City Panorama at the Queens Museum in Brooklyn.

Presented without edits:

AWKWAFINA

1) Nora Lum, better known as Awkwafina, grew up here – where her show is set. The Ramones AND  Simon and Garfunkel went to the high school named for the neighborhood, although Nora did not.  Name the neighborhood

Forest Hills

Pro follow-upIn January 2020 Awkwafina was ‘the voice’ of the 7 train which terminates at the station in this predominantly Asian neighborhood. Pros, name the last station on the 7 line.

Flushing-Main Street MUST HAVE MAIN STREET

2) Awkwafina co-starred in a 2018 crime caper that centered on a jewel heist, here. Name the movie.

Ocean’s 8

Pro follow-up
The action focused on infiltrating a fete in a famous space formerly named for which disgraced pharma family. Pros, name the family.

Sackler

3) The beverage Aquafina is a brand owned by a company with a landmark here in Queens. Name the company.

Pepsi(-Cola)

Pro follow-upAquafina is bottled here, in this Queens neighborhood. Pros, what is the neighborhood’s name?

College Point

WOMEN ON TV

4) Originally pitched to the Bravo network as Manhattan Moms, the first four seasons of which hit series featured Alex – and in an unusual twist for the show, her devoted husband Simon. In another unusual twist, they lived here, in Brooklyn. Name the Bravo series.

Real Housewives (of New York) (of New York City) (RHONY)

Pro follow-up
They lived five blocks away from a park named for an unusual founding father, Charles Carroll. He was the only signer of the Declaration of Independence of what faith?

Catholic

5) While Serena and Blair and Chuck lived in Manhattan, Jenny and Dan lived in Brooklyn, here, in which 2007 to 2012 ‘teen’ CW series? XOXO, name the show.

Gossip Girl

Pro follow-up
This neighborhood is notable for the factories built for Robert Gair. He made his fortune manufacturing commonplace items.  Pros, what did he manufacture?

(corrugated) Cardboard boxes

6) From 2011 to 2017 a CBS series, starring Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, told the story of a pair of waitresses working at a diner, here. Name the series.

Two Broke Girls

Pro follow-up
Williamsburg was named for Jonathan Williams. Pros, what service did Williams perform for property owner Richard Woodhull? 

Surveyor

FAME (Musical Category)

7) Name the Bronx-born artist who won the Oscar for this song (PAUSE FOR MUSIC) from the 1980 movie Fame, which featured an iconic dance scene in the streets, here. Who was the singer?

Irene Cara

Pro follow-up
The film related the stories of students at the School of Performing Arts, now here, and currently named for which New York City politician? Pros, name the politician.

(Fiorello) LaGuardia

8) Which New York-raised actor, heard here, (PAUSE FOR MUSIC) graduated from the same high school in 2013. Name the actor you just heard.

Timothee Chalamet

Pro follow-up
While at high school he dated a classmate, the daughter of an iconic pop star. Her mom was, in 1985 famously rejected by the co-op board at the San Remo, here, perhaps because of her volatile soon-to-be husband. Pros, name the mom.

Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone)

9) This 1975 song was a hit for David Bowie, (PAUSE FOR MUSIC) thanks to an assist from a NYC resident who lived here.Name the artist who shares songwriting credit and can be heard as a backup singer. 

John Lennon

Pro follow-up
The track was recorded here, in Greenwich Village, at the West 8th Street studio of which famous musician who died five years earlier? Pros, name the musician.

(Jimi) Hendrix

WOMEN IN SONG (Musical Category)

10) The actress who sang this song (PAUSE FOR MUSIC) won an Oscar for her role in the movie set in this neighborhood. Name the actress.

Rita Moreno

Pro follow-up
After her Oscar victory she won a Grammy, a Tony and an Emmy. Only two other people could claim an EGOT before her: Helen Hays and a composer who has a theater named for him, here. TIMES SQUARE It’s currently Hamilton’s home. Pros, give us the first and last name of the composer.

Richard Rodgers NEEDS BOTH NAMES

11) Amy Adams sings and dances through New York City and this park CENTRAL PARK in which 2007 Disney movie? Name the movie.

Enchanted

Pro follow-up
The finale of this musical number (PAUSE FOR MUSIC) takes place in front of a sculpture created by the first woman to receive a public art commission in New York City. Pros, name the sculptor.

Emma Stebbins

12) Which artist from here, hit it big in 2017 with this track? (PAUSE FOR MUSIC) Name the artist. 

Cardi B

Pro follow-up
She claims her thick accent comes from staying with her Dominican grandmother in this famously Dominican neighborhood north of Sugar Hill. Pros, name the neighborhood.

Washington Heights

SNL in SI

13) Colin Jost grew up in Grymes Hill, here, but went to a very selective free high school here. Another New Yorker, with a record 17,000 hours on television was named for the school. Which Catholic school is it?

Regis (High School)

Pro follow-up
Grymes Hill is home to a school which was recently in the news for their basketball team. The Seahawks made it to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, only to be defeated by the Tar-heels in the first round. Pros, name the college.

Wagner College

14) Before he made a splash and got big, this 10-time SNL host made his industry debut filming here, on Staten Island. Name the frequent SNL host and star of the horror flick “He Knows You’re Alone”

Tom Hanks

Pro follow-up
They filmed at the shopping plaza, here, located alongside a 14-mile-long boulevard, the longest street on the island. The Plaza and Boulevard are both named for the Mayor between Mitchel and Walker.Pros, name the Mayor.

(John F) Hylan

15) Pete Davidson is another SNL star from Staten Island. His father’s name can be found here, at the northern tip of Staten Island at this memorial. Who does the memorial honor?

(Staten Island) Victims of 9/11/01 NOT FIREFIGHTERS

Pro follow-up
In 2021 Pete brought then-girlfriend Kim Kardashian on a date to the restaurant Campagna in this, the southernmost neighborhood in New York State.Pros, name the neighborhood.

TottenvilleIt’s the 13th Panorama Challenge, does that make it unlucky? Regardless, that’s the first category of the second half!

UNLUCKY

16) Talk about unlucky: Andrew Haswell Green was murdered outside his home, here, on Friday the Thirteenth in a case of mistaken identity! He was best known for his 1898 accomplishment. What was that signature accomplishment?

Consolidation of NYC/Creation of the Five Boros/Greater New York

Pro follow-up
Pros, Green is honored here, with what sort of memorial?

Bench

17) In 1997, Kathleen Caronna, was watching the Thanksgiving Parade, here, and was hit in the head by a streetlamp knocked over by which balloon?

Cat in the Hat

Pro follow-up
In 2006, Kathleen Caronna’s apartment caught fire just before she returned home, because an airplane crashed into her building, here 72 & EAST RIVER. Pros, what was notable about the pilot of that aircraft?

Corey Lidle/MLB/Yankees player/pitcher

18) In 1939, Yankees’ first baseman Lou Gehrig declared himself ‘the luckiest man on the face of the earth’ here, despite being diagnosed with a debilitating and soon-to-be fatal case of ALS. Gehrig was a graduate ofwhich local University?

Columbia

Pro follow-up
Gehrig played a record 2,130 consecutive games after replacing which unlucky player who asked to be benched for the day due to a headache?Pros, who was the player he replaced?

Wally Pipp

MYTHICAL MTA

19) The Nereid Avenue station, here, is named for the fifty sea nymphs of Greek mythology. One of them gave birth to a Homeric hero who shares his name with the organization that helps disabled runners participate in the NYC Marathon. Name the organization.

Achilles (International)Pro follow-up
The station is at the intersection of Nereid Avenue and a road that runs the length of the Bronx from Classon Point to Wakefield but is named for a city 10 miles away, which it does not reach. Pros, what is the name of the City the road is named for?

White Plains

20) Lou Reed, Neil Gaiman and Harvey Keitel have all been named King Neptune at ‘the nation’s largest art parade’, held since 1983, a few blocks from the Neptune Avenue F station. What is the name of the parade?

Mermaid Parade

Pro follow-up
In 1995, the MTA changed the station name to Neptune Ave. Pros, what was the name of the second (edit: actually third to last – didn’t make a difference in the end) to last station on the F train before 1995? SPELLING COUNTS!

Van Sicklen (NEEDS K)

21) Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson starred in a 1995 movie about a near-mythological subway train. One of its final scenes was set in a station here. Name the movie.

Money Train

Pro follow-up
That now-defunct mysterious train terminated here, at 370 Jay Street. When the building was built in 1951 the MTA did not exist. Pros, from 1951-1953 which agency ran the subways from the offices located above the tracks at Jay Street?

(NYC) Board of Transportation (NYCBOT)

ANGLO NYC

22) This neighborhood and Staten Island Railroad station was most likely named after a Lake District town where the poet Wordsworth ‘wandered lonely as a cloud’ What’s the neighborhood’s name?

Grasmere

Pro follow-up
This neighborhood is home to the Island’s most notable daily newspaper, purchased by S.I. Newhouse in 1922. Pros, name the newspaper.

The (Staten Island) AD-vance

23) In 2010 a sporty English prince appeared here, to participate in a polo match. Name the prince.

(Prince) Harry

Pro follow-up
In 2023, another English prince visited the Island to pursue a project to bring back a bivalve to the waters surrounding the city.Pros, name the project.

Billion Oyster Project

24) The steps here are seen in the J-Lo film Maid in Manhattan as well as what 2019 movie? This question doesn’t have an ‘Anglo answer’. No kidding. Name the 2019 flick.

Joker

Pro follow-up
Pros, the steps connect Anderson Ave to a very ‘Anglo’ Avenue. The street in question begins at Jerome Ave and runs north to Featherbed Lane and is named for which English writer?

(William) Shakespeare

BIG APPLE

25) A big apple appeared 215 times last year, here, just past the centerfield wall. What event made the apple appear?

Mets Homerun (MUST HAVE METS)

Pro follow-up
The orange in the Mets uniform is derived from what other team’s colors? Pros, name the other team.

(NY) Giants (NOT SAN FRANCISCO)

26) One of the founding fathers wrote a letter from Paris lamenting the absence of his favorite apple, a Pippin, which shares its first name with this creek, here. What’s the ‘first name’ of the Pippin?

Newtown

Pro follow-up
For a while this founding father lived on Maiden Lane. There’s now a plaque marking the location of his former home. Pros, name the founding father.

(Thomas) Jefferson

27) The ‘flagship’ home of a big Apple is here, at the intersection of Amsterdam and Broadway, in a landmark building designed by York & Sawyer. What is this Apple’s business?

Banking

Pro follow-up
Edward York and Philip Sawyer first collaborated on a project for Vassar College while at the firm that designed the master plan for this University, here. Pros, name they firm they left to strike out on their own.

McKim Mead & White

IN THE RIVER

28) In late 2022 on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, John Reeves claimed that thousands of tusks were dumped here in the East River. What kind of tusks did he claim they were?

(Woolly) Mammoth NOT MASTODON

Pro follow-up
Reeves claims the tusks – and other bones – were dumped off East 65th Street, here,  next to America’s ‘first biomedical research center’. Pros, which institution claims that title?

Rockefeller University (or Institute) (or Hospital)

29) While allegedly carrying millions in gold the HMS Hussar sank in 1780 after hitting Pot Rock, between Hallet’s Point and this, the southernmost of what were once three islands. Three years after the sinking it took the name of its new owners: the brothers Jaspar and Bartholomew.What was their last name?

Ward

Pro follow-up
From the 1840’s until 1892 a hospital on this island, in conjunction with facilities off the coast of Staten Island and at the southern tip of Manhattan was part of a system that sought to manage and treat a specific type of patient. Pros, what kind of patients did this system endeavor to treat?

Arriving/new immigrants

30) Everyone knows Captain Sully’s name since he landed Flight 1549, here, in the Hudson River, but do you remember the name of the airline he was flying for?Name the defunct carrier.

US Air(ways)

Pro follow-up
The plane eventually arrived at its first destination for that day. It’s now in an aviation museum – named for Sully – at the airport in what city? Pros, name the city Sully was flying to – and where the plane resides today.

Charlotte

The 13th Annual Panorama Challenge

Congrats to the Winners!!

Congrats to winning Pro team GANYC Panic and Challenger team New Yorkians Going Places! Out of 27 teams, they come out on top of their respective categories. GANYC Panic’s team name will be added to the roster of past Panorama Challenge winners that grace the Panorama Challenge trophy.

Coming up in second place (for the third time in a row!) were Panorama Pros Flatlanders and Challengers The Early Onsets. Third place was taken by Pro team Pomonok You Out! and New AmsterDAMN.

Thanks to all the teams who played a great game and to everyone who came out for the return of this incredible New York event. And thanks to our partners at The Municipal Art Society of New York and the Queens Museum, and our sponsors Brooklyn Brewery and Two Boots.

Didn’t get to join us this year, or want to relive the moment? Check out the event photo album on Flicker.

See you next year for Panorama Challenge 14!

Friday, April 12, 6-9:30 pm at the Queens Museum

General Admission: $20 in advance/$25 at the door

Members of the City Reliquary, Queens Museum, or MAS: $15

Doors 6 PM, Game 7 PM (free shuttle between the Queens Museum and the Mets‐Willets Point 7 stop from 5:30-7pm and 9-10 pm)

Update 2: Waitlist now full! No further spots will be offered.

If you didn’t get your Panorama Challenge tickets in time for this year, we hope to see you in 2025!


Update: Panorama Challenge SOLD OUT!

Panorama Challenge 2024 is SOLD OUT!!

We wish we could fit everyone, but for the safety of our audience and the historic artifacts at the Queens Museum, we’ve had to limit admissions.

ALL tickets are now sold–NO further tickets will be available at the door.

HOWEVER, a WAITLIST will be made in case any of our advance ticket holders do not arrive on time to the event.

If you wish to be put on the waitlist:

Email [email protected] with your name and the number of tickets requested. We’ll offer tickets to people on the waitlist starting at 7:00 PM THIS FRIDAY. Please be at Queens Museum at this time. Please also note that game play is scheduled to begin at this time. If you are admitted after 7:00 pm, you are welcome to watch the game and cheer on teams, but we can’t guarantee that you will be able to participate as a team player—but we’ll do our best to make it happen!

If you are requesting tickets for you and your team members, all team members must be present to purchase their ticket. We will not sell more than one ticket to each waitlisted guest.

We’re thrilled by the enthusiasm for the return of this signature City Reliquary event. Huge thanks to our co-sponsors MAS for all their help in organizing and to the Queens Museum for welcoming us into their space.


After a four-year hiatus, the City Reliquary Museum returns to the Queens Museum to host the 13th Annual Panorama Challenge. The event, the largest NYC-themed trivia game, will take place at The Panorama of the City of New York, a scale model of the five boroughs.

The event will be co-hosted with the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS), the organization that teamed up with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to save Grand Central Terminal from being demolished. MAS advocates for the preservation of New York City’s historic public art and architecture while fighting for livable and equitable urban planning and design today.

Ticketing is open now! Buy online in advance for a discount ($20 vs. $25 at the door). Members of the City Reliquary, Queens Museum, or MAS get an even deeper discounted admission of $15.

City Reliquary members will be able to purchase $15 tickets after logging into their Withfriends account.

This unique evening of trivia puts the whole city at your feet. Teams of Panorama Pros and Panorama Challengers get quizzed on all things NYC using the Panorama as a massive game board. After two rounds and the classic Halftime Quiz, the winning Pro team will join the ranks of past winners when its name is etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy housed at the Queens Museum.

Emcee Gary Dennis will preside over the evening. Jonathan Turer, long-time tour guide and founder of KnowItAllNewYorker.com, returns for his tenth year as Quizmaster with a new batch of mind-bending questions. This year’s trivia topics include “Awkwafina,” “SNL & Staten Island,” “Fame,” and more NYC-centric minutiae.

This marks a triumphant return for the City Reliquary, which first launched the Panorama Challenge at the Queens Museum in 2007 and last presented it in 2019. This year’s event will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, where the Panorama debuted as an exhibit celebrating New York’s municipal infrastructure and built environment

Think you have deep NYC knowledge? Register your team now and show us what you’ve got!

The Judges’ Chambers

The Panorama Challenge judges represent a veritable Who’s Who of New York City experts. This year’s panel includes notable New Yorkers Kevin Walsh, webmaster of the acclaimed Forgotten New York blog; Michael Miscione, former Manhattan Borough Historian and expert on sewer gator lore; Michelle Myles, owner of Daredevil Tattoo and local tattoo history tour guide; DeeAnne Gorman from the board of the Greater Astoria Historical Society; former municipal employees Mitch Paluszek and Steve Scofield; and Moses Gates, Vice President for Housing and Neighborhood Planning with the Regional Plan Association.

The Evening’s Entertainment

Guests will enjoy a special halftime performance from the City Reliquary’s 2023 Miss Subways and 7 line lover, Harmony Hardcore!

DJ Frankie Teardrop will play 64 Fair-era doo-wop, soul, girl group, and British Invasion tunes throughout the night. Frankie Teardrop was the resident DJ at NYC’s Wierd Records party. In addition to DJing, he plays bass and synth with dream pop band The Harrow, serves as a writer at Systems of Romance and Post-punk.com, and most recently has been working with Cherry Red Records for a series of box sets.

Pizza (including a vegan option) by Two Boots and beer from Brooklyn Brewery will be available for purchase.


About the City Reliquary Museum

The City Reliquary Museum & Civic Organization preserves the everyday artifacts that connect visitors to the past and present of New York City. Established in 2002 as an apartment window display at the corner of Grand and Havemeyer Streets in Williamsburg, it relocated to 370 Metropolitan Avenue in 2006. The Reliquary also hosts public events that invite neighbors and visitors to meet, exchange ideas, and celebrate the diversity of our city. Learn more at www.cityreliquary.org. Follow us at @cityreliquary.

About the Municipal Art Society of New York

The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) lifts up the voices of the people in the debates that shape New York’s built environment and leads the way toward a more livable city from sidewalk to skyline. For over 130 years our advocacy efforts have led to the creation of the New York City Planning Commission, Public Design Commission, Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Tribute in Light; the preservation of Grand Central Terminal, and the lights of Times Square; the conservation of more than 50 works of public art; and the founding of such civic organizations as the Public Art Fund, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, P.S. 1, the Historic Districts Council, the Park Avenue Armory Conservancy, and the Waterfront Alliance. Learn more at www.mas.org. Follow us on Instagram at @mas_nyc on Instagram and on Facebook at @masnyc.

About the Queens Museum 

The Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park presents contemporary art, events of hyperlocal and international impact, and educational programs reflecting the diversity of Queens and New York City. Changing exhibitions present the work of emerging and established artists, both local and global, that often explore contemporary social issues, as well as the rich history of its site. The Museum works outside its walls through engagement initiatives ranging from multilingual outreach and educational opportunities for adult immigrants, to a plethora of community led art and activism projects. The Museum’s educational programming connects with school children, teens, families, seniors as well as those individuals with physical and mental disabilities. The Queens Museum is located on property owned in full by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Visit www.queensmuseum.org. Follow us at @queensmuseum.

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POSTPONED: The 13th Annual Panorama Challenge

2019 winning team hosting the Panorama Challenge trophy
2019 Panorama Pro winners, the Dutch Killers!

The Panorama Challenge is postponed in light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. We hope to reschedule this event later in the year when we can once again safely gather to celebrate our love of New York City, and we hope to see you there. We’ll announce a new date when we have more information.

The 13th Annual Panorama Challenge
Friday, April 17, 2020: Doors 5 PM, Open Museum Galleries 5-7pm, Game 7 PM
Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

General Admission: $15 advance/$20 day of game

City Reliquary & Queens Museum members: $12 advance/$15 day of game

SEEKING KNOW‐IT‐ALL NEW YORKERS AND LOVERS OF NYC! 

It’s almost time for the 13th Annual Panorama Challenge! Once again, The City Reliquary, Queens Museum, & The Levys’ Unique New York! have partnered for an exciting evening of trivia with the whole city at your feet. Meet us at the world’s largest architectural scale model – The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum!

On the occasion of this year’s Panorama Challenge the Queens Museum’s galleries will be open after hours from 5 – 7pm, so that participants can visit the newly opened exhibition season, which features a wide range of perspectives and explorations of the city of New York.  Exhibitions on view include After the Plaster Foundation, a show on artists’ experiences with home, displacement and real estate in the city, Ridgewood Reservoir for the 21st Century (Community Partnership Exhibition in the Watershed Gallery), and Bruce Davidson: People in Public Places. Make sure to visit the exhibitions and expect a few related questions in the Challenge!

Panorama Challenge quizzes players on all things NYC. MC Gary Dennis reads questions while our judges highlight clues on the Panorama using lasers (well, laser pointers). Players in teams of 10 (or so) use those clues ​to determine the correct answer.

Quizmaster Jonathan Turer returns for his ninth year with another fresh batch of questions. This year, categories may include: ‘Women in Song’ (audio clues), ‘Brush Up on Your Shakespeare’ and ‘Bruce (Davidson) in NYC’ which will focus on works from the photographer’s exhibit at the Museum. And, to celebrate the 13th Challenge: ‘Unlucky’. Start building your teams accordingly!

Teams may organize as Panorama Challengers or Panorama Pros. Challengers are first‐timers or casual trivia fans. Their questions will be easier!  Pros are returning contestants and dedicated enthusiasts of our city’s hidden corners. They answer twice as many questions per round (60 total!) Friendly tour guides from The Levys’ Unique New York! will help match contestants to teams.

The winning Pro team will join the ranks of legendary past winners when its name is etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy housed at the Queens Museum!

A new prize will be awarded this year in honor of the late Lee Gelber, long-time Panorama Challenge judge and ‘Dean of New York Guides’. To commemorate his love of jokes and puns, the team with the funniest or cleverest name will be added to “The Dean’s List”, a trophy that will live at the museum along with the ‘big prize’. 

Food and beverages will be available by suggested donation. A free shuttle, generously provided by DaVinci Limo & Tours, will travel between the Queens Museum and under the Mets‐Willets Point 7 stop from 5:30-7 pm and 9-10 pm.

The 12th Annual Panorama Challenge!

Friday, March 1, 2019 — Doors 6 p.m. — Game at 7 p.m.

At Queens Museum – Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

General Admission Tickets: $15 advance / $20 at the door

City Reliquary and Queens Museum Members: $12 advance / $15 at the door

Mark your calendars and break out your Blue Guides: it’s nearly time for the Panorama Challenge! Once again, The City Reliquary, Queens Museum, & The Levys’ Unique New York! have partnered for an exciting evening of trivia with the whole city at your feet. Meet us at the world’s largest architectural scale model – The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum!

Panorama Challenge quizzes players on all things NYC. MC Gary Dennis reads questions while our judges highlight clues on the Panorama using lasers (well, laser pointers). Players in teams of 10 (or so) use those clues (and musical hints!) to determine the correct answer.

Quizmaster Jonathan Turer returns for his eighth year with another batch of new questions. This year, categories may include: Signs in Woodhaven**, Revolutionary NYC, Rock of Ages (geology), Tunnel Time, and Old Time Religion (notable houses of worship). (Start building your teams accordingly!) The ever-popular Halftime Quiz will also return!

Teams may organize as Panorama Challengers or Panorama Pros. Challengers are first‐timers or those who have not dedicated their lives to the study of NYC. Their questions will be easier!  Pros are returning contestants and die‐hard students of our city’s hidden corners. They answer twice as many questions per round (60 total!) Friendly tour guides from The Levys’ Unique New York! will help match contestants to teams.

The winning Pro team will join the ranks of legendary past winners when its name is etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy housed at the Queens Museum!

Our judges this year include author, urban explorer, and abandoned observation deck aficionado Moses Gates, and Dean of New York City tour guides Lee Gelber, with others soon to be announced!

Sandwiches, snacks, and beverages will be available for purchase. Beer will be available for purchase by donation, lovingly provided by our friends at Brooklyn Brewery. Proceeds from admission and concessions support The City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum.

A free shuttle, generously provided by DaVinci Limo & Tours, will travel between the Queens Museum and under the Mets‐Willets Point 7 stop from 5:30-7 pm and 9-10 pm.

**An earlier version of this post listed this category incorrectly (“Signs of Elmhurst”).

March 2: The 11th Annual Panorama Challenge

Panorama Challengers gather around the Panorama
The 11th Annual Panorama Challenge
Friday, March 2: Doors 6 PM, Game 7 PM

Queens Museum
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
General Admission: $15 online/$20 at the door
City Reliquary & Queens Museum members: $12 online/$15 at the door

SEEKING KNOWITALL NEW YORKERS AND LOVERS OF NYC!

Once again, The City Reliquary, Queens Museum, & The Levys’ Unique New York! have partnered for an exciting evening of trivia with the whole city at your feet. Meet us at the world’s largest architectural scale model – The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum – for a most unusual evening of trivia.

Panorama Challenge quizzes players on all things NYC. MC Matt Apter reads questions while our judges highlight clues on the Panorama using lasers (well, laser pointers). Players in teams of 10 (or so) use those clues (and musical hints!) to determine the correct answer.

BUY TICKETS NOW!

Quizmaster Jonathan Turer returns for his seventh year with another batch of new questions. This year categories may include: Gotham Gangsters on Film; McKim, Mead & White sites; and questions based on the Grammys, the movie Wonderstruck, and the exhibit Never Built New York at the Queens Museum. The ever-popular Halftime Quiz will also be returning!

How To Form A Team:
Teams may organize as Panorama Challengers or Panorama Pros. Challengers are first‐timers or those who have not dedicated their lives to the study of NYC. Their questions will be easier! Pros are returning contestants and die‐hard students of our city’s hidden corners. They answer twice as many questions per round (60 total!) Friendly tour guides from The Levys’ Unique New York! will help match contestants to teams.

The winning Pro team will join the ranks of legendary past winners when its name is etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy housed at the Queens Museum!

This year promises another impressive panel of judges–stay tuned for more details!

Reserve Your Team’s Spot Now!


While scores are tallied, there will be an electrifying performance by Batalá New York — an all-woman Afro-Brazilian samba reggae percussion band!

 

 

 

Sandwiches, snacks, and beverages available for purchase, with beer from our friends at the Rockaway Brewing Company. Proceeds from admission and concessions support The City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum.

A free shuttle will travel between the Queens Museum and under the Mets‐Willets Point 7 stop from 5:30-7 pm and 9-10 pm.

The 10th Annual Panorama Challenge

Contestants at Pano Chal 9 in 2016.

Contestants at Pano Chal 9 in 2016.

The 10th Annual Panorama Challenge
Saturday, March 4, 2017

The City Reliquary Museum, Queens Museum, & The Levys’ Unique New York! Partner for a Unique Evening of Trivia!
Queens Museum: New York City Building
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368

Tickets Available Now!!
General Admission: $15 online/$20 at door
City Reliquary & Queens Museum members: $12 online/$15 at door

SEEKING KNOW‐IT‐ALL NEW YORKERS AND LOVERS OF NYC! Meet us at the world’s largest architectural scale model – The Queens Museum Panorama of the City of New York – for a most unusual evening of trivia with the whole city at your feet! Proceeds support The City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum.

Panorama Challenge quizzes participants about our city while judges highlight clues on the Panorama with laser pointers. Teams of 10 (or so) will use those clues and musical hints to answer questions about our fair city.

Jonathan Turer, in his sixth year as Quizmaster, has devised brand-new questions! New for 2017: Open House New York has joined us to create a category based on their upcoming series Getting to Zero: New York + Waste. Other categories include: Seinfeld, Snow in the City; Traveling by Subway; Mills, Mills, Mills; and Forts of NY. In light of BREXIT and the 2016 Presidential Election, the Halftime Quiz will feature questions based on British NYC and the Trumps.

Teams may be organized as a Panorama Challenger or Panorama Pro. Challengers are first‐timers who may not have dedicated their lives to the study of NYC. Their questions will be easier! Pros are returning contestants who are die‐hard students of our city’s hidden corners. They answer twice as many questions each round (60 total!) Worry not, friendly guides from The Levys’ Unique New York! will help match contestants to teams.

The winning Pro team will join the ranks of legendary past winners when its name is etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy at the Queens Museum!

This year’s impressive panel of judges includes award‐winning Dean of NYC Guides Lee Gelber; author and award‐winning webmaster of Forgotten NY Kevin Walsh; author and urban explorer Moses Gates; two-time Panorama Challenge winner Mitch Paluszek; and Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione.

While scores are tallied, there will be an electrifying performance by Batalá New York — an all-woman Afro-Brazilian samba reggae percussion band!

Beverages, sandwiches, and snacks available for purchase with beer from our friends at the Rockaway Brewing Company. Proceeds from admission and concessions support The City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum. A free shuttle will travel between the Queens Museum and underneath the Mets‐Willets Point 7 stop from 5-6pm and from to 9-10 pm.


The Levys’ Unique New York! NY’s First Family of Tour Guides, is a family-run business of native New Yorkers: Mark and Matt Levy. The Levys’ Unique New York creates engaging, entertaining, educational and energetic private tours of NYC. From New York City Highlights to Architecture, Ethnic Eating Tours of Chinatown & the Jewish Lower East Side to Brooklyn’s Beat, we are passionate about our great city. Website: levysuniqueny.com

The Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park features contemporary art, events of hyperlocal and international impact, and educational programs reflecting the diversity of Queens and New York City. Changing exhibitions present the work of emerging and established artists, both local and global, that often explore contemporary social issues, as well as the rich history of its site. In November 2013, the Museum reopened with an expanded footprint of 105,000 square feet, a soaring skylit atrium, a suite of daylight galleries, 9 artist studios, and flexible event space. The Museum works outside its walls through engagement initiatives ranging from multilingual outreach and educational opportunities for adult immigrants, to a plethora of community led art and activism projects. The Museum’s educational programming connects with schoolchildren, teens, families, seniors as well as those individuals with physical and mental disabilities. The Queens Museum is located on property owned in full by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

The Museum’s hours are: ThursdaySunday: 11am – 5p.m. Admission to the Museum is by suggested donation: $8 for adults, $4 for seniors, Free for children 18 and under. For general visitor information, please visit queensmuseum.org or call 718-592- 9700.

The City Reliquary Museum & Civic Organization preserves the everyday artifacts that connect visitors to the past and present of New York City. It was originally established as an apartment window display in 2002 at the corner of Grand and Havemeyer Streets and relocated to 370 Metropolitan Avenue in 2006. The Reliquary also hosts public events that invite neighbors and visitors to meet, exchange ideas, and celebrate the diversity of our city.

Location: 370 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211; Hours: Thursday–Sunday, 12pm–6pm. Admission: $5 general; $4 college students/educators/seniors; children 12 & under free. Website: cityreliquary.org Phone: 718.RU.CIVIC (782.4842)

The 9th Annual Panorama Challenge!

Panorama of the City of the New at the Queens Museum

Panorama Challenge 2016
A Unique Evening of Trivia from The City Reliquary Museum, Queens Museum, & The Levys’ Unique New York!

Where: Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
When: Friday, March 4th, 7 – 10PM (doors @ 6PM)

Tickets available through Artful.ly or our Facebook event!

SEEKING KNOW-IT-ALL NEW YORKERS! LOOKING FOR LOVERS OF NYC!  Meet us at the world’s largest architectural scale model – The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum – for a most unusual evening of trivia with the whole city at your feet!  Proceeds support The City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum.

The Panorama Challenge quizzes participants about our city while laser-wielding tour guides from The Levys’ Unique New York! point out clues on the Panorama. The evening’s MC Mike Morgenthal will read aloud the question and teams of 10 (or so) will use those clues as well as musical hints to determine the correct answer.

Teams may be organized as either a Panorama Challenger or Panorama Pro. Challenger teams are first-timers or those who may not have dedicated their lives to the study of our great city. Their questions will be easier! Pros are returning contestants who are die-hard students of our city’s hidden corners – and must answer double the number of questions each round (60 total!)

Identify the most locations and your Pro team will join the ranks of legendary past winners when its name is etched on the Panorama Challenge Trophy at the Queens Museum!

Jonathan Turer, Quizmaster for the last five years, has again returned with all new questions!  This year contestants will be challenged on ‘saintly’ locations, tv theme songs, NY novels and famous speeches.  And in today’s charged political climate, the Panorama Challenge Halftime Quiz will involve NYC PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA.  Because you can’t ever escape this race, even at the Queens Museum!

A panel of All-Star Judges will deliberate and announce the winners.  This year’s estimable crew include award-winning Dean of NYC Guides Lee Gelber; author and award-winning webmaster of Forgotten NY Kevin Walsh; as well as author and Urban Explorer (of every NYC census tract) Moses Gates.

While scores are being tallied, there will be an electrifying performance by Batala NYC – New York’s ONLY all-woman Brazilian drum corps!

Admission is $15 per person, with discounted admission available through City Reliquary or Queens Museum membership purchase (member tickets available only on site.) Advance tickets available online. Beer will be provided by our wonderful friends at the Rockaway Brewing Company.  Substantial sandwiches and assorted snacks will be sold. Proceeds from admission and concessions support the City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum.

A free shuttle will be traveling between the Museum and underneath the Mets-Willets Point 7 stop, both before and after the event (6:30-10:30pm.)


About the Queens Museum: The Queens Museum is dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the residents of Queens, a uniquely diverse, ethnic, cultural, and international community.

About The Levys’ Unique New York!: The Levys’ Unique New York! (LUNY!) provides step-on, group and private tour guides for sightseeing in New York City. Passionate and expertly trained guides provide visitors with an engaging, entertaining, energetic and educational tour experience. New Yorkers who are proud to share colorful stories about our city’s culture, diversity, energy and strength.

 

Panorama Challenge VIII

Friday, March 6 at 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Join Levy’s Unique New York to participate in the world’s only geographical trivia-based game night at the world’s largest panorama – The Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum! Plus a special performance by Batala!

Admission: $15 per person, or $7 for members of Queens Museum or City Reliquary Museum (member tickets available only on site).
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Proceeds from admission and concessions support the City Reliquary Museum and Queens Museum.

The Panorama Challenge poses a variety of questions about city landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods, parks and more. Each location will be pinpointed by one of the Levy’s Unique New York team (NYC’s First Family of Tour Guides) who will be wielding laser pointers. Teams of 10 (or so) will play either as a Panorama Challenger or Panorama Pro team. Challenger teams are first-timers or those who may not have dedicated their lives to the study of our great city. Pros are returning contestants who are die-hard students of our city’s hidden corners – and must answer an extra question each round (60 questions total!). Identify the most locations and your team will have their name etched on the trophy at the Queens Museum!

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7th Annual Panorama Challenge

March 7th
Doors at 6pm | Quiz at 7pm
At The Queens Museum of Art
$15 – includes a free beer (for those of drinking age). All proceeds support the City Reliquary Museum.
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Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum
Participate in the world’s only geographical trivia-based game night at the world’s largest panorama – The Panorama of the City of New York!

The Panorama Challenge involves questions about assorted city landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods, parks and more. Identify the most locations and your team will have their name etched on the trophy at the Queens Museum!

Your Quizmaster

Returning for his fourth year as Quizmaster, Jonathan Turer has devised 30 all new questions! Some of this year’s categories include: “I heard it on the 1010 WINS traffic report” and “It happened 15/20/25 Years Ago” and “It Happened 30/40/50 Years Ago” So listen to the radio and study up on your history!

The Judges

Our panel of All-Star Judges include

  • Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione
  • The Dean of NYC Tour Guides Lee Gelber
  • NYC Know-It-All Andy Sydor
  • Webmaster and Author of Forgotten-NY Kevin Walsh

Music, Drink and Food

Post-quiz, whilst we wait for the All-Star Judges to tally the scores, there will be an electrifying performance by Batala NYC– New York’s ONLY all-woman Brazilian drum corps!

Our wonderful friends at the Brooklyn Brewery will provide additional tasty beers, available by donation. Sandwiches and snacks will also be available for donation.

And a Shuttle

Free shuttle will be traveling between the Museum and the Mets-Willets Point 7 stop, both before and after the event.

The 6th Annual Panorama Challenge!

Presented by The Levys’ Unique New York! The Queens Museum of Art, & The City Reliquary present

Friday March 1st, 2013
Doors at 6pm / Panorama Challenge from 7-9pm
At the Queens Museum of Art: Flushing-Meadows Corona Park

$10 suggested donation
Brooklyn Brewery beer available for donation.
All proceeds go to support the City Reliquary Museum

RSVP your team with [email protected]
Don’t have a team? Sign up for one at the event!

CALLING ALL NYC KNOW-IT-ALLS and GEOGRAPHICAL GEEKS! Come to world’s only geographical trivia-based game night involving the world’s largest panorama – The Panorama of the City of New York! Participants will compete in teams of 10 (more or less ok!) to test their knowledge of New York City geography.

The Panorama Challenge involves audio clues and laser-pointers highlighting assorted NYC landmarks, bridges, neighborhoods, parks and more. Its your team’s job to identify all 30 locations. Laser-wielding tour guides from The Levys’ Unique New York! will make sure all present can see the location as the audio clue is explained out loud.

This year, Quizmaster Jonathan Turer has devised two levels of all new questions! Teams will be divided up into New York Novices and Panorama Pros, and every single geographical query with have two answers – one for the newbies and one for the seasoned aces. Which means that each team will have 2 chances to win.

There will be Essay Questions! Last year the creative answers in this category made the difference between winners and runners-up. This year the essay challenges should prove to be just as fun and just as crucial as last year. This year will also have song clues for those steeped in NYC’s musicology.

Our panel of All-Star Judges include the Dean of NYC Tour Guides Lee Gelber; NYC Know-It-All Andy Sydor & Webmaster and Author of Forgotten-NY Kevin Walsh. All three will be on hand to call the too-close-to-call answers as well as adjucate any quibbling (remember our critical rule #1: NO QUIBBLING!)

Victors will be crowned in each division; Novices and Pros. The triumphant Pros will see their team name join those of legendary past winners when it is added to the Museum’s Champions Trophy.

Whats more, our wonderful friends at the Brooklyn Brewery will be providing tasty beers, available by donation, samples of whiskey from Kings County Distillery, the first distillery in NYC since Prohibition for donations, plus sandwiches for sale from Hope Deli, on Havemeyer and Hope streets.

There will be a free shuttle travelling between the QMA and the Mets-Willets Point 7 stop.