So you Think You Know Newark? in Department, Fall 2014, Quiz November 13, 2014 Comments Off on So you Think You Know Newark? 210 Views So you Think You Know Newark? – Quiz Enter your text here 1. In 1984, what did Beverly Lynn Burns do for Newark-based People Express? Became the first woman to captain a 747 Subdued an armed hijacker Invented the airsick bag Landed a plane after both pilots were incapacitated2. Which recent sci-fi film featured scenes shot in Newark? Rise of the Planet of the Apes War of the Worlds X-Men: First Class The Matrix3. Which Hall of Fame player did not manage one of Newark’s minor-league baseball clubs? Duke Snider Walter Johnson Iron Man McGinnity Tris Speaker4. Who was Newark’s Halsey Street named after? Admiral Bull Halsey Mayor William Halsey Privateer John Halsey Journalist Francis Halsey5. Prudential Insurance was formed in Newark in what year? 1785 1857 1875 19006. Which of these breweries operated in Newark for over a century? Bohemia Beer Joseph Hensler Brewing United Brewing G. Krueger Brewing7. Newark-born author Stephen Crane died at age 28 in which country? England Cuba Germany United States8. What was University Hospital’s original name when it opened in 1882? New Jersey Medical Association Newark City Hospital Sons of Ireland Infirmary King’s Hospital9. What did Newark pastor Hannibal Goodwin invent? Non-surgical hair transplantation The submarine periscope The bicycle pump Flexible film used in moviemaking10. Who designed the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)? Barton Myers Philip Johnson I.M. Pei Morris Adjmi11. Newark-born Alfred Nobile invented what drug? Celecoxib Finasteride Erythromycin Prednisone12. The Jackson St. and Clay St. bridges, which cross the Passaic River, both opened in what year? 1830 1903 1919 1930NameBusinessEmailPhone Number 2014-11-13 Radius Editor tweet