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  • 1. Which artists created the 'New Yorkistan' cover in 2001?
A) David Remnick and E. D. Hill
B) Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz
C) Art Spiegelman and Barry Blitt
D) John McCain and Jon Stewart
  • 2. What inspired the neighborhood names on the 'New Yorkistan' cover?
A) Names of famous novelists
B) European city names
C) Middle Eastern and Central Asian place names
D) Historical American battles
  • 3. Which event provided the context for the 'New Yorkistan' cover?
A) The 1993 Crown Heights riot
B) The 2008 presidential election
C) The end of the Cold War
D) September 11
  • 4. What did the 1993 Valentine's Day cover by Spiegelman depict?
A) A burning American flag in the Oval Office
B) Barack and Michelle Obama fist bumping
C) A map of New York City neighborhoods
D) A black woman and a Hasidic Jewish man kissing
  • 5. Which event did the 1993 Valentine's Day cover reference?
A) The resignation of a New Yorker editor
B) The Crown Heights riot of 1991
C) The 2008 election campaign
D) The September 11 attacks
  • 6. Who described the reaction to the 1993 cover as the magazine's 'first national controversy'?
A) Jack Salzman and Cornel West
B) John McCain and E. D. Hill
C) Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz
D) David Remnick and Barack Obama
  • 7. What was the title of the 2008 cover featuring the Obamas?
A) The Terrorist Fist Jab
B) The Politics of Fear
C) The Oval Office Parody
D) New Yorkistan
  • 8. Who illustrated the 2008 'The Politics of Fear' cover?
A) Rick Meyerowitz
B) Barry Blitt
C) Maira Kalman
D) Art Spiegelman
  • 9. Which television personality's paraphrase inspired the 'terrorist fist jab' imagery on the 2008 cover?
A) David Remnick
B) E. D. Hill
C) Stephen Colbert
D) Jon Stewart
  • 10. What is depicted in the background of the 2008 Obama cover?
A) A map of New York City neighborhoods
B) A large crowd of protesters
C) The New York City skyline
D) A portrait of Osama bin Laden and a burning American flag
  • 11. How did David Remnick explain the intent behind the 2008 cover?
A) To endorse the Republican party platform
B) To promote the career of E. D. Hill
C) To satirize vicious and racist rumors about the Obamas
D) To mock the residents of Crown Heights
  • 12. How did Barack Obama react to the 2008 'The Politics of Fear' cover?
A) He praised it as a brilliant work of art
B) He refused to comment on the magazine
C) He felt the satire was not entirely successful
D) He demanded an apology from David Remnick
  • 13. What did the article accompanying the 2008 'The Politics of Fear' cover actually discuss?
A) Barack Obama's career
B) The 1991 Crown Heights riot
C) The history of terrorist rumors
D) The geography of New Yorkistan
  • 14. Which magazine published a parody of the 2008 New Yorker cover featuring Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert?
A) Entertainment Weekly
B) Fox News
C) The Daily Show
D) The New Yorker
  • 15. What did Barack Obama note that the false allegations depicted on the 2008 cover were an insult to?
A) The Republican party
B) Muslim-Americans
C) The residents of New York
D) The magazine's editorial staff
  • 16. Who hired Art Spiegelman to work for The New Yorker in 1992?
A) Tina Brown
B) Ad Reinhardt
C) The American Society of Magazine Editors
D) Françoise Mouly
  • 17. How long did Art Spiegelman work for The New Yorker?
A) Twenty years
B) Ten years
C) Fifteen years
D) Five years
  • 18. Who was the Covers Editor for The New Yorker who worked on the 9/11 cover?
A) Tina Brown
B) Françoise Mouly
C) Ad Reinhardt
D) Art Spiegelman
  • 19. What artist's work inspired the silhouettes on the 9/11 cover?
A) Ad Reinhardt
B) Art Spiegelman
C) Françoise Mouly
D) Tina Brown
  • 20. What feature of the North Tower breaks the 'W' of The New Yorker logo on the cover?
A) The base
B) The roof
C) The spire
D) The antenna
  • 21. What was used to create the ghost images on the cover?
A) An overprinted clear varnish
B) A special reflective foil
C) A secondary layer of black paper
D) A textured paper
  • 22. What makes the ghost images visible in some situations?
A) Exposing it to heat
B) Tilting the magazine toward a light source
C) Looking at it under a microscope
D) Using a special filter
  • 23. Who was the first art editor of The New Yorker?
A) Rea Irvin
B) Barry Blitt
C) Corey Ford
D) Saul Steinberg
  • 24. The original cover illustration of Eustace Tilley was based on an 1834 caricature of which historical figure?
A) Saul Steinberg
B) Rea Irvin
C) Count d'Orsay
D) Eustace Tilley
  • 25. Who created the name 'Eustace Tilley' for the magazine's character?
A) Rea Irvin
B) Harold Ross
C) Corey Ford
D) Saul Steinberg
  • 26. Why did Corey Ford choose the name 'Eustace'?
A) After his grandfather
B) It was the artist's name
C) For euphony
D) It was suggested by the editor
  • 27. Around which date is the original Eustace Tilley cover traditionally used?
A) October 6
B) August 8
C) March 29
D) February 21
  • 28. As of 2025, how many covers of The New Yorker have featured photography?
A) Eighty-five
B) Two
C) Zero
D) Six hundred forty-two
  • 29. Who is the artist behind 'View of the World from 9th Avenue'?
A) Barry Blitt
B) Saul Steinberg
C) Corey Ford
D) Rea Irvin
  • 30. In 'View of the World from 9th Avenue', which ocean separates the U.S. from China, Japan, and Russia?
A) The Atlantic Ocean
B) The Pacific Ocean
C) The Indian Ocean
D) The Hudson River
  • 31. Which film was involved in a lawsuit regarding the 'View of the World' cover?
A) The New Yorker
B) The Economist
C) Moscow on the Hudson
D) Manhattan
  • 32. How many covers did Saul Steinberg create for The New Yorker?
A) 85
B) 11
C) 642
D) 1834
  • 33. Which publication created an homage to Steinberg titled 'How China sees the World'?
A) The New York Times
B) Encyclopædia Britannica
C) The New Yorker
D) The Economist
  • 34. What does the Eustace Tilley character look at through his monocle?
A) A magazine
B) A map
C) A mirror
D) A butterfly
  • 35. Since what year has The New Yorker published occasional stories of comics journalism?
A) 2003
B) 2018
C) 1993
D) 1998
  • 36. Which of the following terms is an alternate name for comics journalism in The New Yorker?
A) Graphic memoirs
B) Sketchbook reports
C) Illustrated news
D) Cartoon chronicles
  • 37. When did The New Yorker launch its weekday crossword puzzle series?
A) April 2018
B) June 2021
C) March 2022
D) July 2021
  • 38. When did The New Yorker begin publishing new cryptic puzzles weekly?
A) July 2021
B) June 2021
C) March 2022
D) April 2018
  • 39. What is the name of the trivia game introduced by The New Yorker in July 2021?
A) Puzzle Peak
B) Crossword Quest
C) Caption Challenge
D) Name Drop
  • 40. As of March 2022, on which days are crosswords published online by The New Yorker?
A) Every day of the week
B) Only on Mondays
C) Only on weekends
D) Every weekday
  • 41. How does the difficulty of The New Yorker crosswords change from Monday through Thursday?
A) It decreases
B) It stays the same
C) It increases
D) It fluctuates randomly
  • 42. What type of puzzles are published in The New Yorker on Fridays?
A) General knowledge quizzes
B) Cryptic puzzles only
C) Trivia games
D) Themed puzzles
  • 43. How many constructors make up the rotating stable that writes The New Yorker's puzzles?
A) 20
B) 13
C) 10
D) 15
  • 44. Who was named The New Yorker's first puzzles and games editor in December 2019?
A) Liz Maynes-Aminzade
B) Art Spiegelman
C) Marisa Acocella Marchetto
D) Patrick Berry
  • 45. Which cartoonist is mentioned as having contributed to comics journalism in The New Yorker?
A) None of the above
B) Liz Maynes-Aminzade
C) Art Spiegelman
D) Patrick Berry
  • 46. What unique element do The New Yorker puzzles integrate into the solving experience?
A) Cartoons
B) Historical photos
C) Video interviews
D) Audio clips
  • 47. Who created the crossword puzzle in the Christmas 2019 issue that featured cartoons as clues?
A) Patrick Berry
B) Gary Panter
C) Carol Lay
D) Ben Katchor
  • 48. When did The New Yorker first endorse a presidential candidate?
A) November 1, 1995
B) October 15, 2004
C) November 1, 1925
D) November 1, 2004
  • 49. Which candidate did The New Yorker endorse in 2004?
A) Barack Obama
B) George W. Bush
C) Al Gore
D) John Kerry
  • 50. In what year did The New Yorker begin publication?
A) 1956
B) 1925
C) 1993
D) 1941
  • 51. Who served as the cartoon editor until 1998?
A) James Thurber
B) Truman Capote
C) Lee Lorenz
D) Robert Mankoff
  • 52. Who became the cartoon editor in 1998?
A) Lee Lorenz
B) Charles Addams
C) James Stevenson
D) Robert Mankoff
  • 53. When did Robert Mankoff leave The New Yorker?
A) 2005
B) 2017
C) 1998
D) 2004
  • 54. Who acted as a volunteer art editor in the early 1940s while working as an office boy?
A) James Thurber
B) E. B. White
C) Truman Capote
D) Peter Arno
  • 55. Who drew the famous cartoon featuring two dogs at a computer?
A) George Booth
B) Charles Addams
C) Peter Steiner
D) Saul Steinberg
  • 56. Approximately how much has been split in fees for the 'nobody knows you're a dog' cartoon?
A) Less than $10,000
B) More than $100,000
C) More than $1,000,000
D) Exactly $50,000
  • 57. In what year did the cartoon caption contest begin?
A) 1998
B) 2005
C) 2004
D) 2017
  • 58. Who became the first female cartoon editor in 2017?
A) Françoise Mouly
B) Emma Allen
C) Roz Chast
D) Julia Suits
  • 59. Which magazine was published from 1926 to 1930 and influenced by The New Yorker?
A) The Chicagoan
B) The Boulevardier
C) The Brooklynite
D) About Town
  • 60. According to Kurt Vonnegut, what did The New Yorker help a large audience appreciate?
A) High Baroque triumphs
B) Italian literature
C) The history of magazines
D) Modern literature
  • 61. Tom Wolfe described The New Yorker's style as including which of the following?
A) Leisurely meandering understatement
B) Aggressive, confrontational rhetoric
C) Fast-paced investigative journalism
D) Short, choppy, energetic sentences
  • 62. Who authored the book 'About Town', a history of The New Yorker from 1925 to 1985?
A) Tom Wolfe
B) Joseph Rosenblum
C) Kurt Vonnegut
D) Ben Yagoda
  • 63. Which publication was based in Paris and influenced by The New Yorker?
A) The Chicagoan
B) The Brooklynite
C) About Town
D) The Boulevardier
  • 64. According to the reader cited by Joseph Rosenblum, what was perched on Nabokov's pinky?
A) A Swiss shoe
B) A plum velvet bowtie
C) A glass of Piesporter
D) A Red Admirable
  • 65. What did John Updike trip over in the described 'universe' of The New Yorker?
A) The master's Swiss shoes
B) A stack of magazines
C) A prismatic goblet
D) The edge of a velvet jacket
  • 66. Who has been the editor of The New Yorker since 1998?
A) Robert Gottlieb
B) David Remnick
C) William Shawn
D) Tina Brown
  • 67. Where were the magazine's first offices located?
A) Brooklyn
B) Chicago
C) Manhattan
D) Dubuque
  • 68. How many times is The New Yorker published annually?
A) 52
B) 24
C) 12
D) 47
  • 69. Which company acquired The New Yorker in 1985?
A) F-R Publishing Company
B) The New York Times Company
C) Advance Publications
D) General Baking Company
  • 70. Which essay by John Hersey filled an entire issue after World War II?
A) Eichmann in Jerusalem
B) The Lottery
C) View of the World from 9th Avenue
D) Hiroshima
  • 71. Which story by Shirley Jackson drew more mail than any other in the magazine's history?
A) Hiroshima
B) The Lottery
C) The Talk of the Town
D) Profiles
  • 72. Who served as editor from 1951 to 1987?
A) William Shawn
B) Tina Brown
C) Harold Ross
D) Robert Gottlieb
  • 73. What major prize have magazines been eligible for since 2014?
A) Man Booker Prize
B) Nobel Prize
C) National Book Award
D) Pulitzer Prize
  • 74. Which publication did Harold Ross work for before founding The New Yorker?
A) Life
B) Judge
C) The New York Times
D) The Atlantic
  • 75. How did Sesame Workshop describe Bert and Ernie in response to the cover?
A) Puppets
B) Romantic partners
C) Close friends
D) Gay icons
  • 76. What publication called the Bert and Ernie cover a 'terrible way to commemorate' a civil-rights victory?
A) The New Yorker
B) The Huffington Post
C) Columbia Journalism Review
D) Slate
  • 77. What object were the politicians using in 'The Race for Office' cover?
A) Canes
B) Wheelchairs
C) Treadmills
D) Walkers
  • 78. What typeface is used for the body text of The New Yorker's articles?
A) Arial
B) Irvin
C) Adobe Caslon
D) Garamond
  • 79. What punctuation mark does The New Yorker use in words like 'reëlected' to separate repeating vowels?
A) Apostrophe
B) Semicolon
C) Hyphen
D) Diaeresis
  • 80. How does The New Yorker handle numerical amounts in text?
A) Uses abbreviations like million
B) Uses scientific notation
C) Spells them out
D) Uses symbols like $
  • 81. Approximately how many people work in the fact-checking department as of 2025?
A) 50
B) 30
C) 100
D) 10
  • 82. Who was the writer involved in a 1983 defamation lawsuit regarding articles about Sigmund Freud?
A) Jack Hunter
B) David Grann
C) Rea Irvin
D) Janet Malcolm
  • 83. What was the average household income of a New Yorker reader in 2009?
A) $58,898
B) $91,359
C) $75,000
D) $102,450
  • 84. What was the average household income in the United States in 2009?
A) $62,100
B) $45,200
C) $58,898
D) $91,359
  • 85. According to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey, what percentage of New Yorker readers hold left-of-center political values?
A) 77%
B) 60%
C) 85%
D) 52%
  • 86. What percentage of New Yorker readers hold 'consistently liberal' political values according to the 2014 survey?
A) 77%
B) 52%
C) 40%
D) 65%
  • 87. What is the name of the New Yorker series that distributes short films which frequently compete for Academy Awards?
A) Film Archive
B) Screening Room
C) Big Screen Shorts
D) The Century Series
  • 88. In the film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, who portrays founding editor Harold Ross?
A) Wes Anderson
B) William Shawn
C) Jennifer Jason Leigh
D) Sam Robards
  • 89. Which film released in 2015 provides a behind-the-scenes look at The New Yorker's cartoons?
A) The New Yorker at 100
B) Very Semi-Serious
C) Capote
D) The French Dispatch
  • 90. Which director directed the 2015 documentary Very Semi-Serious?
A) Davina Pardo
B) Charlie Kaufman
C) Leah Wolchok
D) Wes Anderson
  • 91. Which film is described as an overt homage to The New Yorker?
A) The French Dispatch
B) Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
C) Adaptation
D) Joe Gould's Secret
  • 92. Which 2002 film was based on Susan Orlean's book The Orchid Thief, which originated as a New Yorker article?
A) The Hours
B) Capote
C) Infamous
D) Adaptation
  • 93. What is the focus of the 2025 documentary The New Yorker at 100?
A) The history of cartoons
B) Harold Ross's early years
C) The magazine's centenary
D) Literary adaptations
  • 94. William Shawn is portrayed in which of the following films?
A) Hannah Arendt
B) Very Semi-Serious
C) Joe Gould's Secret
D) The French Dispatch
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