Carnegie Hall - Quiz
Carnegie Hall
  • 1. Who was the primary architect of Carnegie Hall?
A) Dankmar Adler
B) William Tuthill
C) Louis Sullivan
D) Richard Morris Hunt
  • 2. What architectural style is Carnegie Hall designed in?
A) Art Deco
B) Neoclassical
C) Modified Italian Renaissance
D) Gothic Revival
  • 3. What hobby might have helped William Tuthill secure the design commission?
A) Painting
B) Playing the piano
C) Sculpting
D) Playing the cello
  • 4. Who served as the acoustical consultant for Carnegie Hall?
A) Richard Morris Hunt
B) Isaac Stern
C) Dankmar Adler
D) William Tuthill
  • 5. Which building had Dankmar Adler recently completed before working on Carnegie Hall?
A) Empire State Building
B) Chrysler Building
C) Auditorium Building
D) Flatiron Building
  • 6. How thick are the thickest masonry walls in Carnegie Hall?
A) 4 feet
B) 6 feet
C) 8 feet
D) 2 feet
  • 7. What are the floor slabs of Carnegie Hall made of?
A) Marble and brick
B) Cement and hollow tiles
C) Wood and iron
D) Steel and concrete
  • 8. What shape are the three structures of Carnegie Hall arranged in?
A) Circle shape
B) L shape
C) Square shape
D) U shape
  • 9. Which performance space is housed in the original eight-story building?
A) Isaac Stern Auditorium
B) Zankel Hall
C) Weill Recital Hall
D) Carnegie Hall Main Stage
  • 10. How many stories tall is the eastern wing that contains Weill Recital Hall?
A) 13 stories
B) 20 stories
C) 8 stories
D) 16 stories
  • 11. Which performance space is located in the southern wing?
A) Weill Recital Hall
B) The Main Hall
C) Zankel Hall
D) Isaac Stern Auditorium
  • 12. How many stories tall is the southern wing?
A) 16 stories
B) 8 stories
C) 13 stories
D) 10 stories
  • 13. Which floor is the only level where all three structures have matching floor heights?
A) First floor
B) Eighth floor
C) Second floor
D) Top floor
  • 14. What is the length of the original building along Seventh Avenue?
A) 175 feet
B) 200 feet
C) 150 feet
D) 100 feet
  • 15. What is the length of the original building along 57th Street?
A) 200 feet
B) 125 feet
C) 175 feet
D) 150 feet
  • 16. How many seats does the Stern Auditorium have?
A) 2,790
B) 268
C) 1,000
D) 599
  • 17. In what year did the New York Philharmonic move to Lincoln Center?
A) 1891
B) 1962
C) 1925
D) 1950
  • 18. Where is Zankel Hall located?
A) On the top stories of the building
B) On 57th Street
C) Below ground on Seventh Avenue
D) Next to the Russian Tea Room
  • 19. How many auditoriums are in the Carnegie Hall complex?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five
  • 20. Which family owned Carnegie Hall until 1925?
A) The Stern family
B) The Carnegie family
C) The Simon family
D) The Tuthill family
  • 21. How many performances does Carnegie Hall present each season?
A) About 50
B) About 100
C) About 250
D) About 500
  • 22. What is the street address of Carnegie Hall?
A) 550 Broadway
B) 100 West 57th Street
C) 700 Sixth Avenue
D) 881 Seventh Avenue
  • 23. What replaces the former artistic hub in the 21st century?
A) A public park
B) Billionaires' Row
C) The Lincoln Center expansion
D) A large shopping mall
  • 24. What is the capacity of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Recital Hall?
A) 1,000 seats
B) 268 seats
C) 2,790 seats
D) 599 seats
  • 25. What is the total size of the Carnegie Hall site in square feet?
A) 50,000
B) 15,000
C) 20,000
D) 27,618
  • 26. In which decade was Carnegie Hall proposed for demolition?
A) 1980s
B) 1990s
C) 1940s
D) 1950s
  • 27. What is the name of the apartment building cater-corner to Carnegie Hall?
A) The Briarcliffe
B) Alwyn Court
C) The Osborne
D) CitySpire
  • 28. What primary material was used for the facade of Carnegie Hall?
A) Sandstone
B) Marble
C) Limestone
D) Roman brick
  • 29. Which company originally supplied the architectural terracotta for the building?
A) Empire State Terra-Cotta
B) Manhattan Architectural Supplies
C) New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company
D) New York Brick and Tile Works
  • 30. Where is the main entrance of Carnegie Hall located?
A) 57th Street
B) Seventh Avenue
C) Broadway
D) 56th Street
  • 31. How many arches make up the arcade at the main entrance?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 32. Where does the original backstage entrance lead to?
A) 161 West 56th Street
B) Seventh Avenue
C) 57th Street
D) The main lobby
  • 33. What was the seventh floor originally?
A) A library
B) A garden
C) A mansard roof
D) A rehearsal hall
  • 34. What color was the corrugated tile on the original pitched roof?
A) Grey
B) Black
C) Brown
D) Red
  • 35. What architectural feature was originally located at the top of the entrance lobby?
A) Skylight
B) Bell tower
C) Clock tower
D) Organ loft
  • 36. When was the entrance lobby lowered to street level?
A) 1889
B) 1960s
C) 1997
D) 1980s
  • 37. How many steps must one climb to reach the top balcony from the parquet level?
A) 100
B) 137
C) 150
D) 120
  • 38. Which level of the auditorium has structural columns?
A) Parquet
B) Balcony
C) First tier
D) Dress Circle
  • 39. What artistic style is evoked by the geometric decorations in the rebuilt lobby?
A) Renaissance
B) Baroque
C) Art Deco
D) Charles Rennie Mackintosh
  • 40. What was the color of the lobby walls before the 1980s renovation?
A) White
B) Gray
C) Cream
D) Salmon
  • 41. Which level contains the most seats?
A) First tier
B) Balcony
C) Parquet
D) Dress Circle
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