Lower East Side Tenement Museum - Quiz
  • 1. In which city is the Tenement Museum located?
A) Philadelphia
B) Boston
C) Chicago
D) New York City
  • 2. What are the two addresses of the historical tenement buildings?
A) 87 and 93 Orchard Street
B) 97 and 103 Orchard Street
C) 103 and 105 Orchard Street
D) 99 and 101 Orchard Street
  • 3. Who contracted the building at 97 Orchard Street in 1863?
A) Morris Vogel
B) Anita Jacobson
C) Ruth J. Abram
D) Lukas Glockner
  • 4. When was the Tenement Museum founded?
A) 1935
B) 1994
C) 2001
D) 1988
  • 5. Who founded the Tenement Museum?
A) Michael Bloomberg and Morris Vogel
B) Lukas Glockner and Annie Polland
C) Li and Saltzman
D) Ruth J. Abram and Anita Jacobson
  • 6. Approximately how many people lived in the two tenement buildings combined?
A) 5,000
B) 15,000
C) 50,000
D) 25,000
  • 7. When was 97 Orchard Street designated a National Historic Landmark?
A) 1998
B) 1994
C) 2000
D) 1988
  • 8. How many apartments did 97 Orchard Street originally contain when first constructed?
A) 16
B) 30
C) 10
D) 22
  • 9. What was located in the basement of 97 Orchard Street when it was first constructed?
A) A tailor shop
B) A bakery
C) A post office
D) A saloon
  • 10. What happened to the residents of 97 Orchard Street in 1935?
A) The building collapsed
B) They were evicted
C) They were bought out
D) They moved voluntarily
  • 11. Who serves as the current president of the museum as of 2021?
A) Anita Jacobson
B) Dr. Annie Polland
C) Ruth J. Abram
D) Dr. Morris Vogel
  • 12. Which firm oversaw the restoration phases of the museum buildings?
A) Glockner Construction
B) National Park Service Architects
C) Perkins Eastman and Li/Saltzman Architects
D) Bloomberg Architecture
  • 13. Which organization is the Tenement Museum affiliated with?
A) National Park Service
B) New York Historical Society
C) Carnegie Corporation
D) Department of the Interior
  • 14. In what year did the site receive a $250,000 Save America's Treasures grant?
A) 2005
B) 2015
C) 2000
D) 2001
  • 15. What award did the museum receive in 2001?
A) Museum of the Year Award
B) Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
C) National Historic Preservation Award
D) New York City Excellence Medal
  • 16. What was the purpose of the 2005 grant from the Carnegie Corporation?
A) To purchase new land
B) To fire the museum staff
C) To build a new visitors' center
D) To support arts and social service institutions
  • 17. Which tenement building was home to residents until 2015?
A) 105 Orchard Street
B) 103 Orchard Street
C) 99 Orchard Street
D) 97 Orchard Street
  • 18. What controversial acquisition plan in 2002 caused negative press for the museum?
A) The sale of artifacts
B) The closure of the visitors' center
C) Acquisition of 99 Orchard Street through eminent domain
D) The eviction of residents at 103 Orchard Street
  • 19. What primary message does the museum promote?
A) Tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience
B) Economic development of the Lower East Side
C) The history of American architecture
D) The evolution of the National Park Service
  • 20. What major modification was made to 97 Orchard Street over the years regarding utilities?
A) Installation of fiber optic internet
B) Installation of central air conditioning
C) Installation of solar panels
D) Installation of indoor plumbing, gas, and electricity
  • 21. What is the name of the exhibition that opened in December 2017?
A) The Immigrant Experience
B) Life at Orchard
C) Under One Roof
D) Reclaiming Black Spaces
  • 22. What new tour was added in the spring of 2021?
A) Reclaiming Black Spaces
B) Orchard Street Food Tour
C) The Joseph Moore History Walk
D) Under One Roof
  • 23. The discovery of which two individuals inspired the 'Reclaiming Black Spaces' tour?
A) William Orchard
B) John Smith
C) Robert Tenement
D) Joseph Moore
  • 24. Which room of the Irish Joseph Moore did the museum recreate?
A) The entire apartment
B) The bedroom
C) The kitchen
D) The living room
  • 25. Besides tours, what does the museum offer to educate visitors about former residents?
A) Virtual reality headsets
B) Interactive video games
C) Costumed interpreters
D) Live theater performances
  • 26. What does the museum use to place immigrants' lives into a larger context?
A) Local New York City government records
B) American history
C) World War II archives
D) Global economic data
  • 27. Which tenement house act required at least one toilet for every 20 tenants?
A) 1879
B) 1901
C) 1850
D) 1867
  • 28. How many rooms were in each of the 20 apartments at 97 Orchard Street?
A) Three
B) Four
C) One
D) Two
  • 29. Which of the following was absent from 97 Orchard Street originally?
A) Apartments
B) Running water
C) Partition walls
D) Tenants
  • 30. Which 1988 film featured the Tenement Museum?
A) The Definition of Insanity
B) Crossing Delancey
C) Saturday Night Live
D) Dash & Lily
  • 31. In the 2017 Saturday Night Live skit, what nationality were the immigrants portrayed?
A) Italian
B) Irish
C) German
D) Polish
  • 32. In the Netflix series Dash & Lily, what part of the museum is visible?
A) The basement
B) The exterior
C) The interior
D) The roof
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