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