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