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