A) Apollo Theatre B) 125th Street Theatre C) Hurtig & Seamon's New Theatre D) Harlem Theatre
A) Sydney Cohen B) Jules Hurtig and Harry Seamon C) Frank Schiffman and his family D) Percy Sutton
A) 1928 B) 1935 C) 1934 D) 1978
A) Sutton family B) Minsky brothers C) Hurtig & Seamon D) Frank Schiffman and his family
A) Percy Sutton B) Hurtig & Seamon C) Frank Schiffman D) Sydney Cohen
A) 1979 B) 2000 C) 1985 D) 1991
A) Apollo Theater Foundation B) MTA Regional Bus Operations C) Harlem Cultural Society D) New York State Urban Development Corporation
A) Approximately 1,500 seats B) 1,000 seats C) 500 seats D) 2,000 seats
A) Frank Lloyd Wright B) George Keister C) Philip Johnson D) Le Corbusier
A) Modernist B) Gothic C) Neoclassical D) Art Deco
A) America's Got Talent B) Saturday Night Live C) Showtime at the Apollo D) The Voice
A) Amateur Night at the Apollo B) Apollo Showcase C) Apollo Legends Night D) Harlem Night
A) Columbia University station B) 116th Street station C) 145th Street station D) 125th Street/St. Nicholas Avenue station
A) A, B, C, and D trains B) N, Q, R, and W trains C) 1, 2, 3, and 4 trains D) 5, 6, and 7 trains
A) 20,000 ft2 (1,858 m2) B) 10,000 ft2 (929 m2) C) 15,000 ft2 (1,393 m2) D) 17,454 ft2 (1,621.5 m2)
A) 70 ft (21 m) B) 50 ft (15 m) C) 30 ft (9 m) D) 100 ft (30 m)
A) Metropolitan Opera House B) Victoria Theater C) Lincoln Center D) Radio City Music Hall
A) 150 ft (46 m) B) 250 ft (76 m) C) 200 ft (61 m) D) 300 ft (91 m)
A) Only theatrical performances B) Only musical performances C) Film screenings, recordings, tapings, speeches, debates, and tributes D) Only comedy acts
A) It has had no significant cultural impact B) It has impacted European culture C) It has impacted Asian culture D) It has had a large impact on African-American culture
A) To commemorate historical figures unrelated to the theater B) To induct the theater's most famous performers C) To recognize only amateur performers D) To honor current performers only
A) Brick B) Concrete C) White glazed terracotta D) Marble
A) Pediment B) Frieze C) Balcony D) Cornice with dentils
A) Randomly B) Vertically into four bays C) Horizontally into two bays D) In a circular pattern
A) Art Nouveau patterns B) Celtic knots C) Baroque swirls D) Greek fret designs
A) 1920s B) 1980s C) 1940s D) 1960s
A) Advertisements for local businesses B) The name of the entertainer performing C) Movie reviews D) Theater schedules
A) A wooden sign B) A yellow-and-red blade sign C) A neon sign D) A digital display
A) Fluorescent lights B) Incandescent bulbs C) LEDs D) Halogen lamps
A) Three stories high B) Five stories high C) Two stories high D) Four stories high
A) Wood and brick B) Stone and marble C) Concrete and glass D) Glass-and-steel
A) Statues B) Monitors C) Shelves D) Paintings
A) Triangular brick structure B) Rectangular wooden structure C) Semicircular steel structure D) Circular glass structure
A) Lotus flowers B) Swans C) Fleur-de-lis D) Anthemia
A) Decorative element above the third-story windows B) Ventilation system C) Support for the roof D) Window frames
A) Square B) L-shaped C) Rectangular D) U-shaped
A) A bowling alley B) A concert hall C) A grand ballroom D) A movie theater
A) 1995 B) 1983 C) 1970 D) 2006
A) A recording studio B) A new stage C) A cafe D) An additional gift shop
A) 2,000 B) 1,500 C) 1,700 D) 1,536
A) Red B) Cranberry-colored C) Blue D) Green
A) The sky view B) The high seat C) The bird's nest D) The eagle's perch
A) Wooden panels B) Marble statues C) Scagliola decorations D) Metal sculptures
A) Columns B) Colonnettes C) Statues D) Sculptures
A) A heating system B) A ventilation system C) A sound system D) A cooling system
A) Lighting trusses B) LED lights C) Spotlights D) Chandeliers
A) Triangular B) Rectangular C) Circular D) Square
A) Foliate motifs B) Geometric patterns C) Abstract designs D) Animal figures
A) Ambient lighting B) Aisle lighting C) Overhead lighting D) Spotlighting
A) A separate seating area B) In the lobby C) In the second balcony D) In the orchestra pit
A) Metal rods B) Wooden beams C) Stone pillars D) Fluted columns
A) Flat B) Circular C) Oval D) Triangular
A) Abstract motifs B) Geometric motifs C) Modern motifs D) Classical motifs
A) Around 1911 or 1912 B) In the 1940s C) In the 1890s D) In the 1920s
A) January 1913 B) December 1913 C) June 1912 D) August 1925
A) Harlem Magazine B) Variety magazine C) The New York Times D) Time magazine
A) Male ushers B) No ushers C) Female ushers D) Mixed-gender ushers
A) The Mutual Burlesque Association B) The Columbia Wheel C) The American wheel D) The Harlem Wheel
A) Cramp & Company B) C. J. Stumpf & H. J. Langhoff C) Security Construction Company D) The Benenson Realty Company
A) The American wheel B) The Mutual Burlesque Association C) The Columbia Amusement Company D) The Harlem Music Hall
A) I. H. Herk B) Joseph Weinstock C) Herbert Minsky D) Billy Minsky
A) Bessie Smith B) Louis Armstrong C) Billie Holiday D) Duke Ellington
A) 1929 B) 1932 C) 1931 D) March 1930
A) Harlem Opera House B) Minsky's Brooklyn theater C) The Republic off Times Square D) The Irving Place Theatre
A) Billy Minsky Jr. B) I. H. Herk C) Joseph Weinstock D) Herbert Minsky
A) April 1933 B) December 1933 C) May 1933 D) 1932
A) Three months B) One month C) Seven months D) Six months
A) Mayor Jimmy Walker B) Governor Herbert Lehman C) Mayor Fiorello La Guardia D) President Franklin D. Roosevelt
A) Frank Schiffman B) Clarence Robinson C) John Hammond D) Sidney Cohen
A) Ralph Cooper B) John Hammond C) Adelaide Hall D) Clarence Robinson
A) A black-only theater B) A vaudeville show C) A family-friendly venue D) A 'resort for the better people'
A) The Vaudeville Circuit B) The Harlem Renaissance Circuit C) The Broadway Circuit D) The Chitlin' Circuit
A) Circus acts B) Opera performances C) Vaudeville shows D) Broadway shows
A) Because of low ticket sales B) Because performers were not popular C) As a cost-cutting measure D) Due to high competition
A) Frank Schiffman B) Morris Sussman C) John Hammond D) Clarence Robinson
A) Jazz performances B) Gospel performances C) Blues and ragtime shows D) Musical comedies
A) Free meals B) Complimentary backstage passes C) Discounted tickets D) 35 free tickets
A) jazz B) country C) blues D) rock music
A) 1955 B) 1965 C) 1960 D) 1950
A) poor sound quality B) lack of parking C) high ticket prices D) the 1964 riots
A) kept prices low B) offered free admission C) hosted international acts D) provided luxury seating
A) predominantly Hispanic B) predominantly white C) predominantly Asian D) predominantly black
A) presenting recording groups B) screening silent films C) staging drama D) hosting comedy shows
A) it was located in a remote area B) the neighborhood's economy was in decline C) it was too large D) it was too expensive to move
A) David E. McCarthy B) Ralph MacDonald C) Robert Schiffman D) Herb Boyd
A) 10–12 weeks per year B) 45–50 weeks per year C) 20–22 weeks per year D) 30–32 weeks per year
A) Making a large profit B) Struggling financially C) Breaking even D) Profitable
A) 19 percent B) 100 percent C) 50 percent D) 81 percent
A) Early 1982 B) 1983 C) Late 1981 D) 1984
A) Early 1982 B) November 1983 C) June 1983 D) June 1984
A) June 1983 B) 1984 C) November 1983 D) 1982
A) June 1984 B) November 1983 C) 1982 D) 1983
A) He postponed the reopening date B) He announced he would withdraw from the project C) He increased the funding request D) He transferred the theater to the city government
A) $9 million B) $2.5 million C) $1.5 million D) $10 million
A) 20 years B) 30 years C) 50 years D) 99 years
A) $6.8 million B) $5.5 million C) $9 million D) $10 million
A) AUDELCO awards B) Amateur Night C) A concert D) A revue
A) All of it B) Half C) Three-fourths D) One-fourth
A) $2.9 million B) $10 million C) $6 million D) $5.5 million
A) 1986 B) 1988 C) 1985 D) 1987 |