The Great Book of New York - (A Trivia Nerds Guide to the History of the Us) by Bill O'Neill (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Want to learn more about New York? Sure, you've heard about the Statue of Liberty, but how much do you really know about the Empire State? Do you know why it's even called the Empire State? There's so much about New York that even state natives don't know. In this trivia book, you'll learn more about New York's history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more!

In The Great Book of New York, you'll learn the answers to the following questions:

• Why is New York City called the Big Apple?
• What genre of music started out in New York City?
• Which late actress's life is celebrated at a festival held in her hometown every year?
• Which monster might be living in a lake in New York?
• Was there really a Staten Island bogeyman?
• Which movie is loosely based on New York in the 1800s?
• Which cult favorite cake recipe got its start in New York?
• Why do the New York Yankees have pinstripe uniforms?

It doesn't matter if you consider yourself a New York state expert or if you know nothing about the Empire State. You're bound to learn something new as you journey through each chapter. You'll be able to impress your friends on your next trivia night!

So, what are you waiting for? Dive in now so you can learn all there is to know about New York!

Review Quotes

"Even tough, having been born and raised in New York City and still living in the New York City metropolitan area for the past 67 years I found this endeavor by the author, Bill O'Neill is to an enlightening and educational reading experience not only about New York City, but the entire state of New York.

Remember, it's impossible for a trivia book to mention every tidbit of such information; and while some trivia books might simply state items of trivia for a particular topic one after the other, Mr. Bill O'Neill attempts to render his readers something more meaningful about some of the items he's decided to include in this endeavor for each of the six chapters in the book. The author moves on to provide some additional random facts regarding the chapter's topics, culminating with the testing of his readers on what they've just read in each chapter.

For wanting to educate everyone [including native New Yorkers] with interesting tidbits about the Great City/State of New York, tidbits regarding items millions of people have either used regardless of where they live in the US or have heard about round the world; I'm giving this book and its author 5 STARS." by Robin Leigh Morgan

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"Bill O'Neill is clearly the King of Trivia Books. He wrote many of them, and each is very informative and very interesting, indeed, fascinating. In this new book, we learn much. Among a wealth of information in its six chapters, we are told the origin of the name New York, the city being the first capital of the United States, why is New York called "The Empire State" and "the Big Apple," why New York is "the jazz capital of the world," the original strange use of Ellis Island, why Uncle Sam may have originated in New York, that New York City was the east coast Hollywood, what is the full name of the Statue of Liberty, New York and sports, New York's unsolved mysteries of many kinds criminal and non-criminal, New York invented many things such as toilet paper, the Bloody Mary, bagels, and air conditioning. There are also "Test Yourself Questions and Answers" at the end of each of the six chapters.
Readers will enjoy this book as I did. They will learn interesting facts that are often presented with some humor, always clearly, and always entertaining." by Israel Drazin

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"I love reading the history of all kinds (people, places, and things) well now I have found another outlet to get my fill! It is so nice to quickly read about times and people and have all of the important bits right at my fingertips. My thanks to Bill O'Neil to publishing all these wonderful books. History at it finest and all so quick! History at it finest and all so quick!" by DD Gott - Donadees Corner

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"I really enjoy reading these trivia books, and they offer quite a bit of useful information. This book is no exception! Even though I am not a NY native, or live there, I still find the information lively and useful. Recommended." by D. Dalal

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"Things that I would have never found out any other way. I'm a fan of finding out information that could be buried somewhere where no one would ever look, this book lives up to that premise. Very enjoyable, Thank you Bill!" by Mark Smerdon