Do you think you know this town? Well, here’s your chance to prove it.
Take the Panorama Challenge at the Panorama of the City of New York (where else?) at Queens Museum on Friday, April 12, from 6 pm to 9:30 pm.
Presented via a partnership with the Municipal Art Society of New York and City Reliquary Museum, this 13th annual trivia contest is about all things NYC. But it’s also about civic pride, community, friendly competition, and having a blast. (Editor’s note: It’s not really the 13th “annual” contest as the challenge was suspended due to Covid in 2020. It’s back now and hopefully it will keep a yearly schedule.)
General admission is $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
Jonathan Turer, a long-time tour guide who founded Know It All New Yorker, returns for his tenth year as Quizmaster with a new batch of mind-bending questions on just about any topic (i.e. crime, geography, history, movies, politics, street names). This year’s themes include Awkwafina, SNL & Staten Island, and Fame.
Via a massive game board, teams of 10 players (or so) will answer questions and maybe some musical hints. They’ll compete in two divisions, Panorama Challengers and Panorama Pros. The Challengers are first‐timers or those who have not dedicated their lives to the study of NYC. The Pros are returning contestants and die‐hard Gotham-philes. They answer twice as many questions per round. (Click here for details.)
The winners in the Pros division get their names on the the Panorama Challenge trophy, which is on permanent display at the museum.
The format has an intermission featuring a special halftime show by the City Reliquary’s 2023 Miss Subways and 7 line lover, Harmony Hardcore, and the Halftime Quiz. Plus, DJ Frankie Teardrop will play 1964 World’s Fair-era Doo-Wop, Soul, Girl Group, and British Invasion tunes throughout the night.
Queens Museum is located in the NYC Building in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Several free parking lots are nearby, and a free shuttle will run between the 7 train’s Mets/Willets Point station and the museum from 5:30 pm to 7 pm and again from 9 pm to 10 pm.
Images: Max Touhy/Queens Museum