The 12th Annual Panorama Challenge: Q&As
Hello Panorama Challengers & Pros: This year was another wonderful success, raising money for The City Reliquary and having fun at one of the most unique spots in the world, thanks to the generosity of the Queens Museum. Despite my fears that this year would be more difficult, the scores were actually higher than last…
Read More »The 12th Annual Panorama Challenge: Results
Congratulations to all the competitors at the 12th Annual Panorama Challenge! I hope everyone had fun and will be back for next year’s Challenge. A few shout outs: despite fears of a hard game, a few teams scored perfect rounds in the first half (all Challengers): Joe Lhota’s Toyota, Carousel of Progress and Plane Bagel. …
Read More »Panorama Challenge 11: Final Results!
The 11th Annual Panorama Challenge was another rousing success despite the miserable N’oreaster/bomb cyclone snow, rain and wind extravaganza this year. Thanks to all of you who braved the weather to join us for the fun! The food was great, Batala was electrifying — as usual, and the questions were tricky — like they always…
Read More »Panorama Challenge 11: Qs & As
Thanks again to everyone who made this such a successful night for the City Reliquary, especially all of you who played the challenge and our hosts at the Queens Museum. Your Quizmaster, Jonathan Here are all the evenings Questions and Answers: PCXI FIRST HALF MAZE, MAYS, LABYRINTH 1) Every fall the Queens County Farm…
Read More »10th Annual Panorama Challenge: Final Scores!
Thanks to everyone for such a great night, especially the amazing folks at the Queens Museum! In the heat of the moment I thought we had an Ota Benga Stumper with MONGO. But I was wrong! One team got credit for that answer: the Van Wycks. Well done! Another team got the answer correct, but since they…
Read More »10th Annual Panorama Challenge 1st Half Q&As
What a great night! Here are the questions & answers from the first half of the Panorama Challenge at the Queens Museum on 3/4/2017. (Any part of an answer in parentheses was not required, or was an alternate acceptable answer!) SEINFELD IN NEW YORK Twenty years ago Seinfeld began filming its final season. 1) Are…
Read More »10th Annual Panorama Challenge: 2nd Half Q&As
Here’s the second half Questions & Answers for the 10th Panorama Challenge (again, any part of an answer in parentheses was not required, or was an alternate acceptable answer): MILLS MILLS MILLS 16) The mill, once here, was built at the water’s edge by a guy named Wolfert. It was operated by what regular force?…
Read More »Punk Rock to the Rockaways!
Over the past two months, I had the awesome opportunity to co-lead a Punk Rock School Bus tour, in concert with the recently closed HEY HO! LET’S GO! Exhibit on the Ramones at the Queens Museum. One tour was back in June and the other was last month. On each tour I got to take…
Read More »I Love The Bronx… Week!
A few weeks ago, Jonah Levy and I had the wonderful opportunity to TAKE a tour, instead of LEAD a tour. Better yet, we got to take a tour of The Bronx – probably the…
A Concert In My Living Room
I came home a month ago to find a concert in my living room. Well actually, I came home a month ago to find 40-some-odd complete strangers, hanging out in my kitchen and living room, drinking beers and wine (they BYO’d,)…
