NYPress.com - New York's essential guide to culture, arts, politics, news and more » Central Park Zoo http://nypress.com New York's essential guide to culture, arts, politics, news and more Thu, 23 May 2013 21:16:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Pop Quiz for Parents: How Well Do You Know NYC? http://nypress.com/pop-quiz-for-parents-how-well-do-you-know-nyc/ http://nypress.com/pop-quiz-for-parents-how-well-do-you-know-nyc/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:20:41 +0000 New York Family http://nypress.com/?p=51155 With family experiences in mind, we’ve put together a quiz to test how much you really know about the city you’re raising your children in. Jump in, or better yet, share the quiz with your children. Hopefully, it’ll bring back some nice memories and inspire some new adventures.

1. Our zoos and aquariums have lots of popular animals. Match the following with the names everyone knows them by:

A. A male California sea lion at the Bronx Zoo

B. A polar bear at the Central Park Zoo

C. A sea otter at the New York Aquarium

1. Gus

2. Tazo

3. Kiani

Find the full quiz at New York Family Magazine by clicking here.

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