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The Brian Lehrer Show

10-Question Quiz: New York Movies

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

Arts, Lerer, Radio, York, Wnyc, News, Media, New, Npr, Nyc, Bryan, News Commentary, Politics, Daily News, Public

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Listeners try their hand at quiz questions about iconic movies set in New York City.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Larry Show on WNYC.

0:13.0

Good morning again, everyone.

0:14.6

And as I said before the news, again, this membership drive, we're doing a 10-question quiz each day at around this time to break it up

0:22.2

and have a little fun, and sometimes it's educational fun too. Usually it is during the 11 o'clock

0:28.1

hour. Get two in a row right. And today you'll be able to choose between the Brian Laird

0:32.3

baseball cap or the public radio nerd mug who wants to play 212-433 WNYC.

0:40.8

And you will do well today if you were paying attention yesterday

0:44.2

when we did our 100 years of 100-thing segment on 100 years of movies set in New York City

0:49.6

because that is the theme of today's quiz movies set in New York City,

0:55.3

212, 433-9692.

0:59.2

And we'll start with Cynthia in the West Village.

1:02.8

Hi, Cynthia.

1:03.4

Ready to play?

1:04.9

I am.

1:05.9

All right.

1:06.8

If you were listening yesterday, you would have heard this one.

1:09.6

Here's the beginning scene of a 1948 film shot entirely on location in New York City,

1:16.1

which was rare for the time, given the noisiness of New York streets.

1:21.6

This is the city as it is.

1:24.4

Hot summer pavements, the children at play play the buildings in their naked stone the people

1:30.5

without makeup can you name that film um oh no one of the words one of the words in the title of the film

1:44.1

was in the clip

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