The American television game show Jeopardy! asked on April 21, 2022:
“This nickname was first used in connection with New York City in the 1920s.”
The correct answer is, “The Big Apple.”
“Big Apple” had been used years before on Jeopardy! “A 19th century gambling term meaning a desirable prize, its use in reference to NYC stems from a 1921 newspaper sports column” was asked on the show on July 1, 2009.
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This nickname was first used in connection with New York City in the 1920s
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THE BIG APPLE
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Jeopardy question answer tonight. “The Big Apple”. Does everyone know that was originally a horse racing quote?
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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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