What type of car was the Ecto-1?

A 1959 Cadillac ambulance conversion

Ghostbusters Quiz: New York Filming Locations

A working Tribeca firehouse played the team's headquarters, and this Ghostbusters quiz tours the New York locations of the 1984 comedy. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the New York Public Library, 55 Central Park West, Columbia University, Tavern on the Green, Lincoln Center, the Ecto-1 and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Firehouse
Which New York firehouse appears as Ghostbusters headquarters?
Library
Where does the opening ghost scene take place?
Building
Which address was used for Dana Barrett's apartment building?
University
Which university do the three scientists get thrown out of?
Restaurant
Outside which restaurant is Louis Tully chased by a terror dog?
Fountain
Where does Peter Venkman talk to Dana by a fountain?
Car
What type of car was the Ecto-1?
Marshmallow
What giant creature stomps through the city at the climax?
Writers
Who wrote Ghostbusters?
Song
Who sang the Ghostbusters theme?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which New York firehouse appears as Ghostbusters headquarters?
Answer: Hook and Ladder 8 in Tribeca
The real firehouse at 14 North Moore Street became a fan landmark.
Q2: Where does the opening ghost scene take place?
Answer: The New York Public Library
The librarian meets a ghost among the stacks of the main branch on Fifth Avenue.
Q3: Which address was used for Dana Barrett's apartment building?
Answer: 55 Central Park West
The art deco building became the spooky temple of Gozer.
Q4: Which university do the three scientists get thrown out of?
Answer: Columbia University
Scenes were filmed on Columbia's campus in Morningside Heights.
Q5: Outside which restaurant is Louis Tully chased by a terror dog?
Answer: Tavern on the Green
The Central Park restaurant's diners ignore Louis banging on the window.
Q6: Where does Peter Venkman talk to Dana by a fountain?
Answer: Lincoln Center
The Revson Fountain at Lincoln Center provides the backdrop.
Q7: What type of car was the Ecto-1?
Answer: A 1959 Cadillac ambulance conversion
It was a Miller-Meteor combination car, used as both hearse and ambulance.
Q8: What giant creature stomps through the city at the climax?
Answer: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
Ray thinks of something harmless, and Gozer turns it into a destroyer.
Q9: Who wrote Ghostbusters?
Answer: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Both also starred as Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler.
Q10: Who sang the Ghostbusters theme?
Answer: Ray Parker Jr.
The song reached number one in the US in 1984.

Ghostbusters Quiz – Ghosts in the City

Ghostbusters, released in 1984 and directed by Ivan Reitman, used New York as a major character. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote the script and starred alongside Bill Murray.

The team's headquarters was the Hook and Ladder 8 firehouse in Tribeca, though interiors were filmed in Los Angeles. The opening scene used the New York Public Library, the scientists are thrown out of Columbia University and Dana lives at 55 Central Park West.

Other locations include Tavern on the Green and Lincoln Center. The Ecto-1, a 1959 Cadillac ambulance, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man became icons, and Ray Parker Jr.'s theme topped the charts.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans and New York visitors will enjoy these questions.

Where the firehouse is
Which landmarks appear
Who wrote the film
What the Ecto-1 was
Who sang the theme

Did You Know?

The firehouse still operates as a fire station.
Sigourney Weaver played Dana Barrett.
Rick Moranis played Louis Tully.
Ghostbusters II returned to New York in 1989.
The film was a huge box office hit in 1984.