The List: NYS Fair trivia

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Updated: 8/27/2010 10:43 am
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - In this edition of the List, the NewsChannel 9 morning team tests itself on State Fair trivia.

Click on the video to test your own knowledge of the State Fair.

Q. When and where was the first State Fair?
A.  September 1841 in Syracuse

Q. How many cities have hosted the State Fair?
A. 11 - Albany, Auburn, Buffalo, Elmira, New York City, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Utica, and Watertown

Q. When was the Fair 14 days long?
A. 1938 to 1977

Q. What was the highest attendance?
A. Year: 1,011,248 (2001); Day: 120,516 (1989)

Q. Which band was paid the most to the play?
A. Aerosmith

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