--- title: Jon Stewart Tests Conan OBrien With New York Quiz in Video description: The former 'Daily Show' host administered a hilarious citizenship test to O'Brien to test his knowledge of the city. canonical: https://time.com/5015267/jon-stewart-conan/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-08T17:37:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:34.819Z og:title: Watch Jon Stewart Test Conan O'Brien's NYC Knowledge og:description: Stewart's New York City "citizenship test" is full of zingers og:url: https://time.com/5015267/jon-stewart-conan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Jon Stewart Test Conan O'Brien's NYC Knowledge twitter:description: Stewart's New York City "citizenship test" is full of zingers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jon Stewart Tests Conan O'Brien's NYC Knowledge in a Citizenship Quiz > Sponsored content. 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Between discussing the population of Manhattan (1.6 million, but “I just want to make it very clear. No one has any idea how many people are in Manhattan. It’s a made-up thing”) to ripping on [the Mets](http://time.com/4889361/noah-syndergaard-game-of-thrones-cameo/) (“Where in New York City is the ball dropped every year?” “Citi Field”), the two covered quite a bit of ground. At one point, Stewart had to pass of the cue card to Conan’s sidekick Andy Richter, seeming overcome with emotion. “Name the very famous New York resident who won the 2016 presidential election,” Richter finally asked. Conan’s response: “Hillary Clinton.” That got a big round of applause. They also riffed on some New-York-specific dilemmas and experiences, from defining Yiddish slang to bemoaning the competitive nature of early childhood education. “What’s the best way to get a child into a Manhattan preschool?” Stewart asked at one point. “Has the child been born? It’s already too late,” O’Brien deadpanned. 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