NYC TOUR GUIDE EXAM 2026 COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE WITH PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW YORK CITY SIGHTSEEING GUIDE
LICENSE EXAM PREPARATION
There is a question about where to take people to the bathroom while
touring. - CORRECT ANSWER-Of choices, answer is hotel lobbies.
New York City Panorama, largest architectural model in the world, is
where? - CORRECT ANSWER-Queens Museum of Art.Flushing-Corona Park
In 1880, over 1,000 people lost their lives in a maritime tragedy, almost all
of them German. What was the name of the boat? - CORRECT ANSWER-
General Slocum
How many people pass through the Grand Central TERMINAL every day? -
CORRECT ANSWER-500,000
Who funds public arts in the subway? - CORRECT ANSWER-MTA's Arts For
transit
What museum has two Dutch Farmohuses? - CORRECT ANSWER-Brooklyn
Museum
,What is BAM ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Brooklyn Art Museum( Home of Next
Wave Festival )
What is the name of the river east of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER-East
River
What is the name of the river west of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hudson River
How much do tickets in Shakespeare In The Park cost? - CORRECT
ANSWER-$0.00
What city is the size of the Bronx? - CORRECT ANSWER-Paris
Can you idle your coach if it's under 40 degrees F? or if it's a very hot day? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes; No
Why did the World trade Center fall? - CORRECT ANSWER-All of the above
What is the biggest cultural attraction in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-If
biggest industry, answer is FIRE - Fire Insurance, Real Estate; shows
Broadway
What do you include on an invoice? - CORRECT ANSWER-Everything you
can think of - name, date, time, where, when, what, etc.
, What is the proper attire for an airport, or first meeting? - CORRECT
ANSWER-professional attire
The question involves a small discreet building in back of other buildings.
You can tell there are horses there. Why are they there? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NYC Police department uses horses.
Can a tour guide accept commissions or incentives to steer business to a
vendor? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
What was the name of the area now known as Times Square. When and
why did the name change? - CORRECT ANSWER-Longacre Square. When
subway reached area, New York Times newspaper moved there in 1904
What is the nickname for the Woolworth Building? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Cathedral Of Commerce
If someone asked you in Times Square where they should go to see" The
Nutcracker Suite " at Christmastime, where would you send them? -
CORRECT ANSWER-New York State Theater, at Lincoln Center
A question about a house being moved refers to this man. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Alexander Hamilton
When was slavery abolished in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-1827
STUDY GUIDE WITH PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NEW YORK CITY SIGHTSEEING GUIDE
LICENSE EXAM PREPARATION
There is a question about where to take people to the bathroom while
touring. - CORRECT ANSWER-Of choices, answer is hotel lobbies.
New York City Panorama, largest architectural model in the world, is
where? - CORRECT ANSWER-Queens Museum of Art.Flushing-Corona Park
In 1880, over 1,000 people lost their lives in a maritime tragedy, almost all
of them German. What was the name of the boat? - CORRECT ANSWER-
General Slocum
How many people pass through the Grand Central TERMINAL every day? -
CORRECT ANSWER-500,000
Who funds public arts in the subway? - CORRECT ANSWER-MTA's Arts For
transit
What museum has two Dutch Farmohuses? - CORRECT ANSWER-Brooklyn
Museum
,What is BAM ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Brooklyn Art Museum( Home of Next
Wave Festival )
What is the name of the river east of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER-East
River
What is the name of the river west of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hudson River
How much do tickets in Shakespeare In The Park cost? - CORRECT
ANSWER-$0.00
What city is the size of the Bronx? - CORRECT ANSWER-Paris
Can you idle your coach if it's under 40 degrees F? or if it's a very hot day? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes; No
Why did the World trade Center fall? - CORRECT ANSWER-All of the above
What is the biggest cultural attraction in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-If
biggest industry, answer is FIRE - Fire Insurance, Real Estate; shows
Broadway
What do you include on an invoice? - CORRECT ANSWER-Everything you
can think of - name, date, time, where, when, what, etc.
, What is the proper attire for an airport, or first meeting? - CORRECT
ANSWER-professional attire
The question involves a small discreet building in back of other buildings.
You can tell there are horses there. Why are they there? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NYC Police department uses horses.
Can a tour guide accept commissions or incentives to steer business to a
vendor? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
What was the name of the area now known as Times Square. When and
why did the name change? - CORRECT ANSWER-Longacre Square. When
subway reached area, New York Times newspaper moved there in 1904
What is the nickname for the Woolworth Building? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Cathedral Of Commerce
If someone asked you in Times Square where they should go to see" The
Nutcracker Suite " at Christmastime, where would you send them? -
CORRECT ANSWER-New York State Theater, at Lincoln Center
A question about a house being moved refers to this man. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Alexander Hamilton
When was slavery abolished in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-1827
