NYC TOUR GUIDE TEST 333
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage? - ANSWERThe Bronx
What is in the Dahesh Museum? - ANSWEREurope's academically trained artists of the
19th and early 20th century, only museum in US.
What is the best example of Art Deco architecture in NYC? - ANSWERChrysler Building
What is a Brownstone? - ANSWEROriginally a rowhouse built almost entirely out of
brown sandstone, later only faced with brownstone. Brownstone made of iron ore
The Ansonia Hotel was known for what unusual features? - ANSWERWorld's largest
swimming pool, rooftop farm with goats and pigs, indoor fountain with seals, home to
Babe Ruth, Igor Stravinsky, etc.
All of the above?
What did William Cullen Bryant do for a living? - ANSWERRomantic poet and editor of
NY Evening Post who spearheaded the campaign for Central Park.
What is the nickname of the Woolworth Building? - ANSWERThe Cathedral of
Commerce
What and where is the Salmagundi Club (47)? - ANSWERA club for artists. At 47 Fifth
Ave between 11th and 12th Streets, named after The Salmagundi Papers by
Washington Irving.
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world? -
ANSWERSOHO (SOuth of HOuston)
Where is the Forbes Gallery (60)? - ANSWER60 Fifth Ave. near 12th St.
What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's? - ANSWERApollo Theater
Where and what is the 2nd oldest monument in NYC? - ANSWERWorth Monument is in
Worth Square at 25th and Broadway near Madison Square Park. The obelisk honors
General Worth for his service in the Mexican-American War and Seminole War.
What does Guastavino refer to? - ANSWERA type of timbrel roof vaulting that uses
lighter terra cotta tiles. Ellis Island, Custom House, GCT used them.
Which of these is not a Broadway theater? Hilton, Music Box, Beacon, St. James -
ANSWERThe Beacon
,What is the name of the hotel at 59 W. 44th between Fifth and Sixth, famous as a
hangout for writers? - ANSWERAlgonquin Hotel, famous for its Round Table, where
actors, critics, writers and wits would gather, nicknamed The Vicious Circle.
What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city? - ANSWERFederal
Hall National Memorial
What is the Haughwaut's building known for? - ANSWERStore sold the Lincolns their
china and silverware for the White House. Also, first Otis elevator and earliest use of
cast iron.
Where is the New York Stock Exchange? - ANSWER11 Wall St. (This is a trick
question, they want you to say Wall and Broad)
What is Federal Hall and where is it? - ANSWERSite of George Washington's
Inauguration as President. Federal Hall Memorial is the former Custom House building
rebuilt on the original site on Wall Street.
What is Bloomingdale Asylum and where is it? - ANSWERBuell Hall, the administration
building of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, formerly a lunatic asylum from
1821.
What is the name of the garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Museum, famous for its
cherry trees? - ANSWERJapanese Hill And Pond Garden
What's the nickname of the AT&T building? - ANSWERGolden Boy
Where is the Gotham Hotel, and what is it now called? - ANSWER700 Fifth Ave at 55th
Street - The Peninsula
What is Civic Fame? - ANSWERA 25-foot tall golden statue on top of the Manhattan
Municipal Building. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman to celebrate the merging of the 5
boroughs in 1898.
Where is the Dakota Building, who designed it, and who is living or has lived there? -
ANSWERCentral Park West (Eighth Ave) and W. 72nd Street. Henry Hardenbergh
design. Lauren Bacall, Connie Chung & Maury Povich, Roberta Flack, Rudolf Nureyev,
Boris Karloff, Judy Garland, John Lennon.
Name buildings designed by Henry Hardenbergh - ANSWERDakota, Plaza,
Schermerhorn Building, the original Waldorf Astoria on 5th (Empire State Building there
now), Willard, Copley Plaza,
, What was the Campbell Apartment? - ANSWERAn opulent space in Grand Central
Terminal, occupied by a friend of William Kissam Vanderbilt. Police thought it was lived
in when they saw a shower and toilet. It is now an opulent bar.
Formerly the private office and salon of 1920's tycoon, John W. Campbell, The
Campbell Apartment has been fully-restored to its original splendor -- and reborn as a
chic cocktail lounge cited in the national media as one of "the best bars in America".
Where can you find a famous smallpox hospital? - ANSWERRoosevelt Island. Designed
by James Renwick, Jr.
Equitable Building - Who, where, when. What did it cause? - ANSWERErnest Graham,
120 Broadway, 1915, Zoning setback restrictions resulting in the Wedding Cake
Silhouette architecture.
What was Chumley's? - ANSWERA former speakeasy in the Village frequented by
writers. There will be a picture. Look for curved top door, courtyard.
What was the reason for purchasing and who sold Manhattan to the Dutch? -
ANSWERPeter Minuit acquired Manhattan in 1626 from the Lenape tribe in exchange
for goods worth 60 guilders. The Dutch wanted a protective citadel for their fur trading
post, according to the document by Pieter Janszoon Schagen.
What is the name of the Mayor's house? - ANSWERGracie Mansion
What was the name of Giants' Stadium in Harlem? - ANSWERPolo Grounds
What's the name of the Greek Revival houses north of Washington Square? -
ANSWERThe Row
What is the history of the many Ray's Pizza stores in Manhattan? - ANSWERWhen the
Albanians were overrun in wartime Europe, they found refuge in Italy and learned to
make pizza. OR a mob guy decided to open a pizza store and it was so good many
people copied the name until it became a joke in NYC.
What were the Stonewall Riots? - ANSWERIn 1969, gay people fought with police at 53
Christopher St. and began the gay pride/rights movement.
House That Ruth Built? - ANSWERYankee Stadium
To what does the Dispensary Triangle refer? - ANSWERMedical care for the poor.
What Latin dance was popular in the 80's? - ANSWERSalsa
What was previously in Bryant Park? - ANSWERBryant Park, named after William
Cullen Bryant, was the site of the Croton Reservoir, and later the Crystal Palace. Behind
current NYC Library
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage? - ANSWERThe Bronx
What is in the Dahesh Museum? - ANSWEREurope's academically trained artists of the
19th and early 20th century, only museum in US.
What is the best example of Art Deco architecture in NYC? - ANSWERChrysler Building
What is a Brownstone? - ANSWEROriginally a rowhouse built almost entirely out of
brown sandstone, later only faced with brownstone. Brownstone made of iron ore
The Ansonia Hotel was known for what unusual features? - ANSWERWorld's largest
swimming pool, rooftop farm with goats and pigs, indoor fountain with seals, home to
Babe Ruth, Igor Stravinsky, etc.
All of the above?
What did William Cullen Bryant do for a living? - ANSWERRomantic poet and editor of
NY Evening Post who spearheaded the campaign for Central Park.
What is the nickname of the Woolworth Building? - ANSWERThe Cathedral of
Commerce
What and where is the Salmagundi Club (47)? - ANSWERA club for artists. At 47 Fifth
Ave between 11th and 12th Streets, named after The Salmagundi Papers by
Washington Irving.
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world? -
ANSWERSOHO (SOuth of HOuston)
Where is the Forbes Gallery (60)? - ANSWER60 Fifth Ave. near 12th St.
What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's? - ANSWERApollo Theater
Where and what is the 2nd oldest monument in NYC? - ANSWERWorth Monument is in
Worth Square at 25th and Broadway near Madison Square Park. The obelisk honors
General Worth for his service in the Mexican-American War and Seminole War.
What does Guastavino refer to? - ANSWERA type of timbrel roof vaulting that uses
lighter terra cotta tiles. Ellis Island, Custom House, GCT used them.
Which of these is not a Broadway theater? Hilton, Music Box, Beacon, St. James -
ANSWERThe Beacon
,What is the name of the hotel at 59 W. 44th between Fifth and Sixth, famous as a
hangout for writers? - ANSWERAlgonquin Hotel, famous for its Round Table, where
actors, critics, writers and wits would gather, nicknamed The Vicious Circle.
What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city? - ANSWERFederal
Hall National Memorial
What is the Haughwaut's building known for? - ANSWERStore sold the Lincolns their
china and silverware for the White House. Also, first Otis elevator and earliest use of
cast iron.
Where is the New York Stock Exchange? - ANSWER11 Wall St. (This is a trick
question, they want you to say Wall and Broad)
What is Federal Hall and where is it? - ANSWERSite of George Washington's
Inauguration as President. Federal Hall Memorial is the former Custom House building
rebuilt on the original site on Wall Street.
What is Bloomingdale Asylum and where is it? - ANSWERBuell Hall, the administration
building of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, formerly a lunatic asylum from
1821.
What is the name of the garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Museum, famous for its
cherry trees? - ANSWERJapanese Hill And Pond Garden
What's the nickname of the AT&T building? - ANSWERGolden Boy
Where is the Gotham Hotel, and what is it now called? - ANSWER700 Fifth Ave at 55th
Street - The Peninsula
What is Civic Fame? - ANSWERA 25-foot tall golden statue on top of the Manhattan
Municipal Building. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman to celebrate the merging of the 5
boroughs in 1898.
Where is the Dakota Building, who designed it, and who is living or has lived there? -
ANSWERCentral Park West (Eighth Ave) and W. 72nd Street. Henry Hardenbergh
design. Lauren Bacall, Connie Chung & Maury Povich, Roberta Flack, Rudolf Nureyev,
Boris Karloff, Judy Garland, John Lennon.
Name buildings designed by Henry Hardenbergh - ANSWERDakota, Plaza,
Schermerhorn Building, the original Waldorf Astoria on 5th (Empire State Building there
now), Willard, Copley Plaza,
, What was the Campbell Apartment? - ANSWERAn opulent space in Grand Central
Terminal, occupied by a friend of William Kissam Vanderbilt. Police thought it was lived
in when they saw a shower and toilet. It is now an opulent bar.
Formerly the private office and salon of 1920's tycoon, John W. Campbell, The
Campbell Apartment has been fully-restored to its original splendor -- and reborn as a
chic cocktail lounge cited in the national media as one of "the best bars in America".
Where can you find a famous smallpox hospital? - ANSWERRoosevelt Island. Designed
by James Renwick, Jr.
Equitable Building - Who, where, when. What did it cause? - ANSWERErnest Graham,
120 Broadway, 1915, Zoning setback restrictions resulting in the Wedding Cake
Silhouette architecture.
What was Chumley's? - ANSWERA former speakeasy in the Village frequented by
writers. There will be a picture. Look for curved top door, courtyard.
What was the reason for purchasing and who sold Manhattan to the Dutch? -
ANSWERPeter Minuit acquired Manhattan in 1626 from the Lenape tribe in exchange
for goods worth 60 guilders. The Dutch wanted a protective citadel for their fur trading
post, according to the document by Pieter Janszoon Schagen.
What is the name of the Mayor's house? - ANSWERGracie Mansion
What was the name of Giants' Stadium in Harlem? - ANSWERPolo Grounds
What's the name of the Greek Revival houses north of Washington Square? -
ANSWERThe Row
What is the history of the many Ray's Pizza stores in Manhattan? - ANSWERWhen the
Albanians were overrun in wartime Europe, they found refuge in Italy and learned to
make pizza. OR a mob guy decided to open a pizza store and it was so good many
people copied the name until it became a joke in NYC.
What were the Stonewall Riots? - ANSWERIn 1969, gay people fought with police at 53
Christopher St. and began the gay pride/rights movement.
House That Ruth Built? - ANSWERYankee Stadium
To what does the Dispensary Triangle refer? - ANSWERMedical care for the poor.
What Latin dance was popular in the 80's? - ANSWERSalsa
What was previously in Bryant Park? - ANSWERBryant Park, named after William
Cullen Bryant, was the site of the Croton Reservoir, and later the Crystal Palace. Behind
current NYC Library
