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SECTION 1: GETTING THERE (Transportation) — 18 Questions
Q1. Which subway line takes you to the Bronx Zoo?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 7
D) F
Answer: B) 2
Rationale: The 2 train stops at 174th Street, 180th Street, and Bronx Park East, all
near the Bronx Zoo. The 5 train also serves the area, but the 2 is the standard
answer.
Q2. Which subway lines do NOT stop at Times Square?
A) 1/2/3
B) 4/5/6
C) N/Q/R
D) A/C/E
Answer: B) 4/5/6
Rationale: The 4/5/6 lines run along Lexington Avenue on the East Side. They do
not stop at Times Square. The 1/2/3, N/Q/R, and A/C/E all serve Times Square–
42nd Street.
Q3. What subway line takes you to the Brooklyn Museum?
A) 4 or 5
B) 2 or 3
C) A or C
D) F or G
Answer: B) 2 or 3
Rationale: The 2 and 3 trains stop at Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum. The
museum is directly adjacent to the station.
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,Q4. The Kosciusko Bridge spans what waterway between Brooklyn and Queens?
A) East River
B) Newtown Creek
C) Gowanus Canal
D) Flushing Bay
Answer: B) Newtown Creek
Rationale: The Kosciusko Bridge carries I-278 over Newtown Creek, connecting
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Maspeth, Queens.
Q5. Which subway line would take you from the Native American caves of Inwood
to the ocean beaches of Rockaway in Queens?
A) 1 train
B) A train
C) 7 train
D) L train
Answer: B) A train
Rationale: The A train runs from Inwood–207th Street in upper Manhattan, near
Inwood Hill Park and its caves, to Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue near the Atlantic
Ocean.
Q6. What is the name of the free ferry that connects Manhattan and Staten
Island?
A) The Hudson Ferry
B) The Staten Island Ferry
C) The Brooklyn Ferry
D) The Liberty Ferry
Answer: B) The Staten Island Ferry
Rationale: The Staten Island Ferry is a free, 24-hour ferry between Whitehall
Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal in Staten Island.
Q7. How many stations does the NYC subway system have?
A) 272
B) 372
C) 472
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,D) 572
Answer: C) 472
Rationale: The NYC subway has 472 stations, the most of any subway system in
the world. It operates 24 hours a day.
Q8. In what year did the original Manhattan subway system open?
A) 1888
B) 1904
C) 1918
D) 1932
Answer: B) 1904
Rationale: The first underground subway line opened on October 27, 1904. It ran
from City Hall to 145th Street and had 28 stations.
Q9. Which train would you take to get to the Hispanic Society of America?
A) No. 1 train to 157th Street
B) A train to 125th Street
C) 4 train to 161st Street
D) C train to 145th Street
Answer: A) No. 1 train to 157th Street
Rationale: The Hispanic Society of America is at Broadway and 155th Street. The
No. 1 train stops at 157th Street, a short walk away.
Q10. What subway line takes you to Coney Island?
A) 2
B) 4
C) D, F, N, or Q
D) 7
Answer: C) D, F, N, or Q
Rationale: Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue is the terminal for the D, F, N, and Q
lines. It is one of the largest elevated subway terminals in the world.
Q11. How many original Manhattan subway stations opened in 1904?
A) 14
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, B) 22
C) 28
D) 35
Answer: C) 28
Rationale: The original IRT line opened with 28 stations. It ran from City Hall to
145th Street.
Q12. Which subway line serves the United Nations?
A) 4, 5, 6, 7, or S
B) A, C, E
C) N, R, W
D) 1, 2, 3
Answer: A) 4, 5, 6, 7, or S
Rationale: The United Nations is on First Avenue between 42nd and 48th Streets.
The closest station is Grand Central–42nd Street, served by the 4, 5, 6, 7, and S
shuttle.
Q13. What is the subway line that connects Times Square to Grand Central
Terminal?
A) The 7 train
B) The L train
C) The S shuttle
D) The 4 train
Answer: C) The S shuttle
Rationale: The S shuttle, also called the 42nd Street Shuttle, runs only between
Times Square and Grand Central. It is the shortest subway line in the system.
Q14. Which borough is NOT directly served by the NYC subway system?
A) The Bronx
B) Brooklyn
C) Staten Island
D) Queens
Answer: C) Staten Island
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SECTION 1: GETTING THERE (Transportation) — 18 Questions
Q1. Which subway line takes you to the Bronx Zoo?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 7
D) F
Answer: B) 2
Rationale: The 2 train stops at 174th Street, 180th Street, and Bronx Park East, all
near the Bronx Zoo. The 5 train also serves the area, but the 2 is the standard
answer.
Q2. Which subway lines do NOT stop at Times Square?
A) 1/2/3
B) 4/5/6
C) N/Q/R
D) A/C/E
Answer: B) 4/5/6
Rationale: The 4/5/6 lines run along Lexington Avenue on the East Side. They do
not stop at Times Square. The 1/2/3, N/Q/R, and A/C/E all serve Times Square–
42nd Street.
Q3. What subway line takes you to the Brooklyn Museum?
A) 4 or 5
B) 2 or 3
C) A or C
D) F or G
Answer: B) 2 or 3
Rationale: The 2 and 3 trains stop at Eastern Parkway–Brooklyn Museum. The
museum is directly adjacent to the station.
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,Q4. The Kosciusko Bridge spans what waterway between Brooklyn and Queens?
A) East River
B) Newtown Creek
C) Gowanus Canal
D) Flushing Bay
Answer: B) Newtown Creek
Rationale: The Kosciusko Bridge carries I-278 over Newtown Creek, connecting
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Maspeth, Queens.
Q5. Which subway line would take you from the Native American caves of Inwood
to the ocean beaches of Rockaway in Queens?
A) 1 train
B) A train
C) 7 train
D) L train
Answer: B) A train
Rationale: The A train runs from Inwood–207th Street in upper Manhattan, near
Inwood Hill Park and its caves, to Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue near the Atlantic
Ocean.
Q6. What is the name of the free ferry that connects Manhattan and Staten
Island?
A) The Hudson Ferry
B) The Staten Island Ferry
C) The Brooklyn Ferry
D) The Liberty Ferry
Answer: B) The Staten Island Ferry
Rationale: The Staten Island Ferry is a free, 24-hour ferry between Whitehall
Terminal in Lower Manhattan and St. George Terminal in Staten Island.
Q7. How many stations does the NYC subway system have?
A) 272
B) 372
C) 472
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,D) 572
Answer: C) 472
Rationale: The NYC subway has 472 stations, the most of any subway system in
the world. It operates 24 hours a day.
Q8. In what year did the original Manhattan subway system open?
A) 1888
B) 1904
C) 1918
D) 1932
Answer: B) 1904
Rationale: The first underground subway line opened on October 27, 1904. It ran
from City Hall to 145th Street and had 28 stations.
Q9. Which train would you take to get to the Hispanic Society of America?
A) No. 1 train to 157th Street
B) A train to 125th Street
C) 4 train to 161st Street
D) C train to 145th Street
Answer: A) No. 1 train to 157th Street
Rationale: The Hispanic Society of America is at Broadway and 155th Street. The
No. 1 train stops at 157th Street, a short walk away.
Q10. What subway line takes you to Coney Island?
A) 2
B) 4
C) D, F, N, or Q
D) 7
Answer: C) D, F, N, or Q
Rationale: Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue is the terminal for the D, F, N, and Q
lines. It is one of the largest elevated subway terminals in the world.
Q11. How many original Manhattan subway stations opened in 1904?
A) 14
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, B) 22
C) 28
D) 35
Answer: C) 28
Rationale: The original IRT line opened with 28 stations. It ran from City Hall to
145th Street.
Q12. Which subway line serves the United Nations?
A) 4, 5, 6, 7, or S
B) A, C, E
C) N, R, W
D) 1, 2, 3
Answer: A) 4, 5, 6, 7, or S
Rationale: The United Nations is on First Avenue between 42nd and 48th Streets.
The closest station is Grand Central–42nd Street, served by the 4, 5, 6, 7, and S
shuttle.
Q13. What is the subway line that connects Times Square to Grand Central
Terminal?
A) The 7 train
B) The L train
C) The S shuttle
D) The 4 train
Answer: C) The S shuttle
Rationale: The S shuttle, also called the 42nd Street Shuttle, runs only between
Times Square and Grand Central. It is the shortest subway line in the system.
Q14. Which borough is NOT directly served by the NYC subway system?
A) The Bronx
B) Brooklyn
C) Staten Island
D) Queens
Answer: C) Staten Island
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