NYC TOUR GUIDE TEST 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS.
The creation of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, in 1965, is often considered to
have been a response to what event that took place in 1963? - correct Answers -Demolition of original
Penn Station
What year did the New York City subway open and when did Longacre Square become "Times Square?"
- correct Answers -1904
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis formerly lived at: - correct Answers -1040 Fifth Avenue
The ethnic food known as "Babaganoush" is best described by - correct Answers -Middle Eastern
eggplant dip or spread
Who was Carnegie Hall s guest conductor on opening night? - correct Answers -Tchiakovsky
Which of the following streets are considered "off-limits" for tour buses? - correct Answers -Brooklyn
Bridge, FDR Drive, Harlem River Drive, Central Park drives, Henry Hudson, Park Ave north of 42nd,
Viaduct, All parkways
Where is St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church? - correct Answers -Harlem W135th St
Why is CBGB a famous club? - correct Answers -Punk music was introduced there
Which Russian-Jewish artist, who is often perceived as French, created the two great murals, "The
Sources of Music" and "The Triumph of Music," at the entrance of the Metropolitan Opera? - correct
Answers -Marc Chagall
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, Where can the James Lenox Collection of American Art be found? - correct Answers -New York Public
Library (Main Branch NYC)
Oftentimes, when a group has been provided with free time on a tour, certain individuals consistently
return late, which can create havoc with a tour schedule. How can a Tour Guide best handle this
problem? - correct Answers -Should someone arrive late, the Tour Guide has already quietly built the
"late time" into the program, so the trip can
still stay on schedule. When the person arrives, the people on the bus will immediately let that person
know in no
uncertain terms that the group was kept waiting, and that they are not amused. The Tour Guide will not
have to say aword. This group reinforcement of the importance of timeliness tends to minimize future
occurrences. While
individuals can sometimes be problematic with Tour Guides, these same people are generally hesitant to
engender the
Where is the monument by Stanford White to memorialize the 12,500 prisoners who died or were
tortured on a British War ship during the American Revolution? - correct Answers -Fort Greene Park,
Brooklyn
What is the name of the new street that was cut throughManhattan real estate and where the HESS
Triangle still remains? - correct Answers -Christopher St
When walking with a large group, what is the best method for speaking with people to ensure that
everyone in the group hears the commentary? - correct Answers -Pull everyone up close and speak
intimately with the entire group.
Where was the original and most famous location of the Cotton Club? - correct Answers -Lenox Avenue
(Malcom X Blvd Harlem)
what is the name of the official New York City Mayor s Residence? - correct Answers -Gracie Mansion
Where is the New York Stock Exchange located? - correct Answers -Broad and Wall St
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CORRECT ANSWERS.
The creation of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, in 1965, is often considered to
have been a response to what event that took place in 1963? - correct Answers -Demolition of original
Penn Station
What year did the New York City subway open and when did Longacre Square become "Times Square?"
- correct Answers -1904
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis formerly lived at: - correct Answers -1040 Fifth Avenue
The ethnic food known as "Babaganoush" is best described by - correct Answers -Middle Eastern
eggplant dip or spread
Who was Carnegie Hall s guest conductor on opening night? - correct Answers -Tchiakovsky
Which of the following streets are considered "off-limits" for tour buses? - correct Answers -Brooklyn
Bridge, FDR Drive, Harlem River Drive, Central Park drives, Henry Hudson, Park Ave north of 42nd,
Viaduct, All parkways
Where is St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church? - correct Answers -Harlem W135th St
Why is CBGB a famous club? - correct Answers -Punk music was introduced there
Which Russian-Jewish artist, who is often perceived as French, created the two great murals, "The
Sources of Music" and "The Triumph of Music," at the entrance of the Metropolitan Opera? - correct
Answers -Marc Chagall
1
, Where can the James Lenox Collection of American Art be found? - correct Answers -New York Public
Library (Main Branch NYC)
Oftentimes, when a group has been provided with free time on a tour, certain individuals consistently
return late, which can create havoc with a tour schedule. How can a Tour Guide best handle this
problem? - correct Answers -Should someone arrive late, the Tour Guide has already quietly built the
"late time" into the program, so the trip can
still stay on schedule. When the person arrives, the people on the bus will immediately let that person
know in no
uncertain terms that the group was kept waiting, and that they are not amused. The Tour Guide will not
have to say aword. This group reinforcement of the importance of timeliness tends to minimize future
occurrences. While
individuals can sometimes be problematic with Tour Guides, these same people are generally hesitant to
engender the
Where is the monument by Stanford White to memorialize the 12,500 prisoners who died or were
tortured on a British War ship during the American Revolution? - correct Answers -Fort Greene Park,
Brooklyn
What is the name of the new street that was cut throughManhattan real estate and where the HESS
Triangle still remains? - correct Answers -Christopher St
When walking with a large group, what is the best method for speaking with people to ensure that
everyone in the group hears the commentary? - correct Answers -Pull everyone up close and speak
intimately with the entire group.
Where was the original and most famous location of the Cotton Club? - correct Answers -Lenox Avenue
(Malcom X Blvd Harlem)
what is the name of the official New York City Mayor s Residence? - correct Answers -Gracie Mansion
Where is the New York Stock Exchange located? - correct Answers -Broad and Wall St
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