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NYC Tour Guide Exam 2022 questions and answers well illustrated. The physical size of the Bronx is approximately the equivalent of what European city? - correct answers.Paris, France Of the New York City parks listed below, which is the largest? - correct answers.Van Cortlandt Park In 1644, the Dutch freed 11 African slaves. Slavery was strongly reinstated under the British. When was slavery abolished in New York state? - correct answers.1827 What was the official name of the Giants' baseball stadium in Harlem? - correct answers.The Polo Grounds What is "the house that Ruth built"? - correct answers.Yankee Stadium, closed in 2008. When did the five boroughs consolidate? - correct answers.January 1, 1898. Where is Tom's Restaurant of "Seinfeld" fame located? - correct answers.2880 Broadway, between 112th and 113th Streets, Morningside Heights. One block west of St. John the Divine. How are deals made in the Diamond District? - correct answers.By handshakes, not contracts. Prior to its current location, where was the Diamond District located? - correct answers.Canal Street In what museum would you find two surviving Dutch farm houses? - correct answers.Brooklyn Museum. What is naan (Indian bread) called when fried? - correct answers.Poori In which borough the Giglio Festival is celebrated? - correct answers.Mt. Carmel Church in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn Where is the apartment where Audrey Hepburn's blind character from "Wait Until Dark" lived? - correct answers.4 St. Luke's Place in Greenwich Village. What is New York City's biggest cultural attraction? - correct answers.Broadway shows What is the address of Federal Hall? - correct answers.26 Wall Street. Who sold Manhattan to the Dutch? - correct answers.The Wappinger Federation or Lenape Indians What can be found on Roosevelt Island? - correct answers.A smallpox hospital (designed by James Renwick, Jr.), a planned community, a tram to Manhattan, a prison, a lighthouse What is Baba ghanoush? - correct answers.A Middle Eastern dip made of eggplant and tahini. Why is the 21 Club notable? - correct answers.It was a speakeasy during Prohibition. There is a row of famous jockeys out front. Where is the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton located? - correct answers.7 State Street, facing Battery Park Who was Elizabeth Ann Seton? - correct answers.The first American-born saint, born in New York City Why was Elizabeth Ann Seton canonized? - correct answers.She established the first Catholic girls' school in the US and founded the first American congregation of religious sisters Which subway takes you to the Bronx Zoo? - correct answers.The 2 train. What is the oldest Jewish newspaper in NYC? - correct answers.The Forward This dance troupe was known as "The Missouri Rockets" and "The 16 American Rockets." When they reached NYC, they became known as "The Roxyettes." What happened to this group? - correct answers.They became the "Rockettes" at Radio City Music Hall