NYC TOUR GUIDE ELABORATE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | GUARANTEE PASS!
1. 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? - ANSWER Demolition of original Penn Station
2. What year did the New York City subway open and when did Longacre
Square become "Times Square?" ANSWER 1904
3. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis formerly lived at: - ANSWER 1040 Fifth
Avenue
4. The ethnic food known as "Babaganoush" is best described by - ANSWER
Middle Eastern eggplant dip or spread
5. It has the largest carillon in the world, with 74 carillon bells one of which is
the largest tuned carillon bell (20 tons) ever cast. What church is this? -
ANSWER Riverside Church (UWS - Riverside)
6. What is the name of this New York Latin music style, which owes its sound
to the convergence of cultures, ethnicities, and musical styles? - ANSWER
Salsa
7. Who are the architects of Grand Central Station? - ANSWER Warren,
Wetmore, Reed and Stem
,8. Which borough is Edgar Allan Poe's cottage in? - ANSWER Bronx
9. Where can you find the highest concentration of cast iron buildings? -
ANSWER SOHO
10.What is the nickname for the AT&T building? - ANSWER Golden Boy
11.Which is the best or most convenient subway line to take to The Bronx Zoo -
ANSWER #2 (RED)
12.What is the name of the poem Emma Lazarus wrote on the Statue of
Liberty? - ANSWER The New Colossus
13.Why was it called a "dumbbell plan?" - ANSWER New buildings were
required to include central airshafts to increase outside light and air
circulation. Thus, with the notches taken out of the center of the buildings,
the buildings were shaped like dumbbells.
14.Since Mr. Campbell never lived in his office, why is today s cocktail lounge
referred to as "The Campbell Apartment?" - ANSWER Because there was a
shower/bathroom in the office the police presumed he lived there.
15.In what year did "consolidation" take place? In other words, when were the
Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island joined with Manhattan to create
what we know today as the Greater City of New York? - ANSWER 1898
16.Which museum has 2 authentic Dutch homes? - ANSWER Brooklyn
Museum
,17.What is the name of the elevated railroad portion of The West Side
Improvement project? - ANSWER The Highline
18.Tucked away, just down the street from the Pierpont Morgan Library in
Murray Hill, at 150-158 East 36th Street, there are ten brick Romanesque
Revival carriage houses. A small theater, the Amateur Comedy Club, stands
at the right at the street. The name of this collection of carriage houses is: -
ANSWER Sniffen Court
19.Who was Carnegie Hall s guest conductor on opening night? - ANSWER
Tchiakovsky
20.Which of the following streets are considered "off-limits" for tour buses? -
ANSWER Brooklyn Bridge, FDR Drive, Harlem River Drive, Central Park
drives, Henry Hudson, Park Ave north of 42nd, Viaduct, All parkways
21.Where is St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church? - ANSWER Harlem
W135th St
22.Why is CBGB a famous club? - ANSWER Punk music was introduced
there
23.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? - ANSWER Marc Chagall
24.Where can the James Lenox Collection of American Art be found? -
ANSWER New York Public Library (Main Branch NYC)
, 25.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? - ANSWER
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 a word. 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
26.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? - ANSWER Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
27.What is the name of the new street that was cut through Manhattan real
estate and where the HESS Triangle still remains? - ANSWER Christopher
St
28.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? -
ANSWER Pull everyone up close and speak intimately with the entire
group.
29.Where was the original and most famous location of the Cotton Club? -
ANSWER Lenox Avenue (Malcom X Blvd Harlem)
30.what is the name of the official New York City Mayor s Residence? -
ANSWER Gracie Mansion
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS | GUARANTEE PASS!
1. 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? - ANSWER Demolition of original Penn Station
2. What year did the New York City subway open and when did Longacre
Square become "Times Square?" ANSWER 1904
3. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis formerly lived at: - ANSWER 1040 Fifth
Avenue
4. The ethnic food known as "Babaganoush" is best described by - ANSWER
Middle Eastern eggplant dip or spread
5. It has the largest carillon in the world, with 74 carillon bells one of which is
the largest tuned carillon bell (20 tons) ever cast. What church is this? -
ANSWER Riverside Church (UWS - Riverside)
6. What is the name of this New York Latin music style, which owes its sound
to the convergence of cultures, ethnicities, and musical styles? - ANSWER
Salsa
7. Who are the architects of Grand Central Station? - ANSWER Warren,
Wetmore, Reed and Stem
,8. Which borough is Edgar Allan Poe's cottage in? - ANSWER Bronx
9. Where can you find the highest concentration of cast iron buildings? -
ANSWER SOHO
10.What is the nickname for the AT&T building? - ANSWER Golden Boy
11.Which is the best or most convenient subway line to take to The Bronx Zoo -
ANSWER #2 (RED)
12.What is the name of the poem Emma Lazarus wrote on the Statue of
Liberty? - ANSWER The New Colossus
13.Why was it called a "dumbbell plan?" - ANSWER New buildings were
required to include central airshafts to increase outside light and air
circulation. Thus, with the notches taken out of the center of the buildings,
the buildings were shaped like dumbbells.
14.Since Mr. Campbell never lived in his office, why is today s cocktail lounge
referred to as "The Campbell Apartment?" - ANSWER Because there was a
shower/bathroom in the office the police presumed he lived there.
15.In what year did "consolidation" take place? In other words, when were the
Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island joined with Manhattan to create
what we know today as the Greater City of New York? - ANSWER 1898
16.Which museum has 2 authentic Dutch homes? - ANSWER Brooklyn
Museum
,17.What is the name of the elevated railroad portion of The West Side
Improvement project? - ANSWER The Highline
18.Tucked away, just down the street from the Pierpont Morgan Library in
Murray Hill, at 150-158 East 36th Street, there are ten brick Romanesque
Revival carriage houses. A small theater, the Amateur Comedy Club, stands
at the right at the street. The name of this collection of carriage houses is: -
ANSWER Sniffen Court
19.Who was Carnegie Hall s guest conductor on opening night? - ANSWER
Tchiakovsky
20.Which of the following streets are considered "off-limits" for tour buses? -
ANSWER Brooklyn Bridge, FDR Drive, Harlem River Drive, Central Park
drives, Henry Hudson, Park Ave north of 42nd, Viaduct, All parkways
21.Where is St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church? - ANSWER Harlem
W135th St
22.Why is CBGB a famous club? - ANSWER Punk music was introduced
there
23.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? - ANSWER Marc Chagall
24.Where can the James Lenox Collection of American Art be found? -
ANSWER New York Public Library (Main Branch NYC)
, 25.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? - ANSWER
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 a word. 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
26.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? - ANSWER Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
27.What is the name of the new street that was cut through Manhattan real
estate and where the HESS Triangle still remains? - ANSWER Christopher
St
28.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? -
ANSWER Pull everyone up close and speak intimately with the entire
group.
29.Where was the original and most famous location of the Cotton Club? -
ANSWER Lenox Avenue (Malcom X Blvd Harlem)
30.what is the name of the official New York City Mayor s Residence? -
ANSWER Gracie Mansion
