IMPROVED NYC TOUR ACTUAL EXAM TEST PAPER FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
RESPONSES
● Alexander Hamilton's House. Answer: Was moved in 1889, as it stood
in the grid plan in Harlem, and moved again to its current location in
2006.
● Minniesland. Answer: NYC home of John James Audubon
● General Thomas Howe. Answer: An English general who participated
at the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27th, 1776. (1,200 Americans
killed). Americans would retreat to Brooklyn Heights which is now one
of the most expensive neighborhoods. It became a historic district in
1965. (Architecture: 1820-1830 = Federal Style; 183-1840 = Greek
Revival Style; 1840 = Gothic Style; 1880-1990 = Romanesque Revival
Style)
● Rhinelander Sugar House. Answer: Building formerly located at the
corner of Rose and Duane which was used by the British as a prison
during the Revolution.
● Evacuation Day. Answer: November 25, 1783. George Washington
entered NYC marking the end of British occupation.
, ● 1827. Answer: Slavery is abolished in NY
● General Jeremiah Johnson. Answer: Mayor of Brooklyn in 1833 and
Army officer.
● Antonio Meucci. Answer: NYC resident who invented the telephone.
● 1898. Answer: All 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn,
Staten Island) became part of Greater NYC. One result was the building
of the Manhattan Municipal Building, designed by McKim, Mead, and
White, and topped by Civic Fame.
● General Slocum. Answer: Paddle wheel steamer that sank while
sailing through Hell's Gate on June 15, 1904. 1000 died.
● Theodore Roosevelt. Answer: Birthplace 28 E 20th St between
Broadway and Park Ave. (Gramercy Park). Only president born in NYC.
● First Subway. Answer: 1904
● Yellow Cabs. Answer: John Hertz, who founded this company in 1907
chose yellow because he had read a study conducted by the University
of Chicago that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
RESPONSES
● Alexander Hamilton's House. Answer: Was moved in 1889, as it stood
in the grid plan in Harlem, and moved again to its current location in
2006.
● Minniesland. Answer: NYC home of John James Audubon
● General Thomas Howe. Answer: An English general who participated
at the Battle of Brooklyn on August 27th, 1776. (1,200 Americans
killed). Americans would retreat to Brooklyn Heights which is now one
of the most expensive neighborhoods. It became a historic district in
1965. (Architecture: 1820-1830 = Federal Style; 183-1840 = Greek
Revival Style; 1840 = Gothic Style; 1880-1990 = Romanesque Revival
Style)
● Rhinelander Sugar House. Answer: Building formerly located at the
corner of Rose and Duane which was used by the British as a prison
during the Revolution.
● Evacuation Day. Answer: November 25, 1783. George Washington
entered NYC marking the end of British occupation.
, ● 1827. Answer: Slavery is abolished in NY
● General Jeremiah Johnson. Answer: Mayor of Brooklyn in 1833 and
Army officer.
● Antonio Meucci. Answer: NYC resident who invented the telephone.
● 1898. Answer: All 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn,
Staten Island) became part of Greater NYC. One result was the building
of the Manhattan Municipal Building, designed by McKim, Mead, and
White, and topped by Civic Fame.
● General Slocum. Answer: Paddle wheel steamer that sank while
sailing through Hell's Gate on June 15, 1904. 1000 died.
● Theodore Roosevelt. Answer: Birthplace 28 E 20th St between
Broadway and Park Ave. (Gramercy Park). Only president born in NYC.
● First Subway. Answer: 1904
● Yellow Cabs. Answer: John Hertz, who founded this company in 1907
chose yellow because he had read a study conducted by the University
of Chicago that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
