NYC TOUR GUIDE EXAM
HISTORY/ECONOMY/CULTURE 100%
ACCURATE
Alexander Hamilton - ANSWERFederalist
First Sec of Treasury
Killed in duel by Burr
Hated by Jefferson (anti-Federalist)
Born in Nevis
Defended John Peter Zenger (libel case -- freedom of press estb.)
Alexander Hamilton's House - ANSWERWas moved in 1889, as it stood in the grid plan
in Harlem, and moved again to its current location in 2006.
Minniesland - ANSWERNYC home of John James Audubon
General Thomas Howe - ANSWERAn 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 - ANSWERBuilding formerly located at the corner of Rose
and Duane which was used by the British as a prison during the Revolution.
Evacuation Day - ANSWERNovember 25, 1783. George Washington entered NYC
marking the end of British occupation.
1827 - ANSWERSlavery is abolished in NY
General Jeremiah Johnson - ANSWERMayor of Brooklyn in 1833 and Army officer.
Antonio Meucci - ANSWERNYC resident who invented the telephone.
1898 - ANSWERAll 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 - ANSWERPaddle wheel steamer that sank while sailing through Hell's
Gate on June 15, 1904. 1000 died.
Theodore Roosevelt - ANSWERBirthplace 28 E 20th St between Broadway and Park
Ave. (Gramercy Park). Only president born in NYC.
, First Subway - ANSWER1904
Yellow Cabs - ANSWERJohn 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.
Jacob Riis - ANSWERHow the Other Half Lives. Photos depicting dire poverty and
conditions in NYC tenements.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire - ANSWERMarch 25, 1911. Current site of NYU
Brown Building.
1924 Immigration Act - ANSWERReduced southern and eastern Europeans.
The Big Apple - ANSWERIn the 1920's, a sportswriter for the Morning Telegraph named
John Fitzgerald overheard stable hands in New Orleans refer to NYC's racetracks as
"the Big Apple." He named his column "Around the Big Apple." A decade later, jazz
musicians adopted the term and refer to New York City, and especially Harlem, as the
jazz capital of the world. There are many apples on the trees of success, they were
saying, but when you pick New York City, you pick the big apple.
Hart-Cellars Act - ANSWER1965. Purpose was to correct the flaws of the 1924
Johnson-Reed Act . Allowed many more Asians. Immigration based on skills.
Stonewall Riots - ANSWER1969. Gays fought with police at 53 Christopher St. at the
Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. ** Beginning of gay rights movement. ** Annual Gay
Pride Parade commemorates this event.
Biggest Industry - ANSWERFire Insurance and Real Estate
Rudy Giuliani - ANSWERBecame mayor in 1994. Wanted to build a stadium for a minor
league team owned by the Mets in Steeplechase Park.
Michael Bloomberg - ANSWERMayor. Wanted to host the 2012 Olympic Games in
Coney Island Park Area.
Senator Thomas Bartosiewics - ANSWERWanted to build a sportsplex in Steeplechase
Park.
Horace Bullard - ANSWERA businessman who approached the city to allow him to
rebuild Steeplechase Park.
NBC Radio Greeting - ANSWERFaster than a Speeding Bullet
HISTORY/ECONOMY/CULTURE 100%
ACCURATE
Alexander Hamilton - ANSWERFederalist
First Sec of Treasury
Killed in duel by Burr
Hated by Jefferson (anti-Federalist)
Born in Nevis
Defended John Peter Zenger (libel case -- freedom of press estb.)
Alexander Hamilton's House - ANSWERWas moved in 1889, as it stood in the grid plan
in Harlem, and moved again to its current location in 2006.
Minniesland - ANSWERNYC home of John James Audubon
General Thomas Howe - ANSWERAn 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 - ANSWERBuilding formerly located at the corner of Rose
and Duane which was used by the British as a prison during the Revolution.
Evacuation Day - ANSWERNovember 25, 1783. George Washington entered NYC
marking the end of British occupation.
1827 - ANSWERSlavery is abolished in NY
General Jeremiah Johnson - ANSWERMayor of Brooklyn in 1833 and Army officer.
Antonio Meucci - ANSWERNYC resident who invented the telephone.
1898 - ANSWERAll 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 - ANSWERPaddle wheel steamer that sank while sailing through Hell's
Gate on June 15, 1904. 1000 died.
Theodore Roosevelt - ANSWERBirthplace 28 E 20th St between Broadway and Park
Ave. (Gramercy Park). Only president born in NYC.
, First Subway - ANSWER1904
Yellow Cabs - ANSWERJohn 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.
Jacob Riis - ANSWERHow the Other Half Lives. Photos depicting dire poverty and
conditions in NYC tenements.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire - ANSWERMarch 25, 1911. Current site of NYU
Brown Building.
1924 Immigration Act - ANSWERReduced southern and eastern Europeans.
The Big Apple - ANSWERIn the 1920's, a sportswriter for the Morning Telegraph named
John Fitzgerald overheard stable hands in New Orleans refer to NYC's racetracks as
"the Big Apple." He named his column "Around the Big Apple." A decade later, jazz
musicians adopted the term and refer to New York City, and especially Harlem, as the
jazz capital of the world. There are many apples on the trees of success, they were
saying, but when you pick New York City, you pick the big apple.
Hart-Cellars Act - ANSWER1965. Purpose was to correct the flaws of the 1924
Johnson-Reed Act . Allowed many more Asians. Immigration based on skills.
Stonewall Riots - ANSWER1969. Gays fought with police at 53 Christopher St. at the
Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. ** Beginning of gay rights movement. ** Annual Gay
Pride Parade commemorates this event.
Biggest Industry - ANSWERFire Insurance and Real Estate
Rudy Giuliani - ANSWERBecame mayor in 1994. Wanted to build a stadium for a minor
league team owned by the Mets in Steeplechase Park.
Michael Bloomberg - ANSWERMayor. Wanted to host the 2012 Olympic Games in
Coney Island Park Area.
Senator Thomas Bartosiewics - ANSWERWanted to build a sportsplex in Steeplechase
Park.
Horace Bullard - ANSWERA businessman who approached the city to allow him to
rebuild Steeplechase Park.
NBC Radio Greeting - ANSWERFaster than a Speeding Bullet
