IMPROVED NYC TOUR GUIDE EXAM
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Who are the architects of Grand Central Terminal? - ANSWERWarren and Wetmore,
Reed and Stem
What subway lines do NOT stop at Times Square? - ANSWER4/5/6, B/D/F/M, A/C/E, G,
L
What borough has Edgar Allan Poe's cottage? - ANSWERThe Bronx
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world? -
ANSWERSoHo (SOuth of HOuston)
What's a nickname for the AT&T Building? - ANSWERGolden Boy
What was the original function of the building that holds Tavern-on-the-Green, an
exclusive, eccentric restaurant in Central Park? - ANSWERIt was a sheep barn
What are some of Wallace K. Harrison's accomplishments as an architect? -
ANSWERUnited Nations, Rockefeller Center, Battery Park City, master plan for Lincoln
Center and Metropolitan Opera House, Albany's Empire State Plaza, Corning Museum
of Glass
What famous book did Jacob Riis write about the conditions in tenement houses, to
motivate social reform? - ANSWERHow the Other Half Lives
Who designed the outside of the Statue of Liberty? The inside? - ANSWERFrédéric
Auguste Bartholdi; Gustave Eiffel
Who designed the Washington Square Arch? - ANSWERStanford White
Who sculpted Bethesda Fountain? Where is it? - ANSWEREmma Stebbins; Central
Park
What home of a Founding Father was moved from its original location to St. Nicholas
Park? - ANSWERHamilton Grange (Alexander Hamilton's home)
What is the oldest continuous Protestant organization in New York City? -
ANSWERMarble Collegiate Church
Where was West Side Story filmed? - ANSWERLincoln Center
What's at Arthur Avenue in the Bronx? - ANSWERBelmont, the "Little Italy of the Bronx"
, What is the oldest Jewish synagogue in New York City (founded in 1654), and where is
it? - ANSWERCongregation Shearith Israel, W 70th Street and Central Park West
Where is the Islamic Cultural Center, the first mosque built in the US, which faces
Mecca? - ANSWER1711 Third Avenue, between E 96th Street and E 97th Street
Who was Malcolm Shabazz? What two locations on W 116th Street are named for him?
- ANSWERMalcolm X's grandson; Malcolm Shabazz Mosque and Malcolm Shabazz
Harlem Market (market for African goods and clothes)
The Kosciuszko Bridge spans what waterway between Brooklyn and Queens? -
ANSWERNewtown Creek
Where is the New Wave Festival held each year? - ANSWERBrooklyn Academy of
Music (BAM)
Which great painters are on display at the Hispanic Society of America? - ANSWEREl
Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Goya, and others
What is CBGB? - ANSWERA music club that opened in the East Village in 1973 and
helped launch punk and new wave music. "Country, BlueGrass, and Blues." Police, the
B-52s, the Talking Heads, and Blondie played here.
What is a bialy? - ANSWERA Jewish pastry similar to a bagel but without a hole.
Usually covered with onions.
What is unique about wooden water towers? - ANSWERWood expands when wet,
preventing leaks. Cheaper to build and maintain. Water freezes later than in steel.
Where is the New York City Panorama, the largest architectural model in the world? -
ANSWERQueens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
What is the largest Jewish congregation in New York City? - ANSWERTemple Emanu-
El
Where was the Bill Cosby Show shot? Where were the Huxtable family supposed to
live? - ANSWERSt. Luke's Place in the West Village; Brooklyn Heights
Where are the great works of Picasso found? - ANSWERThe Gagosian Gallery, which
has 3 locations in NYC and numerous worldwide
Who designed the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque? - ANSWERSabbath Brown
Who were the original owners of the Dutch farmhouses in the Brooklyn Museum? -
ANSWERJan Martense Schenk & Nicholas Schenk
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Who are the architects of Grand Central Terminal? - ANSWERWarren and Wetmore,
Reed and Stem
What subway lines do NOT stop at Times Square? - ANSWER4/5/6, B/D/F/M, A/C/E, G,
L
What borough has Edgar Allan Poe's cottage? - ANSWERThe Bronx
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world? -
ANSWERSoHo (SOuth of HOuston)
What's a nickname for the AT&T Building? - ANSWERGolden Boy
What was the original function of the building that holds Tavern-on-the-Green, an
exclusive, eccentric restaurant in Central Park? - ANSWERIt was a sheep barn
What are some of Wallace K. Harrison's accomplishments as an architect? -
ANSWERUnited Nations, Rockefeller Center, Battery Park City, master plan for Lincoln
Center and Metropolitan Opera House, Albany's Empire State Plaza, Corning Museum
of Glass
What famous book did Jacob Riis write about the conditions in tenement houses, to
motivate social reform? - ANSWERHow the Other Half Lives
Who designed the outside of the Statue of Liberty? The inside? - ANSWERFrédéric
Auguste Bartholdi; Gustave Eiffel
Who designed the Washington Square Arch? - ANSWERStanford White
Who sculpted Bethesda Fountain? Where is it? - ANSWEREmma Stebbins; Central
Park
What home of a Founding Father was moved from its original location to St. Nicholas
Park? - ANSWERHamilton Grange (Alexander Hamilton's home)
What is the oldest continuous Protestant organization in New York City? -
ANSWERMarble Collegiate Church
Where was West Side Story filmed? - ANSWERLincoln Center
What's at Arthur Avenue in the Bronx? - ANSWERBelmont, the "Little Italy of the Bronx"
, What is the oldest Jewish synagogue in New York City (founded in 1654), and where is
it? - ANSWERCongregation Shearith Israel, W 70th Street and Central Park West
Where is the Islamic Cultural Center, the first mosque built in the US, which faces
Mecca? - ANSWER1711 Third Avenue, between E 96th Street and E 97th Street
Who was Malcolm Shabazz? What two locations on W 116th Street are named for him?
- ANSWERMalcolm X's grandson; Malcolm Shabazz Mosque and Malcolm Shabazz
Harlem Market (market for African goods and clothes)
The Kosciuszko Bridge spans what waterway between Brooklyn and Queens? -
ANSWERNewtown Creek
Where is the New Wave Festival held each year? - ANSWERBrooklyn Academy of
Music (BAM)
Which great painters are on display at the Hispanic Society of America? - ANSWEREl
Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Goya, and others
What is CBGB? - ANSWERA music club that opened in the East Village in 1973 and
helped launch punk and new wave music. "Country, BlueGrass, and Blues." Police, the
B-52s, the Talking Heads, and Blondie played here.
What is a bialy? - ANSWERA Jewish pastry similar to a bagel but without a hole.
Usually covered with onions.
What is unique about wooden water towers? - ANSWERWood expands when wet,
preventing leaks. Cheaper to build and maintain. Water freezes later than in steel.
Where is the New York City Panorama, the largest architectural model in the world? -
ANSWERQueens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
What is the largest Jewish congregation in New York City? - ANSWERTemple Emanu-
El
Where was the Bill Cosby Show shot? Where were the Huxtable family supposed to
live? - ANSWERSt. Luke's Place in the West Village; Brooklyn Heights
Where are the great works of Picasso found? - ANSWERThe Gagosian Gallery, which
has 3 locations in NYC and numerous worldwide
Who designed the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque? - ANSWERSabbath Brown
Who were the original owners of the Dutch farmhouses in the Brooklyn Museum? -
ANSWERJan Martense Schenk & Nicholas Schenk
