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Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Approximately how many people pass thru Grand Central
Station daily?
500,000 as per the exam
Who are the architects of Grand Central Terminal?
Warren and Wetmore, Reed and Stem
What was the Campbell Apartment?
an opulent space in GCT, occupied by a friend of the Commodore
V. Police thought it was lived in when they saw a shower and
toilet.
What event caused the National Historic Preservation
Movement to begin?
The wanton and careless destruction of the original Penn Station.
When GCT was slated, resistance was begun, spearheaded by
Jackie O.
Where can you find a famous smallpox hospital?
Roosevelt Island. Designed by James Renwick, Jr.
Equitable Building Who, where, when. What did it cause?
Ernest Graham; 120 Broadway; 1915; Created need for the "set-
back law" to allow sunlight to streets
What was Chumley's?
A speakeasy in the Village that may have survived to the present.
There will be a picture. Look for curved top door, courtyard.
What is the name of the Mayor's house?
Gracie Mansion
What's the name of the Greek Revival Row houses north of
Washington Square?
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The Row
What is the history of the many "Ray's Pizza" stores in
Manhattan?
When the Albanians were overrun in wartime Europe, they found
refuge in Italy. There, they learned to make pizza.
What were the Stonewall Riots?
In 1969, gay people fought with police at 53 Christopher St. at the
Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village. Considered beginning of gay
rights movement
To what does the Dispensary Triangle refer?
Medical care for the poor
What is the name of the stadium known as the "House That
Ruth Built"?
Yankee Stadium
What Latin dance was popular in the 80's?
Salsa
Know that Bryant Park, named after William Cullen Bryant,
was the site of the Croton Reservoir, and later the Crystal
Palace. Behind current NYC Library
The question will want to ask something on left
What is the name of an early black settlement in Brooklyn,
settled by freedmen in 1838?
Weeksville, James Weeks
What was the name of a popular vending machine system for
food?
Automats
How has the 1811 grid plan affected the city?
All of the above
What is the origin of the word "Bowery"?
Dutch for farm
Tenement Law of 1879 - What was it designed to correct?
Designed to correct the flaws of the 1867 Laws, caused
"dumbbell apartments", and were worse.
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What was the purpose of the 1965 Hart-Cellars Act?
Correct the flaws of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Act . Allowed many
more Asians. Immigration based on skills.
What areas of Europe were reduced as the result of the 1924
Immigration Act? (Johnson-Reed Act)
Southern and Eastern Europe.
What was the original function of the building that holds
Tavern-On-The-Green, an exclusive, eccentric restaurant in
Central Park
It was a sheep barn
What, where, and when was the Jewish Rialto?
Jewish theater district on 2nd Ave., between 14th St. and Houston
St. that was very popular in the 20's to 40's.
When did the 5 boroughs consolidate?
1898 - resulted in Manhattan Municipal Building
Who are the architects of the Manhattan Municipal Building?
McKim, Mead and White
What is Civic Fame? Who designed it?
a 25 foot tall golden statue , on top of 1898 Manhattan Municipal
building; Adolph A. Weinman
When was slavery abolished?
1827
Where is the Star Walk?
Pearl Theater
Who founded the AME Zion Church?
Peter Williams
What was the original name of the Cotton Club?
Club Deluxe
What is the address of the original Cotton Club?
142nd and Lenox
What is the name of the poem written by Emma Lazurus of
the Statue of Liberty?
The New Colossus
NYC Tour/Sightseeing Guide License
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Approximately how many people pass thru Grand Central
Station daily?
500,000 as per the exam
Who are the architects of Grand Central Terminal?
Warren and Wetmore, Reed and Stem
What was the Campbell Apartment?
an opulent space in GCT, occupied by a friend of the Commodore
V. Police thought it was lived in when they saw a shower and
toilet.
What event caused the National Historic Preservation
Movement to begin?
The wanton and careless destruction of the original Penn Station.
When GCT was slated, resistance was begun, spearheaded by
Jackie O.
Where can you find a famous smallpox hospital?
Roosevelt Island. Designed by James Renwick, Jr.
Equitable Building Who, where, when. What did it cause?
Ernest Graham; 120 Broadway; 1915; Created need for the "set-
back law" to allow sunlight to streets
What was Chumley's?
A speakeasy in the Village that may have survived to the present.
There will be a picture. Look for curved top door, courtyard.
What is the name of the Mayor's house?
Gracie Mansion
What's the name of the Greek Revival Row houses north of
Washington Square?
,2
The Row
What is the history of the many "Ray's Pizza" stores in
Manhattan?
When the Albanians were overrun in wartime Europe, they found
refuge in Italy. There, they learned to make pizza.
What were the Stonewall Riots?
In 1969, gay people fought with police at 53 Christopher St. at the
Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village. Considered beginning of gay
rights movement
To what does the Dispensary Triangle refer?
Medical care for the poor
What is the name of the stadium known as the "House That
Ruth Built"?
Yankee Stadium
What Latin dance was popular in the 80's?
Salsa
Know that Bryant Park, named after William Cullen Bryant,
was the site of the Croton Reservoir, and later the Crystal
Palace. Behind current NYC Library
The question will want to ask something on left
What is the name of an early black settlement in Brooklyn,
settled by freedmen in 1838?
Weeksville, James Weeks
What was the name of a popular vending machine system for
food?
Automats
How has the 1811 grid plan affected the city?
All of the above
What is the origin of the word "Bowery"?
Dutch for farm
Tenement Law of 1879 - What was it designed to correct?
Designed to correct the flaws of the 1867 Laws, caused
"dumbbell apartments", and were worse.
, 3
What was the purpose of the 1965 Hart-Cellars Act?
Correct the flaws of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Act . Allowed many
more Asians. Immigration based on skills.
What areas of Europe were reduced as the result of the 1924
Immigration Act? (Johnson-Reed Act)
Southern and Eastern Europe.
What was the original function of the building that holds
Tavern-On-The-Green, an exclusive, eccentric restaurant in
Central Park
It was a sheep barn
What, where, and when was the Jewish Rialto?
Jewish theater district on 2nd Ave., between 14th St. and Houston
St. that was very popular in the 20's to 40's.
When did the 5 boroughs consolidate?
1898 - resulted in Manhattan Municipal Building
Who are the architects of the Manhattan Municipal Building?
McKim, Mead and White
What is Civic Fame? Who designed it?
a 25 foot tall golden statue , on top of 1898 Manhattan Municipal
building; Adolph A. Weinman
When was slavery abolished?
1827
Where is the Star Walk?
Pearl Theater
Who founded the AME Zion Church?
Peter Williams
What was the original name of the Cotton Club?
Club Deluxe
What is the address of the original Cotton Club?
142nd and Lenox
What is the name of the poem written by Emma Lazurus of
the Statue of Liberty?
The New Colossus
