IMPROVED NYC Tour Guide Exam QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Who are the architects of Grand Central Terminal?
Warren and Wetmore, Reed and Stem
What subway lines do NOT stop at Times Square?
4/5/6, B/D/F/M, A/C/E, G, L
What borough has Edgar Allan Poe's cottage?
The Bronx
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world?
SoHo (SOuth of HOuston)
What's a nickname for the AT&T Building?
Golden Boy
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 are some of Wallace K. Harrison's accomplishments as an architect?
United 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?
How the Other Half Lives
Who designed the outside of the Statue of Liberty? The inside?
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi; Gustave Eiffel
Who designed the Washington Square Arch?
Stanford White
Who sculpted Bethesda Fountain? Where is it?
Emma Stebbins; Central Park
,What home of a Founding Father was moved from its original location to St.
Nicholas Park?
Hamilton Grange (Alexander Hamilton's home)
What is the oldest continuous Protestant organization in New York City?
Marble Collegiate Church
Where was West Side Story filmed?
Lincoln Center
What's at Arthur Avenue in the Bronx?
Belmont, the "Little Italy of the Bronx"
What is the oldest Jewish synagogue in New York City (founded in 1654), and
where is it?
Congregation 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?
1711 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?
Malcolm 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?
Newtown Creek
Where is the New Wave Festival held each year?
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Which great painters are on display at the Hispanic Society of America?
El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Goya, and others
What is CBGB?
A 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?
A Jewish pastry similar to a bagel but without a hole. Usually covered with onions.
, What is unique about wooden water towers?
Wood 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?
Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
What is the largest Jewish congregation in New York City?
Temple Emanu-El
Where was the Bill Cosby Show shot? Where were the Huxtable family supposed
to live?
St. Luke's Place in the West Village; Brooklyn Heights
Where are the great works of Picasso found?
The Gagosian Gallery, which has 3 locations in NYC and numerous worldwide
Who designed the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque?
Sabbath Brown
Who were the original owners of the Dutch farmhouses in the Brooklyn Museum?
Jan Martense Schenk & Nicholas Schenk
What is the Dahesh Museum?
Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's
academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century.
What is the newest museum on Museum Mile?
The Neue Galerie at 1048 5th Avenue. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald
Lauder, a cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house.
What is the best example of Art Deco architecture in New York City?
Chrysler Building
What is a brownstone?
Originally, a rowhouse built almost entirely of brown sandstone. Later, was faced with
brownstone only.
What is the tallest structure in New York City outside of Manhattan?
Citigroup Building in Long Island City, Queens, at 663' or 48 stories tall
The Ansonia Hotel was known for what unusual features?
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Who are the architects of Grand Central Terminal?
Warren and Wetmore, Reed and Stem
What subway lines do NOT stop at Times Square?
4/5/6, B/D/F/M, A/C/E, G, L
What borough has Edgar Allan Poe's cottage?
The Bronx
Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world?
SoHo (SOuth of HOuston)
What's a nickname for the AT&T Building?
Golden Boy
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 are some of Wallace K. Harrison's accomplishments as an architect?
United 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?
How the Other Half Lives
Who designed the outside of the Statue of Liberty? The inside?
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi; Gustave Eiffel
Who designed the Washington Square Arch?
Stanford White
Who sculpted Bethesda Fountain? Where is it?
Emma Stebbins; Central Park
,What home of a Founding Father was moved from its original location to St.
Nicholas Park?
Hamilton Grange (Alexander Hamilton's home)
What is the oldest continuous Protestant organization in New York City?
Marble Collegiate Church
Where was West Side Story filmed?
Lincoln Center
What's at Arthur Avenue in the Bronx?
Belmont, the "Little Italy of the Bronx"
What is the oldest Jewish synagogue in New York City (founded in 1654), and
where is it?
Congregation 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?
1711 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?
Malcolm 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?
Newtown Creek
Where is the New Wave Festival held each year?
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Which great painters are on display at the Hispanic Society of America?
El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Francisco de Goya, and others
What is CBGB?
A 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?
A Jewish pastry similar to a bagel but without a hole. Usually covered with onions.
, What is unique about wooden water towers?
Wood 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?
Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
What is the largest Jewish congregation in New York City?
Temple Emanu-El
Where was the Bill Cosby Show shot? Where were the Huxtable family supposed
to live?
St. Luke's Place in the West Village; Brooklyn Heights
Where are the great works of Picasso found?
The Gagosian Gallery, which has 3 locations in NYC and numerous worldwide
Who designed the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque?
Sabbath Brown
Who were the original owners of the Dutch farmhouses in the Brooklyn Museum?
Jan Martense Schenk & Nicholas Schenk
What is the Dahesh Museum?
Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's
academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century.
What is the newest museum on Museum Mile?
The Neue Galerie at 1048 5th Avenue. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald
Lauder, a cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house.
What is the best example of Art Deco architecture in New York City?
Chrysler Building
What is a brownstone?
Originally, a rowhouse built almost entirely of brown sandstone. Later, was faced with
brownstone only.
What is the tallest structure in New York City outside of Manhattan?
Citigroup Building in Long Island City, Queens, at 663' or 48 stories tall
The Ansonia Hotel was known for what unusual features?
