NYC TOUR GUIDE EXAM 2024 WITH 300
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) NEW YORK TOUR
GUIDE LICENSE EXAM LATEST VERSION
Of the New York City parks listed below, which is the largest? - ANSWER-Van Cortlandt Park
What is the oldest Jewish newspaper in NYC? - ANSWER-The Forward
This dance troupe was known as "The Missouri Rockets" and "The 16 American Rockets." When they reached NYC, they became known as "The Roxyettes." What happened to this group? - ANSWER-They became the "Rockettes" at Radio City Music Hall
What is the name of the poem written by Emma Lazurus of the Statue of Liberty? - ANSWER-The New Colossus
What areas of Europe were reduced as the result of the 1924 Immigration Law (the Johnson-Reed Act)? - ANSWER-Southern and Eastern Europe
What is the oldest Jewish synagogue in New York City (founded in 1654), and where is it? - ANSWER-Congregation Shearith Israel, W 70th Street and Central Park West
Where did Dylan Thomas drink himself silly, shortly before dying? - ANSWER- The White Horse
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What is unique about a black congregation in a synagoge in Harlem? - ANSWER- The faithful are black and Jewish.
Where is the original St. Patrick's church located? - ANSWER-In Nolita, on corner of Prince and Mott, at 263 Mulberry.
Where is the Islamic Cultural Center, the first mosque built in the US, which faces Mecca? - ANSWER-1711 Third Avenue, between E 96th Street and E 97th Street
What is the oldest building in Manhattan? - ANSWER-St. Paul's Chapel, built in 1766
In 1644, the Dutch freed 11 African slaves. Slavery was strongly reinstated under the British. When was slavery abolished in New York state? - ANSWER-1827
What was the official name of the Giants' baseball stadium in Harlem? - ANSWER-The Polo Grounds
What is "the house that Ruth built"? - ANSWER-Yankee Stadium, closed in 2008.
When did the five boroughs consolidate? - ANSWER-January 1, 1898.
Where is Tom's Restaurant of "Seinfeld" fame located? - ANSWER-2880 Broadway, between 112th and 113th Streets, Morningside Heights. One block west of St. John the Divine.
How are deals made in the Diamond District? - ANSWER-By handshakes, not contracts. 2 / 4
Prior to its current location, where was the Diamond District located? - ANSWER- Canal Street
In what museum would you find two surviving Dutch farm houses? - ANSWER- Brooklyn Museum.
What is naan (Indian bread) called when fried? - ANSWER-Poori
In which borough the Giglio Festival is celebrated? - ANSWER-Mt. Carmel Church in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn
Where is the apartment where Audrey Hepburn's blind character from "Wait Until Dark" lived? - ANSWER-4 St. Luke's Place in Greenwich Village.
What is New York City's biggest cultural attraction? - ANSWER-Broadway shows
What is the address of Federal Hall? - ANSWER-26 Wall Street.
Who sold Manhattan to the Dutch? - ANSWER-The Wappinger Federation or Lenape Indians
What can be found on Roosevelt Island? - ANSWER-A smallpox hospital (designed by James Renwick, Jr.), a planned community, a tram to Manhattan, a prison, a lighthouse
What is Baba ghanoush? - ANSWER-A Middle Eastern dip made of eggplant and tahini. 3 / 4
Why is the 21 Club notable? - ANSWER-It was a speakeasy during Prohibition.There is a row of famous jockeys out front.
Where is the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton located? - ANSWER-7 State Street, facing Battery Park
Who was Elizabeth Ann Seton? - ANSWER-The first American-born saint, born in New York City
Why was Elizabeth Ann Seton canonized? - ANSWER-She established the first Catholic girls' school in the US and founded the first American congregation of religious sisters
Which subway takes you to the Bronx Zoo? - ANSWER-The 2 train.
Which subway train will take you from Native American caves of Inwood in Manhattan to the ocean beaches of the Rockaways in Queens? - ANSWER-A train
What Broadway restaurant, famous for the caricatures on its walls, offered an "Actor's Menu" (at lower prices?) and a "Regular" menu at regular prices? - ANSWER-Sardi's
Across from Pennsylvania Station, many of the Big Band era's greats performed in this hotel's café. In 1938, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra immortalized the hotel's phone number. What is it? - ANSWER-PEnnsylvania 6-5000
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