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NYC TOUR GUIDE EXAM 2024 WITH 260
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) NEW YORK
TOUR GUIDE LICENCE EXAM 2024 LATEST
VERSION
1. Who funds public arts in the subway? - ANSWER-MTA Arts for Transit
(Metropolitan Transit Authority)
2. Whats is the oldest Jewish newspaper? - ANSWER-Jewish Daily
Forward also called The Forvitz
3. Whats the Salmagundi Club? Describe the club? Where is the club
located? - ANSWER-A club for artists(not night club) Only surviving
mansion - on Natl Reg of Historic Places Lower 5th Ave in Greenwich
Village
4. Who originally owned the Dutch farm houses in the Brooklyn Museum? -
ANSWER-Jan Martense Schenk & Nicholas Schenk
5. What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage? - ANSWER-The Bronx
6. What is in the Dahesh Museum? - ANSWER-Only museum in US
devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's
academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century.
,7. What is the newest museum on Museum Mile? - ANSWER-Neue Galerie
1048 5th Ave. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald Lauder, a
cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house.
8. What is the best example of Art Deco in NYC ? - ANSWER-Chrysler
Building
9. What is a " Brownstone" ? - ANSWER-Originally, a rowhouse built
almost entirely of brown sandstone. Later, was faced with brownstone
only.
10.What is the tallest structure in NYC outside of Manhattan? - ANSWER-
Citicorp Office building in Queens, at 663' , or 48 stories tall.
11.The Ansonia hotel was known for what unusual features? - ANSWER-
All. world's largest swimming pool, rooftop farm with goats and pigs,
indoor fountain with seals, home to Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, etc.
12.What is the nickname of Woolworth's Building? - ANSWER-The
Cathedral of Commerce
13.What is the 21 club? - ANSWER-A famous speakeasy from the 20's.
Famous jockeys out front
,14.Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the
world? - ANSWER-SOHO SOuth of HOuston
15.Where is the Forbes Gallery? - ANSWER-60 5th Ave. near 12th St.
16.What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's? - ANSWER-Apollo
Theater
17.When was it opened? - ANSWER-1913 0r 1914 ( both are written )
18.What and where is 2nd oldest monument in NYC? - ANSWER-Worth
Monument 23rd and Broadway
19.What does Gustavino refer to? - ANSWER-A type of timbrel roof
vaulting that uses lighter terra cotta tiles. Many famous building used
him. Ellis Island, Custom House, GCT,( Oyster room ), and more
20.Which of these theaters doesn't belong in the category of Broadway
theaters? Hilton, Music Box, Beacon, St. James - ANSWER-The Beacon
21.What is the name of the hotel at 59 W. 44th between 5th and 6th, famous
as a hangout for writers? - ANSWER-Algonquin famous for it's
, Roundtable, where actors, critics, writers and wits would gather. The "
Vicious Circle "
22.What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city ? -
ANSWER-Federal Hall National Memorial
23.What is Haughwaut's building known for? - ANSWER-Selling the
Lincoln's their china and silverware for the White House. Also, first Otis
elevator.Building from a catalog
24.What is the address of the New York Stock Exchange ? - ANSWER-11
Wall St. Trick question. They want you to say Wall and Broad.
25.What is Federal Hall and where is it? - ANSWER-Site of GW's
Inauguration as President
26.Finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in city. Full name: -
ANSWER-FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL MEMORIAL
27.What is the name of the garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Museum,
famous for it's cherry trees? - ANSWER-Japanese Hill-And -Pond
Garden
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