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"Which organization provides the artworks (like the one shown) throughout the New York City subway
system? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Arts for Transit"
"Where is the Gotham Hotel now? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Peninsula Hotel 700 5th Ave"
"What is in the Dahesh Museum? - CORRECT 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."
"What is the newest museum on Museum Mile? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Neue Galerie 1048 5th Ave.
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 in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Chrysler Building"
"What is a " Brownstone"? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Originally, a rowhouse built almost entirely of brown
sandstone. Later, was faced with brownstone only."
"What is the tallest structure in NYC outside of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Citicorp Office
building in Queens, at 663, or 48 stories tall."
"The Ansonia hotel was known for what unusual features? - CORRECT ANSWER=> All. world's largest
swimming pool, rooftop farm with goats and pigs, indoor fountain with seals, home to Babe Ruth, Stravinsky, etc."
"What is the nickname of Woolworth's Building? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Cathedral of Commerce"
"What is the 21 club? - CORRECT ANSWER=> A famous speakeasy from the 20's. Famous jockeys out
front"
"Where can you find the greatest concentration of cast iron buildings in the world? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> SOHO South of Houston"
"Where is the Forbes Gallery? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 60 5th Ave. near 12th St."
"What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Apollo Theater"
"When was it opened? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1913 0r 1914 (both are written)"
"What and where is 2nd oldest monument in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Worth Monument 23rd and
Broadway"
"What does Guastavino refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER=> A type of timbrel roof vaulting that uses
lighter terra cotta tiles. Many famous buildings used him. Ellis Island, Custom House, GCT, (Oyster room), and more" "Which of these theaters doesn't belong in the category of Broadway theaters? Hilton, Music Box,
Beacon, St. James - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Beacon"
"What is the name of the hotel at 59 W. 44th between 5th and 6th, famous as a hangout for writers? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Algonquin famous for it's Roundtable, where actors, critics, writers and wits
would gather. The " Vicious Circle ""
"What is the finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in the city? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Federal
Hall National Memorial"
"What is Haughwaut's building known for? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Selling the Lincoln's their China and
silverware for the White House. Also, first Otis elevator. Building from a catalog"
"What is the address of the New York Stock Exchange? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 11 Wall St. Trick
question. They want you to say Wall and Broad."
"What is Federal Hall and where is it? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Site of GW's Inauguration as President"
"Finest example of Greek Revival Architecture in city. Full name: - CORRECT ANSWER=> FEDERAL HALL
NATIONAL MEMORIAL"
"What is the name of the garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Museum, famous for its cherry trees? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Japanese Hill-And -Pond Garden"
"What is Bloomingdale Asylum and where is it? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Administration building of
Columbia University"
"Where is the Gotham Hotel, and what is it currently called? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 700 5th, at 55th.
The Peninsula"
"What's another name for the AT&T building? - CORRECT ANSWER=> " Golden Boy ""
"What is Civic Fame? - CORRECT ANSWER=> a 25 foot tall golden statue, on top of 1898 Manhattan
Municipal building. Designed by Adolph A. Weinman"
"What is the name of an early black settlement in Brooklyn, settled by freedmen in 1838? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Weeksville, James Weeks"
"What was the name of a popular vending machine system for food? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Automats"
"How has the 1811 grid plan affected the city? - CORRECT ANSWER=> All of the above"
"What is the origin of the word "Bowery"? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Dutch, for farm"
"Tenement Law of 1879 What was it designed to correct? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Designed to correct
the flaws of the 1867 Laws, caused "dumbbell apartments ", and were worse." "What areas of Europe were reduced as the result of the 1924 Immigration Act? ( Johnson -Reed Act ) -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 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 - CORRECT ANSWER=> It was a sheep barn"
"What, where and when was the Jewish Rialto? - CORRECT ANSWER=> This was a 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? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1898 - result - Manhattan Municipal
Building, with "Civic Fame" on top.McKim , Mead, and White"
"What event caused the National Historic Preservation Movement to begin? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
The wanton and careless destruction of the original Pennsylvania train Station. When GCT was slated, resistance was begun, Spearheaded by Jackie O."
"What was the purpose of the 1965 Hart- Cellars Act? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Correct the flaws of the
1924 Johnson-Reed Act. Allowed many more Asians. Immigration based on skills."
"When was slavery abolished? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1827"
"Where is the Star Walk? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Pearl Theater"
"Who founded the AME Zion Church? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Peter Williams"
"What was the original name of the Cotton Club? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Club Deluxe"
"Where is the Diamond District? - CORRECT ANSWER=> On 47th St. between 5th and 6th Ave. Used to
be down in Chinatown."
"What is the name of the poem written by Emma Lazurus of the Statue Of Liberty? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> The New Colossus"
"What are Wallace K. Harrison's accomplishments as an architect? - CORRECT ANSWER=> UN,
Rockefeller Center, Lincoln Center, Battery Park City, Albany Plaza, Corning Glass Center"
"Who was the first conductor to perform at Carnegie Hall? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Tchaikovsky"
"What was the old elevated railway called on Ninth Ave? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ninth Ave. El"
"What is the Grand Boulevard in the Bronx also known as? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Grand Concourse"
"Who designed the Equitable Building? When was it built? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ernest Graham
"Where is a revolutionary War Monument that honors 11,500 patriots that died on prison ships? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn"
"What famous author hated brownstones? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Edith Wharton"
"Who designed the copper dome of the Woolworth Building? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Cass Gilbert"
"Read up on Jimmy Walker - there is a question about him, but no one remembers the question -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Mayor of NYC during the Jazz Age - Roaring 20's. Defeated Fiorello La Guardia.
His demise coincided with the stock market crash. Into chorus women. When Elliot Ness busted Club 21, he ticketed all the feds cars!"
"Who are the architects of Grand Central terminal? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Warren and Wetmore Reed
and Stem"
"What did Jacob Riis write? - CORRECT ANSWER=> How The Other Half Lives"
"Who designed the outside of the Statue Of Liberty? Inside? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Auguste Bartholdi,
Gustave Eiffel"
"Who are the architects of the Manhattan Municipal Building? - CORRECT ANSWER=> McKim, Mead
and White"
"What famous NYC resident invented the telephone? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Antonio Meucci"
"Which President regularly used a pew at St. Paul's Chapel? - CORRECT ANSWER=> George
Washington"
"Who designed the Washington Arch? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stanford White"
"Any question involving a building being moved should be answered this way - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Hamilton Grange ( Alexander Hamilton's home )"
"Who was the Chrysler Building's Architect? - CORRECT ANSWER=> William Van Alen"
"Where was Seneca Village located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Between 82 and 89th st., between 7th and
8th Ave. Now Central park"
"What are the cross town bus routes? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Don't try to learn."
"What is the oldest continuous Protestant Organization in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Marble
Collegiate Church"
"Oldest Jewish newspaper - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Forward"
"What's famous about the Chelsea Hotel? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Center of artistic and bohemian
famous people, like Dylan Thomas, Sid Vicious, etc." "The Church of the Transfiguration, at E. 29th between Madison and 5th, is known as a spiritual haven
for what group of people? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Actors and actresses"
"Where was "West Side Story " filmed? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Lincoln Center"
"What's at Arthur Ave., in the Bronx? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Little Italy Belmont area"
"Where would you go learn about Santeria - a Caribbean religous mixture - CORRECT ANSWER=> A
Botanica"
"What does the SATMAR Jewish sect believe about Israel? - CORRECT ANSWER=> They interfere with
the coming of the Messiah. Not ordained to be here."
"What John Lennon song is found in Central park, in an Italian mosaic? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Imagine"
"Largest Jewish Synagoge in NYC - CORRECT ANSWER=> Temple Emanu-El 2500 - more than St.
Patrick's"
"Where was the Cosby show shot? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Shot in Manhattan, at St. Luke's Place, but
supposed to be Brooklyn, on Stigwell Ave." "What is unusual about the statues surrounding the Fountain of Peace statue at St. John the Divine? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> They were made by children"
"Oldest Jewish Synagogue in NYC - CORRECT ANSWER=> Shearith Israel 8 W. 70th St. 1654"
"Where did Dylan Thomas drink himself silly, shortly before dying? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The White
Horse"
"What is unique about a black congregation in a synagoge in Harlem? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The
faithful are black and Jewish."
"Where is the original St. Patrick's church located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> In Nolita, on corner of Prince
and Mott, at 263 Mulberry."
"Where is a large festival that celebrates the feast of the Giglio? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn Mt Carmel Church" "Where is the Islamic Cultural Center, 1st mosque built in US, gift of many countires, faces Mecca? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 1711 3rd. Ave. between E 96th and E 97th"
"What is the oldest inhabited building in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1766 St. Paul's Chapel."
"What is Sniffen Court, and where is it? - CORRECT ANSWER=> A former "mews" - horse stables, it is
now a courtyard of beautiful little apartments, at E.36th, between 3rd ave. and Lexington on Murray Hill."
"Which three trains will take you to Yankee Stadium? - CORRECT ANSWER=> B, D, 4"
"What is the address of the original Cotton Club? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 142nd and Lenox"
"Which train will take you from the Native American caves of Inwood to the ocean beaches of Rockaway
in Queens? - CORRECT ANSWER=> "A" train"
"Where is " Swedish Broadway"? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn"
"How are many deals made in the Diamond District? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Handshake"
"What and where is Malcolm Shabbaz? - CORRECT ANSWER=> An African goods market in Harlem at
52 W. 116th St."
"What is the address of the UN? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1st Ave., between E. 42nd and E.49th"
"What can be found on Roosevelt Island? - CORRECT ANSWER=> An Insane Asylum ( designed by
James Renwick Jr.,) A planned community A tram to get back and forth from Manhattan. A prison, a lighthouse. Answer MAY be : All of Above."
"What is Babaganoush? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Eggplant"
"What is the proper attire at an airport? - CORRECT ANSWER=> professional dress"
"What is CBGB? - CORRECT ANSWER=> A club in the Village ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues ) that
helped launch punk and new wave music - Talking Heads, Police, Blondie, and B-52's."
"Of what profession are the people who live in Carnegie Towers? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Musicians and
artists"
"What is Dim Sum? - CORRECT ANSWER=> a variety of Chinese dumplings " touch the heart ""
"What is the difference between Hal-Al and Kosher? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Hal-Al is Arabic; Kosher is
Jewish"
"What is a bialy? - CORRECT ANSWER=> A Jewish pastry, covered with onions ( generally ), similar to a
bagel, but no hole."
"What is poori? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Indian food"
"What is noam? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Indian food"
"What is a Batido? - CORRECT ANSWER=> A Brazilian milkshake, made with fruit."
"Where are many Taiwanese moving to? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Flushing, Queens"
"If you have a question with "Charlotte's Web " or Stuart Little in it, the anwer is E.B. White - CORRECT
ANSWER=> E.B White"
"Where would you find a collection of Faberge Eggs? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Forbes Gallery* 62 5th
Ave.* gone now - sold to Russian tycoon"
"What is unique about wood water towers? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Wood expands when wet,
preventing leaks. Cheaper to build and maintain. Water freezes later than in steel."
"Why is it sometimes said that the constellations on the ceiling are best viewed by God.? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> They are painted backwards.( Except for Orion)"
"What and where is NYC 's largest Parade? - CORRECT ANSWER=> West Indian Carnival Day and
Parade. From Brooklyn over eastern Parkway. 42nd year."
"How did the Brooklyn Dodgers get their name? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The players and fans had to
dodge trolley cars on their way to practice and games."
"There is a question about where to take people to the bathroom while touring. - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Of choices, answer is hotel lobbies."
"New York City Panorama, largest architectural model in the world, is where? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Queens Museum of Art.Flushing-Corona Park" "In 1880, over 1,000 people lost their lives in a maritime tragedy, almost all of them German. What was
the name of the boat? - CORRECT ANSWER=> General Slocum"
"How many people pass through the Grand Central TERMINAL every day? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
"Who funds public arts in the subway? - CORRECT ANSWER=> MTA's Arts For transit"
"What museum has two Dutch Farmohuses? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Brooklyn Museum"
"What is BAM? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Brooklyn Art Museum( Home of Next Wave Festival )"
"What is the name of the river east of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER=> East River"
"What is the name of the river west of Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Hudson River"
"How much do tickets in Shakespeare In The Park cost? - CORRECT ANSWER=> $0.00"
"What city is the size of the Bronx? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Paris"
"Can you idle your coach if it's under 40 degrees F? or if it's a very hot day? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Yes;
No"
"Why did the World trade Center fall? - CORRECT ANSWER=> All of the above"
"What is the biggest cultural attraction in NYC? - CORRECT ANSWER=> If biggest industry, answer is
FIRE - Fire Insurance, Real Estate; shows Broadway"
"What do you include on an invoice? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Everything you can think of - name, date,
time, where, when, what, etc."
"What is the proper attire for an airport, or first meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER=> professional attire"
"Why did the Dutch settle in Manhattan? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Financial gain"
"NBC radio greeting - CORRECT ANSWER=> Similar to "faster than a speeding bullet, etc.""
"French word to "market" tenaments - CORRECT ANSWER=> i beleive out of the choices Apartment
was the correct one. Arms and Flat were the two other choices I remember"
"Where Jackie O lived - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1040 Fifth Avenue"
"What is Bialys - CORRECT ANSWER=> Round with a depressed middle filled with cooked onions and
sometimes poppy seeds. originated in Poland"
"What is Batidas - CORRECT ANSWER=> Brazilian cocktail"
"Prior to its present location where was the Diamond District? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Canal st"
"Where are the great works of Picasso found? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Gagosian Gallery - which has 3
locations in NYC and numerous worldwide"
"What book did photographer/reformer Jacob Riis write? - CORRECT ANSWER=> "How the Other Half
Lives" that was a look at impoverished life in the tenement houses that motivated social reform"
"Who was Elizabeth Ann Seton? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The first American born saint in the US & NY"
"Where is the Shrine of St. Elizabeth ann Seton located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 7 State St facing
Battery Park"
"Why was she canonized? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Helped establish the Catholic Church and schools in
the US"
"What was in the building before the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque was converted? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Lenox Casino"
"Who designed the Malcolm Shabazz mosque? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Sabbath Brown"
"Where did the Huxtables of the Bill Cosby Show live? - CORRECT ANSWER=> St. Luke's Pl in Greenwich
Village"
"NY Major league sports teams and where they play? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Baseball
NY Yankess - Yankee stadium in The Bronx NY Mets - Citi Field in Queens Football
Jets & Giants - both teams share New Meadowlands stadium in East Rutherford NJ Basketball NY Knickerbockers - Knicks - Madison Square Garden, Manhattan Hockey NY Rangers - Madison Square Garden, Manhattan NY Islanders - Nassau Coliseum on Long Island" "What famous artists worked at the Hispanic Society of America?
(5 artists) - CORRECT ANSWER=> El Greco
Francisco Goya Diego Valazquez Joaquin Sorollo Bastida Note - The rare books library maintains 15,000 books printed before 1700 including a first edition of Don Quixote"
"Who sold Manhattan to the Dutch? (be specific) - CORRECT ANSWER=> Algonquin Lenape Indians,
Wappinger federation"
"Approximately how many people pass thru Grand Central Station daily? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
750,000 as per the internet 500,000 as per the exam"
"Who originally owned the Dutch farm houses in the Brooklyn Museum? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Jan
Martense Schenk & nicholas Schenk" "What is naan?
What is the bread called when it is fried? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Indian flat bread
Poori"
"What is the difference between HALAL cuisine and KOSHER cuisine? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Halal
cuisine is food prepared and cooked according to Islamic law. Kosher cuisine is food prepared and cooked according to Jewish law." "Where is the memorial fountain for Ida and Isidor Straus, a marrie couple that stayed together in the
sinking of the Titanic? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Broadway at W 106th St in Straus Park"
"Where is the monument by Stanford White to memorialize the 12,500 prisoners who died or were
tortured on a British War ship during the American Revolution? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Fort Greene
Park, Brooklyn" "What is the name of the new street that was cut throughManhattan real estate and where the HESS
Triangle still remains? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Christopher St"
"When walking with a large group, what is the best method for speaking with people to ensure that
everyone in the group hears the commentary? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Pull everyone up close and
speak intimately with the entire group."
"Where was the original and most famous location of the Cotton Club? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Lenox
Avenue (Malcom X Blvd Harlem)"
"what is the name of the official New York City Mayor s Residence? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Gracie
Mansion"
"Where is the New York Stock Exchange located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Broad and Wall St"
"Which of the following spots are tour buses NOT permitted to either pick-up or drop-off their clients? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> 1. Park Row between Worth and Pearl Streets
- 49th and 50th Streets, east of Eighth Avenue
- Fifth Avenue, between 59th and 32nd Streets" "It has the largest carillon in the world, with 74 carillon bells one of which is the largest tuned carillon
bell (20 tons) ever cast. What church is this? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Riverside Church (UWS -
Riverside)" "What is the name of this New York Latin music style, which owes its sound to the convergence of
cultures, ethnicities, and musical styles? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Salsa"
"Who are the architects of Grand Central Station? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Warren, Wetmore, Reed and
Stem"
"Which borough is Edgar Allan Poe's cottage in? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Bronx"
"Where can you find the highest concentration of cast iron buildings? - CORRECT ANSWER=> SOHO"
"What is the nickname for the AT&T building? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Golden Boy"
"Which is the best or most convenient subway line to take to The Bronx Zoo - CORRECT ANSWER=>
(RED)"
"What is the name of the poem Emma Lazarus wrote on the Statue of Liberty? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
The New Colossu"
"Why was it called a "dumbbell plan?" - CORRECT ANSWER=> New buildings were required to include
central airshafts to increase outside light and air circulation. Thus, with the notches taken out of the center of the buildings, the buildings were shaped like dumbbells." "Since Mr. Campbell never lived in his office, why is today s cocktail lounge referred to as "The Campbell
Apartment?" - CORRECT ANSWER=> Because there was a shower/bathroom in the office the police
presumed he lived there." "In what year did "consolidation" take place? In other words, when were the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island joined with Manhattan to create what we know today as the Greater City of New York?
"Which museum has 2 authentic Dutch homes? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Brooklyn Museum"
"What is the name of the elevated railroad portion of The West Side Improvement project? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> The Highline"
"Tucked away, just down the street from the Pierpont Morgan Library in Murray Hill, at 150-158 East 36th Street, there are ten brick Romanesque Revival carriage houses. A small theater, the Amateur Comedy Club, stands at the right at the street. The name of this collection of carriage houses is: -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Sniffen Court"
"Who was William Cullen Bryant? - CORRECT ANSWER=> He was the editor of The New York Evening
Post and possibly the most important proponent for the creation of Central Park." "Who was the man who founded the United Negro Improvement Association and for whom Mount
Morris Park was renamed? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Marcus Garvey"
"Where is the United Nations located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1st Avenue -from 42nd St to 47th St"
"Where did the Stonewall Riots take place? What were they? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Christopher Park.
Riots erupt after police raid a gay bar"
"The Forbes Magazine Galleries are open free to the public. Where are they located? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 5th ave and 12th st (closed permanently)"
"In New York, water tanks are made of wood, as opposed to plastic, steel, or other materials. Why? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Wood is the best insulator to keep water from freezing. It also helps keep the
water fresh."
"What song title appears in the mosaic in Strawberry Fields? - CORRECT ANSWER=> IMAGINE"
"What hotel has a long-standing reputation as a mecca for artists and performers? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Chelsea Hotel W23 rd st"
"Today, New York's primary Diamond District is located on: - CORRECT ANSWER=> 47th st between 5th
& 6th"
"The Italian and Albanian neighborhood known as Belmont is located in: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Bronx"
"A tourist inquiring about paintings by Pablo Picasso is best directed to which museum? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> MoMa"
"This garden is designed around a lake, a waterfall, and a Shinto shrine. Trees are sculpted into clouds and the shapes of the hedges are reminiscent of dragons. Ducks swim in the waters, while turtles sun themselves on the rocks. Beautiful golden carp greet you as you linger at the teahouse. What garden is
this? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Japanese Hill and Pond Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden"
"There are four stables in the Theatre District, at 625 West 42nd Street, between Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues. Who owns these stables and what makes the resident horses so special? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> The horses are owned by New York City Police Department. The horses are members of the
Mounted Patrol Unit of the New York City Police Department." "Which famous black American artist, conservationist, and former Harlem resident was responsible for the ornithological prints, "The Birds of North America," to be found at the New-York Historical Society? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> John James Audubon"
"In what borough is there a surviving worker's cottage, available to tour groups, that was once home to
writer Edgar Allan Poe? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Bronx"
"John Street Methodist Church appointed the first African-American sexton to a predominantly white congregation. Eventually he went on to found the Mother Zion Church, the oldest African Methodist
Episcopal congregation in New York. What was the name of this sexton? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Peter
Williams" "Today, many of the Ray's Pizzerias (and others as well), are operated by Albanians. What's up? Why
Albanians? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Albanians fled to Italy during WWII and learned pizza making"
"Instead of calling his new building "The Stuyvesant Tenements," Richard Morris Hunt called the new tenement building by a name never before used in New York, The Stuyvesant
________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Apartments"
"The most famous Jewish newspaper is: - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Forward"
"On which thoroughfare was the short-lived, but immortal "Yiddish Rialto?" - CORRECT ANSWER=> 2nd
Ave" "By what name is the United States Customs House / U. S. Sub-Treasury Building known today? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Federal Hall National Memorial"
"The Zoning Ordinance of 1916 greatly altered Manhattan. How? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Setbacks on
new buildings" "This apartment house was once planned to be the world's largest hotel. Originally, there were seals in
the fountain lobby to entertain the guests? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ansonia Hotel"
"Where did Katherine Hepburn live? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Turtle Bay Gardens, 244 East 49th Street,
(Second /Third Avenues)"
"Where in Central Park was Seneca Village originally located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> CPW - 7th Avenue
between W82-89" "Tourists desiring tickets for the Nutcracker should be directed to the box office of which theater? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> The New York State Theater"
"In many Spanish-speaking neighborhoods, religious articles and books about Santería can most readily
be found in: - CORRECT ANSWER=> Botanicas"
"The steam you see rising from the streets and manhole covers in New York City is: - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Steam from subterranean steam pipes, which provide steam to buildings for heating and
cooling purposes" "Who was the unsuccessful Staten Island farmer who was Calvert Vaux's co-designer for Central Park and
who would later become revered as the "Father of American Landscape Architecture?" - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Olmstead"
"The Metropolitan Museum has an impressive collection of Egyptian art and artifacts. Which other New
York institution has a world-famous Egyptian collection? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Brooklyn Museum"
"Where would one find the signatures of classic movie stars such as Myrna Loy, Gloria Swanson, Alexis Smith, Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, and Joan Crawford (and sometimes hand and shoe prints) inscribed
into the sidewalk? - CORRECT ANSWER=> In front of Pearl Theatre (formerly Theater 80), 80 St. Mark's
Place in the East Village"
