New York City Tour License Questions Set 2

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1. What is the tallest structure in the city outside of Manhattan?

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The Citicorp Office Building in Hunters Point, Queens

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The New York City Panorama, the world's largest architectural scale model, is a replica of New York City, including all of its highlights. Where can one visit this monument to New York City?

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The Queens Museum of Art, located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, is home to the panorama.

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The Ansonia Hotel, located on Broadway between 73rd and 74th Streets, was known for which unusual feature?

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W. E. D. Stokes, the developer who built the Ansonia Hotel in 1904, had an amazing sense of showmanship. He included a grand swimming pool, once known as the largest in the world, before indoor swimming was commonplace. Stokes also included a rooftop mini-farm where he raised goats, ducks, and chickens and provided cheese and eggs half-price for his tenants. The giant fountain even included performing seals. All of these grand amenities (including soundproof walls) made it especially popular with famous people and musicians.

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The Church of the Transfiguration, located on East 29th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues, is known as a spiritual haven for what group of people

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"God Bless the Little Church Around the Corner." Throughout the nation, the little church on East 29th Street became known as a spiritual haven for actors. Many leading actors and actresses, including Edwin Booth, John Mansfield, and Cornelia Otis Skinner have been associated with the church

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In the 1870's, the Danish immigrant, Jacob Riis, documented the lives of the poor of New York City. Through the medium of photography, Riis captured arresting images of impoverished living in rotting wooden shacks and inhumane spaces such as coalscuttles. Riis' best-selling photographic journal became a milestone in American social history. What is the name of this book

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How the Other Half Lives, authored and photographed by Danish immigrant Jacob Riis, depicted the living conditions of the poor in New York and led to government reforms and building codes.

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One of New Amsterdam's most prestigious addresses was the road to Peter Stuyvesant's property, named "the Bouwerie." In fact, the Stuyvesant family church, named St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery, still survives. What is the root of the word Bowery

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Bowery derives its name from the Dutch word bowerij meaning farm.

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The Kosciusko Bridge spans what waterway between Brooklyn and Queens

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Newtown Creek flows from West Maspeth, Queens into the East River.

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Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi designed "Liberty Enlightening the World," better known as the Statue of Liberty. But that was just the outside. What famous French architect/engineer designed the interior structure of the Statue of Liberty

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Gustave Eiffel, best known for the Eiffel Tower in Paris, created ingenious structural systems that led to the development of many skyscrapers.

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In 1880, 370,000 Germans lived in the area of the Lower East Side called "Kleindeutschland" or "Little Germany." This was roughly one-third of the entire population of New York City. On June 15, 1904, St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church hired an excursion boat for a Sunday school picnic at Locust Grove, a popular Long Island resort. Soon after leaving the Third Street Pier, the boat caught fire. Within an hour, 1,021 people, mostly women and children, were dead. That evening, many German men discovered that many had lost their entire families. The grief was too agonizing for the survivors. Within a year, nearly all of the Germans of Kleindeutschland abandoned the Tompkins Square neighborhood. What was the name of the excursion boat that so dramatically altered the history of New York City

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There is a simple and elegant monument to those who died in the General Slocum Disaster on the north side of Tomkins Square. On June 15th of every year, the New York Times still publishes an obituary to those who lost their lives in this great tragedy.

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Frank Woolworth paid $13.5 million in cash for his Woolworth Building. Inside the lobby are murals stained glass ceilings, and remarkable gargoyles, including one of architect Cass Gilbert (holding a miniature Woolworth Tower) and one of Frank Woolworth (counting his nickels and dimes). What was the Woolworth Building's nickname from the day it opened

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In his dedication speech, Reverend S. Parkes Cadman said the building inspired "feelings too deep, even for tears." In the same address, he dubbed the building with a title that still remains.

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Which famous New Yorker invented the telephone

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Antonio Meucci. There is a Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Rosebank, Staten Island.

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In St. Paul's Chapel, in Lower Manhattan, where many of the rescue efforts took place for the World Trade Center disaster, there is a pew that was once used regularly by a President of the United States. Which president was it?

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George Washington. The chapel on the corner of Fulton and Broadway gave the thanksgiving service for the first president after his 1789 inauguration.

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Prior to the establishment of Ellis Island, New York's immigration depot was located in the old brownstone fort where one buys the Statue of Liberty ferry tickets today. At one time, this structure was a concert hall and was depicted in illustrations by the artists Currier and Ives. It was here that P.T. Barnum introduced opera singer Jenny Lind, his "Swedish Nightingale." At the time this brownstone building was serving as an immigration depot, what was it called

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Castle Garden. Castle Garden was built in 1808, was originally located 180 yards off of the Battery.

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In Lower Manhattan, there is a little-known thoroughfare named Theater Alley. This thoroughfare received its name in the era when this neighborhood was the heart of New York's theater district. Theater Alley provided direct access to the box seats of the Park Theater for the elite, so they need not mingle with the less affluent theater-goers in the "peanut gallery." Opened in 1798, the Park Theater was owned by John Jacob Astor and survived until 1848 when yet one more fire and the changes in the neighborhood spelled its demise. Near which lower Manhattan landmark can one find Theater Alley

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Near City Hall. Theatre Alley runs parallel to Park Row and is located between Beekman and Ann Streets, behind J & R Music World

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Where was the first community of free African-Americans in New York located

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Sandy Ground, Staten Island. It is located in the southwestern part of Staten Island, is the oldest free black community in New York state.

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Among those who did not survive the demise of the luxury ship, the Titanic, were Ida and Isidor Straus - a loving and long-married couple. When offered the opportunity to board a lifeboat, Ida Straus staunchly chose to remain with her husband and went down with the ship. Near the site of the former home of Ida and Isidor Straus, one can find a remarkable urban oasis with a fountain graced by an elegant goddess of Memory. The inscription reads: "Lovely and pleasant were their lives. And in their deaths they were not divided." Where can this haunting memorial be found

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Broadway and West 106th. There is also a commemorative plaque at Macy's 34th Street lobby. Mr. Straus helped develop R. H. Macy & Company into the world's largest department store

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In the early 20th century, Harlem was the third largest Jewish community in the world. In today's Harlem, one can still find the Old Broadway Synagogue - an Orthodox Jewish congregation located on Old Broadway, a short street just half a block east of Broadway, between 125th and 126th Streets. The congregation has held services here since 1923. Also, on the corner of West 123rd Street and Mount Morris Park West, there is another Jewish congregation named "The New Commandment Keepers." This congregation is unique in New York City. Why

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This is the only African-American Jewish congregation in New York City. The congregation is also known as the Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. Their synagogue was formerly the mansion of John Dwight of the firm of Church and Dwight - makers of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda

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Which train will take you from Native American caves of Inwood in Manhattan to the ocean beaches of the Rockaways in Queens?

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IND "A"Train

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Considered to be Britain's "last romantic poet," Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) was a conundrum as a writer. He was a Welsh poet who could neither read nor write in Welsh. Having become an intrinsic part of the bohemian scene of Greenwich Village, Dylan Thomas lived only to the age of 39. The end came after a binge of almost monumental proportions. He said: "I've had 18 straight whiskies. I think that's the record." Then he collapsed. At which noted Greenwich Village watering hole did this take place?

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The White Horse

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In the mid-20th century, there was a street nicknamed "Swedish Broadway." When the former Washington Market area was demolished to construct the World Trade Center, the Middle Eastern community was forced to move. With the convenience of the South Ferry, the Middle Eastern community logically moved across the water to "Swedish Broadway." Today, there is not one Swedish or Scandinavian business left on the street. In fact, Sahadi's, on this thoroughfare, is the largest importer of Middle Eastern foods in the United States. What street was formerly "Swedish Broadway" and is today the center of the Middle Eastern markets?

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Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

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George Herman "Babe" Ruth was professional baseball's first great slugger and the most celebrated athlete of his time. "Babe" Ruth earned his nickname during 1914 spring training, when teammates on the minor league Baltimore Orioles referred to him as owner Jack Dunn's new "babe." As a "leftie" or a "southpaw" pitcher, Babe Ruth debuted with the Red Sox, winning 89 games in six years while setting the World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings. "The Sultan of Swat" converted to the outfield fulltime after his sale to a New York team in 1920. He then lead New York to seven American League pennants and four World Series titles. He finished with 714 home runs, leading the league 12 times, including a remarkable 60 "round trippers" just in 1927 alone. What baseball stadium in New York City is often referred to as the "House that Ruth Built?"

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Yankee Stadium

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1 - The physical size of the Bronx is approximately the equivalent of what European city?

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Paris, France

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Of the New York City parks listed below, which is the largest

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Van Cortlandt Park

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In 1644, the Dutch freed 11 African slaves. Slavery was strongly reinstated under the British. When was slavery abolished in New York state?

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1827

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What was the official name of the Giants' baseball stadium in Harlem?

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The Polo Grounds

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Where can tour buses park on the west side in the battery area of Manhattan

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Greenwich Street Mon - Fri 10 - 3 and weekends 7 to 7

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Where can tour buses park on the east side in the battery area of Manhattan?

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On South Street between Broad and Old Street

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Tour Bus Loading in the battery

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Battery Place, Trinity Place, South Street Seaport, Veasey Street, Church Street

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Through route to the Battery for a tour bus

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West Side Highway

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Local Bus tour bus routes through the battery and financial district.

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Broadway, Church St., Water Steet, South Street, Pearl Street

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Cross Streets for tour buses in lower Manhattan - West side

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Barclay Street, Warren Street, Battery Place

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Cross Streets for tour buses in lower Manhattan - East side

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Maiden Lane, Broad Street

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Tunnels that tour buses can use into Manhattan

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Lincoln, Queens Mid-town tunnel, Battery tunnel

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Bridges that tour buses can use into Manhattan

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George Washington, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bride

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Tour buses below 31st street can travel on what streets in Manhattan?

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First, Second, Third, Lexington, Broadway, 6,7,8,9,10

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What is the through route for tour buses through lower Manhattan

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11th Street

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What are the through streets above 59th Street for tour buses?

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Columbus, Amsterdam, Broadway

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On what streets can buses cross Central Park?

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65th, 79th, 86th, 96th

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Where must tour buses exit the West Side highway going north?

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96th Street

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In Chinatown on what street can tour buses travel?

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Canal Street

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Where can tour buses travel when entering Manhattan on the mid-town tunnel?

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34th street between the tunnel and Dyer Street

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What subway would you take Van Cortlandt Park?

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#1 to West side of park and and #4 to Woodlawn on East Side of park.

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What subway would you take to Coney Island?

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D, F, N, Q

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What subway would you take from Times Sq. to Grand Central Station?

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S, #7

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What train would you take from Times Square to the Metropolitan Museum?

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N, Q, R to Lexington and transfer to the # 4, #5, #6

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What subway would you take to the Brooklyn Bridge from Midtown Manhattan?

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#6 (City Hall)

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What stubway would you take to Inwood?

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A

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What subways travel up the west side of Central Park?

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A, B, C, D

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What subway goes to Harlem?

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#3

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What subway goes to JFK Airport from Penn Station?

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E and the Air Train

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What other subways go to JFK Air Train

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J, Z

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Where can you catch the J or Z train from midtown?

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Canal Street

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What subway goes to the battery?

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#1, #5

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What subway goes to Rockaway Beach?

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A

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What subway goes to Rockefeller Center

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B, D, F, M

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What subway goes to Grand Central Station

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4, 5, 6, 7, S