NYC Tour Guide Exam 2022-2023 Graded A

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NYC Tour Guide Exam 2022-2023 Graded A The physical size of the Bronx is approximately the equivalent of what European city? ✔✔Paris, France Of the New York City parks listed below, which is t... he largest? ✔✔Van Cortlandt Park In 1644, the Dutch freed 11 African slaves. Slavery was strongly reinstated under the British. When was slavery abolished in New York state? ✔✔1827 What was the official name of the Giants' baseball stadium in Harlem? ✔✔The Polo Grounds What is "the house that Ruth built"? ✔✔Yankee Stadium, closed in 2008. When did the five boroughs consolidate? ✔✔January 1, 1898. Where is Tom's Restaurant of "Seinfeld" fame located? ✔✔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? ✔✔By handshakes, not contracts. Prior to its current location, where was the Diamond District located? ✔✔Canal Street In what museum would you find two surviving Dutch farm houses? ✔✔Brooklyn Museum. What is naan (Indian bread) called when fried? ✔✔Poori In which borough the Giglio Festival is celebrated? ✔✔Mt. Carmel Church in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn Where is the apartment where Audrey Hepburn's blind character from "Wait Until Dark" lived? ✔✔4 St. Luke's Place in Greenwich Village. What is New York City's biggest cultural attraction? ✔✔Broadway shows What is the address of Federal Hall? ✔✔26 Wall Street. Who sold Manhattan to the Dutch? ✔✔The Wappinger Federation or Lenape Indians What can be found on Roosevelt Island? ✔✔A smallpox hospital (designed by James Renwick, Jr.), a planned community, a tram to Manhattan, a prison, a lighthouse What is Baba ghanoush? ✔✔A Middle Eastern dip made of eggplant and tahini. Why is the 21 Club notable? ✔✔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? ✔✔7 State Street, facing Battery Park Who was Elizabeth Ann Seton? ✔✔The first American-born saint, born in New York City Why was Elizabeth Ann Seton canonized? ✔✔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? ✔✔The 2 train. What is the oldest Jewish newspaper in NYC? ✔✔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? ✔✔They became the "Rockettes" at Radio City Music Hall Which subway train will take you from Native American caves of Inwood in Manhattan to the ocean beaches of the Rockaways in Queens? ✔✔A trai [Show More]

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