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Improved New York Real Estate Tour Guide ExamVersion 1
What is the tallest structure in New York City outside of
Manhattan? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-Citigroup Building in
Long Island City, Queens, at 663' or 48 stories tall
The Ansonia Hotel was known for what unusual features? -
✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-"All of the above": The world's
largest swimming pool, a rooftop farm with goats and pigs, an
indoor fountain with seals. It was home to Babe Ruth, Igor
Stravinsky, Angelina Jolie, Natalie Portman, and others.
What is the nickname of the Woolworth Building? -
✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-The Cathedral of Commerce
What is the 21 Club? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-A famous
speakeasy from the '20s. There is a row of famous jockeys out
front.
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,Where is the Forbes Gallery? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-60
Fifth Avenue, near 12th Street
What is the current name of Hurtig and Seamon's? -
✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-Apollo Theater
What and where is the second oldest monument in New York
City? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-The Worth Monument,
25th Street and Broadway
What does Gustavino refer to? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-A
style of timbrel roof (or tiled roof) vaulting that uses lighter,
terracotta tiles. Used at Ellis Island, the US Custom House, the
Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal.
What is the proper attire when meeting a client at the airport? -
✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-Professional attire
The people who live in Carnegie Towers traditionally belong to
which professions? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-Musicians
and artists
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,What is dim sum? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-A style of
Chinese cuisine, served as small portions of food, often as
brunch
What is the difference between halal and kosher? -
✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-Halal = food prepared and cooked
according to Islamic law
Kosher = food prepared and cooked according to Jewish law
What is naan? What is poori? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-
Indian bread; Indian fried bread
What is a batido? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-A Brazilian
milkshake, made with fruit
Where are many Taiwanese people moving? - ✔️CORRECT
ANSWER✅-Flushing, Queens
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, What famous NYC resident wrote Charlotte's Web and the
adventures of Stuart Little? - ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-E.B.
White
Where would you find a large collection of Faberge eggs? -
✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-In the Forbes Gallery at 62 Fifth
Avenue. However, they're gone now -- sold to a Russian tycoon
Why is it sometimes said that the constellations on the ceiling of
Grand Central Terminal's Main Concourse 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 (or Labor Day) Carnival and Parade;
Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn
How did the Brooklyn Dodgers get their name? - ✔️CORRECT
ANSWER✅-It is said that it came from players and fans
having to dodge trolley cars on their way to games
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