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100

What stop on the #7 line is yours if you want to see the Mets play?                                

  1. Roosevelt Avenue

  2. Bliss Street

  3. Woodside

  4. Willets Point

Willets Point

100

Which NYC subway line is the newest, having opened in 2015?

Second Ave Subway Line



100

Where was the first subway in the world?

London, UK

100

 True or False: Do NYC buses accept paper money?

False. New York City buses do not accept paper money because NYC Transit uses giant vacuum hoses to empty fareboxes, a process that would shred bills.

100

Who funded the first subway company, the IRT?

(Hint: The Belmont Stakes is named after him).

August Belmont

200

Which of these subway lines is the only one in New York City to make an above-ground stop in Manhattan?

1.F

2.4

3.1

4.D                

   

           


The 1 line

200

When did people stop using tokens to ride the subway?

  1. 1975

  2. 1998

  3. 2003 

  4. 2015

2003

200

True or False: Is NYC the only subway that runs 24/7?

False: At least parts of subway systems like Chicago run 24/7

200

Which was the busiest bus route in 2019?

  1. Q44 SBS

  2. Bx12 Local/SBS

  3. B6

  4. M15 Local/SBS

M15 Local/SBS

200

 The iconic subway's round green logo is inspired by what?

  1. Traffic lights

  2. Tokens 

  3. Money

  4. Subway maps 

Tokens

300

How many stations are there on the 7 line?                            

  1. 25

  2. None of these

  3. 30

  4. 22 

22 stations

300

From 1904 to 1948, the subway cost this much to ride:

  1. Penny 

  2. Nickel

  3. Dime

  4. Dollar 

Nickel

300

Where was the first subway in the United States?

Boston, MA

300

True or False: NYC was the first public transit agency in the world to have a bus fleet that was 100% accessible to customers who use wheelchairs.

True: This was due to activism from the disability community! Every bus is accessible to people who use wheelchairs via front or rear-door lifts; many newer buses have low floors that enable customers to enter via front-door ramps.

300

What is the average interval between trains during the morning rush hour?                 

  1. 8 minutes

  2. 6.9 minutes

  3. 5 minutes 

  4. None of these

5 minutes

400

How many subway entrances are there in Grand Central Terminal?

  1. 4

  2. 10

  3. 44 

  4. 67

44 entrances

400

When did the New York Transit Museum open?

July 4th, 1976

400

  1. What was the smallest city in the U.S. to have a subway?

1. Rochester, New York

2. Portland, Maine

3. Boston, Massachusetts

4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Rochester, New York

400

Which city has the highest number of people who ride the public bus system?

  1. Boston

  2. Los Angeles

  3. New York City

  4. Chicago

New York City (678 million ridership in 2019)

400

Which of these New York streets appears in the most subway station names?        

  1. Broadway

  2. Lexington Avenue

  3. 5th Avenue

  4. 23rd Street 

23rd Street

500

How many miles of NYC subway track are there? 

  1. 202 miles

  2. 722 miles

  3. 452 miles

  4. 1,302 miles

722 miles

500

What year was the MTA created?

1968

500

  1. What is the busiest subway system in the world?1. Shanghai
    2. Delhi
    3. London
    4. New York City

Shanghai

500

As of January 2020, how many buses were in the NYC fleet?

  1. 2,545

  2. 3,632

  3. 5,927 

  4. 7,456

5,927

500

5. What is the longest gap between stations?                                    

  1. The A & D from Columbus Circle to 125 Street

  2. The J, M, and Z from Marcy Avenue to Essex Street

  3. The A from Howard Beach to Broad Channel

  4. The 5 from Bowling Green to Borough Hall

The A from Howard Beach to Broad Channel