Welcome to plentysmart's New York City subway quiz.

Thinking about visiting New York city? This quiz will help you to learn some of the basics of using the subway system. If you are totally unfamilar you can try it using a map, and then try again later without it. Please note that this test only covers a few of the most important lines. However, they form the skeleton upon which the rest of the system is built, and are the ones you truly need to know to get around Manhattan.

The quiz is divided into 3 sections of 5 questions each. When you are done, just click on the button at the bottom to submit your answers. Good luck!



Section 1 Five questions. Choose the correct subway line. Each answer is used only once.

1. One of the major express trains on the west side:

6
4
2
S (the letter 'S')
1

2. The local train on the same line:

6
4
2
S (the letter 'S')
1

3. One of the major express trains on the east side:

6
4
2
S (the letter 'S')
1

4. The local train on the same line:

6
4
2
S (the letter 'S')
1

5. The main connector between the east and west side lines (at 42nd st).

6
4
2
S (the letter 'S')
1

Section 2 Five questions. Choose the correct station. Each answer is used only once.

6. At 14th st, this is one of the major stops on the east side.

Grand Central
Union Square
Times Square
Penn Station
86th st.

7. This express stop on the east side is close to the museums along 5th avenue and Central Park.

Grand Central
Union Square
Times Square
Penn Station
86th st.

8. This station on the west side at 34th st is directly under Madison Square Garden.

Grand Central
Union Square
Times Square
Penn Station
86th st.

9. This station on the east side at 42nd st is also the terminal for the trains of the Metro North railroad.

Grand Central
Union Square
Times Square
Penn Station
86th st.

10. This is the other major west side station in midtown, at 42nd st.

Grand Central
Union Square
Times Square
Penn Station
86th st.

Section 3 Five questions. Choose the best route among the ones given. Each answer is used only once.

11. You need to go uptown from Penn station to a restaurant on the Upper West Side. You take:

The 2 or 3 express train to 72 st.
The 4 or 5 express train.
The 2 or 3 express train, switching to the local at Chambers st.
The 4 or 5 express train, switching to the local at Grand Central.
The S to Grand Central and then the 4 or 5 express.

12. You need to get from your hotel at Times Square on west 42nd st. to Union Square at east 14th st. You take:

The 2 or 3 express train to 72 st.
The 4 or 5 express train.
The 2 or 3 express train, switching to the local at Chambers st.
The 4 or 5 express train, switching to the local at Grand Central.
The S to Grand Central and then the 4 or 5 express.

13. You need to go downtown from Penn Station to Battery Park and the World Trade center site . You take:

The 2 or 3 express train to 72 st.
The 4 or 5 express train.
The 2 or 3 express train, switching to the local at Chambers st.
The 4 or 5 express train, switching to the local at Grand Central.
The S to Grand Central and then the 4 or 5 express.

14. You need to go downtown from Grand Central to the Brooklyn Bridge. You take:

The 2 or 3 express train to 72 st.
The 4 or 5 express train.
The 2 or 3 express train, switching to the local at Chambers st.
The 4 or 5 express train, switching to the local at Grand Central.
The S to Grand Central and then the 4 or 5 express.

15. You need to go from Union Square to your hotel on east 51st st. You take:

The 2 or 3 express train to 72 st.
The 4 or 5 express train.
The 2 or 3 express train, switching to the local at Chambers st.
The 4 or 5 express train, switching to the local at Grand Central.
The S to Grand Central and then the 4 or 5 express.

 

 

 
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