Welcome to plentysmart's New York City subway quiz. Do you know the New York City subway? Like a New Yorker? Like a native New Yorker? Take our quiz and find out.
Section 1 Choose the correct station based on the lines given. Each answer is used once in the first five questions.
1. The 4 5 6, the L, and the N R Q W lines are available at:
Times SquareUnion SquareGrand CentralFulton st.West 4th st / Washington Square
2. The 2 3, the 4 5, the J M Z, and the A C lines are available at:
3. The 1 2 3, the 7, the N Q R W, and the S are available at:
4. The A C E, and B D F V lines are available at:
5. The 4 5 6, the 7, and the S are available at:
Section 2 Name the subway line based on the stops given. All stops are given in the correct order and are consecutive. Answers are different for each question.
6. Chambers st, 14th st, 34th st - Penn Station
6 train2 trainN trainF trainZ train
7. Spring st, Bleecker st, Astor Place
6 train1 trainE trainV trainF train
8. 5th ave - 59th st, Lexington ave - 59th st, Queensboro Plaza - Bridge Plaza
5 train3 trainC trainN trainJ train
9. 3rd ave, 1st ave, Bedford ave
4 train7 trainL train1 trainA train
10. 125th st, 138th st, 149th st - Grand Concourse
4 train1 trainC trainW trainQ train
Section 3 Choose the best route from point A to point B from among those given, using only the subway system. Answers are different for each question.
11. Walking through Grand Central at 42nd and Park ave, someone asks you the best way to get to Columbus Circle at 59th st and Broadway. What is your answer?
42S to the 1S to the 63 to the 1
12. A friend calls you from Chelsea, at 27th st and 7th ave. She would like to get to Bloomingdale's at 59th and Lexington. What trains do you advise her to take?
1 to the A to the 42 to the 61 to the S to the 4A to the D7 to the 4 to the 6
13. You are at Times Square, and need to get to Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan. What trains do you take?
42 to the 1Q to the VN to the 6 to the 3L to the A to the C
14. It's subway series time! If you needed to get from Shea stadium in Queens to Yankee stadium in the Bronx, how would you do it?
N to the AN to the 4J to the 57 to the 27 to the 4
15. A friend calls you from Herald Square, at 34th st and 6th ave. He would like to take the subway to the Brooklyn Bridge. What trains do you advise him to take?
N to the 5E to the 442J to the 6
