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Take this New York City Subway Quiz! Difficult Trivia | U.S. Railroads

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A multiple-choice quiz by geoking66. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
geoking66

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
622

Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (8/10), Guest 24 (2/10), Guest 100 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the deepest subway station in the system? Hint

190 Street/Overlook Terrace

Roosevelt Island

168 Street

191 Street

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Question 2 of 10

2. Until 2009, when a new station was opened, how many cars were normally able to open their doors at South Ferry? Hint

Five

Six

Ten

Eight

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these stations has the narrowest platform? Hint

Norwood Avenue

Cypress Hill

Cleveland Street

Crescent Street

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the longest New York subway ride without a transfer? Hint

The F from Coney Island to 179 Street

The A from 207 Street to Far Rockaway

The W from Coney Island to Astoria

The 5 from Dyre Avenue to Crown Heights

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many stations are there on the 7 line? Hint

None of these

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the longest gap between stations? Hint

The A & D from Columbus Circle to 125 Street

The A from Howard Beach to Broad Channel

The 5 from Bowling Green to Borough Hall

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

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Question 7 of 10

7. Some rush hour lines operate in the peak direction.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The A operates locally on late nights.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

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

8 minutes

None of these

5 minutes

6.9 minutes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the average number of miles between breakdowns? Hint

51,319

351,319

251,319

151,319

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the deepest subway station in the system?

Answer: 191 Street

191 Street on the 1&9 is the deepest subway station at 160 feet under the surface.

2. Until 2009, when a new station was opened, how many cars were normally able to open their doors at South Ferry?

Answer: Five

The station was very small, being one of the first stations ever opened in New York. Because of its size and configuration it only had room for the first 5 cars of a subway train to open its doors for passenger entering and leaving the train. Recently a new station was built and is now open (as of 2009) and now all cars can open their doors. (Thanks to Fredsixties for this update)

3. Which of these stations has the narrowest platform?

Answer: Cleveland Street

The platform at Cleveland Street Station is so narrow that there are only two turnstiles for fare control.

4. What is the longest New York subway ride without a transfer?

Answer: The A from 207 Street to Far Rockaway

The A from 207 Street to Far Rockaway is 31 miles long.

5. How many stations are there on the 7 line?

Answer: 22

The 7 has 22 stops from 34th Street-Hudson Yards (which opened in 2015) to Flushing/Main Street.

6. What is the longest gap between stations?

Answer: The A from Howard Beach to Broad Channel

There are two bridges and an island between Broad Channel and Howard Beach.

7. Some rush hour lines operate in the peak direction.

Answer: True

The 5, and Z operate rush hour trains in the peak direction only.

8. The A operates locally on late nights.

Answer: True

Although the A is an express line between 6 AM and 10:30 PM, it operates on late nights to replace C service which operates locally when the A is an express train.

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

Answer: 6.9 minutes

Most lines don't run on the average interval, though.

10. What is the average number of miles between breakdowns?

Answer: 151,319

The L performs the best in this category, and normally breaks down every 298,795 miles.

Source: Author geoking66

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