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How Much Do You Know About Gov­er­nors Island? (updat­ed)

Dec 16, 2011 3:12 pm
[cap­tion id=“attachment_4859” align=“aligncenter” width=“185” caption=“Celebrate the hol­i­days by tak­ing this quiz on Gov­er­nors Island!”][/​caption] Updat­ed: New and improved with answers high­light­ed in red! Ear­li­er this week, all of the staff on Gov­er­nors Island got into the spir­it of the sea­son with our annu­al hol­i­day par­ty. As a part of the fes­tiv­i­ties, we have a quiz on all things Gov­er­nors Island. This year, Able Engi­neer­ing, who han­dles main­te­nance here, won in a land­slide. How well do you know the Island? Take the quiz below and find out! (Answers will be post­ed next week). 1. Which fig­ure in Amer­i­can his­to­ry is NOT depict­ed on the WPA murals locat­ed in Per­sh­ing Hall? 
  1. Theodore Roo­sevelt
  2. Bene­dict Arnold
  3. Robert E. Lee
  4. Paul Revere
2. Dur­ing the Coast Guard era, there was a day care cen­ter on the Island. What was the month­ly cost for child care dur­ing this period? 
  1. $0 
  2. $6
  3. $15
  4. $110
3. What was the run­ner-up name for Mol­ly Brown in the nam­ing contest? 
  1. Sandy
  2. Salty
  3. Gin­ger
  4. Hel­lo Grit­ty Kitty
4. Approx­i­mate­ly how many cubic yards of land fill were brought to Gov­er­nors Island at the turn of the 20th cen­tu­ry to make up the south­ern part of the Island? 
  1. 475,000 
  2. 540,000
  3. 1,250,000
  4. 4,800,000
5. Approx­i­mate­ly how many cubic yards of land fill will be brought to Gov­er­nors Island to com­plete the park & pub­lic space plan? 
  1. 475,000
  2. 540,000
  3. 1,250,000
  4. 4,800,000
6. Which fea­ture was removed from the Gov­er­nors House in the 1930s? 
  1. The widow’s walk
  2. A dry moat
  3. The 3rd floor
  4. Two-sto­ry porches
7. Approx­i­mate­ly, how many bot­tles of cham­pagne were con­sumed at the 2011 Veuve Clic­quot Polo Match? 
  1. 600
  2. 1,200
  3. 3,000
  4. 6,000
8. What is the offi­cial name of the col­or of the Nolan Park Houses? 
  1. But­ter­cup yellow
  2. Sun­shine by osmo­sis yellow
  3. French yel­low
  4. Saf­fron yellow
 9. The can­nons in front of the Com­mand­ing Officer’s House were acquired from which war? 
  1. The War of 1812
  2. The Span­ish Amer­i­can War
  3. World War I
  4. World War II
10. What col­or will the MTA Tun­nel Vent Shaft be after the Park and Pub­lic Space project is complete? 
  1. Orange in hon­or of the Dutch
  2. White
  3. Nau­ti­cal Red
  4. Dif­fer­ent col­ors every night like the Empire State Building
11. Which body of water does NOT sur­round Gov­er­nors Island? 
  1. Hud­son River
  2. East Riv­er
  3. But­ter­milk Channel
  4. Upper New York Bay
12. How may runs does the Coursen make in the aver­age month? (A run is con­sid­ered from GI and back) 
  1. 68
  2. 140
  3. 260
  4. 320
13. In 1903, how many acres was Gov­er­nors Island? 
  1. 92
  2. 111
  3. 150
  4. 172
14. Which avi­a­tor has NOT land­ed on Gov­er­nors Island? 
  1. Wilbur Wright
  2. Glenn Cur­tis
  3. Cap­tain ​“Sul­ly” Sullenberger
  4. Major Hen­ry H. ​“Hap” Arnold
If you real­ly think you know the Island, try your hand at the bonus ques­tions below! BONUS QUES­TIONS: One point for each ques­tion answered correctly! 
  1. Who was respon­si­ble for build­ing the first church on the Island? Dr. John McVickar in 1847
  2. True or false: Gov­er­nors Island was once con­nect­ed to Man­hat­tan? True (tens of thou­sands of years ago)
  3. Wouter van Twiller, who orig­i­nal­ly pur­chased Gov­er­nors Island from the Lenape, inspired sto­ries based on his appear­ance and tem­per. Which famous Amer­i­can wrote these sto­ries and what were they called? Knicker­bock­er Tales by Wash­ing­ton Irving
  4. Which GI build­ing was NOT part of the NY arse­nal locat­ed on the island until WWI? Build­ing 108
  5. Who was Nolan Park named after? Major Gen­er­al Den­nis Nolan
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