Statue of Christopher Columbus (Central Park) - Quiz
Statue of Christopher Columbus Central Park
  • 1. What is the statue in Central Park made of?
A) Marble
B) Bronze
C) Copper
D) Granite
  • 2. Who created the sculpture of Christopher Columbus in Central Park?
A) Gutzon Borglum
B) Daniel Chester French
C) Augustus Saint-Gaudens
D) Jeronimo Suñol
  • 3. In which park is the sculpture installed?
A) Flushing Meadows Park
B) Central Park
C) Bryant Park
D) Washington Square Park
  • 4. In which New York borough is the sculpture located?
A) Queens
B) Bronx
C) Brooklyn
D) Manhattan
  • 5. Who donated the statue to Central Park?
A) Metropolitan Museum of Art
B) New York Historical Society
C) City of New York
D) New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
  • 6. In what year was the statue donated to Central Park?
A) 1901
B) 1889
C) 1894
D) 1892
  • 7. What anniversary of Columbus's arrival in the Americas did the donation commemorate?
A) 400th anniversary
B) 100th anniversary
C) 300th anniversary
D) 500th anniversary
  • 8. Columbus arrived in the Americas in the service of which country?
A) Portugal
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) England
  • 9. The New York statue replicates one located in which city?
A) Barcelona
B) Rome
C) Madrid
D) Seville
  • 10. What is the name of the plaza in Madrid where the replicated statue is located?
A) Plaza Mayor
B) Plaza de Colon
C) Puerta del Sol
D) Plaza de España
  • 11. In what year was the New York version of the statue placed in Central Park?
A) 1896
B) 1902
C) 1892
D) 1894
  • 12. Where in Central Park was the statue originally placed?
A) At the foot of the Mall
B) At Strawberry Fields
C) Near the Central Park Zoo
D) By the Bethesda Fountain
  • 13. How many monuments of Columbus are found in Central Park's environs according to the text?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
  • 14. What is the other monument of Columbus found near Central Park?
A) A bust near the Reservoir
B) A relief at the Delacorte Theater
C) The statue surmounting the column at Columbus Circle
D) A plaque at the Naumburg Bandshell
  • 15. What pose is the explorer depicted in by the sculpture?
A) Holding a telescope pointing at the horizon
B) Standing with outstretched arms, looking towards the heavens
C) Sitting on a bench holding a map
D) Holding a flag planted on the ground
  • 16. Why is the explorer looking towards the heavens in the sculpture?
A) In despair over stormy weather
B) In prayer for a safe return home
C) To watch for approaching land
D) In gratitude for his successful voyage
  • 17. On what exact date was the statue unveiled in Central Park?
A) August 3, 1894
B) October 12, 1892
C) May 12, 1894
D) November 19, 1892
  • 18. In what month and year was the statue first vandalized in the text?
A) May 2015
B) October 2018
C) February 2017
D) August 2017
  • 19. What color paint was used in the August 2017 vandalism?
A) Black paint
B) Green paint
C) Blue paint
D) Red paint
  • 20. What phrase was written in graffiti during the August 2017 vandalism?
A) Hate will not be tolerated
B) Land back
C) Down with colonialism
D) Murderer
  • 21. What hashtag or symbol phrase was also written on the statue in August 2017?
A) #columbusfalls
B) #somethingscoming
C) #nojustice
D) #historymatters
  • 22. When was the statue vandalized a second time according to the text?
A) August 2020
B) October 2021
C) February 2023
D) May 2022
  • 23. What graffiti phrases were painted on the statue in February 2023?
A) Hate will not be tolerated and somethingscoming
B) Take it down and colonialist
C) Land back and murderer
D) No gods no masters
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