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Central Park - Quiz
Contributed by: Bannister
  • 1. In which city is Central Park located?
A) New York City
B) Boston
C) Chicago
D) Philadelphia
  • 2. What is the approximate size of Central Park in acres?
A) 778 acres
B) 500 acres
C) 843 acres
D) 1,000 acres
  • 3. Who manages Central Park under a public-private partnership?
A) The National Park Service
B) Manhattan Borough President
C) New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
D) Central Park Conservancy
  • 4. Who designed the 'Greensward Plan' for Central Park?
A) Calvert Vaux and Robert Moses
B) Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux
C) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Calvert Vaux
D) Robert Moses and Frederick Law Olmsted
  • 5. In what year was the Central Park Conservancy created?
A) 1998
B) 1930
C) 1980
D) 1858
  • 6. What was the name of the majority-Black settlement razed to build the park?
A) Olmsted Village
B) Seneca Village
C) Vaux Settlement
D) Manhattan Village
  • 7. When was Central Park completed?
A) 1980
B) 1853
C) 1876
D) 1858
  • 8. In what year was Central Park designated a National Historic Landmark district?
A) 1876
B) 1963
C) 1974
D) 1980
  • 9. What is the estimated number of annual visitors to Central Park as of 2016?
A) 42 million
B) 10 million
C) 60 million
D) 25 million
  • 10. Who started a program to clean up Central Park in the 1930s?
A) The Mayor of New York
B) Robert Moses
C) Frederick Law Olmsted
D) Calvert Vaux
  • 11. Which of these is a listed attraction within Central Park?
A) Brooklyn Bridge
B) Statue of Liberty
C) Delacorte Theater
D) Empire State Building
  • 12. Central Park is located between which two Manhattan neighborhoods?
A) Chelsea and Greenwich Village
B) Upper West Side and Upper East Side
C) Lower East Side and Tribeca
D) Harlem and Midtown
  • 13. What was the original approved size of the park in 1853?
A) 778 acres
B) 341 acres
C) 843 acres
D) 600 acres
  • 14. When did construction begin on Central Park?
A) 1853
B) 1857
C) 1858
D) 1840
  • 15. What status was awarded to Central Park in 1974?
A) World Heritage Site
B) National Park
C) State Monument
D) New York City scenic landmark
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