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