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