Central Park Trivia
The Correct Answer was: Dedicated in 1987 to lphigene Ochs Sulzberger, president of the Central Park Association from 1934 to 1950, Iphigene's Walk is at the northern end of the Ramble first submitted by Warren Green
Jan. 11th Question: We all know the famous statue of Alice in Wonderland at the north end of the Conservatory Water, but this is not the only sculpture of the Carroll character in the park. The other, which also depicts the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts, is... where?
The Correct Answer was: Alice At Loeb Fountain in the Levin Playground first submitted by Grace Papaseraphim
Dec. 31st Question: Where is Memorial Field?
The Correct Answer was: East of the Mall and south of Rumsey Playfield first submitted G Codding
Dec. 20th Question: Where is the Lombard Lamp?
The Correct Answer was: At the top of the stairs leading to the Pond first submitted by MGraff
Dec. 11th Question: These lines are from the poem "Central Park at Dusk":
Loom high as castles in a dream,
While one by one the lamps come out
To thread the twilight with a gleam.
The Correct Answer was: Sara Teasdale first submitted by Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
Dec. 3rd Question: What 1969 movie starring Jack Lemmon was shot partially in Central Park?
The Correct Answer was: The April Fools first submitted by Warren Green
Nov. 24th Question: What year did the Macy's Thanksgivng Day Parade start following it's present route along Central Park West?
The Correct Answer was: 1945 first submitted by JTA1
Nov. 17th Question: What is the name of the island in Harlem Meer?
The Correct Answer was: Duck Island first submitted by Mgraff
Nov. 7th Question: What was the first animal employed by the park to provide rides for children?
The Correct Answer was: A Camel first sbmitted by Gary Codding
Oct. 29th Question: During the Second World War an antiaircraft battery was set up in Central Park. Where was it?
The Correct Answer was: The Great Hill first submitted by Mary K. Roach
Oct. 23rd Question: In 1966 newly elected Mayor John V. Lindsay appointed a new Parks Commissioner. This innovative man was responsible for the initial closing of park drives to weekend traffic and was also in office during the colorful (some felt infamous) be-ins of the late sixties. Who was this man?
The Correct Answer was: Thomas Hoving first submitted by Katherine Barnett
Oct. 17th Question: New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel is memorialized by a beautiful monument built into the Reservoir at E. 90th St. Mayor Mitchel passed away a year after failing to get re-elected in 1918. What was the cause of his death?
The Correct Answer was: The former mayor unfortunately fell out of his plane during a training flight - he had, apparently, forgotten to fasten his seat belt. This answer was first submitted by Mackie Sanchez
Oct. 11th Question: In 1917 Thomas Hasting's designed an elaborate sunken garden in Central Park to commemorate the completion of the Catskill Aqueduct. Because of a change in the City's administration the project was never realized. Where was this garden to have been built?
The Correct Answer was: the current Great Lawn first submitted by CPWalks
Oct. 3rd Question: Of the many buildings existed in the area of Central Park before it was created one was a convent that the city later turned into a museum and restaurant - what was its name?
The Correct Answer was: The correct answer was Mount St. Vincent first submitted by Laura MunsonContinued on page 123










