Schoolhouse Trivia

Bruce Fichtman

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Test your knowledge about the Glenwood Landing schoolhouse.

  1. During which time period did the Glenwood Landing Hook and Ladder, Engine and Hose Company use the schoolhouse as their headquarters?

    2. Your answer:
    1907-1927
    1908-1928
    1910-1930

  2. The original Glenwood Landing schoolhouse was located on the corner of:

    3. Your answer:
    Shore Road and Glenwood Road
    Grove Street and Glen Street
    Schoolhouse Hill Road and Grove Street

  3. The original Glenwood Landing schoolhouse was built around:

    4. Your answer:
    1844
    1864
    1884

  4. The original Glenwood Landing schoolhouse was a ________ schoolhouse.

    5. Your answer:
    one room
    two room
    three room

  5. What original item from the old schoolhouse did the Glenwood Landing Fire Department donate to the North Shore school district to be placed in the schoolhouse replica on the high school campus?

    6. Your answer:
    school bell
    chalkboard
    pot belly wood burning stove

  6. During which school year did Mr. Fichtman and students from the Long Island studies program at North Shore High School begin constructing the replica of the original Glenwood Landing schoolhouse on the high school campus?

    7. Your answer:
    1994
    1995
    1996

  7. The original schoolhouse was used to teach students from grades:

    8. Your answer:
    Kindergarten - 4th grade
    Kindergarten - 6th grade
    Kindergarten - 8th grade

  8. Prior to the construction of the Glenwood Landing schoolhouse replica, the students in the Long Island studies program (1990-1994) at North Shore High School had constructed a replica of a:

    9. Your answer:
    19th century sailboat
    early 20th century airplane
    victorian house that once stood in Sea Cliff

  9. The plot of land that the original schoolhouse sat on was owned by the ____ family.

    10. Your answer:
    Scudder
    Townsend
    Mott

  10. The Glenwood Landing schoolhouse replica will be heated by a:

    11. Your answer:
    hot air system
    electric baseboard radiators
    gas fired pot belly stove

  11. The Glenwood Landing schoolhouse replica will have a ______ floor.

    12. Your answer:
    oak
    wide plank heart pine
    ceramic tile

  12. The original idea of building the schoolhouse replica was an outgrowth of 1993 graduate _____ senior experience project which was a combined research paper and photo essay exploring the history of Glenwood Landing.

    13. Your answer:
    Daniel Berry's
    Susan Cappiello's
    Robert Owen's

  13. Which of the following families were instrumental in providing information regarding the original Glenwood Landing schoolhouse?

    14. Your answer:
    LaTourette, Gallagher, Bronson
    Berry, Lyons, Smith
    LaTourette, Berry, Seaman

  14. The schoolhouse replica will be used as a ______ on the high school campus.

    15. Your answer:
    museum
    classroom
    office

  15. The floor space of the schoolhouse replica is approximately _____ sq. ft.

    16. Your answer:
    800
    1,100
    1,300

  16. Approximately ______ North Shore High School students have worked on the schoolhouse replica over the years.

    17. Your answer:
    120
    220
    320

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