How Long Island Was Made
This giant, slow-moving sheet of ice carved out Long Island a long time ago.
What is a glacier?
This famous general and first U.S. President started a secret spy ring on Long Island.
Who was George Washington?
This famous pirate buried a chest of gold treasure on Gardiner's Island
Who was Captain Kidd?
This famous train system carries thousands of people from Long Island to New York City every day.
What is the Long Island Rail Road (or LIRR)?
This famous singer-songwriter is nicknamed the "Piano Man" and wrote many hit songs about Long Island
Who is Billy Joel?
This huge ocean borders Long Island on the south and east sides.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
A lady spy named Anna Strong hung this piece of clothing on her clothesline to send secret signals.
The government built these tall, blinking towers to keep ships from crashing into the beach at night.
What are lighthouses?
Long Island builders created the Lunar Module, which was the spacecraft used to land on this object in space.
What is the Moon?
This giant, white, bird-shaped building in Flanders is a famous roadside landmark where people used to buy eggs.
What is the Big Duck?
This body of water sits between the top of Long Island and the state of Connecticut.
What is the Long Island Sound?
Long Island spies used this special liquid to write secret messages that nobody else could see.
What is invisible ink?
Built in 1796, this is the oldest lighthouse in New York State, located at the very eastern tip of Long Island.
What is the Montauk Point Lighthouse?
Pilot Charles Lindbergh took off from a Long Island airfield to make the first solo flight across this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This energetic U.S. President lived in a famous house called Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Long Island has two narrow strips of land on its eastern end called the North and South ________.
What are the Forks?
Native Americans made this valuable bead money out of local clam shells.
What is wampum?
Before the Coast Guard existed, brave rescue workers used these small rowboats to save people from sinking ships.
What are lifeboats (or surfboats)?
These scenic, tree-lined roads were built all over Long Island, and big commercial trucks are not allowed on them.
What are parkways?
Long Island is divided into two giant counties outside of New York City; name one of them.
What is Nassau (or Suffolk)?
These long, skinny islands off the South Shore protect the main island from big waves.
What are barrier islands (or Fire Island)?
Long Island spies used special secret numbers instead of their real names, which is called a ________.
What is a code?
This long, sandy island off the South Shore was a dangerous trap where many old ships crashed during storms.
What is Fire Island?
Before big bridges were built, people used these large boats to carry cars and wagons across the water.
What are ferries?
Scientists on Long Island created "Tennis for Two" in 1958, which was one of the very first ________.
What is a video game?