Kensico Notables
Cemetery/History Facts
Potpourri
Tie Breaker
100
Richard Hellmann, a German businessman, made his fortune from this food product that has a blue ribbon on the label.
What is Mayonnaise/ Hellmann's Mayonnaise?
100
This Kensico-affiliated charitable organization's mission is to preserve the historical, cultural, and natural heritage of Kensico Cemetery, host public programs, and support local philanthropic organizations.
Who are the Friends of Kensico Cemetery?
100
This controversial food is served at Kensico employee functions. You either love it, or you hate it.
What is Tuna Pizza?
100
New Orleans is famous for this lively funeral procession tradition featuring brass bands, dancing, and second-lining through the streets.
What is a Jazz Funeral?
200
Kensico's most recent notable internment was known for being a salsa legend. In 1967, at 17, he recorded his first album, which ultimately sold more than 300,000 copies.
Who is Willie Colón?
200
These tall, four-sided monuments that taper to a point at the top are inspired by Egyptian and Greek architecture and can be seen throughout the Cemetery grounds. The tallest one at Kensico is at the Actors Fund lot and measures 52'8".
What is an obelisk?
200
According to a New York Post article, in 1999 two men were arrested after one was asked to seek out and steal this type of decorative window being stolen from mausoleums in New York cemeteries, leading one of them to case Kensico for a potential buyer.
What is Tiffany stained glass?
300
This sport's legend, interred at Kensico, has a grave with two brass doors. Fans often contact the cemetery, angry about the date of birth on his monument.
Who is Lou Gehrig?
300
When some or all of the original owners are deceased, the living lot owners may file this document that identifies the new owners of the lot and the source of their right to ownership.
What is an affidavit of heirship?
300
Also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, it is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated in early April to honor ancestors and deceased loved ones.
Families visit graveyards to clean tombs, offer food and incense, and burn joss paper while also enjoying spring outings.
What is The Qingming Festival?
400
This actor, famous for his distinctive voice, played characters such as the Aflac Duck and Iago the parrot from Aladdin.
Who is Gilbert Gottfried?
400
Kensico recently acquired 10 adjoining acres. Once operated as a chicken farm, the property is crossed by the headwaters of the Bronx River.
The area now known as Valhalla in Westchester County was once called this, named for the stream that runs through the region.
What is Davis Brook?
400
In Ireland, this lively tradition involves drinking, singing, and telling stories around the deceased the night before burial.
What is a wake?
500
This actress told Dorothy to tap her shoes together three times and say, "There's no place like home in 1939's The Wizard of Oz.
Who is Billie Burke?
500
Invasive plants and poison ivy were removed from the grounds around 10 years ago using this animal as a tool.
What are Goats?
500
Kensico President Matthew Parisi aspired to have a career as this profession growing up
What is an MLB Baseball Player?
500
Mel Blanc, voice of Bugs Bunny, has THIS phrase carved on his tombstone — his most famous character's catchphrase.
"That's all folks!"?