Names and Places
Island History
Organizations and Vendors
Welcome Center Operations
TGI Office and Team
100

2 places to find more information about Governors Island and events


What are the website and the Welcome Center/Governors Island Insider Handbook Binders

100

The two National Park Service Monuments on Governors Island

What are Fort Jay and Castle Williams?

100

Two food vendors located in Liggett Terrace

What is Little Eva's and Tokyo Drumstick?

Will also accept: Any food vendors located in Liggett Terrace, but NOT Taco Vista, Six Coasts, Makina, Pizza Yard, or Sea Biscuit.

100

How frequently does the Ferry leave from Soissons Landing on the weekend?

Every 15 Minutes

Bonus: Until 6PM

100

Where is the stock room with our merchandise inventory?

Office Building 108 downstairs.

200

Direct a visitor from Yankee Pier to grills 1-6 using the map

What is hug the water to (the visitor's) right for about 5-6 minutes.

Will also accept "hug the water past the lavender field"

200

Where is the Admiral's House?

Bonus: What historic meeting was held there in 1988?

At the top of Nolan Park across the lawn from fort jay

A summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and George HW Bush

200

An arts/nonprofit organization in residence located in Nolan Park or Colonels Row


What is American Indian Community House, Billion Oyster Project, Escaping Time: Art from US Prisons, Filmshop, Forest for the Trees Collective, Harvestworks, West Harlem Art Fund, New York Latin American Art Triennial, Swale, Taiwanese American Arts Council, 

Ankhlave Arts Alliance, ArtCrawl Harlem, BronxArtSpace, Bronx Council on the Arts, carBEING House, Climate Imaginarium, DuYe Moves, KODA, Residency Unlimited

200

4 closing procedures: Soissons

1. Bring in chairs, bookshelf, and merch rack

2. Lock windows/Put down blinds

3. Turn off AC/Lights

4. Lock doors

5. Sweeping

6. Folding

7. Cleaning

200

Four staff members of the Trust other than Drew and Eve


Who are Sarah, Faith Nicole, Imani, Malcolm, Richie

300

An invasive plant that our gardeners pull

What is mugwort, bindweed, catchweed, vetch, phragmites, dogbane

300

The material used to expand Governors Island (to create the cone part)

Bonus: The year the expansion was finished

What is landfill from the 4,5,6 subway line?

Bonus: What is 1912?

300

The organization who takes care of the lavender field and the composting program

What is Earth Matter?

300

Where does NYC ferry GI shuttle go between on the weekend?

Yankee Pier and Wall Street 

300

What is the undeveloped land by Yankee Pier going to become?

A climate campus overseen by the New York Climate Exchange

400

Three kid/family-friendly locations on Governors Island

What is The Yard (Playground NYC), Slide Hill, and the Play Area?

Also accepted:  Liggett Terrace fountain(noodle) Hammock Grove (sheep), and the Urban Farm, Discovery Hill, Outlook Hill

400

What the Lenape people called Governors Island

Bonus: How the Dutch acquired Governors Island

What is Paggank?

Bonus: What is Nutten Island and a deceptive "trade" of two ax heads, a string of beads, and a handful of nails?

400

General operation hours of the Organizations in Residence 

What is Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm?

400

What are 3 tours we offer leaving from Soissons Landing?


Highlights/History Tour, Arts Tour, Tree Tour, Climate Tour

Also Accept: Bird Walk



400

Where can I get a National Park Service Cancelation stamp and who can I talk to about that?

Castle Williams- Talk to one of our 3 park Rangers!
500

The art piece by Sam Van Aken (What is it called?)

Bonus: What is special about this piece.

 What is the Open Orchard?

What is using a process called grafting to grow multiple kinds of fruit on the same tree and/or limb?

500

The time span in which the Coast Guard occupied Governors Island

What is 1966-1996?

500

Name Two current GI Arts Public Art Pieces (outdoor sculpture or installation)

Bonus: Name an upcoming installation

Cabin, Yankee Hanger, Open Orchard, Church, Field Station of the Melancholy Marine Biologist, Bird MMXXIII, Brick House

Bonus: The Oyster

500

4 items available for free rentals at the Activity Center?

What are Football, Soccer, Frisbee, Toss N' Catch, Cornhole, Softball/Baseball, Kickball, Binoculars,  Scavenger Hunts

500

Three past or upcoming events taking place on the Island

What is SailGP, The Poetry Festival, The Jazz Age Lawn Party, World Cup Watch Party, Jazz by the Water, Fad Market, Great Nosh, NYC Runs 10K, Gridlock, Pumpkin Point