Beatty House
Name the person that built Bainbridge House.
Job Stockton
Nassau Hall was the first building built for which university?
Princeton
What war does the battle monument commemorate?
The Revolutionary War
Who was the person that came up with the idea for Palmer Square?
Bonus: Where did he attend school?
Edgar Palmer, Princeton University
Where was Einstein born?
Germany
What is a "tanner"?
A person that makes leather from animal skins.
What are the tiger statues on wither side of the front door made of?
Bronze
What year was the battle monument dedicated?
1922
What are "blueprints?
Planning documents for buildings
True or False? Einstein was a professor at Princeton University.
False, he worked at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Bainbridge House is an example of what type of architecture?
Georgian
What was the orginal name of Princeton University?
The College of New Jersey
What does the woman in the battle monument represent?
Freedom or liberty
Palmer Square was modeled after which other famous gathering place in NYC?
Rockafeller Center
True or False: Einstein's house is now a museum?
False, Einstein did not want his Princeton home to become a museum. The house is a private residence.
Jacob Hyer, the original owner of this home, did what for a living?
He owned the Hudibras Tavern so he was a "tavern-keeper".
Who lived in Nassau Hall at the time of the Battle of Princeton?
Hessian soldiers, from Germany and were professional soldiers that fought for the British.
Name the signer of the DOI that lived at Morven.
Bonus: What is the name of his wife?
Richard Stockton 111
Annis B. Stockton
Why did Palmer want to create this "square"?
He wanted a place for others to live, work, shop, gather and dine.
True or False: Princeton's public schools used to be "segregated".
True, now they are "integrated".
Name one of the features of "Georgian" architecture that can be found in both Bainbridge House and Beatty House.
One of the following: symmetry, pediment, lintel, Dutch door
The Stamp Act Trees in front of McLean house are which type of tree?
Bonus: If the trees were planted in 1766, how old are they now?
They are sycamore trees and are 254 years old.
Name another signer of the DOI from Princeton
John Witherspoon
Who lived in the original homes that were moved or torn down to make room for Palmer Square?
poor workers, immigrants, and African Americans
What is the equation for Einstein's theory of relativity?
E = mc2