Staten Island Facts
Unique Staten Island
Ethnic Enclaves
Landmarks
100
Staten Island is under ________ and next to New Jersey and Brooklyn.
Manhattan
100
What candy was invented on Staten Island?
Chewing Gum
100
A geographic area with a high population of people who share a cultural identity and characteristics is called an ___________.
Ethnic Enclave
100
What do you call a building, a place, or anything that is easy to see and can help a person find the way to a place near it?
Landmark
200
Staten Island is completely surrounded by water which makes it an ________.
Island
200
How much does it cost to ride the Staten Island Ferry?
Zero! It's Free
200
Little Liberia is an ethnic enclave on what borough?
Staten Island
200
The Snug Harbor Center is in what borough?
Staten Island
300
True or False- Staten Island is the southernmost part of both New York City and of New York State.
True!
300
What two boroughs have a Yankees baseball team?
Staten Island and The Bronx
300
True or False- The Mexican population is the second largest Latino group in Staten Island.
True
300
Which landmark in Staten Island is shows a collection of art from Tibet and the Himalayans?
The Museum of Tibetan Art
400
Is Staten Island urban or Suburban?
Suburban
400
True or False- Staten Island has many trains that connect it to the other boroughs.
False.
400
Why did many Italian people move to Staten Island?
Because the Verrazano Bridge would make getting to work in Brooklyn easier.
400
Which Staten Island landmark lets visitors do candlelight tours, learn how to make soap, and watch carpenters and blacksmiths?
Richmond Town
500
True or False. Staten Island is a crowded borough with a lot of tall buildings that people live and work in.
False!
500
The Staten Island Ferry runs between Staten Island and what other borough?
Manhattan
500
Why did the Little Liberia, Little Russian, and Little Sri Lanka ethnic enclaves start?
Because homes are affordable
500
Why was Sandy Ground in Staten Island important to freed African Americans?
Because they could buy land, fish for oysters, and farm
