- 1. Where is the Gowanus Canal located?
A) Brooklyn, New York
B) Miami, Florida
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Los Angeles, California
- 2. What year was the Gowanus Canal added to the National Priorities List for cleanup?
A) 2000
B) 2010
C) 1990
D) 2020
- 3. What is the predominant color of the water in the Gowanus Canal?
A) Clear
B) Black
C) Blue
D) Green
- 4. What transportation infrastructure runs parallel to the Gowanus Canal?
A) Brooklyn Bridge
B) Subway Line 1
C) Holland Tunnel
D) Gowanus Expressway
- 5. The Gowanus Canal goes through which New York City borough?
A) Bronx
B) Queens
C) Brooklyn
D) Manhattan
- 6. Which architectural style is prominent in the buildings along the Gowanus Canal?
A) Modernist
B) Victorian
C) Industrial
D) Renaissance
- 7. The first Europeans arrived in the Gowanus area in the early 17th century from which country?
A) Spain
B) England
C) France
D) Netherlands
- 8. What is the approximate length of the Gowanus Canal?
A) 3.5 kilometers
B) 2.5 miles
C) 5 kilometers
D) 1.8 miles
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