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The 400 years New York quiz Quiz
What do you know about the history of New York City?
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1. Which captain (who worked for the VOC) discovered Manhattan in 1609?
Peter Stuyvesant
Piet Hein
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
2. From which country came the first settlers?
England
France
The Netherlands
Italy
3. How was New York called before it came in british hands in 1664?
New Holland
New Amsterdam
New Paris
New Kent
4. What do the following Dutch words mean? Stoep, koekje, koolsla, Jan Kees and daalder.
Stoop, cookie, coleslaw, Yankees and dollar
Stairs, candy, blue tit, Jan kees and going down
5. What did the indians sell to the Dutch in 1621?
Wolf skins
Beaver skins
Deer skins
Coffee
6. Manhattan was bought from the indians in 1625 for how much?
100 gulden
120 gulden
30 gulden
60 gulden
7. New York was handed over by the Dutch to the English people in 1674. What did they get in return?
Suriname
A caribbean island
A few ships
A statue on one of the islands
8. In 1653 a wall was build for protection against the indians. How is the famous street called that runned besides the wall?
Walstraat/wallstreet
Muurhuizen/wallhouses
Bemuurde weerd/walled way
9. How was the last gouverner of New Amsterdam?
Willem of orange
Jan kees van der Bilt
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