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Quiz Answers: Testing Your Knowledge of Stony Brook

Here are the answers to Friday's trivia quiz.

Did you answer our trivia quiz on Friday about how well you know Stony Brook?

Here are the answers. You can even post your score as a comment below.

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Question: What building in Stony Brook used to be known as "Old Homestead"?
Answer: The , which was constructed in 1751 by Richard Hallock, a farmer. It is now home to a hotel, spa, and .

Question: Which of the following is NOT a famous painting by W.S. Mount, the artist for whom Mount Elementary is named?
Answer: The Secret Garden. Read this brief biography, containing images of some of his paintings, here.

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Question: Murphy Junior High was named after Robert Cushman Murphy. What was he famous for?
Answer: A well-known ornithologist and conservationist.

Question: What's so special about the Circle of Friends?
Answer: A nonprofit community association, which serves the "S Section." Visit the Circle of Friends website here.

Question: In what year was Stony Brook University brought to its current location?
Answer: While the university itself was founded in 1957, it wasn't until 1962 that the campus was opened and the university facilities relocated from its first location at a Gold Coast mansion in Oyster Bay. Read a brief history of Stony Brook University here.

Question: Which of the following does not exist in the Stony Brook Village Center?
Answer: A horse tack shop. But Three Village does have one, located down the road in Setauket.


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