Frederick Law Olmsted's Birthday Quiz

1- If Olmsted were alive today, how old would he be on his next birthday?

A) 100
B) 189
C) 214
D) 156

2- Olmsted held various jobs before becoming a landscape architect. Which one of these positions was not part of his employment history?

A) Dry goods clerk
B) Farmer
C) Journalist
D) Jeweler

3- What we now call the Emerald Necklace, Olmsted sometimes referred to as:

A) The Green Place
B) Shiny Sequins
C) The Jeweled Girdle
D) Green Lea

4- Olmsted called his Brookline home and studio:

A) Fairview
B) Fairsted
C) Greenward
D) Green Fair

5- Olmsted is often referred to as, "The Father of_"

A) Parks and Gardens
B) Parks Design
C) Landscape Architecture
D) Landscape Design

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