What Did New York's JFK Airport Replace?

And the answer is ...

c) a golf course

When the new airport was built in the 1940s, it displaced 1,000 acres the Idlewild Golf Course, leading many New Yorkers to call the new airport "the Idlewild airport," although that was never its official name. Now, the remaining land from the golf course remains as a park for locals and visitors to enjoy.

New York Trivia Tuesday

New Yorkers have their choice of three airports in the metropolitan area: Newark Liberty (EWR), LaGuardia (LGA) and John F. Kennedy (JFK). Of these, JFK is the newest airport, with construction starting in 1943.

Although it was intended to be named Major General Alexander E. Anderson Airport until President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, the airport was commonly called "Idlewild" by many New Yorkers, since the airport was built on top of a site formerly known as Idlewild. What was formerly located at the airport's current location?

a) a zoo
b) a country club
c) a golf course
d) a cemetery

Check back on Thursday for the answer to this week's trivia question!