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2)What is the name of the sled dog who braved fierce Arctic weather to diliver a needed medicine to save his community?

The answer is Balto.He was husky sled dog(although some sources incorrectly state that he is an Alaskan Malamute or Siberian Husky).Balto is also a 1995 animated film produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio.Balto is based on a true story about the dog,Balto,who helped save children from diphteria epidemic in the 1925 serum run to Nome.Balto was named after the Sami explorer Samuel Balto.Balto died in 1933.

Statue of Balto in Central Park

After the mission's success,Balto became celebrity.A statue of Balto,sculpted by Frederick Roth,was erected in New York City's Central Park  on December 17,1925,just 10 months after Balto's arrival in None.The statue is located on the main path leading north from the Tisch Children's Zoo.In front of the statue a low-relief slate depicts Balto's sled team,and bears

following inscription:

"Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed antitoxin six hundred miles over rough ice,across treacherous waters,through Artic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the Winter of 1925."

3)What is the name of the legendary Danish children's author whose statue is waiting for you here,along with his equally famous duckling companion?

The answer is Hans Christian Andersen.

He was born in Odense,Denmark,on Tuesday,April 2,1805.He is a Danish author and poet,most famous for his fairy tales.Among his best-known stories are The Snow Queen,The Little Mermaid,Thumbelina,The Little Match Girl,The Ugly Duckling and The Red Shoes.During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children across Europe.His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world and inspired many other works.He lived until August 4,1875.

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling was first published 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales. The phrase"ugly duckling",has entered several languages.In the end duckling matures into a graceful swan,the most beautiful bird of all."The Ugly Duckling" demonstrates Andersen's identification with,and his sympathies for the ´outsider´ searching for his or his place in society.

Hans Christian Andersen in Central Park

The statue of Hans Christian Andersen is located in New York City's Central Park,west of Conservatory Water,at 74th Street naer Fifth Avenue.

The Sculpture was designed to be climbed on,which makes it popular with kids.The statue includes a duck gazing up at Hans Christian Andersen who is holding lines of The Ugly Duckling.

4)What is the name of this area named in honour of the famous member of the Beatels who lived and died in the neighborhood?

I think that this is Strawberry Fields.

Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre landscaped section in New York City's Central Park that is dedicated to the memory of musician John Lennon.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Fields Forever is a song recorded at the end of 1966 by The Beatles,and released at the beginning of 1967.Written by John Lennon,multiple critics have described it as one of the group's best recordings.It is one of the defining works of the psychedelic rock genre and has been covered numerous times.The song gave its name to the Strawberry fields memorial in New York City's Central Park,near the site of Lennon's murder at The Dakota apartment building.

Strawberry Fields memorial

The Central Park memorial was designed by Bruce Kelly,the chief landscape architect for the Central Park Conservancy.Strawberry Fields was inaugurated on what would have been Lennon's 45th birthday,9 October 1985,by his widow Yoko Ono,who had underwritten the project.The entrance to the memorial is located on Central Park West and West 72nd Street,directly across from Dakota Apartments,where Lennon lived for the later part of his life and where he was murdered.The memorial is a triangular piece of land falling away on the two sides of the park,and its focal point is a circular pathway mosaic of inlaid stones,a reproduction of a mosaic frpm Pompeii.In the center of the mosaic is a single word ,the title of lennon's famous song:"Imagine".The memorial is often covered with flowers,candles in glasses,and other belongings left behind by Lennon fans.