Trivia: What are the names of the lion statues at the New York Public Library?
Columbia and Liberty
Excelsior and Perseverance
Patience and Fortitude
Amsterdam and Broadway
The correct answer is Patience and Fortitude
So why is this answer correct? : The two marble lions guarding the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue are named Patience and Fortitude. The statues were dedicated in 1911 and were named in the 1930s by Mayor Fiorello, who wanted them to embody the traits that New Yorkers would need to survive the era’s economic depression.