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Gateway Arch
  • 1. How tall is the Gateway Arch?
A) 500 feet
B) 600 feet
C) 630 feet
D) 700 feet
  • 2. In which city is the Gateway Arch located?
A) St. Louis, Missouri
B) St. Paul, Minnesota
C) Kansas City, Missouri
D) Chicago, Illinois
  • 3. Who designed the Gateway Arch?
A) Eero Saarinen
B) Bernard Dickmann
C) Luther Ely Smith
D) Louis LaBeaume
  • 4. In what year was the design for the Arch created?
A) 1965
B) 1963
C) 1933
D) 1947
  • 5. When was the construction of the Arch completed?
A) December 15, 1933
B) October 28, 1965
C) February 12, 1963
D) June 10, 1967
  • 6. What is the primary material used to clad the Gateway Arch?
A) Aluminum
B) Stainless steel
C) Limestone
D) Concrete
  • 7. What does the Gateway Arch commemorate?
A) Westward expansion of the United States
B) The American Civil War
C) The Louisiana Purchase
D) The founding of Missouri
  • 8. Who is credited with the original idea for a memorial on the St. Louis riverfront?
A) Luther Ely Smith
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harold Ickes
D) John Cochran
  • 9. What was the name of the nonprofit association formed to lead the project?
A) National Gateway Foundation
B) Westward Expansion Society
C) Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association
D) St. Louis Riverfront Commission
  • 10. What was the official budget estimate to construct the memorial in the 1930s?
A) $7.5 million
B) $13 million
C) $30 million
D) $22.5 million
  • 11. Which president signed the bill in 1934 instituting the United States Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission?
A) Dwight Eisenhower
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry Truman
D) Herbert Hoover
  • 12. What two New Deal agencies were approached for project funding?
A) Civilian Conservation Corps and Federal Housing Administration
B) Works Progress Administration and Emergency Relief Administration
C) Tennessee Valley Authority and Social Security Board
D) Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration
  • 13. What was the total cost of construction for the Arch upon completion?
A) $101 million
B) $30 million
C) $13 million
D) $6.75 million
  • 14. On what date did the Arch open to the public?
A) October 28, 1965
B) June 10, 1967
C) December 15, 1933
D) February 12, 1963
  • 15. What specific form does the Gateway Arch take?
A) Pointed gothic arch
B) Parabolic arch
C) Weighted catenary arch
D) Circular arch
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