The history of the Eiffel Tower - Quiz
A) 1850 B) 1920 C) 1889 D) 1900
A) Leonardo da Vinci B) Gustave Eiffel C) Pierre Charles L'Enfant D) Philippe Starck
A) Concrete B) Iron C) Steel D) Wood
A) 5 years B) 3 years C) 10 years D) 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days
A) Émile Zola B) Victor Hugo C) Guy de Maupassant D) Gustave Flaubert
A) 5 B) 3 C) 4 D) 2
A) 2 million B) Around 7 million C) 15 million D) 1 million
A) London B) Berlin C) Paris D) Rome
A) La Dame de Fer B) Grand Tower C) Luminous Lady D) Steel Magnolia
A) 150 metres (492 ft) B) 300 metres (984 ft) C) Tallest human-made structure in the world at that time D) 200 metres (656 ft)
A) 1991 B) 1964 C) 1957 D) 1889
A) 600 steps B) 150 steps C) Over 300 steps D) 200 steps
A) To entertain guests like Thomas Edison B) For military strategy meetings C) As a public museum exhibit D) For housing construction workers
A) Donations from European monarchs B) Financing involved predatory loans from Haiti C) Funding solely through ticket sales D) Complete self-financing by Gustave Eiffel
A) 1964 B) 1889 C) 1957 D) 1991
A) Édouard Lockroy B) Gustave Eiffel C) Charles Garnier D) William-Adolphe Bouguereau
A) La Croix B) L'Équipe C) Libération D) Le Temps
A) Charles Garnier B) Adolphe Alphand C) Gustave Eiffel D) Édouard Lockroy
A) 1923 B) 1918 C) 1899 D) 1905
A) Édouard Lockroy B) Guillaume Apollinaire C) Charles Garnier D) Guy de Maupassant
A) A failed engineering project B) An outdated structure C) A temporary exhibit D) A remarkable piece of structural art
A) 30 June 1889 B) 1 April 1886 C) 15 March 1888 D) 28 January 1887
A) 8 m (26 ft) B) 6 m (20 ft) C) 4.5 m (15 ft) D) 3 m (10 ft)
A) 500 B) 1,700 C) 18,038 D) 3,629
A) 20,000 B) 1,700 C) 3,629 D) 18,038
A) No cranes were used B) A large stationary crane C) An overhead gantry crane D) A small 'creeper' crane
A) Thierry Devaux B) Franz Reichelt C) Robert Moriarty D) A. J. Hackett
A) An Anglo-American Bar B) Another French restaurant C) A Russian restaurant D) A 250-seat theatre
A) Jean Drapeau B) Antoine Bourdelle C) Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe D) Charles de Gaulle
A) Eiffel's own company B) A French company C) Otis Brothers & Company D) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
A) They were dismantled for Expo 67 B) They were used to transport construction materials C) They were converted into staircases D) They were replaced by Fives-Lille lifts with a compensating mechanism
A) Disneyland B) Universal Studios C) Six Flags D) Kings Island
A) 200,000 francs B) 75,000 francs C) 100,000 francs D) 50,000 francs
A) It was painted with new colors B) It was converted into a café C) It was replaced with illuminated signs D) It was removed
A) An electrically driven Otis lift B) The present radio aerial C) A glass floor D) Illuminated signs for Citroën
A) Lead paint B) Oil-based paint C) Acrylic paint D) Bronze paint
A) 50 B) 100 C) 85 D) 72
A) Until 2030 B) Until 2091 C) Until 2025 D) Until 2043
A) It lost the title when the Chrysler Building was completed B) It became the second tallest structure C) It shared the title with another building D) It regained the title after renovations
A) A British Union Jack B) No flag was replaced C) The original French Tricolour D) An American Stars and Stripes
A) He received payment but never delivered the tower B) It was a con, as he 'sold' it twice C) The tower was dismantled and relocated D) He successfully sold it once
A) Frédéric Anton B) Gustave Eiffel C) Jules Verne D) Alain Ducasse
A) Quai Branly B) Bir-Hakeim C) Pont d'Iéna D) Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
A) 1958 B) 1993 C) 1894 D) 1975
A) Nearly 30,000 B) 1,896,987 C) 15,000 D) Over 50,000
A) Alain Ducasse B) Frédéric Anton C) Gustave Eiffel D) Jules Verne
A) The famous science-fiction writer Jules Verne B) An architectural feature C) A French chef named Jules D) A type of French cuisine
A) 1989 B) 1993 C) 1975 D) 2002
A) 2000 B) 1986–87 C) 1923 D) 1905
A) 1889 B) 2001 C) 1968 D) 2010
A) Durango, Mexico B) Richmond, Virginia C) Tokyo, Japan D) Prague, Czech Republic
A) 333.4 meters B) 300 meters C) 350 meters D) 400 meters
A) 'Eiffel's Triumph!' B) 'A New Era in Architecture!' C) 'Eiffel Suicide!' D) 'The Marvel of Paris!'
A) One B) Fifty C) Ten D) None
A) Otis Brothers & Company B) Eiffel's own company C) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape D) A European branch of a foreign company
A) The south tower B) The west tower C) The east tower D) The north tower
A) A champagne bar B) Gustave Eiffel's apartment C) Laboratories D) A restaurant
A) Father Theodor Wulf B) Gustave Ferrié C) Franz Reichelt D) Alberto Santos-Dumont
A) A linear algebraic formula for structural integrity B) A non-linear integral equation based on counteracting wind pressure C) An algorithm for optimizing material usage D) A geometric proof of aesthetic symmetry
A) Cylindrical B) Triangular C) Basically exponential D) Rectangular
A) 65 B) 25 C) 50 D) 10
A) Structural height B) Aesthetic appeal C) Material cost D) Wind resistance
A) 25 B) 65 C) 50 D) 100
A) 15 July 2015 B) 31 December 1999 C) 8 March 2011 D) 1 January 2000
A) The west column B) The east column C) The north column D) The south column |
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