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