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A) 1889 B) 1920 C) 1950 D) 1900
A) Paris B) London C) New York City D) Tokyo
A) 1,400 feet B) 1,000 feet C) 1,063 feet D) 800 feet
A) Steel B) Iron C) Concrete D) Wood
A) Iron Behemoth B) Steel Giant C) Iron Lady D) Metal Monument
A) Gustave Eiffel B) Claude Monet C) Pierre Cardin D) Leonardo da Vinci
A) 2020 B) 1990 C) 2000 D) 2010
A) 5 stories B) 3 stories C) 2 stories D) 4 stories
A) 6.91 million B) 4.5 million C) 7.2 million D) 5,889,000
A) Stephen Sauvestre B) Émile Nouguier C) Gustave Eiffel D) Maurice Koechlin
A) The Eiffel Tower became taller than the Washington Monument during its construction. B) 150 meters (492 feet) C) 300 meters (984 feet) D) 200 meters (656 feet)
A) Compagnie des Établissements Eiffel B) Société des Ingénieurs Civils C) Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC) D) National Bank of Haiti
A) 1991 B) 2000 C) 1964 D) 1989
A) $10 million francs B) The budget included funds allocated for the construction of the Eiffel Tower. C) $1.5 million francs D) $6.5 million francs
A) Édouard Lockroy B) Stephen Sauvestre C) Gustave Eiffel D) Jules Grévy
A) 600 steps B) 450 steps C) Over 300 steps D) 150 steps
A) He was a mere consultant with no financial involvement. B) He funded the entire project alone. C) He designed the entire structure by himself. D) He bought the rights to the patent and managed the commercial exploitation.
A) The Industrial Revolution B) The signing of the Declaration of Independence C) The founding of Paris D) The French Revolution
A) Stephen Sauvestre B) Maurice Koechlin C) Émile Nouguier D) Gustave Eiffel
A) William-Adolphe Bouguereau B) Gustave Eiffel C) Charles Garnier D) Édouard Lockroy
A) Le Figaro B) The New York Times C) Le Temps D) L'Équipe
A) Charles Gounod B) William-Adolphe Bouguereau C) Guy de Maupassant D) Jules Massenet
A) The Roman Colosseum B) The Egyptian pyramids C) The Great Wall of China D) Stonehenge
A) Victor Hugo B) Guillaume Apollinaire C) Charles Baudelaire D) Paul Verlaine
A) Gustave Eiffel B) Édouard Lockroy C) Charles Garnier D) Adolphe Alphand
A) All of them apologized publicly B) They all continued to protest C) Some changed their minds, others remained unconvinced D) They started a new protest against other structures
A) 1900 B) 1939 C) 1925 D) 1918
A) 1 April 1887 B) 30 June 1886 C) 28 January 1887 D) 15 March 1887
A) Four B) Two C) Six D) Eight
A) Compressed-air caissons B) Brick walls C) Wooden piles D) Steel beams
A) 10 m (33 ft) B) 20 m (66 ft) C) 25 m (82 ft) D) 15 m (49 ft)
A) 10 m (33 ft) B) 6 m (20 ft) C) 4 m (13 ft) D) 8 m (26 ft)
A) 22 m (72 ft) B) 15 m (49 ft) C) 10 m (33 ft) D) 30 m (98 ft)
A) Marble B) Limestone C) Sandstone D) Granite
A) 10,000 B) 25,000 C) 20,000 D) 18,038
A) In trucks B) By river barge C) By train D) On horse-drawn carts
A) Levallois-Perret B) Montmartre C) Versailles D) Nanterre
A) Timber scaffolding B) Cantilevers C) Steel trusses D) Brick masonry
A) A pulley system B) An elevator C) A small 'creeper' crane D) A large crane
A) 1200 tonnes B) 500 tonnes C) 800 tonnes D) 1000 tonnes
A) A 'truly tragic street lamp' B) An architectural wonder C) A symbol of modernity D) A masterpiece of engineering
A) Thomas Edison B) Sarah Bernhardt C) Buffalo Bill Cody D) Alberto Santos-Dumont
A) Gustave Eiffel B) Alberto Santos-Dumont C) Thomas Edison D) Buffalo Bill Cody
A) Transmitted weather reports B) Broadcasted propaganda to Germany C) Intercepted enemy communications from Berlin D) Sent coded messages to Allied forces
A) It was removed B) It was preserved as a historical artifact C) It was painted a different color D) It was replaced with a modern design
A) Robert Moriarty B) Thierry Devaux C) Gustave Eiffel D) A. J. Hackett
A) Present him with a phonograph B) Give a speech on modern technology C) Discuss future engineering projects D) Demonstrate his latest invention
A) They were restored to their original condition B) They were converted into emergency staircases C) They were replaced after 97 years in service D) They were permanently closed
A) Wind resistance B) Structural height C) Cost efficiency D) Aesthetic appeal
A) Spherical B) Basically exponential C) Cylindrical D) Rectangular
A) Ground floor B) First floor C) Third floor D) Second floor
A) Frédéric Anton B) Alain Ducasse C) Julia Child D) Gustave Eiffel
A) Russian restaurant B) Flemish restaurant C) Anglo-American Bar D) French restaurant
A) East column B) West column C) North column D) South column
A) A champagne bar B) A gift shop C) An art gallery D) A science museum
A) Frédéric Anton B) Alain Ducasse C) Gustave Eiffel D) Julia Child
A) Eiffel et Compagnie B) Otis Brothers & Company C) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape D) Comité des Forges
A) Eiffel et Compagnie B) Comité des Forges C) Otis Brothers & Company D) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
A) 15 passengers B) 50 passengers C) 25 passengers D) 40 passengers
A) 80 passengers B) 50 passengers C) 100 passengers D) 65 passengers
A) 1905 B) 1950 C) 1986–87 D) 1923
A) Bronze B) Yellow-brown C) Reddish brown D) White
A) 2010 B) 2001 C) 1968 D) 2024
A) Bronze B) Yellow-brown C) Reddish brown D) Black
A) At least 19 times B) 12 times C) 25 times D) 30 times
A) Reddish brown paint B) Bronze paint C) Yellow-brown paint D) Lead paint
A) 40 tons B) 30 tons C) 50 tons D) 20 tons
A) Mayor Anne Hidalgo B) The Eiffel family C) The Paris Observatory D) Paris residents
A) 1957 B) 2011 C) 1889 D) 2000
A) 2000 B) 8 March 2011 C) 1957 D) 31 March 2005
A) Quai Branly B) Pont d'Iéna C) Bir-Hakeim D) Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
A) Digital terrestrial television (DTT) B) FM radio C) Analogue television D) Cable television
A) Tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure B) Second tallest tower C) Shortest freestanding structure D) Tallest guyed structure
A) 1993 B) 1989 C) 2002 D) 2014
A) 2043 B) 2021 C) 2039 D) 2091
A) Stéphane Dieu B) Pierre Bideau C) John Bickerstaffe D) Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
A) Japan B) China C) Mexico D) United States
A) 1958 B) 1989 C) 1972 D) 1965
A) Rome B) Berlin C) Vienna D) Prague
A) Four B) Three C) One D) Two
A) $480 million B) $100 million C) $600 million D) $300 million |