Eiffel Tower - Exam
Eiffel Tower
  • 1. When was the Eiffel Tower completed?
A) 1900
B) 1889
C) 1950
D) 1920
  • 2. Which city is the Eiffel Tower located in?
A) Paris
B) New York City
C) Tokyo
D) London
  • 3. How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
A) 1,400 feet
B) 1,063 feet
C) 800 feet
D) 1,000 feet
  • 4. Which material was primarily used to build the Eiffel Tower?
A) Concrete
B) Steel
C) Wood
D) Iron
  • 5. What is the nickname of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Steel Giant
B) Iron Behemoth
C) Metal Monument
D) Iron Lady
  • 6. Who designed the Eiffel Tower?
A) Pierre Cardin
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) Claude Monet
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 7. In what year did the Eiffel Tower welcome its 250 millionth visitor?
A) 1990
B) 2000
C) 2010
D) 2020
  • 8. How many stories does the Eiffel Tower have?
A) 3 stories
B) 2 stories
C) 5 stories
D) 4 stories
  • 9. How many visitors did the Eiffel Tower receive in 2022?
A) 4.5 million
B) 6.91 million
C) 7.2 million
D) 5,889,000
  • 10. Who decorated the private apartment at the top of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Maurice Koechlin
B) Émile Nouguier
C) Stephen Sauvestre
D) Gustave Eiffel
  • 11. What was the height of the tower when it surpassed the Washington Monument?
A) 300 meters (984 feet)
B) 150 meters (492 feet)
C) The Eiffel Tower became taller than the Washington Monument during its construction.
D) 200 meters (656 feet)
  • 12. Which company helped finance the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Société des Ingénieurs Civils
B) Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)
C) Compagnie des Établissements Eiffel
D) National Bank of Haiti
  • 13. When did the Eiffel Tower receive its UNESCO World Heritage Site designation?
A) 2000
B) 1989
C) 1991
D) 1964
  • 14. What was the budget passed for the 1889 Exposition Universelle?
A) The budget included funds allocated for the construction of the Eiffel Tower.
B) $1.5 million francs
C) $10 million francs
D) $6.5 million francs
  • 15. Who was the French president re-elected in 1886, influencing the progress of the Eiffel Tower's construction?
A) Gustave Eiffel
B) Stephen Sauvestre
C) Édouard Lockroy
D) Jules Grévy
  • 16. How many steps are there from the ground level to the second level of the Eiffel Tower?
A) 150 steps
B) 600 steps
C) Over 300 steps
D) 450 steps
  • 17. What was Gustave Eiffel's role in the construction of the tower?
A) He designed the entire structure by himself.
B) He funded the entire project alone.
C) He bought the rights to the patent and managed the commercial exploitation.
D) He was a mere consultant with no financial involvement.
  • 18. What event marked the centennial anniversary that the Eiffel Tower was built to celebrate?
A) The founding of Paris
B) The French Revolution
C) The signing of the Declaration of Independence
D) The Industrial Revolution
  • 19. Which engineer added decorative arches and a glass pavilion to the Eiffel Tower's design?
A) Maurice Koechlin
B) Émile Nouguier
C) Stephen Sauvestre
D) Gustave Eiffel
  • 20. Who led the 'Committee of Three Hundred' formed to protest against the Eiffel Tower?
A) Charles Garnier
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) Édouard Lockroy
D) William-Adolphe Bouguereau
  • 21. Which publication published the 'Artists against the Eiffel Tower' petition on February 14, 1887?
A) Le Temps
B) Le Figaro
C) The New York Times
D) L'Équipe
  • 22. Which famous writer supposedly ate lunch in the Eiffel Tower's restaurant every day?
A) Jules Massenet
B) Charles Gounod
C) William-Adolphe Bouguereau
D) Guy de Maupassant
  • 23. What did Gustave Eiffel compare his tower to in response to criticisms?
A) The Egyptian pyramids
B) The Roman Colosseum
C) Stonehenge
D) The Great Wall of China
  • 24. Who wrote a nationalist poem in the shape of the Eiffel Tower during World War I?
A) Charles Baudelaire
B) Paul Verlaine
C) Victor Hugo
D) Guillaume Apollinaire
  • 25. Which minister received the 'Artists against the Eiffel Tower' petition?
A) Adolphe Alphand
B) Charles Garnier
C) Édouard Lockroy
D) Gustave Eiffel
  • 26. What did some protesters do after the Eiffel Tower was built?
A) They started a new protest against other structures
B) All of them apologized publicly
C) They all continued to protest
D) Some changed their minds, others remained unconvinced
  • 27. By what year had the Eiffel Tower become a symbol of Paris and France?
A) 1925
B) 1939
C) 1900
D) 1918
  • 28. When did work on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower start?
A) 30 June 1886
B) 28 January 1887
C) 1 April 1887
D) 15 March 1887
  • 29. How many concrete slabs did each of the east and south legs rest on?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Six
D) Eight
  • 30. What was used to support the foundation slabs for the west and north legs due to their proximity to the Seine River?
A) Brick walls
B) Wooden piles
C) Steel beams
D) Compressed-air caissons
  • 31. How long were the compressed-air caissons used for the west and north legs?
A) 15 m (49 ft)
B) 25 m (82 ft)
C) 20 m (66 ft)
D) 10 m (33 ft)
  • 32. What was the diameter of each compressed-air caisson?
A) 4 m (13 ft)
B) 8 m (26 ft)
C) 6 m (20 ft)
D) 10 m (33 ft)
  • 33. What were the original colors of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Bronze
B) White
C) Reddish brown
D) Yellow-brown
  • 34. What was the force capability of the hydraulic jacks used?
A) 1200 tonnes
B) 800 tonnes
C) 500 tonnes
D) 1000 tonnes
  • 35. What is the status of the Eiffel Tower as a structure in France?
A) Tallest guyed structure
B) Shortest freestanding structure
C) Second tallest tower
D) Tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure
  • 36. What did Charles Garnier famously call the Eiffel Tower?
A) A masterpiece of engineering
B) A 'truly tragic street lamp'
C) A symbol of modernity
D) An architectural wonder
  • 37. When were the engravings on the Eiffel Tower restored?
A) 1986–87
B) 1950
C) 1905
D) 1923
  • 38. Which country has a replica of the Eiffel Tower named Tokyo Tower?
A) Japan
B) Mexico
C) China
D) United States
  • 39. Until what year is the 1989 lighting display under artistic copyright?
A) 2091
B) 2021
C) 2039
D) 2043
  • 40. What shape is the Eiffel Tower based on?
A) Spherical
B) Rectangular
C) Basically exponential
D) Cylindrical
  • 41. When was the television antenna first installed on the Eiffel Tower?
A) 1889
B) 2000
C) 1957
D) 2011
  • 42. What was the primary concern for Eiffel when designing the Tower?
A) Cost efficiency
B) Structural height
C) Wind resistance
D) Aesthetic appeal
  • 43. Who managed the Le Jules Verne restaurant as of May 2019?
A) Julia Child
B) Alain Ducasse
C) Gustave Eiffel
D) Frédéric Anton
  • 44. Who was arrested for bungee jumping from the Eiffel Tower in 1987?
A) A. J. Hackett
B) Thierry Devaux
C) Gustave Eiffel
D) Robert Moriarty
  • 45. How many times has the Eiffel Tower been completely repainted since it was built?
A) 25 times
B) 30 times
C) 12 times
D) At least 19 times
  • 46. Who proposed keeping the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower permanently after the 2024 Summer Olympics?
A) The Paris Observatory
B) Paris residents
C) Mayor Anne Hidalgo
D) The Eiffel family
  • 47. Who won a 100,000-franc prize for flying from St. Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back in less than half an hour?
A) Gustave Eiffel
B) Alberto Santos-Dumont
C) Thomas Edison
D) Buffalo Bill Cody
  • 48. What did the Eiffel Tower's wireless station do during World War I?
A) Transmitted weather reports
B) Intercepted enemy communications from Berlin
C) Sent coded messages to Allied forces
D) Broadcasted propaganda to Germany
  • 49. What is the weight of the original Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower?
A) 30 tons
B) 50 tons
C) 20 tons
D) 40 tons
  • 50. In what year was the Eiffel Tower's color changed to 'Eiffel Tower Brown'?
A) 2010
B) 1968
C) 2001
D) 2024
  • 51. What was the fate of the decorative arcade around the first level in 1938?
A) It was removed
B) It was replaced with a modern design
C) It was preserved as a historical artifact
D) It was painted a different color
  • 52. What material was used for the blocks that supported the ironwork?
A) Granite
B) Limestone
C) Sandstone
D) Marble
  • 53. How many different parts were needed for the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
A) 18,038
B) 25,000
C) 20,000
D) 10,000
  • 54. What was the initial construction method for the legs of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Steel trusses
B) Cantilevers
C) Brick masonry
D) Timber scaffolding
  • 55. How many 1:3 scale models of the Eiffel Tower are there at Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) One
  • 56. In what year did the Eiffel Tower's special lighting display become an 'original visual creation' protected by copyright?
A) 1989
B) 2014
C) 1993
D) 2002
  • 57. What type of television was first broadcast from the Eiffel Tower on 31 March 2005?
A) Cable television
B) FM radio
C) Analogue television
D) Digital terrestrial television (DTT)
  • 58. Which column's lift is publicly accessible to the second-floor restaurant?
A) North column
B) West column
C) South column
D) East column
  • 59. What material was stopped from being used in 2001 due to environmental concerns?
A) Reddish brown paint
B) Lead paint
C) Bronze paint
D) Yellow-brown paint
  • 60. How many passengers could each car hold between the second and third levels?
A) 100 passengers
B) 65 passengers
C) 80 passengers
D) 50 passengers
  • 61. Where was the factory that produced the Eiffel Tower's components located?
A) Versailles
B) Levallois-Perret
C) Nanterre
D) Montmartre
  • 62. Who commented that the copyright was a way to manage commercial use of the Eiffel Tower's image?
A) Stéphane Dieu
B) John Bickerstaffe
C) Pierre Bideau
D) Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
  • 63. What did Gustave Eiffel invite Thomas Edison to do at the top of the tower?
A) Give a speech on modern technology
B) Present him with a phonograph
C) Demonstrate his latest invention
D) Discuss future engineering projects
  • 64. How many passengers could each compartment hold in the lifts to the second level?
A) 15 passengers
B) 50 passengers
C) 25 passengers
D) 40 passengers
  • 65. What is the current shade of the Eiffel Tower as of 2010?
A) Bronze
B) Black
C) Yellow-brown
D) Reddish brown
  • 66. What can be found on the third floor of the Eiffel Tower today?
A) A champagne bar
B) An art gallery
C) A science museum
D) A gift shop
  • 67. Where is the Petřín Lookout Tower located?
A) Berlin
B) Vienna
C) Rome
D) Prague
  • 68. What is the nearest Paris Metro station to the Eiffel Tower?
A) Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
B) Pont d'Iéna
C) Bir-Hakeim
D) Quai Branly
  • 69. Which floor of the Eiffel Tower contains a restaurant called Le Jules Verne?
A) First floor
B) Ground floor
C) Third floor
D) Second floor
  • 70. Which company was contracted to fit lifts in the east and west legs of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Eiffel et Compagnie
B) Otis Brothers & Company
C) Comité des Forges
D) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
  • 71. What was the fate of the original lifts between the second and third levels in 1982?
A) They were restored to their original condition
B) They were replaced after 97 years in service
C) They were permanently closed
D) They were converted into emergency staircases
  • 72. How were the finished components transported to the construction site?
A) On horse-drawn carts
B) By river barge
C) In trucks
D) By train
  • 73. Who originally managed the Le Jules Verne restaurant from 2007 to 2017?
A) Frédéric Anton
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) Alain Ducasse
D) Julia Child
  • 74. In which year did Tokyo Tower open as a communications tower?
A) 1972
B) 1989
C) 1965
D) 1958
  • 75. What was installed in each leg to aid construction as it progressed?
A) An elevator
B) A large crane
C) A pulley system
D) A small 'creeper' crane
  • 76. What was the original name of the restaurant on the first floor that became a theatre?
A) Russian restaurant
B) Flemish restaurant
C) French restaurant
D) Anglo-American Bar
  • 77. When did the Eiffel Tower cease broadcasting analogue television signals?
A) 1957
B) 31 March 2005
C) 2000
D) 8 March 2011
  • 78. Which company eventually received the contract for lifts to the second level?
A) Comité des Forges
B) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
C) Otis Brothers & Company
D) Eiffel et Compagnie
  • 79. Who presented Gustave Eiffel with a phonograph at the top of the tower?
A) Alberto Santos-Dumont
B) Sarah Bernhardt
C) Thomas Edison
D) Buffalo Bill Cody
  • 80. What was speculated as the cost to build a full-size replica of the Eiffel Tower in 2011?
A) $480 million
B) $100 million
C) $600 million
D) $300 million
  • 81. How deep were the piles driven for the west and north legs?
A) 30 m (98 ft)
B) 22 m (72 ft)
C) 10 m (33 ft)
D) 15 m (49 ft)
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