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