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