The history of the Eiffel Tower - Quiz
A) 1920 B) 1850 C) 1900 D) 1889
A) Philippe Starck B) Pierre Charles L'Enfant C) Leonardo da Vinci D) Gustave Eiffel
A) Wood B) Iron C) Concrete D) Steel
A) 10 years B) 3 years C) 5 years D) 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days
A) Émile Zola B) Victor Hugo C) Guy de Maupassant D) Gustave Flaubert
A) 4 B) 5 C) 3 D) 2
A) 15 million B) 2 million C) Around 7 million D) 1 million
A) Paris B) Rome C) Berlin D) London
A) La Dame de Fer B) Grand Tower C) Luminous Lady D) Steel Magnolia
A) 150 metres (492 ft) B) 200 metres (656 ft) C) 300 metres (984 ft) D) Tallest human-made structure in the world at that time
A) 1957 B) 1991 C) 1889 D) 1964
A) 150 steps B) Over 300 steps C) 600 steps D) 200 steps
A) As a public museum exhibit B) For housing construction workers C) To entertain guests like Thomas Edison D) For military strategy meetings
A) Donations from European monarchs B) Financing involved predatory loans from Haiti C) Complete self-financing by Gustave Eiffel D) Funding solely through ticket sales
A) 1991 B) 1964 C) 1889 D) 1957
A) Charles Garnier B) Édouard Lockroy C) William-Adolphe Bouguereau D) Gustave Eiffel
A) L'Équipe B) Libération C) Le Temps D) La Croix
A) Charles Garnier B) Adolphe Alphand C) Édouard Lockroy D) Gustave Eiffel
A) 1905 B) 1899 C) 1923 D) 1918
A) Édouard Lockroy B) Guy de Maupassant C) Charles Garnier D) Guillaume Apollinaire
A) A failed engineering project B) A temporary exhibit C) An outdated structure D) A remarkable piece of structural art
A) 15 March 1888 B) 30 June 1889 C) 1 April 1886 D) 28 January 1887
A) 6 m (20 ft) B) 3 m (10 ft) C) 4.5 m (15 ft) D) 8 m (26 ft)
A) 500 B) 3,629 C) 18,038 D) 1,700
A) 18,038 B) 3,629 C) 20,000 D) 1,700
A) No cranes were used B) An overhead gantry crane C) A small 'creeper' crane D) A large stationary crane
A) Thierry Devaux B) Franz Reichelt C) A. J. Hackett D) Robert Moriarty
A) A 250-seat theatre B) Another French restaurant C) An Anglo-American Bar D) A Russian restaurant
A) Antoine Bourdelle B) Jean Drapeau C) Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe D) Charles de Gaulle
A) Otis Brothers & Company B) A French company C) Eiffel's own company D) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
A) They were used to transport construction materials B) They were dismantled for Expo 67 C) They were converted into staircases D) They were replaced by Fives-Lille lifts with a compensating mechanism
A) Six Flags B) Disneyland C) Kings Island D) Universal Studios
A) 100,000 francs B) 200,000 francs C) 75,000 francs D) 50,000 francs
A) It was replaced with illuminated signs B) It was removed C) It was converted into a café D) It was painted with new colors
A) Illuminated signs for Citroën B) An electrically driven Otis lift C) A glass floor D) The present radio aerial
A) Acrylic paint B) Bronze paint C) Lead paint D) Oil-based paint
A) 85 B) 50 C) 100 D) 72
A) Until 2043 B) Until 2025 C) Until 2030 D) Until 2091
A) It shared the title with another building B) It became the second tallest structure C) It lost the title when the Chrysler Building was completed D) It regained the title after renovations
A) The original French Tricolour B) An American Stars and Stripes C) A British Union Jack D) No flag was replaced
A) He received payment but never delivered the tower B) He successfully sold it once C) It was a con, as he 'sold' it twice D) The tower was dismantled and relocated
A) Jules Verne B) Gustave Eiffel C) Alain Ducasse D) Frédéric Anton
A) Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel B) Bir-Hakeim C) Pont d'Iéna D) Quai Branly
A) 1975 B) 1894 C) 1958 D) 1993
A) 15,000 B) 1,896,987 C) Over 50,000 D) Nearly 30,000
A) Alain Ducasse B) Jules Verne C) Gustave Eiffel D) Frédéric Anton
A) An architectural feature B) A French chef named Jules C) The famous science-fiction writer Jules Verne D) A type of French cuisine
A) 1993 B) 1989 C) 1975 D) 2002
A) 1905 B) 1923 C) 1986–87 D) 2000
A) 2010 B) 2001 C) 1889 D) 1968
A) Richmond, Virginia B) Tokyo, Japan C) Durango, Mexico D) Prague, Czech Republic
A) 400 meters B) 300 meters C) 350 meters D) 333.4 meters
A) 'Eiffel Suicide!' B) 'Eiffel's Triumph!' C) 'A New Era in Architecture!' D) 'The Marvel of Paris!'
A) Fifty B) None C) Ten D) One
A) Otis Brothers & Company B) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape C) A European branch of a foreign company D) Eiffel's own company
A) The east tower B) The north tower C) The south tower D) The west tower
A) A champagne bar B) Gustave Eiffel's apartment C) Laboratories D) A restaurant
A) Franz Reichelt B) Father Theodor Wulf C) Alberto Santos-Dumont D) Gustave Ferrié
A) An algorithm for optimizing material usage B) A linear algebraic formula for structural integrity C) A non-linear integral equation based on counteracting wind pressure D) A geometric proof of aesthetic symmetry
A) Cylindrical B) Triangular C) Basically exponential D) Rectangular
A) 50 B) 65 C) 10 D) 25
A) Structural height B) Wind resistance C) Aesthetic appeal D) Material cost
A) 65 B) 50 C) 25 D) 100
A) 1 January 2000 B) 31 December 1999 C) 8 March 2011 D) 15 July 2015
A) The east column B) The north column C) The west column D) The south column |
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