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A) A temporary exhibit B) A remarkable piece of structural art C) A failed engineering project D) An outdated structure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