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Gateway Arch - Quiz
Contributed by: Chadwick
  • 1. How tall is the Gateway Arch?
A) 630 feet
B) 500 feet
C) 700 feet
D) 600 feet
  • 2. In which city is the Gateway Arch located?
A) St. Paul, Minnesota
B) St. Louis, Missouri
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Kansas City, Missouri
  • 3. Who designed the Gateway Arch?
A) Eero Saarinen
B) Luther Ely Smith
C) Louis LaBeaume
D) Bernard Dickmann
  • 4. In what year was the design for the Arch created?
A) 1947
B) 1965
C) 1933
D) 1963
  • 5. When was the construction of the Arch completed?
A) October 28, 1965
B) February 12, 1963
C) June 10, 1967
D) December 15, 1933
  • 6. What is the primary material used to clad the Gateway Arch?
A) Aluminum
B) Stainless steel
C) Limestone
D) Concrete
  • 7. What does the Gateway Arch commemorate?
A) Westward expansion of the United States
B) The founding of Missouri
C) The Louisiana Purchase
D) The American Civil War
  • 8. Who is credited with the original idea for a memorial on the St. Louis riverfront?
A) John Cochran
B) Luther Ely Smith
C) Harold Ickes
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 9. What was the name of the nonprofit association formed to lead the project?
A) National Gateway Foundation
B) St. Louis Riverfront Commission
C) Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Association
D) Westward Expansion Society
  • 10. What was the official budget estimate to construct the memorial in the 1930s?
A) $22.5 million
B) $13 million
C) $7.5 million
D) $30 million
  • 11. Which president signed the bill in 1934 instituting the United States Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Harry Truman
C) Dwight Eisenhower
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 12. What two New Deal agencies were approached for project funding?
A) Tennessee Valley Authority and Social Security Board
B) Civilian Conservation Corps and Federal Housing Administration
C) Public Works Administration and Works Progress Administration
D) Works Progress Administration and Emergency Relief Administration
  • 13. What was the total cost of construction for the Arch upon completion?
A) $30 million
B) $101 million
C) $13 million
D) $6.75 million
  • 14. On what date did the Arch open to the public?
A) October 28, 1965
B) December 15, 1933
C) February 12, 1963
D) June 10, 1967
  • 15. What specific form does the Gateway Arch take?
A) Circular arch
B) Pointed gothic arch
C) Parabolic arch
D) Weighted catenary arch
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