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The history of the Eiffel Tower - Exam
Contributed by: Robertson
  • 1. When was the Eiffel Tower completed?
A) 1900
B) 1850
C) 1920
D) 1889
  • 2. Who designed the Eiffel Tower?
A) Gustave Eiffel
B) Pierre Charles L'Enfant
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Philippe Starck
  • 3. Which material was primarily used to build the Eiffel Tower?
A) Concrete
B) Iron
C) Steel
D) Wood
  • 4. How long did it take to construct the Eiffel Tower?
A) 3 years
B) 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
  • 5. Which famous writer described the Eiffel Tower as a 'truly tragic street lamp'?
A) Guy de Maupassant
B) Gustave Flaubert
C) Victor Hugo
D) Émile Zola
  • 6. How many floors does the Eiffel Tower have?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 5
  • 7. How many visitors does the Eiffel Tower attract annually?
A) 2 million
B) Around 7 million
C) 15 million
D) 1 million
  • 8. In which city is the Eiffel Tower located?
A) Berlin
B) London
C) Rome
D) Paris
  • 9. What is the nickname of the Eiffel Tower in French?
A) Steel Magnolia
B) Grand Tower
C) Luminous Lady
D) La Dame de Fer
  • 10. What was the height of the Eiffel Tower when it surpassed the Washington Monument?
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)
  • 11. In what year was the Eiffel Tower designated a monument historique?
A) 1991
B) 1889
C) 1957
D) 1964
  • 12. How many steps are there from ground level to the first level of the Eiffel Tower?
A) 600 steps
B) 200 steps
C) Over 300 steps
D) 150 steps
  • 13. What was the original purpose of Gustave Eiffel's private apartment in the tower?
A) As a public museum exhibit
B) To entertain guests like Thomas Edison
C) For housing construction workers
D) For military strategy meetings
  • 14. What was one of the controversial financial aspects related to the Eiffel Tower's construction?
A) Complete self-financing by Gustave Eiffel
B) Financing involved predatory loans from Haiti
C) Funding solely through ticket sales
D) Donations from European monarchs
  • 15. When was the Eiffel Tower named part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1889
B) 1964
C) 1991
D) 1957
  • 16. Who led the 'Committee of Three Hundred' that protested against the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
A) William-Adolphe Bouguereau
B) Charles Garnier
C) Gustave Eiffel
D) Édouard Lockroy
  • 17. Which publication published the 'Artists against the Eiffel Tower' petition on February 14, 1887?
A) L'Équipe
B) Le Temps
C) La Croix
D) Libération
  • 18. Who was the Minister of Works and Commissioner for the Exposition that received the protest petition?
A) Charles Garnier
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) Adolphe Alphand
D) Édouard Lockroy
  • 19. By what year had the Eiffel Tower become a symbol of Paris and France?
A) 1905
B) 1923
C) 1918
D) 1899
  • 20. Who wrote a nationalist poem in the shape of the Eiffel Tower during World War I?
A) Charles Garnier
B) Édouard Lockroy
C) Guillaume Apollinaire
D) Guy de Maupassant
  • 21. What is the Eiffel Tower widely considered today?
A) A temporary exhibit
B) An outdated structure
C) A remarkable piece of structural art
D) A failed engineering project
  • 22. When did work on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower start?
A) 30 June 1889
B) 28 January 1887
C) 1 April 1886
D) 15 March 1888
  • 23. How thick were the concrete slabs used for the west and north legs?
A) 3 m (10 ft)
B) 4.5 m (15 ft)
C) 6 m (20 ft)
D) 8 m (26 ft)
  • 24. How many general drawings were produced for the Eiffel Tower construction?
A) 500
B) 18,038
C) 3,629
D) 1,700
  • 25. How many different parts were needed for the Eiffel Tower construction?
A) 18,038
B) 20,000
C) 3,629
D) 1,700
  • 26. What type of crane was installed in each leg during construction?
A) A large stationary crane
B) A small 'creeper' crane
C) No cranes were used
D) An overhead gantry crane
  • 27. Who performed one of his first bungee jumps from the Eiffel Tower in 1987?
A) Robert Moriarty
B) A. J. Hackett
C) Franz Reichelt
D) Thierry Devaux
  • 28. What was the Flemish restaurant converted into after the exposition closed?
A) An Anglo-American Bar
B) Another French restaurant
C) A 250-seat theatre
D) A Russian restaurant
  • 29. Who unveiled a bust of Gustave Eiffel at the base of the north leg in 1929?
A) Jean Drapeau
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Antoine Bourdelle
D) Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
  • 30. Which company eventually received the contract to install lifts to the second level?
A) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
B) Eiffel's own company
C) Otis Brothers & Company
D) A French company
  • 31. What was the role of the Eiffel Tower's lifts in 1899?
A) They were replaced by Fives-Lille lifts with a compensating mechanism
B) They were used to transport construction materials
C) They were converted into staircases
D) They were dismantled for Expo 67
  • 32. Which amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio, has a 1:3 scale model of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Six Flags
B) Kings Island
C) Disneyland
D) Universal Studios
  • 33. What was the prize amount for the first person to fly from St. Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back in less than half an hour?
A) 50,000 francs
B) 200,000 francs
C) 100,000 francs
D) 75,000 francs
  • 34. What happened to the decorative arcade around the first level of the Eiffel Tower in 1938?
A) It was painted with new colors
B) It was converted into a café
C) It was removed
D) It was replaced with illuminated signs
  • 35. What was installed at the top of the Eiffel Tower in 1957?
A) A glass floor
B) Illuminated signs for Citroën
C) An electrically driven Otis lift
D) The present radio aerial
  • 36. What was the material used for painting until 2001, which was later stopped due to environmental concerns?
A) Bronze paint
B) Lead paint
C) Oil-based paint
D) Acrylic paint
  • 37. How many French scientists' names were engraved on the Eiffel Tower by Gustave Eiffel?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 85
D) 72
  • 38. What is the duration of artistic copyright for Pierre Bideau's 1989 lighting display?
A) Until 2043
B) Until 2025
C) Until 2030
D) Until 2091
  • 39. What happened to the Eiffel Tower's title as the world's tallest structure in 1930?
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
  • 40. What did a German flag replace at the top of the Eiffel Tower during World War I?
A) An American Stars and Stripes
B) A British Union Jack
C) The original French Tricolour
D) No flag was replaced
  • 41. What was the fate of Victor Lustig's attempt to sell the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal?
A) The tower was dismantled and relocated
B) He successfully sold it once
C) He received payment but never delivered the tower
D) It was a con, as he 'sold' it twice
  • 42. Who manages Le Jules Verne as of May 2019?
A) Gustave Eiffel
B) Jules Verne
C) Frédéric Anton
D) Alain Ducasse
  • 43. Which Paris Métro station is nearest to the Eiffel Tower?
A) Quai Branly
B) Pont d'Iéna
C) Bir-Hakeim
D) Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
  • 44. In which year was Tokyo Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower, built?
A) 1958
B) 1975
C) 1894
D) 1993
  • 45. How many visitors made the climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower before the lifts entered service?
A) Nearly 30,000
B) Over 50,000
C) 1,896,987
D) 15,000
  • 46. Which chef managed Le Jules Verne from 2007 to 2017?
A) Frédéric Anton
B) Alain Ducasse
C) Gustave Eiffel
D) Jules Verne
  • 47. What is the name origin of Le Jules Verne restaurant?
A) The famous science-fiction writer Jules Verne
B) A type of French cuisine
C) An architectural feature
D) A French chef named Jules
  • 48. In what year did the Eiffel Tower's image and tower itself enter the public domain?
A) 1975
B) 2002
C) 1989
D) 1993
  • 49. When were the engravings of scientists' names restored on the Eiffel Tower?
A) 1905
B) 1986–87
C) 1923
D) 2000
  • 50. In what year was the Eiffel Tower painted yellow-brown?
A) 1968
B) 2001
C) 1889
D) 2010
  • 51. Which city has a replica of the Eiffel Tower that was donated by the local French community?
A) Richmond, Virginia
B) Tokyo, Japan
C) Prague, Czech Republic
D) Durango, Mexico
  • 52. What is the height of Tokyo Tower?
A) 400 meters
B) 350 meters
C) 300 meters
D) 333.4 meters
  • 53. What was one of the sensational headlines about the Eiffel Tower during its construction?
A) 'Eiffel's Triumph!'
B) 'A New Era in Architecture!'
C) 'Eiffel Suicide!'
D) 'The Marvel of Paris!'
  • 54. How many people died during the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
A) None
B) Fifty
C) One
D) Ten
  • 55. Which company was contracted to fit lifts in the east and west legs of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
B) A European branch of a foreign company
C) Otis Brothers & Company
D) Eiffel's own company
  • 56. Which company's rope mechanism can be seen as visitors exit the lift?
A) The east tower
B) The south tower
C) The north tower
D) The west tower
  • 57. What is currently on the third floor of the Eiffel Tower?
A) A champagne bar
B) A restaurant
C) Gustave Eiffel's apartment
D) Laboratories
  • 58. Who discovered what are known today as cosmic rays at the Eiffel Tower?
A) Father Theodor Wulf
B) Franz Reichelt
C) Alberto Santos-Dumont
D) Gustave Ferrié
  • 59. What mathematical hypothesis was devised in 2004 regarding the Eiffel Tower's design?
A) A linear algebraic formula for structural integrity
B) A geometric proof of aesthetic symmetry
C) An algorithm for optimizing material usage
D) A non-linear integral equation based on counteracting wind pressure
  • 60. What shape does the Eiffel Tower have?
A) Cylindrical
B) Rectangular
C) Triangular
D) Basically exponential
  • 61. How many passengers could each compartment of the car designed by Otis hold?
A) 25
B) 65
C) 50
D) 10
  • 62. What was the primary concern for Eiffel when designing the Tower?
A) Aesthetic appeal
B) Material cost
C) Structural height
D) Wind resistance
  • 63. How many passengers could each 10-ton car hold between the second and third levels?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 100
D) 65
  • 64. When did analogue television signals from the Eiffel Tower cease?
A) 15 July 2015
B) 8 March 2011
C) 1 January 2000
D) 31 December 1999
  • 65. Which column's lift to the second floor restaurant is publicly accessible?
A) The south column
B) The east column
C) The north column
D) The west column
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