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A) A remarkable piece of structural art B) A failed engineering project C) A temporary exhibit D) An outdated structure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