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The history of the Eiffel Tower - Exam
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  • 1. When was the Eiffel Tower completed?
A) 1900
B) 1920
C) 1850
D) 1889
  • 2. Who designed the Eiffel Tower?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) Pierre Charles L'Enfant
D) Philippe Starck
  • 3. Which material was primarily used to build the Eiffel Tower?
A) Iron
B) Steel
C) Concrete
D) Wood
  • 4. How long did it take to construct the Eiffel Tower?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 2 years, 2 months, and 5 days
D) 10 years
  • 5. Which famous writer described the Eiffel Tower as a 'truly tragic street lamp'?
A) Guy de Maupassant
B) Victor Hugo
C) Émile Zola
D) Gustave Flaubert
  • 6. How many floors does the Eiffel Tower have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
  • 7. How many visitors does the Eiffel Tower attract annually?
A) Around 7 million
B) 15 million
C) 1 million
D) 2 million
  • 8. In which city is the Eiffel Tower located?
A) Berlin
B) Paris
C) London
D) Rome
  • 9. What is the nickname of the Eiffel Tower in French?
A) La Dame de Fer
B) Luminous Lady
C) Grand Tower
D) Steel Magnolia
  • 10. What was the height of the Eiffel Tower when it surpassed the Washington Monument?
A) 300 metres (984 ft)
B) 200 metres (656 ft)
C) 150 metres (492 ft)
D) Tallest human-made structure in the world at that time
  • 11. In what year was the Eiffel Tower designated a monument historique?
A) 1889
B) 1957
C) 1991
D) 1964
  • 12. How many steps are there from ground level to the first level of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Over 300 steps
B) 600 steps
C) 150 steps
D) 200 steps
  • 13. What was the original purpose of Gustave Eiffel's private apartment in the tower?
A) For housing construction workers
B) To entertain guests like Thomas Edison
C) As a public museum exhibit
D) For military strategy meetings
  • 14. What was one of the controversial financial aspects related to the Eiffel Tower's construction?
A) Funding solely through ticket sales
B) Donations from European monarchs
C) Financing involved predatory loans from Haiti
D) Complete self-financing by Gustave Eiffel
  • 15. When was the Eiffel Tower named part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1889
B) 1957
C) 1991
D) 1964
  • 16. Who led the 'Committee of Three Hundred' that protested against the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Charles Garnier
B) Gustave Eiffel
C) William-Adolphe Bouguereau
D) Édouard Lockroy
  • 17. Which publication published the 'Artists against the Eiffel Tower' petition on February 14, 1887?
A) L'Équipe
B) La Croix
C) Le Temps
D) Libération
  • 18. Who was the Minister of Works and Commissioner for the Exposition that received the protest petition?
A) Adolphe Alphand
B) Charles Garnier
C) Édouard Lockroy
D) Gustave Eiffel
  • 19. By what year had the Eiffel Tower become a symbol of Paris and France?
A) 1905
B) 1918
C) 1923
D) 1899
  • 20. Who wrote a nationalist poem in the shape of the Eiffel Tower during World War I?
A) Édouard Lockroy
B) Guillaume Apollinaire
C) Guy de Maupassant
D) Charles Garnier
  • 21. What is the Eiffel Tower widely considered today?
A) A temporary exhibit
B) An outdated structure
C) A failed engineering project
D) A remarkable piece of structural art
  • 22. When did work on the foundations of the Eiffel Tower start?
A) 15 March 1888
B) 1 April 1886
C) 30 June 1889
D) 28 January 1887
  • 23. How thick were the concrete slabs used for the west and north legs?
A) 3 m (10 ft)
B) 8 m (26 ft)
C) 6 m (20 ft)
D) 4.5 m (15 ft)
  • 24. How many general drawings were produced for the Eiffel Tower construction?
A) 3,629
B) 18,038
C) 1,700
D) 500
  • 25. How many different parts were needed for the Eiffel Tower construction?
A) 1,700
B) 3,629
C) 18,038
D) 20,000
  • 26. What type of crane was installed in each leg during construction?
A) A small 'creeper' crane
B) An overhead gantry crane
C) A large stationary crane
D) No cranes were used
  • 27. Who performed one of his first bungee jumps from the Eiffel Tower in 1987?
A) A. J. Hackett
B) Franz Reichelt
C) Robert Moriarty
D) Thierry Devaux
  • 28. What was the Flemish restaurant converted into after the exposition closed?
A) A 250-seat theatre
B) Another French restaurant
C) A Russian restaurant
D) An Anglo-American Bar
  • 29. Who unveiled a bust of Gustave Eiffel at the base of the north leg in 1929?
A) Jean Drapeau
B) Henri Deutsch de la Meurthe
C) Charles de Gaulle
D) Antoine Bourdelle
  • 30. Which company eventually received the contract to install lifts to the second level?
A) Eiffel's own company
B) Otis Brothers & Company
C) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
D) A French company
  • 31. What was the role of the Eiffel Tower's lifts in 1899?
A) They were converted into staircases
B) They were dismantled for Expo 67
C) They were used to transport construction materials
D) They were replaced by Fives-Lille lifts with a compensating mechanism
  • 32. Which amusement park in Cincinnati, Ohio, has a 1:3 scale model of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Six Flags
B) Universal Studios
C) Disneyland
D) Kings Island
  • 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) 200,000 francs
B) 50,000 francs
C) 75,000 francs
D) 100,000 francs
  • 34. What happened to the decorative arcade around the first level of the Eiffel Tower in 1938?
A) It was removed
B) It was replaced with illuminated signs
C) It was painted with new colors
D) It was converted into a café
  • 35. What was installed at the top of the Eiffel Tower in 1957?
A) A glass floor
B) The present radio aerial
C) An electrically driven Otis lift
D) Illuminated signs for Citroën
  • 36. What was the material used for painting until 2001, which was later stopped due to environmental concerns?
A) Oil-based paint
B) Lead paint
C) Bronze paint
D) Acrylic paint
  • 37. How many French scientists' names were engraved on the Eiffel Tower by Gustave Eiffel?
A) 72
B) 85
C) 50
D) 100
  • 38. What is the duration of artistic copyright for Pierre Bideau's 1989 lighting display?
A) Until 2091
B) Until 2025
C) Until 2043
D) Until 2030
  • 39. What happened to the Eiffel Tower's title as the world's tallest structure in 1930?
A) It lost the title when the Chrysler Building was completed
B) It regained the title after renovations
C) It shared the title with another building
D) It became the second tallest structure
  • 40. What did a German flag replace at the top of the Eiffel Tower during World War I?
A) A British Union Jack
B) The original French Tricolour
C) An American Stars and Stripes
D) No flag was replaced
  • 41. What was the fate of Victor Lustig's attempt to sell the Eiffel Tower for scrap metal?
A) He received payment but never delivered the tower
B) He successfully sold it once
C) The tower was dismantled and relocated
D) It was a con, as he 'sold' it twice
  • 42. Who manages Le Jules Verne as of May 2019?
A) Alain Ducasse
B) Frédéric Anton
C) Jules Verne
D) Gustave Eiffel
  • 43. Which Paris Métro station is nearest to the Eiffel Tower?
A) Pont d'Iéna
B) Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
C) Bir-Hakeim
D) Quai Branly
  • 44. In which year was Tokyo Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower, built?
A) 1958
B) 1894
C) 1975
D) 1993
  • 45. How many visitors made the climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower before the lifts entered service?
A) Over 50,000
B) Nearly 30,000
C) 1,896,987
D) 15,000
  • 46. Which chef managed Le Jules Verne from 2007 to 2017?
A) Jules Verne
B) Frédéric Anton
C) Gustave Eiffel
D) Alain Ducasse
  • 47. What is the name origin of Le Jules Verne restaurant?
A) An architectural feature
B) A type of French cuisine
C) A French chef named Jules
D) The famous science-fiction writer Jules Verne
  • 48. In what year did the Eiffel Tower's image and tower itself enter the public domain?
A) 1993
B) 2002
C) 1989
D) 1975
  • 49. When were the engravings of scientists' names restored on the Eiffel Tower?
A) 1986–87
B) 2000
C) 1923
D) 1905
  • 50. In what year was the Eiffel Tower painted yellow-brown?
A) 2001
B) 2010
C) 1889
D) 1968
  • 51. Which city has a replica of the Eiffel Tower that was donated by the local French community?
A) Durango, Mexico
B) Tokyo, Japan
C) Prague, Czech Republic
D) Richmond, Virginia
  • 52. What is the height of Tokyo Tower?
A) 350 meters
B) 300 meters
C) 400 meters
D) 333.4 meters
  • 53. What was one of the sensational headlines about the Eiffel Tower during its construction?
A) 'Eiffel Suicide!'
B) 'Eiffel's Triumph!'
C) 'The Marvel of Paris!'
D) 'A New Era in Architecture!'
  • 54. How many people died during the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
A) Fifty
B) One
C) Ten
D) None
  • 55. Which company was contracted to fit lifts in the east and west legs of the Eiffel Tower?
A) A European branch of a foreign company
B) Eiffel's own company
C) Roux, Combaluzier & Lepape
D) Otis Brothers & Company
  • 56. Which company's rope mechanism can be seen as visitors exit the lift?
A) The east tower
B) The west tower
C) The south tower
D) The north tower
  • 57. What is currently on the third floor of the Eiffel Tower?
A) A restaurant
B) Gustave Eiffel's apartment
C) A champagne bar
D) Laboratories
  • 58. Who discovered what are known today as cosmic rays at the Eiffel Tower?
A) Franz Reichelt
B) Gustave Ferrié
C) Alberto Santos-Dumont
D) Father Theodor Wulf
  • 59. What mathematical hypothesis was devised in 2004 regarding the Eiffel Tower's design?
A) A geometric proof of aesthetic symmetry
B) A linear algebraic formula for structural integrity
C) A non-linear integral equation based on counteracting wind pressure
D) An algorithm for optimizing material usage
  • 60. What shape does the Eiffel Tower have?
A) Basically exponential
B) Triangular
C) Cylindrical
D) Rectangular
  • 61. How many passengers could each compartment of the car designed by Otis hold?
A) 65
B) 25
C) 50
D) 10
  • 62. What was the primary concern for Eiffel when designing the Tower?
A) Material cost
B) Wind resistance
C) Aesthetic appeal
D) Structural height
  • 63. How many passengers could each 10-ton car hold between the second and third levels?
A) 25
B) 50
C) 65
D) 100
  • 64. When did analogue television signals from the Eiffel Tower cease?
A) 8 March 2011
B) 15 July 2015
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 west column
C) The east column
D) The north column
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