Q 01/05

Christ the Redeemer overlooks which city?

A) Salvador

B) São Paulo

C) Rio de Janeiro

D) Brasília

Answer · why

C) Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer stands atop Corcovado above Rio de Janeiro, visible from much of the city; it has become an icon of Rio and of Brazil.

Q 02/05

What does Corcovado, the name of the statue's mountain, mean in Portuguese?

A) Sugarloaf

B) Sleeping Giant

C) Two Brothers

D) Hunchback

Answer · why

D) Hunchback

Corcovado means 'hunchback' in Portuguese, from the peak's humped granite profile as seen from the city below.

Q 03/05

In which artistic style is Christ the Redeemer built?

A) Gothic Revival

B) Brutalist

C) Baroque

D) Art Deco

Answer · why

D) Art Deco

Christ the Redeemer is Art Deco, its robe and features reduced to the smooth, stylised planes fashionable when the design was settled in the 1920s.

Q 04/05

How tall is the statue, excluding its pedestal?

A) 30 metres

B) 45 metres

C) 60 metres

D) 75 metres

Answer · why

A) 30 metres

The statue itself is 30 metres tall, roughly a ten-storey building, and stands on a pedestal that lifts it higher still above Corcovado's summit.

Q 05/05

How wide is the statue's outstretched armspan?

A) 28 metres

B) 38 metres

C) 48 metres

D) 58 metres

Answer · why

A) 28 metres

The arms span 28 metres, almost the statue's own height; the open-armed pose was chosen as a gesture of peace embracing the city.