Q 01/05

The park sits on the bank of which river?

A) The Mississippi

B) The Missouri

C) The Ohio

D) The Illinois

Answer · why

A) The Mississippi

It occupies the St. Louis riverfront near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Q 02/05

How does the park rank in size among US national parks?

A) It is the largest urban park

B) It is the smallest

C) It is about average

D) It is the second smallest

Answer · why

B) It is the smallest

At about 193 acres it is less than 2 percent the size of the next-smallest, Hot Springs.

Q 03/05

How tall is the Gateway Arch?

A) 530 feet

B) 730 feet

C) 630 feet

D) 1,000 feet

Answer · why

C) 630 feet

It is exactly as wide at its base as it is tall, and it is the tallest monument in the United States.

Q 04/05

Which Finnish-American architect designed the arch?

A) Eliel Saarinen

B) Alvar Aalto

C) Frank Lloyd Wright

D) Eero Saarinen

Answer · why

D) Eero Saarinen

He also designed the TWA Flight Center, Dulles airport's main terminal and the Tulip chair, and died of a brain tumour in 1961 before the arch was bui...

Q 05/05

What embarrassing mix-up happened when the 1947 competition result was announced?

A) The wrong drawing was printed in all the newspapers

B) The notice went to the architect's father, who had also entered

C) The prize cheque bounced at the bank

D) The jury announced the runner-up by mistake

Answer · why

B) The notice went to the architect's father, who had also entered

The notice was addressed to 'E. Saarinen'; the family toasted Eliel, and two hours later an official rang to say the winner was his son Eero, so they ...