Q 01/05

In X-Men: The Last Stand, Magneto rips the Golden Gate Bridge loose to reach which island?

A) Alcatraz

B) Angel Island

C) Treasure Island

D) Yerba Buena Island

Answer · why

A) Alcatraz

Alcatraz was recreated for the film near Vancouver, where the crew built the island's exterior for the battle scenes.

Q 02/05

The Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco to which county across the strait?

A) Alameda

B) San Mateo

C) Marin

D) Sonoma

Answer · why

C) Marin

Marin County's voters were among those who pledged their homes, farms and businesses as collateral for the 1930 bond issue that paid for the bridge.

Q 03/05

Why was the Golden Gate Bridge's south tower harder to build?

A) Thick fog

B) Open ocean

C) High winds

D) Earthquakes

Answer · why

B) Open ocean

Open ocean: the south pier rose over 1,000 feet offshore, where divers had to blast rock through strong currents.

Q 04/05

During the last Ice Age, which river, joined by the San Joaquin, scoured the Golden Gate's deep channel?

A) The Colorado

B) The Sacramento

C) The Klamath

D) The Columbia

Answer · why

B) The Sacramento

The Sacramento cut the channel when sea level stood several hundred feet lower; as the ice melted, the rising sea flooded the valley behind it.

Q 05/05

What is the official name of the Golden Gate Bridge's colour?

A) Golden ochre

B) Cadmium orange

C) International orange

D) Venetian terracotta

Answer · why

C) International orange

International orange won because it blends with the nearby hills yet stands out against sea, sky and fog.