Q 01/05

The Golden Gate Bridge spans a strait connecting San Francisco Bay with which ocean?

A) The Arctic

B) The Atlantic

C) The Indian

D) The Pacific

Answer · why

D) The Pacific

The strait is about one mile wide, with water 372 feet deep in the centre of the channel.

Q 02/05

The bridge links San Francisco to which county across the strait?

A) Alameda

B) San Mateo

C) Marin

D) Sonoma

Answer · why

C) Marin

It carries both US Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the water.

Q 03/05

How many main towers carry the bridge's two main cables?

A) Three

B) Four

C) One

D) Two

Answer · why

D) Two

The cables pass over the towers and are fixed in concrete anchorages at each end.

Q 04/05

Roughly how wide is the strait that the bridge crosses?

A) About three miles

B) About one mile

C) About five miles

D) About half a mile

Answer · why

B) About one mile

Experts once said no bridge could be built across it because of the tides, the 372-foot depth and the winds.

Q 05/05

What is the official name of the bridge's colour?

A) Golden ochre

B) International orange

C) Vermilion red

D) Safety orange

Answer · why

B) International orange

It complements the setting and helps ships see the bridge in fog.