Q 01/05

What colour is the Golden Gate Bridge painted?

A) Gunmetal silver

B) Bright golden yellow

C) International Orange

D) Pale sky blue

Answer · why

C) International Orange

International Orange was chosen by consulting architect Irving Morrow; the vermilion shade stands out against fog and complements the Marin headlands.

Q 02/05

The Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public in which year?

A) 1937

B) 1949

C) 1955

D) 1964

Answer · why

A) 1937

The Golden Gate Bridge opened to pedestrians on 27 May 1937 and to cars the next day; its 4,200-foot main span was then the longest in the world.

Q 03/05

Who served as chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge?

A) Gustave Eiffel

B) Leon Moisseiff

C) Charles Ellis

D) Joseph Strauss

Answer · why

D) Joseph Strauss

Joseph Strauss was the Golden Gate Bridge's chief engineer and its leading promoter; Charles Ellis and Leon Moisseiff did much of the detailed structu...

Q 04/05

Alcatraz Island served as a federal prison from 1934 until which year?

A) 1945

B) 1963

C) 1952

D) 1958

Answer · why

B) 1963

Alcatraz closed as a federal penitentiary on 21 March 1963 after 29 years; the cold water and strong tides had made escape nearly impossible.

Q 05/05

Which famous gangster was held at Alcatraz?

A) John Dillinger

B) Al Capone

C) Bugsy Siegel

D) Lucky Luciano

Answer · why

B) Al Capone

Al Capone arrived at Alcatraz in August 1934 and spent about four and a half years there; Robert 'Birdman' Stroud and 'Machine Gun' Kelly were also in...