Q 01/05

The Statue of Liberty was a diplomatic gift to the United States from the people of which country?

A) United Kingdom

B) France

C) Germany

D) Italy

Answer · why

B) France

The deal was that the French would pay for the statue (about $250,000) while Americans paid for the pedestal (up to $300,000), an arrangement that dre...

Q 02/05

Which French sculptor is credited with designing the Statue of Liberty?

A) Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

B) Claude Monet

C) Auguste Rodin

D) Edgar Degas

Answer · why

A) Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, an Alsatian-born sculptor, designed the statue; his other monumental work includes the Lion of Belfort, carved into the cl...

Q 03/05

The internal metal framework of the Statue of Liberty was designed by which renowned engineer?

A) Gustave Eiffel

B) John Roebling

C) Isambard Kingdom Brunel

D) Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Answer · why

A) Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Eiffel took over after the original engineer died in 1879, replacing a planned masonry pier with an iron truss tower flexible enough to let th...

Q 04/05

In what year was the Statue of Liberty officially dedicated in New York Harbor?

A) 1871

B) 1886

C) 1865

D) 1776

Answer · why

B) 1886

Dedicated October 28, 1886; a morning parade down Broadway preceded the harbor ceremony on Bedloe's Island, where the statue's face stayed veiled with...

Q 05/05

What is the primary material covering the exterior of the Statue of Liberty?

A) Copper

B) Steel

C) Bronze

D) Aluminum

Answer · why

A) Copper

The exterior is copper, hammered into shape from the inside over wooden forms; Eiffel insulated it from the iron frame with shellac-soaked asbestos to...