Q 01/05

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

A) Britain

B) Italy

C) France

D) Spain

Answer · why

C) France

Sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed it and Gustave Eiffel built the iron framework inside.

Q 02/05

Which four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?

A) Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln

B) Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison

C) Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Franklin Roosevelt

D) Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt

Answer · why

A) Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln

They were chosen to stand for the nation's foundation, expansion, development and preservation; each head is about 60 feet tall.

Q 03/05

The Golden Gate Bridge is painted in which officially named colour?

A) Golden Gate Gold

B) Pacific Red

C) Safety Vermilion

D) International Orange

Answer · why

D) International Orange

Architect Irving Morrow picked it over the Navy's suggestion of black and yellow stripes.

Q 04/05

Which waterway carved the Grand Canyon?

A) The Rio Grande

B) The Colorado

C) The Missouri

D) The Snake

Answer · why

B) The Colorado

The canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and more than a mile deep.

Q 05/05

How many stories tall is the Empire State Building?

A) 110

B) 120

C) 130

D) 102

Answer · why

D) 102

It opened on May 1, 1931 after just thirteen and a half months of construction.