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

France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States; sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed it and Gustave Eiffel engineered the iron framewo...

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

Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln were chosen to stand for the nation's birth, growth, development and preservation; each granite ...

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

International Orange was chosen by consulting architect Irving Morrow, who rejected the Navy's proposal of black and yellow stripes meant to make the ...

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 Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon, which 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) 86

B) 96

C) 102

D) 110

Answer · why

C) 102

The Empire State Building has 102 stories; it opened on May 1, 1931 after roughly thirteen and a half months of construction.