Where Is the Eiffel Tower questions

What was installed on the higher floors?

canteens

What was one problem with the dirt?

clay soil nearest the river was too wet

What did Gustave Eiffel do on March 31, 1889?

climbed 1,710 steps to the top of the new tower

What happened to one of the workers?

climbed the tower at night when it was closed to show off to his girlfriend; fell and died

What was Annie Oakley able to do?

could shoot a cigar out of her husband's mouth

What fascinated Gustave Eiffel?

curving, long-distance railroad tracks

What was a stylus?

cylinder wrapped in tinfoil spun and made high and low sounds; poked by a needle

What goes through the center of the city in Paris, France?

Seine River

What happened June 19, 1885?

Statue of Liberty arrived at her new home on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor

Who was Gustave's top architect?

Stephen Sauvestre

How did they solve the dirt problem?

dig 16 ft deeper in the damp soil with two legs; pour compressed air and concrete

Why did the visitors have to wait to go inside?

elevator was not working and the stairs were not finished

What school did Gustave enroll?

engineering school

What happened April 1, 1888?

first floor was complete

What was Edison's invention in 1891?

first motion picture camera and viewing apparatus; kinetoscope

What did Gustave do at age 12?

first train trip; Paris

What is the Statue of Liberty a celebration of?

freedom and Independence America won in the Revolutionary War

How many rivets were used?

half a million

What did Sylvain Dornon do that involved the Eiffel Tower that gained fame?

he used stilts to climb up 347 steps to the tower's first level

Who did Gustave Eiffel live with?

his grandmother; Mother's mother who was strict and blind

What happened when the French President pressed a button at 2 p.m.?

Three Fountains were lit by electric lights that spewed water from the ground beside the tower

What is the Eiffel Tower twice as tall as?

Washington Monument; 555 feet

What happened in September 1914?

World War I in Europe

What opened May 6, 1889?

World's Fair, Exposition Universelle

What did Gustave install at the top of the tower shortly after it opened?

a small weather station

What happened January 1, 1910?

agreement to save the Eiffel Tower

What is the Magic Carpet ticket?

allowed experience cultures from all over the world

Why was the Eiffel Tower originally built?

an entrance to the 1889 fair

What is a colony?

area or country ruled by another country

What did Gustave think of school?

boring and a waste of time

What did the workmen realize when they dug holes for the tower's legs?

the clay soil was too wet, and two legs of the legs might sink

What was done that made Paris officials agree to let the Eiffel Tower stand?

the military installed antennas on the tower and used them to send messages

Why was Gustave Eiffel filled with despair on opening day?

the tower stairs weren't ready, and the elevators weren't working

Why was the tower in need of major reconstruction in 1981?

the weight of things that had been added to it was causing problems

What were visitors allowed to listen to with earphones?

three minutes of French and United States national anthem

What was the nickname of the Eiffel Tower?

"Iron Lady"

What was the Paris fair celebrating 1889?

100th anniversary of the French Revolution

When was the first cross-country railroad completed?

1869

How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower?

2 years 2 months 5 days

What did the construction of the Eiffel Tower personally cost Gustave Eiffel?

36 million dollars today

How was the Fair able to stay open past dark?

Edison's electric lights

What is the most famous landmark on earth?

Eiffel Tower

What is the capital of France?

Paris

What was the talk of the Fair?

Thomas Edison's phonograph

What is Indochina?

Vietnam today

What helped speed construction?

hydraulic jacks and creeper cranes

What angered Charles Garnier about the tower?

it would dwarf his own human habitation exhibit

What happened in 1862?

married Marie Gaudelet

What did Gustave fall in love with in college?

metal

What was Gustave Eiffel's company most famous for doing?

metal framework inside the Statue of Liberty

Why were the four iron legs angled inward deep in the ground?

to hold the tower steady during strong winds

What is the French flag?

tricolore

What did Gustave do after graduation?

unpaid job at an iron foundry; watched and listened to his brother-in-law

Why was Gustave Eiffel filled with despair at the age of 56?

visitors had to wait 9 more days to explore the Eiffel Tower; hoped it would be open the day of the Fair

What was the preferred material?

wrought iron because it is easier than stone

Who was "Little Sure Shot"?

5 foot tall; Annie Oakley

When was wireless 'born'?

December 12, 1901

When was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel born?

December 15th, 1832

When did Gustave Eiffel die?

December 27, 1923 in Paris, France at the age of 90

Where was Gustave Eiffel born?

Dijon, France

What was a symbol of French Liberty?

Eiffel Tower

What was at the entrance to the fair?

Eiffel Tower

Who was Gustave's biggest critic?

Charles Garnier most talented French architect

What is the unit of money in France?

Euro

Who was the Statue of Liberty a gift from?

France to the United States

Why was Gustave Eiffel excited on May 2, 1886?

French government announced a contest; create a tower entrance for the 1889 fair - tallest in the world

Who was the first to sign the guestbook?

Gustave Eiffel

What happened January 8, 1887?

Gustave Eiffel won the contest and a contract was signed

Who was Guglielmo Marconi?

Italian experiment with radio waves

What was built in New York City in 1853?

Latting Observatory; eight sided wooden tower; burned three years later

Who were the two engineers Gustave asked for help?

Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier

When did the Eiffel Tower officially open?

May 15, 1889

What are the city's oldest stone buildings?

Notre Dame Cathedral

What was the name of the elevator company?

Otis

Why was the committee protesting?

Paris was a beautiful city built of stone

What was Gustave's company famous for creating?

metal framework inside the Statue of Liberty

What did critics call the Eiffel Tower?

monstrosity - giant ugly smokestack

What is a cyclops?

one-eyed monster

How much iron was used?

over 18,000 pieces

What were two of Thomas Edison's inventions?

phonograph and light bulb

What was the "Committee of Three Hundred"?

protested the construction of the Eiffel Tower

What was invented in 1920?

radio

What was Edison's disc invention?

records; turntables

What held iron together?

rivets

What was installed at the top of the Eiffel Tower?

small weather station

Why were canteens installed?

so time was not wasted climbing up and down to eat

What was the original plan for the Eiffel Tower?

take down after the fair

Why was Garnier mad?

the Eiffel Tower made his design; Exposition of Human Habitation look tiny

Who replaced the Nazi flag on the Eiffel Tower with the French tricolore?

the French fireman who had removed it