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
