The Golden Gate Bridge Solutions

The Golden Gate Bridge - Solutions

1. What did they use to help workers stay safe?
2
 Hard hats and a safety net
2 Hard hats and ropes
2 Nets and ropes
2 Nothing

2. Which of these is a nickname for the Golden Gate Bridge?

2
 The Impossible Bridge
2 The Forgotten Bridge
2 The Expensive Bridge
2 The Danger Bridge

3. Which one of the following was NOT mentioned as a way to keep the bridge –
and the people on the bridge – safe from the weather?
2
 Emergency parachutes hanging from the sides
2 Strong foundations built into the sea floor
2 Shock absorbers on both ends of the bridge
2 Steel wires spun to make very big supporting cables

4. The Golden Gate Bridge was the first construction project to use...
2
 cement mixer trucks.
2 dump trucks.
2 chainsaws.
2 dynamite.

5. All of the following are types of bridges except which one?

2
 Butterfly
2 Cantilever
2 Suspension
2 Covered

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6. Choose the one that was NOT mentioned as something needed to move all the
steel to San Francisco.
2
 Pickup trucks
2 Workers
2 Railway cars
2 Ships

7. In which region of the United States is the Golden Gate Bridge located?
2
 West
2 Midwest
2 Northeast

2 South

8. Which one of these is NOT a reason that people thought building the bridge was
a bad idea?
2
 It would bring too many tourists.
2 It would ruin the natural beauty of the bay.
2 It was on a fault and an earthquake might break it.
2 It was extremely foggy in the bay.

9. Choose one of the following that was NOT mentioned as a reason that people
wanted the bridge built.
2
 To become a National Landmark
2 To make it easier to travel from one side of the bay to the other
2 To help people get jobs in San Francisco
2 To reduce the traffic in the water and on the roads

10. The bridge was the first to be built out in the open...
2
 ocean.
2 air.
2 city.
2 river.

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11. The bridge was built in the Golden Gate, where the Pacific Ocean meets the...
2
 San Francisco Bay.
2 Seattle Bay.
2 Washington Bay.

2 Los Angeles Bay.

12. How many people came out to celebrate the opening of the bridge?
2
 200,000
2 200

2 20
2 2,000

13. After researching for 3 years, how many more years did it take Josef Strauss
to get permission to build the bridge?
2
 10
2 1
2 5
2 20

14. Who provided much of the steel used for the construction?
2
 The Bethlehem Steel Company
2 The Betsy Steel Company
2 The Best Copper Company

2 The California Gold Mining Company

15. What color is the bridge?

2
 International Orange
2 Burnt Orange
2 Bronze
2 Tangerine

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16. Which one of these was NOT mentioned as something that could be a land-
mark?
2
 Movie
2 Monument
2 Building
2 Bridge

17. The next day, which president officially opened the bridge to cars and the entire
world?
2
 Franklin Roosevelt
2 John Kennedy

2 Herbert Hoover
2 Harry Truman

18. The Golden Gate Bridge is what type of bridge?

2
 Suspension
2 Beam
2 Draw
2 Cantilever

19. Name the amazing fact that was NOT mentioned in the video.
2
 The bridge is the only landmark in California.
2 The bridge is the most photographed bridge in the world.

2 The bridge has been noted as one of the 7 wonders of the modern world.
2 The bridge has closed only 3 times due to weather conditions.

20. In 1937, the road across the bridge was finished, and it was officially opened
for that first day to...
2
 pedestrians only.
2 cars only.

2 workers only.
2 bicycles only.

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