Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Quiz

June 20, 2009 | By Vincent Augustine D'Souza In History |

1. When was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel born?
a) 5 February 1820
b) 3 May 1821
c) 11 September 1828
d) 15 December 1832

2. Where was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel born?
a) Tolouse
b) Cannes
c) Dijon
d) Agen

3. Why was Eiffel Tower built?
a) As a memorial to Napoleon
b) To celebrate the birth centenary of Louis XIV
c) To celebrate the founding of Merovingian dynasty
d) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of French Revolution

4. When did the construction of Eiffel Tower begin?
a) 17 February 1880
b) 9 May 1869
c) 1 July 1887
d) 10 October 1876

5. When was Eiffel Tower completed?
a) 31 March 1889
b) 24 June 1890
c) 26 August 1895
d) 31 December 1900

6. Which idea of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was rejected during his lifetime?
a) Sending man to moon
b) Making a tunnel under English channel
c) Building a bridge over the Ganges
d) Expedition to Mt. Everest

7. In which magazine of 15 June 1889 it was written that the construction of Eiffel Tower was
“without error, without accident, and without delay.”?
a) Scientific American
b) International Herald Tribune
c) The Plain Truth
d) Imprint

8. Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure of the time. What was its height?
a) 1000 feet
b) 984 feet
c) 750 feet
d) 500 feet

9. When did Alexandre Gustave Eiffel die?
a) 5 May 1945
b) 23 April 1850
c) 20 July 1937
d) 27 December 1923

10. Where did Alexandre Gustave Eiffel die?
a) Berlin
b) Paris
c) Rome
d) New York

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel Quiz Answers

1. When was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel born?
d) 15 December 1832

2. Where was Alexandre Gustave Eiffel born?
c) Dijon

3. Why was Eiffel Tower built?
d) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of French Revolution

4. When did the construction of Eiffel Tower begin?
c) 1 July 1887

5. When was Eiffel Tower completed?
a) 31 March 1889

6. Which idea of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was rejected during his lifetime?
b) Making a tunnel under English channel

7. In which magazine of 15 June 1889 it was written that the construction of Eiffel Tower was
“without error, without accident, and without delay.”?
a) Scientific American

8. Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure of the time. What was its height?
b) 984 feet

9. When did Alexandre Gustave Eiffel die?
d) 27 December 1923

10. Where did Alexandre Gustave Eiffel die?
b) Paris