Bridges and towers quiz
Checked on 4 November 2026
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The Golden Gate Bridge spans the strait linking San Francisco Bay with which ocean?
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The answer is Pacific Ocean.
The Golden Gate is a strait about a mile wide that joins San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, and the bridge spans it.
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The Eiffel Tower was built as the centrepiece of the World's Fair held in Paris in which year?
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The answer is 1889.
The tower was constructed as the centrepiece of the 1889 World's Fair (the Exposition Universelle) in Paris.
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Which nickname is given to the Sydney Harbour Bridge because of its arch-based design?
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The answer is The Coathanger.
Its big steel arch gave the Sydney Harbour Bridge the affectionate nickname "the Coathanger".
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Tower Bridge in London crosses which river?
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The answer is River Thames.
Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London.
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The Brooklyn Bridge, opened in 1883, spans which river in New York?
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The answer is East River.
The Brooklyn Bridge crosses the East River, linking the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Florence's Ponte Vecchio, lined with jewellers' shops, crosses which river?
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The answer is Arno.
The Ponte Vecchio spans the Arno at the river's narrowest point in Florence.
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In 2012 the clock tower that holds Big Ben was renamed to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. What is it now called?
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The answer is Elizabeth Tower.
The tower was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee. Big Ben is strictly the nickname of its Great Bell.
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Which architect led the design of France's Millau Viaduct together with engineer Michel Virlogeux?
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The answer is Norman Foster.
The cable-stayed Millau Viaduct, inaugurated in 2004 over the Tarn valley, was designed by a team led by Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster.
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The Iron Bridge in Shropshire, opened in 1781 as the first major bridge made of cast iron, spans which river?
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The answer is River Severn.
The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge spanning the Ironbridge Gorge of the River Severn in Shropshire.
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Scotland's Forth Bridge, opened in 1890 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, is what type of bridge?
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The answer is Cantilever.
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth, designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker.