Eiffel Tower Challenge

How much does the Eiffel Tower weigh?

• 2,000 tons

• 50kg

• 10,000 tons

• 1,000 tons

Select all the statements that are true of Dijon, France.

• Gustave Eiffel was born there in 1832

• It is famous for swans

• It is famous for mustard

• Gustave Eiffel was born there in 1782

• It is famous for creme de cassis

What am I saying the Eiffel Tower is made of? (pick the French and an English translation)

• iron

• mud

• le fer

• metal

• rust

(answer in English or French)

The Eiffel Tower was originally painted red but is now painted

(a)  

It takes 25 mountain climbers how long to set up the illuminations light display?

• 2 months

• 5 months

• 10 years

• a year

Select all options that are TRUE about the Eiffel Tower

• There are 1665 steps

• It isn't very popular

• It has a private apartment at the top

• The public cannot go up it

• it is 1299 feet tall

How many lights are there in the illuminations on the Eiffel Tower?

• 40,000 - 10,000 each side

• 60,000 - 15,000 each side

• a few string lights and a Christmas star

• 20,000 - 5,000 each side

• 1600 - 400 each side

The Eiffel Tower is the most visited paying monument in

(a)  

How often on average is the Eiffel Tower painted?

• every week

• every 7 years

• every season

• every 3 years

How do you write the height of the Eiffel Tower in French?

• mille six cent quatre-vingt pieds

• vingt-cinq pieds

• dix mille cinq cent pieds

• mille soixante-trois pieds