Quiz - April 8th 2024 - City Museum in St. Louis

What is the City Museum in St. Louis best described as?

• A dusty and boring place

• A traditional museum with standard exhibits

• An unusual museum with an oversized playground and unique exhibits

• A newly built museum with modern architecture

Who was the creator of City Museum?

• An artist from New York City

• A sculptor named Bob Cassilly

• A businessman who bought an old building

• A group of children

What was the City Museum before it became a museum?

• A city hall

• A school

• An abandoned shoe warehouse

• A shopping mall

What year did Bob Cassilly start creating tunnels, mazes, caves, and slides in the City Museum?

• 1993

• 1996

• 1986

• 2000

What kind of path can visitors take at the City Museum?

• A path towards a vintage Ferris wheel

• A path through a botanical garden

• A path along a river

• A path through a traditional art gallery

What did Cassilly and his crew use to build walls for the museum?

• Bricks and cement

• Soda bottles and metal safety deposit boxes

• Glass and wood

• Stone and marble

What is the entrance to the vast cave inside the museum?

• A large metal door

• A 3-D hall of mirrors

• A huge sculpture of a whale

• A set of old cement mixers

What feeling is created by the pieces of fabric nailed to the ceiling?

• The feel of a forest

• The feel of an underwater environment

• The feel of a desert

• The feel of outer space

What year did the museum open?

• 1995

• 1996

• 1997

• 1998

According to the text, what is NOT found in the building of the museum?

• A human-sized hamster wheel

• Store-bought items

• A small train

• A giant root of skylights