Play Our Ultimate Statue of Liberty Quiz
Iris | 15 - 03 - 2021
Updated: March 15, 2021 11:00 pm IST
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous and well-known landmarks in the world. People from all over the world travel miles to see what the Statue of Liberty symbolizes. Get to know about Lady Liberty through our Statue of Liberty trivia question and answer. Takedown our Statue of Liberty quiz and see how well you can answer our Statue of Liberty question.
1. Who Was the Statue of Liberty Based on?
Many say “The Statue of Liberty” is based on the Roman goddess of freedom named Libertas. However, Sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi was first inspired by the Egyptian colossal figures guarding Nubian Tombs.
2. How Much Does the Statue of Liberty Weigh?
The Statue of Liberty at Liberty Island in New York weighs about 225 tons, and standing 305 feet in height represents the woman holding a torch in her raised right hand and a tablet in her left hand.
3. What Is the Title of the Famous Poem Displayed at the Site of the Statue of Liberty?
“The New Colossus” is a famous Italian sonnet written by Jewish American Emma Lazarus mounted on the pedestal in 1883. The poem represents the Statue of Liberty to the ancient Greek Colossus of Rhodes.
4. Which Country Gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French people to the United States during the American revolution. It was a gift of friendship from President Grover Cleveland to the U.S minister Levi Parsons Morton.
5. Where Was the Statue of Liberty Built?
The complete statue was completed in Paris and assembled between 1881 and 1884. And in the year 1884, construction of the pedestal began in the United States with the help of craftsmen.
6. The Statue of Liberty Was Originally Intended for Which Country?
The Statue of Liberty was originally intended for the Suez Canal in Egypt and not for the United States. Bartholdi visited many of Egypt and got enchanted by the project underway between two seas.
7. Who Designed the Statue of Liberty?
The complete Statue of Liberty was designed by the famous sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. Auguste was born on August 2, 1834 in Colmar, Alsace, France. Bartholdi studied art, sculpting, and architecture.
8. What Material Is the Statue of Liberty Made of?
The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. The statue’s exterior is built with copper sheets about 2.4 mm in thickness (about two pennies together). As the copper gets oxidized, it turns into green color.
9. When Was the Statue of Liberty Built?
The Statue of Liberty was built in 1875 in France, and it was shipped over in crates to the United States. And the completion of the statue was marked by New York’s first ticker-tape parade.
10. How Many Rays Shine from Liberty's Crown?
There are seven rays on the crown of the Statue of Liberty. It represents the freedom’s reach to the oceans and continents. There are a total of twenty-five windows in the crown that evoke shining gemstones.
11. Does the Statue of Liberty Hold a Torch?
The Statue of Liberty holds a torch above her head on her right hand as a symbol of enlightenment, and on the left hand, she carries a tabula. It represents that the light shows us the path to liberty.
12. How Tall Is the Statue of Liberty?
The Statue of Liberty is about 93m tall and weighs about 225 tons. The statue’s height is 46.05m high, and the pedestal height is 46.94, making a total height of 92.99m which is approximately equal to 93m.
13. Was There a First Statue of Liberty?
Yes. There was the first Statue of Liberty and Americans rejected it. The original Statue of Liberty was made as a black woman to pay homage to slaves brought to the U.S forcefully.
14. What Does the Statue of Liberty Hold in Her Left Hand?
The lady of liberty holds a tablet in her left hand and a torch in her right hand. The tablet bears a JULY IV MDCCLXXVI” (July 4, 1776), remembering the date of the United States declaration of independence.
15. What Is the Statue of Liberty's Full Name?
Following the American civil war, France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States. Sculptor Bartholdi created lady liberty as a symbol of freedom; hence he named it “Liberty Enlightening the World.”
