Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Constructing the Golden Gate Bridge

1. Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge began on January 5, 1933. What is the bridge named for?

The Pearly Gates

The Golden Gate Strait

The Golden Arches

The Gold Standard

The original color of the bridge

2. How many years did it take to construct the Golden Gate Bridge?

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

3. What is the official name of the color of the Golden Gate Bridge?

Fire Engine Red

Golden Gate Orange

Fireweed

International Orange

Red

4. Why is the Golden Gate Bridge not gray or black?

US Navy regulations

To be the first colored bridge

To compliment natural surroundings

To withstand rust

To represent native oranges

5. What is the Golden Gate's "Halfway-to-Hell" club?

A group of early construction workers who fell

A runners group

A construction union

Pedestrians who cross the bridge blindfolded

San Franciscans' nickname for rush hour

6. How many construction workers' lives were lost during construction?

One

Eleven

Fifteen

Twenty-Two

One Hundred

7. Who manufactured the steel for the bridge?

US Steel

Western Steel

Standard Oil

Bethlehem Steel

California State Steel

8. On opening day, what did the San Francisco Chronicle call the Golden Gate Bridge?

Steel monstrosity

Steel seal

Steel steal

Steel whale

Steel harp

9. What is the longest suspension bridge in the United States?

Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

George Washington Bridge

Walt Whitman Bridge

Mackinac Bridge

10. Engineers on the Golden Gate passed out what to workers every the morning?

Orange juice

Breakfast rolls

Sauerkraut juice

Bonuses

High-fives