Trivia Quiz on Bridges

1. Treasure Island, Angel Island and Alcatraz can all be seen from which bridge

A) Golden gate

B) Brooklyn Bridge

C) Tower Bridge

D) Sydney Harbour Bridge

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2. What river is spanned by the George Washington Bridge

A) East River

B) Mississippi River

C) Hudson

D) Delaware River

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3. In 1779 Abraham Darby built the worlds first what

A) Metal Bridge

B) Wooden Bridge

C) Stone Arch Bridge

D) Cast Iron Bridge

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4. Where is the busiest highway in the USA - It’s a bridge

A) Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

B) Brooklyn Bridge

C) New York's George Washington

D) San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

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5. Bascule cantilever suspension all types of what

A) Building

B) Dam

C) Tunnel

D) Bridge

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6. The bridge connecting boston and cambridge via massachusetts avenue is commonly know as the ______

A) Longfellow Bridge

B) BU Bridge

C) Charles River Bridge

D) Harvard bridge

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7. What does the george washington bridge span

A) Hudson river

B) East River

C) New York Harbor

D) Hudson Bay

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8. In what city is the bridge of sighs

A) Florence

B) Vienna

C) Venice

D) Padua

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9. The longest suspension bridge in the world is the Akashi Kaikyo, located where

A) China

B) Denmark

C) Japan

D) USA

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10. Constructed In 1333 Which Is The Oldest Wooden Bridge In Europe

A) Pons Sublicius (Rome, Italy)

B) The Kapellbrucke In Lucerne Switzerland

C) Stari Most (Old Bridge) in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

D) The Charles Bridge (Prague, Czech Republic)

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11. Which Bridge Connects Europe With Asia

A) The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

B) The Brooklyn Bridge in New York

C) The Galata Bridge Over The Bosphorus In Istanbul

D) The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan

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12. Which bridge spans the Hudson River?

A) Brooklyn Bridge

B) Golden Gate Bridge

C) Sydney Harbour Bridge

D) George Washington Bridge

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13. Which Famous City Bridge Is Known Locally As The Coathanger

A) Golden Gate Bridge

B) Tower Bridge

C) Sydney Harbour Bridge

D) Brooklyn Bridge

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14. Across Which River Is The Longest Single Span Suspension Bridge

A) The Thames

B) The Severn

C) The Clyde

D) The Humber

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15. The Entrance To Which Bay Is Spanned By (The Golden Gate Bridge)

A) San Pablo Bay

B) Monterey Bay

C) Santa Monica Bay

D) San Francisco Bay

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16. What Record Does The 2nd Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Hold

A) It Is The Longest Bridge In The World 23.9 M / 38.4 KM

B) It Is The 2nd Longest Bridge In North America 23.9 M / 38.4 KM

C) It Is The Widest Bridge In The World 23.9 M / 38.4 KM

D) It Is A Tunnel Under Lake Pontchartrain

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17. Which Bridge That Opened In 1988 Connected Japans 4 Main Islands By High Speed Rail For The First Time

A) The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge

B) The Seto Ohashi Bridge

C) Rainbow Bridge

D) Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge

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18. Which Cambridge Bridge Took It's Name From An Architectural Masterpiece In Venice

A) The Mathematical Bridge (Queens' College)

B) Magdalene Bridge

C) Trinity Bridge

D) The Bridge Of Sighs (St Johns College)

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19. This is the bridge with the longest span in the U.S.A.

A) Golden Gate Bridge

B) Brooklyn Bridge

C) Verrazano Narrows

D) Mackinac Bridge

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20. Where is the original London Bridge located?

A) London, England

B) New York City, USA

C) Lake Havasu, Arizona

D) Paris, France

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21. What Is The More Famous Name Of The Dancing (St Benezet Bridge)

A) Pont Saint-Bénézet

B) Bridge of Avignon

C) Le Pont D'Avignon

D) St Benezet Bridge

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22. Where is the bridge of San Luis Rey?

A) Brazil

B) Mexico

C) Spain

D) Peru

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23. What does the George Washington Bridge span?

A) Hudson River

B) East River

C) Mississippi River

D) Hudson Bay

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24. Which Bridge Connects Nepal To Tibet

A) Kodari Bridge

B) Araniko Bridge

C) The Friendship Bridge

D) Rasuwagadhi Bridge

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25. The Thatcher Ferry Bridge crosses what canal?

A) Suez Canal

B) Corinth Canal

C) Grand Canal

D) Panama Canal

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26. In Which Country Is The Bridge Over The River Kwai

A) Burma (Myanmar)

B) Thailand

C) Laos

D) Indonesia

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27. In which city is the Bridge of Sighs?

A) Venice

B) Oxford

C) Cambridge

D) Prague

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28. Which Bridge Is Past First In The University Boat Race

A) Putney Bridge

B) Chiswick Bridge

C) Hammersmith

D) Barnes Bridge

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29. Which Famous London Landmark Was Designed by Sir Norman Foster

A) The London Eye

B) Tower Bridge

C) The Millenium Bridge

D) Big Ben

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