On the 141st anniversary of the opening of New York’s famous Brooklyn Bridge, we created a fun, informative quiz on some of the world’s most popular bridges. Attempt it to see if you can get to the other side!
Chromolithograph of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York by Currier and Ives. Pics courtesy/Wikipedia.com
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1 The Brooklyn Bridge that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan spans over which river?
2 Taller than the Eiffel Tower, name the world’s highest railway bridge that is located in India.
3 Until Westminster Bridge opened in the 1750s, which bridge served as the lone bridge to cross the River Thames?
4 The famous film, The Bridge on the River Kwai was set during which conflict?
5 The official colour of which world-famous and photographed bridge is called International Orange?
6 Because of its arched design, which bridge in Australia is dubbed The Coathanger?
7 The wooden covered bridges of a county in Iowa take centrestage in which critically acclaimed film that featured Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep?
8 Bach Long pedestrian bridge in Vietnam, which measures 327 m, is in the Guinness Book of World Records. What is its claim to fame?
9 This enclosed bridge in Italy, made from white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. Name the historic site.
10 Name the popular viaduct bridge in Scotland on which the Hogwarts
Express chugs along in several of the Harry Potter films.
Answers
1. East River 2. Chenab Bridge, Jammu & Kashmir 3. London Tower Bridge 4. World War II 5. Golden Gate, San Francisco 6. Sydney Harbour Bridge 7. The Bridges of Madison County 8. The world’s longest glass bottomed bridge 9. Bridge of Sighs, Venice 10. Glenfinnan Viaduct