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1. Which striking bridge over saltwater in the U.S. is always near the top of worldwide sites for suicide?
2. Which Florida bridge partially collapsed in 1980 after being struck by a passing ship, killing 35 motorists?
3. During the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the upper deck of which San Francisco area bridge collapsed on the roadway below?
4. Nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" even while under construction, what waterway in Washington State did a bridge span when it famously collapsed in 1940?
5. A 1993 accident on the Big Bayou Canot Bridge near Mobile, Alabama, was the deadliest accident for which American transportation company?
6. Which country suffered the collapse of the Rainbow Bridge in 1999? Poor quality steel and dereliction of maintenance led to the execution of a government official.
7. Which hotel chain suffered the collapse of two suspended walkway bridges in 1981, killing 114?
8. One of the earliest infamous bridge collapses occurred in Scotland, contributing to the victory of William Wallace over the English at which battle?
9. The collapse of the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England, in 1831 resulted in what new cadence for marching troops?
10. A bridge built in 1943 over the Mae Klong River near Kanchanaburi was destroyed in 1945. How is this bridge better known?
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