Hell's Angles Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sydney Opera House

The picture show the intricacy of the tiles that make up the 'sails' of the Sydney Opera House.
The house was a Danish design and was constructed between 1958 and 1973. There are 1.056 million roof tiles covering 4.0 acres sitting over the structure. They were made in Sweden. There are two types which are laid in a complex pattern. There are shiny "ice" tiles which far outnumber the matt "snow" tiles. Each tile is 12 x 12 cm.
In December 2013, 125,000 tiles were offered for sale to the public as part of a plan towards community ownership of the building's future.

Answer: Lower left

When you cannot see the whole bridge and the surroundings, you must rely on the design of the pylon to identify the bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge, opened in 1937, is arguably the archetype of the elegant suspension bridge. One of its identifying features, besides the unique design of its pylons, is the colour - "International Orange".

The steel used in the bridge was manufactured by Bethlehem Steel in Pittsburgh and other East Coast mills, and then shipped to San Francisco on ships. A sealant which was red-tinged orange paint coated the steel to keep it safe from corrosion. Irving Morrow, the bridge architect, was on a ferry in the Bay when he saw the rising orange steel towers being constructed and declared the bridge should remain orange. A heated debate arose, but eventually, the architect won and the bridge was painted International Orange.

The other bridges shown, from left to right, are:
Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia; Ambassador Bridge in Detroit; the 25 de Abril Bridge in Lisbon, and the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges in New York City.

Answer: Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It is named after its engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and subsequently built the tower. Over 250 million people have visited the landmark. However when what was then the world's tallest structure was opened in 1889, many thought it had been built without regard for sound engineering principles and that the tower would blow over.

There are 7300 tons of wrought iron in the tower. Pictured are the only non-structural elements which are the four decorative grill-work arches which made the tower look more substantial. The tower takes seven years to paint and requires 60 tons of gloss enamel to complete the job. There are three tones of brown used: lighter at the top, getting progressively darker towards the bottom.

Answer: South Dakota

Nearly every picture of Mt Rushmore is taken from the south east where you clearly see and identify the 60 feet-high faces of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln. This photo is taken from the Southwest where you only see Washington in profile.

South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving faces into granite monuments in the Black Hills region of South Dakota to promote tourism in the area. He wanted American West heroes like Lewis and Clark, Red Cloud, and Buffalo Bill Cody to be sculpted but the designer and sculptor Gutzon Borglum thought the faces should have broader appeal. Borglum did not live to see completion of the project and his son Lincoln completed the assignment in 1941.

Answer: Auckland

Because of trans-Tasman rivalry it is no surprise that when the Auckland Skytower was completed in 1997, it pipped the Sydney Tower for height being 328 m or 1076 ft with its highest observation deck at 220 m (720 ft). Various lighting schemes and colours are used to light up the Sky Tower to show support for a range of organisations and charities, including blue for the Auckland Blues Rugby Union team and pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Seattle Space Needle was built for the 1962 World Fair and was at the time the tallest building in the US west of the Mississippi River. It is 605 ft (184 m) high and has an observation deck at 520 ft (160 m).

The CN Tower in Toronto was once the tallest building and tallest tower in the world, at 553m or 1814 ft. It was succeeded by the Burj Khalifa in 2008 (building) and Canton Tower (Tower) in 2012. It has an observation deck at 447 metres (1,467 ft) which attracts two million visitors annually.

The Sydney tower was completed in 1981 and was the first building over 1000 feet in the Southern Hemisphere. It is actually 309 m (1,014 ft) tall with a observation deck at 268 m (879 ft).

Answer: Copenhagen

Copenhagen is a city of three quarters of a million people and is the capital and largest city in Denmark. It does not sit on the European mainland but on the Eastern coast of Zealand, an island close to Malmo in Sweden not connected by the Øresund Bridge.

The Little Mermaid, a 1.3 metre high statue located on Copenhagen's waterfront, is an iconic landmark that defines the city. It was built to commemorate Hans Christian Andersen contribution to world literature and has been a tourist attraction since it was unveiled in 1913. There is a marked similarity between Vancouver's "Girl in a Wetsuit" sculpture but the artist denied there was a connection to the little mermaid.

Answer: Torch

There is not much that has not been written on this site about New York's Statue of Liberty but here are a few lesser known facts:
- Her birthday is celebrated on October 28th in honor of the day she was officially accepted as a gift from France by the president of the United States in 1886.
-There are 354 stairs needed to reach the Statue of Liberty's crown and when you finally arrive (the stairs are very narrow) the 25 windows at the top are TINY.
-The seven spikes on the Statue of Liberty's crown represent either the seven oceans and / or the seven continents.
If her shoe size was real, she has size 879 sandals that are each 25 feet (7.6m) long.

Answer: Philadelphia

The Liberty Bell, a symbol of the independence of the USA, was cast in England in 1752. It was hung in the Pennsylvania State House, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, later renamed Independence Hall. It cracked the first time it was rung, and had to be recast twice. It is believed that in 1846 it was rung to celebrate George Washington's birthday, when it cracked once again, and has never been rung since.

The Liberty Bell is 25% tin, 70 % copper, with trace amounts of gold, silver, arsenic, zinc and lead. The main crack is 24.5 inches long and half an inch wide. The bell weighs approximately 2080 pounds, is 12 feet in circumference at the base and 3 feet tall.

The Liberty Bell still hangs from its original yoke which was made from slippery elm.

The note the Liberty Bell makes, when rung, is E flat.

Answer: Lisbon

The Sanctuary of Christ the King is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. It overlooks the city of Lisbon from the other side of the Tagus River and is located in Almada, in Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. when a Lisbon bishop visited the Rio monument in the 1950s. The giant Lisbon statue in cement, was erected to give thanks the Portuguese were spared the horrors of World War II. The statue is 25m (82 Ft) tall and sits on a trapezoidal pedestal of 82 metres (269 ft) height. It was completed in 1969.

Nara is the home of the Great Buddha statue.
The Angel of the North Statue is located at Gateshead near Newcastle upon Tyne in northern England.

Answer: Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built between 1886 and 1894.It is one of the most recognisable landmarks in London. It is a common misconception that its name comes from the two towers that dominate its shape but it is actually named for the Tower of London which is adjacent to the bridge.

The upper walkways between the two towers were built to withstand the horizontal tension between its two towers. The lower level rises to allow shipping through as river traffic takes priority over bridge users.

However 24 hours notice must be given if you need the bascules to be raised to allow any ship to pass.