A Good Idea
What is the statue made of?
copper
How many spikes are on Lady Liberty's crown?
Seven
What does Lady Liberty hold in her left hand?
A tablet with July 4th 1776 in Roman numerals
How many crates did it take to ship all the parts to America?
214
What is the blue/green coating on copper called?
Patina
How tall is the staute?
151 ft tall
How many copper sheets did it take to make the hand and torch?
21
What did Bartholdi and Laboulaye want to display at the World's Fair in Philadelphia?
The statue's hand and torch.
What was Bedloe's Island renamed?
Liberty Island
Where did the hand and torch stay for five years while the rest of the statue was finished?
Madison Square Park in New York City
What is the statue's real name?
Liberty Enlightening the World
What do the spikes on the statue's crown represent?
The seven continents and seven seas
What year did Congress vote yes to accept the gift from France?
1877
Who designed the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty?
Richard Morris Hunt
When did they celebrate the completion of the Statue?
October 28, 1886
Who sketched, fund raised, and found a place for the Statue of Liberty?
Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
What U.S. president did Bartholdi meet when first coming to America to promote the Statue of Liberty?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the name of the ship that carried the Statue of Liberty to America?
Isere
How tall is the pedestal?
89 feet tall
What year the the statue become an official national monument?
1924
Why did Edouard Laboulaye want to gift America with the statue?
He hoped it would inspire France to move toward a democratic government.
What does the French word repousee mean?
Push back
What engineer helped work on the Statue of Liberty?
Gustave Eiffel
How many years did it take to get the Statue of Liberty from an idea to reality?
21 years
Who was in charge of fixing the leaking torch but only made it worse?
Gutzon Borgium