Inventions
This invention, described as “a suspension bridge rising and falling,” dominated the skyline at the center of the 1893 Columbian Expo.
What is the Ferris Wheel?
This US President kicked off the 1962 World's Fair from his vacation home in Florida.
Who is John F. Kennedy (JFK)?
This creation arrived from Paris to be displayed at the 1876 Fair in Philadelphia.
What is the Statue of Liberty's arm?
The city of Paris commissioned the construction of this form of transit, an underground rail system that transformed transportation for residents.
What is the métro? (subway)
This Expo's main themes were space, science, and the future:
What is the Seattle World's Fair?
This efficient steam engine deeply impressed the attendees of the 1876 World’s Fair.
What is the Corliss Engine?
The 1939 World's Fair featured a hopeful and progressive opening address by this US President:
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)?
Pennsylvania imported this historical landmark to both the 1876 and 1915 World's Fairs.
What is the Liberty Bell?
The buildings constructed for the Chicago and Paris Expos were composed primarily of this cheap substance, a composite of concrete and steel:
What is staff?
The United States acquired the colony of the Philippines after their victory in this war in 1898.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Partially due to the presence of newly invented electricity in their city, Paris received this nickname.
What is "The City of Lights"?
This US President kicked off the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This country's village remained intact after the 1893 Chicago Fair for citizens to enjoy, until it was later destroyed by an arsonist during WWII.
What is Japan?
Due to the filth and stench of the Chicago stockyards, the 1893 Fair was built outside the city, on 7,000 acres of swampland beside this Great Lake.
What is Lake Michigan?
This Expo's themes were centered on progress and harmony of mankind:
What is the Osaka Expo?
The 1904 St. Louis Fair featured this marvel in medical technology, a life-saving device for infants born prematurely.
What is the baby incubator?
A renowned aviator named Lincoln Beachey crashed during an aerial stunt show at the fair, and was posthumously given this honorable ceremony.
What is a hero's funeral?
This park, designed by Frederick Olmstead for the 1893 Chicago Expo, continues to this day to be used and maintained.
What is Jackson Park?
This special rail line and train station were constructed to take fairgoers straight to the heart of Paris upon arrival at the 1900 Expo.
What is the Gare d'Orsay?
This significant American event occurred on the same month and day as the opening day of the 1939 World’s Fair (April 30), 150 years prior.
What is the inauguration of George Washington?
This was largest attraction at the San Francisco Fair, a massive steel observation tower which gave attendees a bird’s eye view of the expo.
What is the aeroscope?
These cinematic brothers were the stars of the Parisian Expo, debuting a movie theater in which fairgoers viewed video footage of themselves at the Fair.
Who are the Lumière Brothers?
This French sculptor created the Statue of Liberty.
Who is (Frédéric) Bartholdi?
This country shipped over their building’s parts and pieced them together for the 1893 Chicago Fair; once it was over, they deconstructed the parts again and shipped them back home.
What is Sweden?
The St. Louis Expo commemorated the 100th anniversary of this national acquisition, which expanded US territory to a vast degree.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?