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100

How was the Statue of Liberty brought to America?

What is A SHIP?

100

Another title for this selection could be 

A. New York’s Great Statue

B. Enlightening Nineteen Lamps

C. New York’s Harbor                

D. July 4, 1886

What is A: NEW YORK'S GREAT STATUE?

100

In walking up the 354 steps of the spiral staircase you would probably walk up and in what direction?

What is IN CIRCLES? 

100

What does the word hollow mean?

What is EMPTY?

100

What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

What is FREEDOM?

200

Who gave the United States the Statue of Liberty?

What is IT WAS A GIFT FROM FRANCE?

200

MDCCLXXVI is 1776 in Roman numerals. MDCCCLXXXVI is 1886 in Roman numerals. What is 100 in Roman numerals?

What is C?

200

Why do you think the Statue of Liberty is located near Ellis Island? 

What is a IS WAS AN IMMIGRATION CENTER WHERE PEOPLE CAN TO WORK AND LIVE FREELY IN AMERICA?

200

What is a synonym for peer?

What is LOOK, PEEP, SPY, PRY, GLANCE?

200

From what metal is the covering of the Statue of Liberty made

What is COPPER?

300

What part of the Statue of Liberty is the highest?

What is THE TORCH?

300

Why did France present the Statue of Liberty to the United States on July 4, 1886?

What is FOR THE COUNTRY'S 100th BIRTHDAY

OR  

AS A TRIBUTE FOR SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

300

The Statue of Liberty was modeled after the Roman goddess Libertas. What is she the goddess of?

What is FREEDOM?

300

What does the word ascend mean?

What is CLIMB UP?

300

At night, you can see light shining from

What is THE TORCH?

400

What date is carved on the tablet the Statue of Liberty is holding?

What is JULY 4, 1776 

400

What two details of The New Colossus poem let you know that it was written in 1st person?

What are THE WORDS 'I' AND 'ME'?

400

If the Statue of Liberty is made of copper, why is it green?

What is OVER TIME, COPPER REACTS TO OXYGEN IN THE AIR TO TURN IT A BLUE-GREEN COLOR?

400

What is NOT a synonym for pedestal? 

plinth, base, awning, platform

What is AWNING?

400

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi did what?

What is DESIGNED AND BUILT THE STATUE IN THE 1870S?

500

What is the official name of the statue standing in New York Harbor

What is LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD?

500

A conclusion you can draw from Emma Lazarus’ words on the Statue of Liberty is that she understood America represented

A. a haven for immigrants from persecution 

B. a chance for immigrants to improve their lives

C. better things for immigrants’ children

D. all of the above 

What is D?

500

Why was Bedloe's island renamed Liberty Island?

What is TO FIT THE MEANING OF THE STATUE: LIBERTY AND FREEDOM

500

What is NOT a synonym for immigrant? 

alien, entrepreneur, foreigner, pioneer

What is an ENTREPRENEUR?

500

To what can you compare the statue’s height?

What is A FOOTBALL FIELD?