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1. Who was U.S. president when the statue was dedicated on Liberty Island?
Woodrow Wilson
William Henry Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
2. What did Emma Lazarus call the statue in her famous poem, "The New Colossus"?
"Goddess of Liberty"
"Beacon of Hope"
"Fountain of Freedom"
"Mother of Exiles"
3. What immigrant-turned-publisher headed U.S. fundraising efforts for the statue?
Benjamin Franklin
William Randolph Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer
Adolph S. Ochs
4. Who designed the Statue of Liberty's skeleton?
Antoni Gaudi
Gustave Eiffel
Cass Gilbert
Thomas Edison
5. Who did Congress authorize to select the site for the Statue of Liberty?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Joseph Hooker
6. What's inscribed on the tablet held by the statue?
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
October 28, 1886
"A gift from France"
July 4, 1776
7. How much did it cost to build the statue?
$250,000
$1 million
$10 million
$100 million
8. How much did it cost to renovate it for the 1986 centennial?
$8 million
$49 million
$87 million
$225 million
9. How much does the statue sway in 50 mph winds?
1 inches
3 inches
5 feet
Not at all
10. What was not on or near "Liberty Island" before the statue?
Military fort
Hotel
Hospitals
Oyster beds
Source: National Park Service
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