St. Louis Gateway Arch Approaches Milestone

1.  While changing planes during a two-hour delay in St. Louis some years ago, Dr. Ed Fieg sat down for a snack and found himself at the same table with:
A.  Former Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench
B.  Former Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr
C.  Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr
D.  Tennis great Jimmy Connors

2.  The St. Genevieve Fiegs, from their home less than an hour away, witnessed the St. Louis Gateway Arch rise from nothing to its current height of  630 feet.  Next year the number of candles on the arch's birthday cake will be:
A. 10
B.  25
C.  30
D.  50

3.  The initial bond issue for the construction of the arch was floated in:
A.  1935
B.  1949
C.  1954
D.  1960

5.  The Gateway arch, the tallest man-made arch in the world, is how wide?
A.  630 feet
B.  150 feet
C.  200 feet
D.  430 feet

6.  The amount of land that was condemned for construction of the arch was:
A.  10 city blocks
B.  15 city blocks
C.  25 city blocs
D.  40 city blocks

7.  On November 22, 1980, at about 8:45 a.m. CST, 33-year-old Kenneth Swyers of Overland, Missouri, parachuted on to the top of the arch where he:
A.  slid down the north leg into a fireman's net
B.  slid down the north leg to his death
C.  was arrested by FAA officials in the Observation Room
D.  was warmly greeted by the mayor in the Observation Room

8.  From their fourth story attic window, Stephen and Eleanor Fieg can look out and see:
A.  the airplane warning lights at the top of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, blinking in the night.
B.  the entire arch, illuminated in silhouette against the sky on a clear day at sunrise.
C.  aircraft flying  underneath the arch, west to east
D.  nothing - they have no fourth floor window.