Question Forms

United States Monuments

•What is it?▫It’s the Statue of Liberty.

•Where is it?▫It’s in New York City.

•How old is it?▫It was made in 1886.

•Where did it come from?▫It was a gift from France.

•How many people visit it each year?▫Over 5 million people

visit it each year.

•What is it?▫It’s the Liberty Bell.

•Where is it?▫It’s in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania.•When was it made?

▫It was made in 1853.•Why did it crack?

▫No one knows why it cracked!

•What is it?▫It’s the Lincoln

Memorial.•Where is it?

▫It’s in Washington, D.C.

•When was it made?▫It was made in 1922.

•Who was Lincoln?▫Abraham Lincoln was

the 16th president of the USA

•How much is the entrance fee?▫Entrance is free.

- Why was the Air Jordan statue constructed?It is a dedication to the greatest basketball player of

all time, Michael Jordan.- When was Air Jordan first shown?Air Jordan was first shown to the public on November

1, 1994- What is it made of? It is made of bronze.

-What is it? It’s a statue

-Where is it? It is in Chicago, Illinois

- What is its name? Air Jordan

- What is it? It’s a pier- How is it called? It is Navy Pier- Where is it? It is also in Chicago- When was it built?It was built in 1916

- What is it today? Today it has many shops, restaurants, a

museum, a ballroom and a huge wheel

-What is it? It’s a fountain- What is its name? It is Buckingham Fountain

- Where is it? It is in a park in Chicago

- Why was it constructed?It was donated to Chicago by Kate Buckingham

in memory of her brother, Clarence.- How high does the fountain shoot water?Buckingham Fountain shoots water up to 130

feet into the air.- When does it work? Only from mid-April until

mid-October

Project #2: A famous monument•Choose an international monument you

like very much for some reason•Find basic information about it (location,

description, origin, a good picture, etc.)•On a piece of paper paste the picture and

write 5 or 6 questions about it with the answers

•This is an individual project•The deadline is Tuesday 18th November