Is London Bridge Falling Down?

By Andy Seamans

By Dawn Seamans-Shook

April 25, 2008 3 min read

1. With the destruction of London Bridge under consideration, the famed river spanner was purchased and moved. Where can the reproduced London Bridge be seen?

2. London Bridge's reproduction is the second most visited tourist site in that state. What site is the No. 1 most visited?

3. His name is included as part of the name of an automobile, and his initials were used as the name of another car. Name him.

4. What is the official name of the FBI building in Washington?

5. For what performance in what film did Charlton Heston receive the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1959?

6. In a recent poll in Japan, what sport was selected as the favorite by the most people?

7. Lafayette Square is a popular site in Washington, D.C., directly north of the White House. The statue in the direct center of the small park-like area is not that of the Marquis de Lafayette. Who's the rider in full uniform on horseback, striding high in the Lafayette Square?

8. Who was the Chinese detective in a string of films that were quite popular a few decades back?

9. Of what college did Robert E. Lee serve as president following the close of the Civil War?

10. What is the current name of the college of which Robert E. Lee was the early president?

Answers

1. The London Bridge was rebuilt with much of the parts having been moved to Lake Havasu in Arizona.

2. The Grand Canyon is Arizona's top attraction for tourism.

3. Ransom Eli Olds is the namesake for the Oldsmobile, and also his initials form the name to the Reo.

4. The building's official name is the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building

5. Heston won the Oscar for his appearance in "Ben Hur."

6. A whopping 85 percent named baseball as their favorite sport.

7. The central statue is of Andrew Jackson in military garb prior to his move to the White House in later years.

8. It was Charlie Chan.

9. Lee was president of Washington College in Lexington, Va.

10. Washington College is now Washington and Lee University.

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