1. The majestic, 151-foot-tall Statue of Liberty was given as a gift of friendship to the United States from the people of _____________. She was presented in ____________, in celebration of our country's first centennial.   Find the answer at: www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/sl/ 2. The Statue of Liberty is so large that she had to be transported across the Atlantic Ocean in _____________ pieces, aboard a ship called the Isere in 1884. She was then reassembled and placed in New York Harbor the following year.   Find the answer at: www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/monuments/sol/

3. It took the sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bertholde a long time to finish the statue. It was ________ years from when he first began construction in 1875 until her official name, ___________________________________________________, was dedicated.   Find the answer at: http://www.statueofliberty.org/Statue_History.html 4. Engraved on the base of the statue is a poem by _________________________. She wrote, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." The poem welcomes new ______________________ to America.   Find the answer at: www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0874962.html

5. The Statue of Liberty is a monumental achievement of art and engineering. Each hand is the size of ___________________________________________, and her index finger is the length of _________________.   Find the answer at: www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode3/topic2/e3_t2_s3-ss.html 6. The tablet that Lady Liberty holds is inscribed with the date "July 4, 1776" in Roman numerals. Why is this date important? _____________________________________________________________________   Find the answer at: http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0311280/statue.htm

7. More than 5 million people visit the Statue of Liberty each year by taking a ferry from New York City to Liberty Island. To reach Lady Liberty's ______________, you must climb up _______________.   Find the answer at: www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Statue_of_Liberty.html 8. The Statue of Liberty has very big feet -- her sandal is _____________ long! If she were a real woman, she would actually wear a shoe in size ___________!   Find the answer at: http://mystatueofliberty.com/12-statue-liberty © 2004 Scholastic Inc. PP prepared by HWarren