Statue of Liberty Cyberhunt First Name _______________________________ Last Name _______________________________ Teacher _________________________________

The Statue of Liberty, a powerful symbol of freedom, was the first glimpse of America for millions of immigrants. Learn more about her with the interactive hunt, below.

1. The majestic, 151-foot-tall Statue of Liberty was given as a gift of friendship to the United States from the people of _______________________________________ .  

2.  Raising money to build the Statue of Liberty was difficult.  What clever ideas were used in France and the United States to raise money for the project? (France) __________________________________________________________________________________
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3.  The statue was presented in ____________, 10 years after our country's first centennial.
Find the answers at: http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/content.asp?catid=68&contenttypeid=35

4. 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.

5. 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 it  was dedicated.
Find the answer at:  http://www.howtallisthestatueofliberty.org/

6. The official name of the Statue of Liberty is ____________________________________________________________________. 

7. The tablet that Lady Liberty holds is inscribed with the date "July 4, 1776" in Roman numerals. Why is this date important? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Find the answers at: http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/ladyliberty.html

8. 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

9. 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: http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/building/topic12.html 

10. 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://www.howtallisthestatueofliberty.org/

11. 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

12. As you read and learn about the Statue of Liberty, what interests you the most (write on back)