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Statue of Liberty Cyberhunt

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. 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 in1884. She was then reassembled and placed in New York Harbor the following year.

www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/monuments/sol/

3. It took the sculptor Frederic 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.

www.worldhistory.com/statueofliberty.htm

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. 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 _________________________________.

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?

www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.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 ________________________________.

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 ______!