Statistics for Golden Gate Bridge Trivia

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Question	Answer	% Correct
In what city is the Golden Gate Bridge?	San Francisco	100%
What type of bridge is it?	Suspension	68%
What year did it open?	1937	58%
Who was the chief engineer in charge of overall design and construction of the bridge project?	Joseph Strauss	47%
What is its total height? (water to top of towers)	746 feet (227 m)	42%
What is the maximum height above the water of the road deck itself?	245 feet (75 m)	37%
About what percent of people who jump off the bridge survive the initial impact?	5%	37%
What colors were the bridge originally going to be?	Blue and yellow	37%
What is roughly its average daily traffic?	110,000	32%
What is the name of the historic place under the bridge?	Fort Point	32%
What is the speed limit on the bridge?	45 MPH (72 km/h)	26%
What is the bridge's width?	90 feet (27 m)	26%
Who was the architect of the bridge?	Irving Morrow	26%
What is roughly the bridge's total length?	1.7 miles	21%
How deep does the water below the bridge get at maximum?	377 feet (115 m)	16%