Space Needle

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Question 1

For which historic international exposition was the Seattle Space Needle built in 1962?

Question 2

What is the official architectural height of the Space Needle from the ground to the tip of its lightning rod?

Question 3

Where did World's Fair chairman Edward E. Carlson first sketch the preliminary concept of a tower crowned with a flying saucer?

Question 4

What groundbreaking hospitality feature operated inside the top house of the Space Needle when it opened in 1962?

Question 5

What multi-million-dollar renovation feature unveiled in 2018 installed the world's first rotating multi-layered glass floor?

Question 6

How deep and heavy is the underground reinforced concrete foundation anchoring the Space Needle against Pacific Northwest earthquakes?

Question 7

What vibrant, space-themed color scheme coated the Space Needle during the 1962 Century 21 Exposition?

Question 8

Approximately how long does it take the Space Needle's high-speed exterior glass-walled elevators to travel from ground to observation deck?

Question 9

Approximately how many times each year is the Space Needle struck by natural atmospheric lightning bolts?

Question 10

On clear Pacific Northwest days, which massive snow-capped stratovolcano dominates the southern horizon from the observation deck?

For which historic international exposition was the Seattle Space Needle built in 1962?