A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Record Bridge
When it opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
Source: Golden Gate Bridge District
Adventure 22 · With Cio
Golden Gate Bridge
Cio's Amazing Fact
When it opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
Can you spot…
- a sailboat
- a cable car
- a seagull
- the bridge
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Paint Patrol
Painters work on the bridge all year to protect it from rust.
Source: Golden Gate Bridge District
Wire Wonder
Its cables hold enough wire to wrap around the Earth three times!
Source: Golden Gate Bridge District
Pelican Island
Alcatraz got its name from an old Spanish word for a seabird, often said to mean pelican!
Source: Wikipedia: Alcatraz Island
Twisty Street
Lombard Street zigzags down a steep hill in eight sharp turns.
Source: San Francisco Travel
Super Towers
Each of the Golden Gate Bridge's towers is 746 feet tall, more than twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty!
Source: Wikipedia: Golden Gate Bridge
Walking Day
On opening day in 1937, about 200,000 people walked across the bridge!
Source: Golden Gate Bridge District
Online activities
Do this adventure online
Unlock the California activities
Enter the code printed on the inside front cover of your book, or scan the unlock QR code there with a phone camera. You only need to do this once on each device.
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Color it in
To doColors
Can you spot?
To doFind each one in the picture and tick it off.
Fact match
To doWhich Amazing Fact is this?
Word puzzle
To doTap the letters in the right order. It's something you can spot in the picture!
Answers for grown-ups
- When it opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
- Record Bridge
- Painters work on the bridge all year to protect it from rust.
- Paint Patrol
- Its cables hold enough wire to wrap around the Earth three times!
- Wire Wonder
- Unscramble: LOTBASIA
- SAILBOAT
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 22 coloring page.