The Angel of the North – answers
1 A million pounds
2 From the National Lottery.
3 Four years from 1994 to 1998.
4 208 tons.
5 65 feet.
6 54 metres.
7 1) It makes the angel look welcoming 2) it gives the angel ‘a sense of embrace’.
8 exposed
9 Withstand
10 No, it is hollow inside.
11 It is high up on a shoulder blade.
12 It is a hilltop landmark.
13 It appears to them on a much more human scale.
14 It is made of a 1) special weather-resistant steel 2) its surface oxidises to form a patina, which mellows with age to a rich reddish-brown colour 3) it contains some copper which gives the Angel a warm, appealing colour.
15 A Newcastle United football shirt was put on the Angel of the North with the number 3 on the back, the same number as the popular Newcastle player Alan Shearer used to wear at the time. At the time this prank was great fun, and caused much hilarity!
16 The Angel is now one of the 12 official ‘Icons of England’.