Landmarks Trivia Questions and Answers

Buildings, monuments and natural features, and what people get wrong about them. The pool covers the obvious wonders but spends more of its time on the detail underneath: who built it, what it replaced, why it is the height it is, which city it is actually in. A surprising number of the medium questions turn on location — famous things are routinely placed in the wrong country by people who could describe them perfectly. The hard tier leans on dates and purposes, including several landmarks that were built as something entirely different from what they are known for now.

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  1. 1. In which Brazilian city does the statue of Christ the Redeemer stand?Easy

    • Rio de Janeiro ✓
    • São Paulo
    • Brasília
    • Salvador

  2. 2. In which decade was the New7Wonders of the World list, chosen by public vote, first announced?Hard

    • 2000s ✓
    • 1990s
    • 2010s
    • 1980s

  3. 3. Which famous glass pyramid stands in the courtyard of the Louvre museum?Easy

    • The Louvre Pyramid ✓
    • The Grand Pyramid
    • The Palace Pyramid
    • The Crystal Pyramid

  4. 4. In which city does the ancient Colosseum stand?Easy

    • Rome ✓
    • Athens
    • Naples
    • Florence

  5. 5. Which famous fountain in Rome do visitors traditionally toss coins into?Easy

    • Trevi Fountain ✓
    • Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
    • Fountain of Neptune
    • Barcaccia Fountain

  6. 6. Which tiny independent city-state is home to St Peter's Basilica?Medium

    • Vatican City ✓
    • San Marino
    • Monaco
    • Malta

  7. 7. How many years has construction of the Sagrada Família been ongoing, since it began in 1882?Hard

    • Over 140 years ✓
    • About 75 years
    • About 50 years
    • Over 200 years

  8. 8. Which brick bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, opened in 1883?Easy

    • The Brooklyn Bridge ✓
    • The Manhattan Bridge
    • The Williamsburg Bridge
    • The George Washington Bridge

  9. 9. Who designed the Statue of Liberty, gifted to the United States by France?Medium

    • Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ✓
    • Gustave Eiffel
    • Auguste Rodin
    • Claude Monet

  10. 10. Which famous Venice bridge, lined with shops, crosses the Grand Canal?Medium

    • Rialto Bridge ✓
    • Bridge of Sighs
    • Ponte Vecchio
    • Charles Bridge

  11. 11. Which statue overlooks Rio de Janeiro from the top of Corcovado mountain?Easy

    • Christ the Redeemer ✓
    • The Motherland Calls
    • The Angel of the North
    • Cristo de la Concordia

  12. 12. Which enormous statue in Volgograd, Russia, commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad?Medium

    • The Motherland Calls ✓
    • Mother Armenia
    • The Motherland Monument
    • Worker and Kolkhoz Woman

  13. 13. Which former Byzantine cathedral and Ottoman mosque in Istanbul is famous for its massive dome?Easy

    • Hagia Sophia ✓
    • The Blue Mosque
    • Topkapi Palace
    • Süleymaniye Mosque

  14. 14. Which cube-shaped building in Mecca is the holiest site in Islam?Easy

    • The Kaaba ✓
    • The Dome of the Rock
    • Al-Aqsa Mosque
    • The Prophet's Mosque

  15. 15. In which century was the original Hagia Sophia built as a Christian cathedral?Hard

    • 6th century ✓
    • 4th century
    • 10th century
    • 14th century

  16. 16. Which vast palace complex in Beijing was home to Chinese emperors for centuries?Medium

    • The Forbidden City ✓
    • The Summer Palace
    • The Temple of Heaven
    • The Potala Palace

  17. 17. Which medieval fortress in London has served as a royal residence, prison and treasury?Medium

    • The Tower of London ✓
    • Windsor Castle
    • Buckingham Palace
    • Kensington Palace

  18. 18. Which Moorish fortress-palace in Seville, still used by Spain's royal family, shares its name with a term for a citadel?Hard

    • The Real Alcázar ✓
    • The Alhambra
    • The Mezquita
    • The Giralda

  19. 19. The Eiffel Tower is located in which city?Easy

    • Paris ✓
    • London
    • Rome
    • Berlin

  20. 20. The Sagrada Família is located in which city?Medium

    • Barcelona ✓
    • Madrid
    • Seville
    • Lisbon

  21. 21. The Colosseum was originally built to host what kind of events?Medium

    • Gladiator contests and public spectacles ✓
    • Religious ceremonies only
    • Political elections
    • Chariot races only

  22. 22. Which extremely salty lake, bordering Israel and Jordan, is famous for letting bathers float easily?Medium

    • The Dead Sea ✓
    • The Red Sea
    • Lake Tiberias
    • The Caspian Sea

  23. 23. Which sphere-shaped historic building in Brussels was built for a 1958 World's Fair?Hard

    • The Atomium ✓
    • The Berlaymont
    • The Grand Place
    • The Manneken Pis

  24. 24. Which ancient Syrian city, home to Roman-era ruins, was heavily damaged by ISIS in the 2010s?Hard

    • Palmyra ✓
    • Petra
    • Baalbek
    • Ephesus

  25. 25. Roughly how many degrees does the Leaning Tower of Pisa currently tilt from vertical?Hard

    • About 4 degrees ✓
    • About 1 degree
    • About 10 degrees
    • About 15 degrees

  26. 26. Which is the longest man-made wall in the world?Easy

    • The Great Wall of China ✓
    • The Berlin Wall
    • Hadrian's Wall
    • The Western Wall

  27. 27. Which is considered the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?Hard

    • Damascus ✓
    • Jerusalem
    • Athens
    • Cairo

  28. 28. In which country is the ancient city of Ephesus located?Medium

    • Turkey ✓
    • Greece
    • Italy
    • Egypt

  29. 29. In which country is the Blue Mosque located?Medium

    • Turkey ✓
    • Iran
    • Egypt
    • Morocco

  30. 30. Which engineering project moved the Abu Simbel temples in the 1960s, and why?Hard

    • They were relocated to escape flooding from the Aswan Dam ✓
    • They were moved to a museum for preservation
    • They were relocated after an earthquake
    • They were moved for a new highway

  31. 31. Which iconic Moscow landmark features colorful, onion-shaped domes on Red Square?Medium

    • Saint Basil's Cathedral ✓
    • The Kremlin
    • The Bolshoi Theatre
    • The Winter Palace

  32. 32. How many of the original limestone stacks known as the Twelve Apostles remain standing today?Hard

    • About eight ✓
    • All twelve
    • About four
    • About twenty

  33. 33. Which famous red fort in Delhi was the residence of Mughal emperors for nearly 200 years?Easy

    • The Red Fort ✓
    • Agra Fort
    • Amber Fort
    • The Golden Temple

  34. 34. In which country would you find Victoria Falls?Easy

    • Zambia and Zimbabwe ✓
    • Kenya and Tanzania
    • South Africa and Botswana
    • Uganda and Rwanda

  35. 35. In which US city does the famous Space Needle stand?Easy

    • Seattle ✓
    • Portland
    • San Francisco
    • Denver

  36. 36. Which towering monument in Washington, D.C. is a 555-foot marble obelisk?Medium

    • The Washington Monument ✓
    • The Lincoln Memorial
    • The Jefferson Memorial
    • The Capitol

  37. 37. Which five-sided US government building near Washington, D.C. is one of the world's largest office buildings?Hard

    • The Pentagon ✓
    • The Capitol
    • Camp David
    • Federal Triangle

  38. 38. The Giant's Causeway is formed from roughly how many interlocking basalt columns?Hard

    • About 40,000 ✓
    • About 4,000
    • About 400,000
    • About 1,000

  39. 39. Which fortified medieval town in France, restored in the 19th century, is one of Europe's largest walled cities?Hard

    • Carcassonne ✓
    • Avignon
    • Aigues-Mortes
    • Rocamadour

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