Landmarks Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. You are near the Tower of London and watch roadway sections rise so ships can pass along the Thames. Which bridge are you seeing?
Tower Bridge
Westminster Bridge
Millennium Bridge
London Bridge
2. What was the Colosseum in ancient Rome principally used to host?
Senate debates and elections
Permanent markets and workshops
Public spectacles, including gladiatorial contests
Religious pilgrimages and monastic retreats
3. You approach New York Harbor and see a colossal robed figure holding a torch, originally given by France. Which landmark are you viewing?
The Gateway Arch
The Statue of Liberty
The Liberty Bell
The Washington Monument
4. A traveler in Jordan walks through a narrow canyon called the Siq and reaches Al-Khazneh, a façade carved into rose-colored sandstone. Which landmark is this?
Petra
Abu Simbel
Persepolis
Cappadocia
5. What is Big Ben technically the name of at the Palace of Westminster?
The clock face
The tower
The Great Bell
The clock mechanism
6. While exploring Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, you visit a Maya site featuring the stepped pyramid known as El Castillo. Where are you?
Teotihuacán
Chichén Itzá
Tikal
Palenque
7. A waterfront building is distinguished by a roof of interlocking white shells resembling sails. Which landmark is it?
The Louvre Pyramid
The Milwaukee Art Museum
The Sydney Opera House
The Lotus Temple
8. Which people created the monumental moai statues found on Rapa Nui, also called Easter Island?
The Rapa Nui people
The Chamorro
The Māori
The Ainu
9. Which civilization built Machu Picchu in the Andes?
Inca
Aztec
Maya
Moche
10. Which landmark was constructed as a royal tomb and is the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World?
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Temple of Artemis
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Great Pyramid of Giza
11. A traveler in Agra sees a white-marble mausoleum commissioned by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife. Which landmark is it?
Gol Gumbaz
Humayun’s Tomb
The Taj Mahal
The Victoria Memorial
12. What was the main historical purpose of the Great Wall of China and its associated fortifications?
To provide a continuous marketplace between cities
To serve as an elevated astronomical observatory
To transport water between northern farming regions
To support defense, border control, and monitoring of movement
13. In Istanbul, you enter a vast domed landmark that has served as both a Christian cathedral and a mosque. Which building is it?
The Blue Mosque
Topkapı Palace
The Basilica Cistern
Hagia Sophia
14. Angkor Wat is located in which present-day country?
Thailand
Cambodia
Indonesia
India
15. In which city would you visit the Eiffel Tower?
Rome
Paris
Berlin
Lisbon
16. Mount Rushmore, featuring four carved presidential faces, is located in which U.S. state?
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
South Dakota