Famous Landmarks

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1.Which landmark is the London residence of the British monarch?
- A. Times Square
- B. Borobudur
- C. Buckingham Palace
- D. Tower Bridge
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Buckingham Palace
Did you know? Buckingham Palace has its own post office and police station.
2.Which landmark overlooks Cape Town?
- A. Statue of Liberty
- B. Times Square
- C. Parthenon
- D. Table Mountain
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Table Mountain
Did you know? Table Mountain's flat top gives it its name.
3.Which landmark are the terraced gardens of Haifa, Israel?
- A. Bahai Terraces
- B. Petra
- C. Great Wall of China
- D. Table Mountain
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Bahai Terraces
Did you know? The Bahai Terraces descend Mount Carmel.
4.Which landmark in Venezuela is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall?
- A. Great Wall of China
- B. Statue of Liberty
- C. Angel Falls
- D. Trafalgar Square
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Angel Falls
Did you know? Angel Falls plunges from Auyan-tepui.
5.Which landmark is a Moorish palace in Granada, Spain?
- A. White House
- B. Alhambra
- C. Tower Bridge
- D. Stonehenge
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Alhambra
Did you know? The Alhambra overlooks the city of Granada.
6.Which landmark was the winter home of the Dalai Lamas in Lhasa?
- A. Alhambra
- B. Potala Palace
- C. Brandenburg Gate
- D. Neuschwanstein
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Potala Palace
Did you know? The Potala Palace stands in Tibet.
7.Which landmark of Easter Island are giant carved monoliths?
- A. Sagrada Familia
- B. Trafalgar Square
- C. Uluru
- D. Moai statues
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Moai statues
Did you know? The moai were carved by the Rapa Nui people.
8.Which landmark is a bascule bridge over the Thames in London?
- A. Machu Picchu
- B. Acropolis
- C. Stonehenge
- D. Tower Bridge
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Tower Bridge
Did you know? Tower Bridge was completed in 1894.
9.Which landmark is a famous skyscraper of Chicago?
- A. White House
- B. Willis Tower
- C. Forbidden City
- D. Trevi Fountain
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Willis Tower
Did you know? The Willis Tower was formerly named the Sears Tower.
10.Which landmark is the great temple on the Acropolis of Athens?
- A. Buckingham Palace
- B. Great Wall of China
- C. Parthenon
- D. Chichen Itza
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Parthenon
Did you know? The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena.
11.Which landmark stands in central London?
- A. CN Tower
- B. Trevi Fountain
- C. Trafalgar Square
- D. Borobudur
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Trafalgar Square
Did you know? Nelson's Column rises in Trafalgar Square.
12.Which landmark is a giant Buddhist monument on Java, Indonesia?
- A. Borobudur
- B. Machu Picchu
- C. Sydney Opera House
- D. Colosseum
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Borobudur
Did you know? Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist temple.
13.Which landmark is famous for its unintended tilt?
- A. Burj Khalifa
- B. Red Square
- C. Colosseum
- D. Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Did you know? The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.
14.Which landmark is a Mayan city in Mexico's Yucatan?
- A. Chichen Itza
- B. Burj Khalifa
- C. Milan Cathedral
- D. Sagrada Familia
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Chichen Itza
Did you know? Chichen Itza's El Castillo is a step pyramid.
15.Which landmark in Arizona was carved by the Colorado River?
- A. Grand Canyon
- B. Willis Tower
- C. St. Basil's Cathedral
- D. Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Grand Canyon
Did you know? The Grand Canyon is about 446 km long.
16.Which landmark is the famous Gothic cathedral of Milan?
- A. Sagrada Familia
- B. Western Wall
- C. Victoria Falls
- D. Milan Cathedral
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Milan Cathedral
Did you know? Milan Cathedral took centuries to complete.
17.Which landmark lies on the border of Brazil and Argentina?
- A. Iguazu Falls
- B. Trevi Fountain
- C. Mount Rushmore
- D. Uluru
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Iguazu Falls
Did you know? Iguazu Falls is a system of hundreds of waterfalls.
18.Which landmark is the landmark tower of Toronto?
- A. Petra
- B. CN Tower
- C. Red Square
- D. Statue of Liberty
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CN Tower
Did you know? The CN Tower was the world's tallest free-standing structure for decades.
19.Which landmark stands on an island in New York Harbor?
- A. Willis Tower
- B. Borobudur
- C. Victoria Falls
- D. Statue of Liberty
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Statue of Liberty
Did you know? The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.
20.Which landmark is the famous baroque fountain of Rome?
- A. Western Wall
- B. Trevi Fountain
- C. Potala Palace
- D. Parthenon
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Trevi Fountain
Did you know? Tradition says a coin thrown in the Trevi brings a return to Rome.
21.Which landmark is the former imperial palace of Beijing?
- A. Forbidden City
- B. Iguazu Falls
- C. Golden Gate Bridge
- D. Times Square
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Forbidden City
Did you know? The Forbidden City served Chinese emperors for nearly 500 years.
22.Which landmark is a holy site of Jerusalem?
- A. Angel Falls
- B. Bahai Terraces
- C. Stonehenge
- D. Western Wall
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Western Wall
Did you know? The Western Wall is a surviving retaining wall of the Temple Mount.
23.Which landmark is a fairy-tale castle in Bavaria, Germany?
- A. Big Ben
- B. Neuschwanstein
- C. Space Needle
- D. Christ the Redeemer
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Neuschwanstein
Did you know? Neuschwanstein inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty castle.
24.Which landmark stands on Red Square in Moscow?
- A. Niagara Falls
- B. St. Basil's Cathedral
- C. Colosseum
- D. Petra
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St. Basil's Cathedral
Did you know? St. Basil's is famous for its onion domes.
25.Which landmark is a giant sandstone monolith in central Australia?
- A. Great Barrier Reef
- B. Hagia Sophia
- C. Uluru
- D. Willis Tower
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Uluru
Did you know? Uluru is sacred to the local Aboriginal people.
26.Which landmark is the landmark tower of Seattle?
- A. Hagia Sophia
- B. Machu Picchu
- C. Space Needle
- D. Niagara Falls
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Space Needle
Did you know? The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair.
27.Which landmark stands in Agra, India?
- A. Trevi Fountain
- B. Red Square
- C. Taj Mahal
- D. Space Needle
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Taj Mahal
Did you know? The Taj Mahal is a marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan.
28.Which landmark has four US presidents carved in South Dakota?
- A. Buckingham Palace
- B. Christ the Redeemer
- C. Statue of Liberty
- D. Mount Rushmore
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Mount Rushmore
Did you know? Mount Rushmore honors Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln.
29.Which landmark is the famous clock tower of London?
- A. Niagara Falls
- B. Victoria Falls
- C. Bahai Terraces
- D. Big Ben
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Big Ben
Did you know? Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell.
30.Which landmark is the busy heart of Manhattan?
- A. Sagrada Familia
- B. Times Square
- C. Colosseum
- D. White House
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Times Square
Did you know? Times Square hosts New Year's Eve ball drops.
31.Which landmark stretches across northern China?
- A. Great Wall of China
- B. White House
- C. Niagara Falls
- D. Trevi Fountain
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Great Wall of China
Did you know? The Great Wall was built and rebuilt over many centuries.
32.Which landmark is Gaudi's unfinished basilica in Barcelona?
- A. Leaning Tower of Pisa
- B. Potala Palace
- C. Sagrada Familia
- D. Taj Mahal
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Sagrada Familia
Did you know? Construction of the Sagrada Familia began in 1882.
33.Which landmark overlooks Rio de Janeiro?
- A. St. Basil's Cathedral
- B. Statue of Liberty
- C. Christ the Redeemer
- D. Western Wall
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Christ the Redeemer
Did you know? Christ the Redeemer stands on Corcovado mountain.
34.Which landmark stands in Istanbul?
- A. Parthenon
- B. Hagia Sophia
- C. Machu Picchu
- D. Sagrada Familia
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Hagia Sophia
Did you know? Hagia Sophia was built as a Byzantine cathedral in the 6th century.
35.Which landmark in Dubai is the world's tallest building?
- A. Table Mountain
- B. Burj Khalifa
- C. Trafalgar Square
- D. Great Wall of China
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Burj Khalifa
Did you know? The Burj Khalifa is over 828 metres tall.
36.Which landmark is a prehistoric stone circle in England?
- A. Buckingham Palace
- B. Table Mountain
- C. Willis Tower
- D. Stonehenge
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Stonehenge
Did you know? Stonehenge stands on Salisbury Plain.
37.Which landmark lies on the Zambezi between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- A. Victoria Falls
- B. Machu Picchu
- C. Tower Bridge
- D. Table Mountain
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Victoria Falls
Did you know? Victoria Falls is also called "The Smoke That Thunders".
38.Which landmark lies on the border between the US and Canada?
- A. Petra
- B. Niagara Falls
- C. Big Ben
- D. Great Barrier Reef
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Niagara Falls
Did you know? Niagara Falls lies between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
39.Which landmark sits high in the Peruvian Andes?
- A. Machu Picchu
- B. Leaning Tower of Pisa
- C. Sagrada Familia
- D. Angkor Wat
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Machu Picchu
Did you know? Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel.
40.Which landmark is the US president's home in Washington, D.C.?
- A. Burj Khalifa
- B. Red Square
- C. White House
- D. Trevi Fountain
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White House
Did you know? The White House has 132 rooms.

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