Monuments, Wonders & Documents

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1.Which document was adopted by the United Nations in 1948?
- A. Gettysburg Address
- B. Balfour Declaration
- C. Declaration of the Rights of Man
- D. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Did you know? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on 10 December 1948.
2.Which city was the center of Minoan Crete?
- A. Carthage
- B. Persepolis
- C. Ur
- D. Knossos
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Knossos
Did you know? The palace of Knossos is linked to the Minotaur legend.
3.Which city was a great Sumerian city in ancient Mesopotamia?
- A. Tenochtitlan
- B. Carthage
- C. Ur
- D. Persepolis
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Ur
Did you know? Ur was a major Sumerian city in what is now Iraq.
4.Which monument hosted gladiator games in ancient Rome?
- A. Colosseum
- B. Brandenburg Gate
- C. Parthenon
- D. Leshan Giant Buddha
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Colosseum
Did you know? The Colosseum could seat roughly 50,000 spectators.
5.Which document governed the Pilgrims before they landed?
- A. United States Bill of Rights
- B. Mayflower Compact
- C. Declaration of the Rights of Man
- D. Corpus Juris Civilis
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Mayflower Compact
Did you know? The Mayflower Compact was signed aboard ship in 1620.
6.Which document argued for ratifying the US Constitution?
- A. United States Bill of Rights
- B. Federalist Papers
- C. Domesday Book
- D. Balfour Declaration
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Federalist Papers
Did you know? The Federalist Papers were published under the pen name Publius.
7.Which monument was built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife?
- A. Taj Mahal
- B. Colosseum
- C. Leshan Giant Buddha
- D. Parthenon
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Taj Mahal
Did you know? The Taj Mahal is the tomb Shah Jahan built for Mumtaz Mahal.
8.Which monument is the largest religious monument on Earth?
- A. Colosseum
- B. Angkor Wat
- C. Stonehenge
- D. Parthenon
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Angkor Wat
Did you know? Angkor Wat was built in the 12th century in present-day Cambodia.
9.Which monument was carved into a Chinese cliff in the 8th century?
- A. Taj Mahal
- B. Leshan Giant Buddha
- C. Angkor Wat
- D. Colosseum
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Leshan Giant Buddha
Did you know? The Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters tall in Sichuan, China.
10.Which monument was a remote Inca citadel high in the Andes?
- A. Machu Picchu
- B. Brandenburg Gate
- C. Moai statues
- D. Taj Mahal
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Machu Picchu
Did you know? Machu Picchu sits about 2,400 meters above sea level in Peru.
11.Which wonder stood over the harbor entrance of a Greek island?
- A. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- B. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- C. Colossus of Rhodes
- D. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Colossus of Rhodes
Did you know? The Colossus of Rhodes was a bronze statue of the sun god Helios.
12.Which wonder was said to terrace greenery high above the city?
- A. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- B. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- C. Colossus of Rhodes
- D. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Did you know? The Hanging Gardens' existence is debated among historians.
13.Which monument was carved into rose-red cliffs by the Nabataeans?
- A. Chichen Itza
- B. Petra
- C. Parthenon
- D. Colosseum
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Petra
Did you know? Petra, in present-day Jordan, was carved by the Nabataeans.
14.Which city was the Aztec capital on an island in a lake?
- A. Carthage
- B. Persepolis
- C. Timbuktu
- D. Tenochtitlan
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Tenochtitlan
Did you know? Tenochtitlan stood where central Mexico City is today.
15.Which city was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire?
- A. Carthage
- B. Persepolis
- C. Timbuktu
- D. Tenochtitlan
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Persepolis
Did you know? Persepolis was burned by Alexander the Great's forces.
16.Which monument crowned the Acropolis of ancient Athens?
- A. Angkor Wat
- B. Moai statues
- C. Stonehenge
- D. Parthenon
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Parthenon
Did you know? The Parthenon was completed in 438 BC.
17.Which document was proclaimed by revolutionary France in 1789?
- A. Gettysburg Address
- B. Declaration of the Rights of Man
- C. Corpus Juris Civilis
- D. Balfour Declaration
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
Did you know? France's Declaration of the Rights of Man came in August 1789.
18.Which document favored a Jewish national home in Palestine?
- A. Gettysburg Address
- B. Balfour Declaration
- C. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- D. Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Balfour Declaration
Did you know? The Balfour Declaration was issued by Britain in 1917.
19.Which monument stretches thousands of kilometers across northern China?
- A. Chichen Itza
- B. Great Wall of China
- C. Colosseum
- D. Taj Mahal
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Great Wall of China
Did you know? The Great Wall's major stone sections date mainly from the Ming dynasty.
20.Which monument was a great Maya city of the Yucatán?
- A. Parthenon
- B. Petra
- C. Chichen Itza
- D. Machu Picchu
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Chichen Itza
Did you know? Chichen Itza's pyramid is known as El Castillo.
21.Which wonder gave the word "mausoleum" to the world?
- A. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- B. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- C. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- D. Colossus of Rhodes
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Did you know? The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus inspired the word "mausoleum".
22.Which monument raised its giant stones in prehistoric Britain?
- A. Stonehenge
- B. Moai statues
- C. Petra
- D. Brandenburg Gate
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Stonehenge
Did you know? Stonehenge's great stones were raised around 2500 BC.
23.Which city was Rome's great rival across the Mediterranean?
- A. Knossos
- B. Carthage
- C. Timbuktu
- D. Tenochtitlan
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Carthage
Did you know? Carthage was destroyed by Rome in 146 BC.
24.Which city grew rich on gold, salt and manuscripts?
- A. Tenochtitlan
- B. Timbuktu
- C. Persepolis
- D. Knossos
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Timbuktu
Did you know? Timbuktu was famed for gold, salt trade and Islamic scholarship.
25.Which document redefined the Civil War in about two minutes?
- A. Federalist Papers
- B. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- C. Declaration of the Rights of Man
- D. Gettysburg Address
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Gettysburg Address
Did you know? Lincoln's Gettysburg Address lasted about two minutes.
26.Which document surveyed England for William the Conqueror in 1086?
- A. Gettysburg Address
- B. Declaration of the Rights of Man
- C. Domesday Book
- D. Mayflower Compact
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Domesday Book
Did you know? The Domesday Book recorded who owned what across England in 1086.
27.Which monument became a symbol of divided and reunified Berlin?
- A. Brandenburg Gate
- B. Chichen Itza
- C. Petra
- D. Colosseum
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Brandenburg Gate
Did you know? The Brandenburg Gate stood in the no-man's-land of the Berlin Wall.
28.Which wonder honored the king of the Greek gods?
- A. Colossus of Rhodes
- B. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- C. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- D. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Did you know? The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the sculptor Phidias.
29.Which document was discovered hidden in caves near the Dead Sea?
- A. Gettysburg Address
- B. Domesday Book
- C. Declaration of the Rights of Man
- D. Dead Sea Scrolls
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Did you know? The Dead Sea Scrolls were found at Qumran starting in 1947.
30.Which document codified Roman law under Emperor Justinian?
- A. Balfour Declaration
- B. Corpus Juris Civilis
- C. Domesday Book
- D. Dead Sea Scrolls
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Corpus Juris Civilis
Did you know? The Corpus Juris Civilis is the foundation of many European legal systems.
31.Which monument was created on Easter Island in the Pacific?
- A. Moai statues
- B. Leshan Giant Buddha
- C. Stonehenge
- D. Petra
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Moai statues
Did you know? Easter Island's moai were carved by the Rapa Nui people.
32.Which document added the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?
- A. Gettysburg Address
- B. Federalist Papers
- C. United States Bill of Rights
- D. Dead Sea Scrolls
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United States Bill of Rights
Did you know? The US Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments.

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