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Famous landmarks quiz

How well do you really know Famous landmarks? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.

60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Famous landmarks questions for your group.

The questions

1. Warm-up

   A colossal figure greets ships entering New York Harbor: what is the landmark called, and what idea does it symbolize?

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   • The Statue of Liberty
   • It symbolizes freedom or liberty
   • It stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
2. Warm-up

   A stone wall stretches across mountains and hills: in which country is the Great Wall, and what was it built to help do?

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   • China
   • It was built as a defensive barrier
   • It helped protect against attacks or invasions
3. Warm-up

   What is the ancient Roman arena called, and which city can you visit its ruins in?

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   • The arena is the Colosseum
   • Its ruins are in Rome
   • It hosted gladiator contests
4. Easy

   Name the rock-cut ancient city in Jordan and describe the color of its sandstone.

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   • The city is Petra
   • Petra is in Jordan
   • Its sandstone is often described as rose-red
5. Medium

   London’s famous clock tower has a name of its own, and so does its great bell. What are the two names?

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   • The tower is Elizabeth Tower
   • The bell is called Big Ben
   • The tower stands in London
6. Medium

   In Istanbul, what is the famous Byzantine church called, and what public use did it have between its mosque eras?

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   • It is Hagia Sophia, also known as Ayasofya.
   • It began as a Byzantine Christian church.
   • It became a mosque, then a museum, and later a mosque again.
   • It was a museum from 1935 to 2020.
7. Medium

   Along Australia’s Great Ocean Road, what landmark is made of offshore limestone stacks, and what coastal force carved them?

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   • The landmark is the Twelve Apostles.
   • It lies off the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
   • Its stacks are made of limestone.
   • Coastal erosion by waves carved the stacks from the cliffs.
8. Boss

   In Ethiopia, what rock-hewn church complex contains Bete Giyorgis, and what shape was that church carved into?

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   • The complex is Lalibela.
   • Bete Giyorgis is also called the Church of Saint George.
   • It was carved into the shape of a Greek cross.
   • The church is carved down into rock.

How scoring works

• Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
• Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
• A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.

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