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Famous landmarks quiz for kids

Which country, which city, and which is oldest? This famous landmarks quiz comes with the answers, for children and grown-ups. It is a quiz of written questions, not a photo round.

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26 questions in 3 groups, every one with its answer. Questions last changed: .

Which country?

  1. Which of these is in the United States?

    • Great Wall
    • Statue of Liberty
    • Great Pyramid
    • Buckingham Palace

    Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France. Gustave Eiffel designed the metal frame inside it.

  2. True or false: The Golden Gate Bridge is in Portugal.

    False. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the United States. The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937. Its famous colour is called International Orange.

  3. True or false: The White House is in the United States.

    True. The White House is in the United States. Every US president except George Washington has lived in the White House.

  4. Which of these is in France?

    • Taj Mahal
    • Sydney Opera House
    • Christ the Redeemer
    • Eiffel Tower

    Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair. It was only meant to stand for 20 years.

  5. True or false: Iguazu Falls is on the border of Argentina and Brazil.

    True. Iguazu Falls is on the border of Argentina and Brazil. Iguazu Falls is not one waterfall but a chain of hundreds of them.

  6. Which country is Tower Bridge in?

    United Kingdom. Tower Bridge opened in 1894. Its road splits in two and lifts up so tall ships can pass through.

  7. True or false: Stonehenge is in Bulgaria.

    False. Stonehenge is in the United Kingdom. Some of Stonehenge's stones were brought all the way from Wales, more than 200 km away.

  8. Which of these is in Chile?

    • Galápagos Islands
    • Easter Island moai
    • Arc de Triomphe
    • Machu Picchu

    Easter Island moai. Easter Island's moai were carved by the Rapa Nui people. The island belongs to Chile, though it is over 3,000 km from the mainland.

  9. Which country is the Terracotta Army in?

    • North Korea
    • Mongolia
    • South Korea
    • China

    China. Farmers digging a well found the Terracotta Army in 1974. It guards the tomb of China's first emperor.

  10. Which country is Petra in?

    Jordan. Petra's grand buildings were carved straight into rose-pink cliffs by the Nabataean people, around 2,000 years ago.

Which city?

  1. True or false: The Colosseum is in Rome.

    True. The Colosseum is in Rome. Rome's Colosseum opened in AD 80. Tens of thousands of people came to watch gladiators fight there.

  2. Which city is Christ the Redeemer in?

    • Rio de Janeiro
    • Beijing
    • Toronto
    • London

    Rio de Janeiro. Christ the Redeemer stands on Corcovado mountain above Rio de Janeiro. It was finished in 1931.

  3. Which city is the Taj Mahal in?

    • Moscow
    • Agra
    • Beijing
    • Istanbul

    Agra. Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

  4. Which city is the Trevi Fountain in?

    • Milan
    • Madrid
    • Rome
    • Florence

    Rome. Coins thrown into Rome's Trevi Fountain are collected and given to charity.

  5. Which city is the Sagrada Família in?

    • Barcelona
    • Dubai
    • Seville
    • Valencia

    Barcelona. Building work on the Sagrada Família began in 1882. Antoni Gaudí worked on it for over 40 years.

  6. True or false: The Rialto Bridge is in Verona.

    False. The Rialto Bridge is in Venice. Venice's Rialto Bridge was finished in 1591. It is the oldest bridge across the Grand Canal.

  7. Which city is the Brandenburg Gate in?

    • Frankfurt
    • Munich
    • Berlin
    • Hamburg

    Berlin. Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was finished in 1791. On top, a goddess drives a chariot pulled by four horses.

  8. True or false: Table Mountain is in Cape Town.

    True. Table Mountain is in Cape Town. Table Mountain has a flat top. When clouds spill over it, Cape Town calls them the tablecloth.

Oldest, newest and true or false

  1. Put these in order, oldest first: Burj Khalifa, Forbidden City, Great Pyramid, Parthenon.

    Great Pyramid → Parthenon → Forbidden City → Burj Khalifa. Oldest first: Great Pyramid (about 2560 BC), Parthenon (about 440 BC), Forbidden City (1420), Burj Khalifa (2010).

  2. True or false: The Grand Canyon was carved by a river.

    True. The Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years. In places it is more than 1.5 km deep.

  3. Which of these is the oldest?

    • Belém Tower
    • Space Needle
    • Big Ben
    • Angkor Wat

    Angkor Wat. Oldest first: Angkor Wat (1100s), Belém Tower (about 1520), Big Ben (1859), Space Needle (1962).

  4. True or false: You can see the Great Wall from the Moon with just your eyes.

    False. The wall is very long but far too narrow to pick out from the Moon.

  5. True or false: The Great Barrier Reef is built by living animals.

    True. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world, built by tiny animals called coral polyps.

  6. True or false: Visitors are still allowed to climb Uluru.

    False. Uluru is a giant sandstone rock, sacred to the Anangu people. Climbing it has been banned since 2019.

  7. True or false: Locals call the Sydney Harbour Bridge the Coathanger.

    True. The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in 1932. Locals call it the Coathanger because of its shape.

  8. True or false: St Basil's Cathedral stands on Red Square.

    True. Moscow's St Basil's Cathedral was built on the orders of Ivan the Terrible and finished in 1561. Its domes are shaped like onions.

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