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- 1. A king and his wife are buried inside this Wonder.
- 5. What color does the Alhambra appear?
- 7. Stonehenge was built during the _________ period.
- 10. St. Basil was built to celebrate the Russians capturing which city?
- 12. What does Machu Picchu mean in the Quechua language?
- 15. Which Wonder is a symbol of democracy and Greek civilization?
- 16. What city in Brazil is Christ the Redeemer located in?
- 18. There are 887 of these on Easter Island?
- 19. Chichen Itza was a city built by what empire?
- 22. After the Neuschwanstein Castle was built, how many nights did the king sleep in it before he died?
- 23. The Acropolis is the site of the Propylaea, the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the ___________.
- 24. What type of stone is Christ the Redeemer made of?
- 27. Who lies in a silver casket inside St. Basil’s Cathedral?
- 30. Who, according to legend, destroyed part of the Great Wall of China with her crying because she was so sad that her husband had died while building the wall?
- 31. The statues on Easter Island are believed to represent the spirits of the people’s _________.
- 34. Who built the first and largest pyramid at Giza?
- 35. Many rooms in Neuschwanstein Castle were based on characters created by what composer?
- 36. This Wonder is a city, half-carved in rock, that is located between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea.
- 38. How many times was the Hagia Sophia built on the same location?
- 39. What is the name of the poem by Emma Lazarus that is engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty?
- 42. Which Wonder has 365 steps, one for each day of the year?
- 44. Pyramids were built as tombs for whom?
- 46. In Greek, Acropolis means what?
- 48. Angkor was the center of what empire that existed from the 9th to 15th centuries?
- 49. What type of stones makes up the inner stone circle at Stonehenge?
- 50. What empire built Machu Picchu?
- 54. Name the World War II fighter pilot who flew under the Eiffel Tower to take down a German plane.
- 56. On what peninsula in Mexico was Chichen Itza built?
- 57. What can be a danger at Machu Picchu?
- 59. The purpose of this Wonder is unknown, but many believe it was a temple for made for worshipping ancient earth gods or a burial ground for important citizens.
- 61. This wonder is 13,170 miles long.
- 62. Which Roman emperor started construction on the Colosseum?
- 63. What river flows by the Alhambra on its northern side?
- 67. What was the name of the Arab people who built the city of Petra?
- 68. What does Petra mean in Greek?
- 70. The Sydney Opera House is located at the end of __________ Point.
- 73. Which czar (Russian king) decided to build the St. Basil’s Cathedral?
- 74. The architect who designed the Sydney Opera House was Jorn _________.
- 76. What city is the Acropolis located in?
- 79. Which Roman emperor opened the Colosseum?
- 82. What is the name of the largest pyramid at Giza?
- 83. What Wonder of the World has a toilet with automatic flushing systems on every floor?
- 84. The Colosseum was actively used for how many centuries?
- 85. How many years did it take to build the Sydney Opera House?
- 88. Who was the first European to visit Easter Island and see the statues?
- 90. A young Swiss explorer who converted to Islam, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, discovered this “lost city” after seven centuries.
- 91. This man helped build both the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.
- 92. The Taj Mahal is built of white ________.
- 93. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from __________.
- 95. What Russian leader wanted to destroy St. Basil’s Cathedral?
- 97. What Brazilian designed Christ the Redeemer?
- 98. What American archaeologist discovered Machu Picchu?
- 103. Kiyomizu-dera means ________.
- 104. In what art style is Christ the Redeemer built?
- 105. Angkor Wat was built as a temple for which Hindu god?
- 106. The landscape surrounding Petra is made of what type of rock?
- 107. Name the most famous temple that survives at Angkor?
- 108. In what city is Alhambra located?
- 109. In what city is the Kiyomizu Temple located?
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- 2. What does Hagia Sophia mean?
- 3. How many years did it take to build the Hagia Sophia the first time?
- 4. The builders of the Hagia Sophia had trouble building the domed ____, which eventually collapsed.
- 5. What was the most important crop grown at Angkor?
- 6. In what mountain range is Machu Picchu built?
- 8. The seven rays on the Statue of Liberty’s crown represent the seven ______.
- 9. The emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in honor of his favorite _____.
- 11. Name the restaurant that is located inside the Eiffel Tower on the second floor.
- 13. To reach the Christ the Redeemer statue, you may ride an elevator or an _________.
- 14. Where the does the Great Wall of China begin in the east?
- 17. In German, Neuschwanstein means what?
- 20. Who built Neuschwanstein Castle?
- 21. What is the major water source for Petra?
- 25. The Great Wall was built during which Chinese Dynasty?
- 26. This wonder stands 2,430 meters above sea level in a tropical mountain forest.
- 28. Two minerals mined near and traded in Timbuktu were gold and _______.
- 29. What is another name for Easter Island?
- 32. Who, in 450 BC, convinced the people of Athens to rebuild the temples on the Acropolis after they were destroyed by the Persians?
- 33. This sculpture, near the pyramids, has the body of a lion, but the face of a man.
- 37. What Wonder is the biggest church constructed by the East Roman Empire in Istanbul?
- 40. What was the original name of Neuschwanstein Castle?
- 41. On what mountain is the Kiyomizu Temple located?
- 43. The Colosseum was opened one year after Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the towns of Herculaneum and _________.
- 45. What is the name of the people who fought professional in the Colosseum?
- 47. The Eiffel Tower was built for what event?
- 51. What was the official name of the Colosseum when it opened?
- 52. What emperor oversaw the building of the Hagia Sophia?
- 53. Some of the Easter Island statue builders thought they could use the statues to communicate with their _____.
- 55. What is the name of the narrow winding valley that leads into Petra?
- 58. What is the name of the Easter Island statues?
- 60. What was the tallest structure in the world from 1889 to 1930?
- 64. This is the city where the Taj Mahal is located.
- 65. What is the name of the famous temple at Chichen Itza?
- 66. Timbuktu is at the edge of what desert?
- 69. What important university was built in Timbuktu?
- 71. How many pyramids are known today to exist from Ancient Egypt.
- 72. Who designed the Statue of Liberty?
- 75. This Wonder is located on the Red Square in Moscow.
- 77. Up to 2,500 performances and events are held at this Wonder every year.
- 78. The waters at this Wonder are believed to have healing powers.
- 80. Literally, the Acropolis is a _______ where people of the city could go if the city was attacked.
- 81. How many performance halls are housed within the Sydney Opera House?
- 82. Who designed the Eiffel Tower?
- 86. The Statue of Liberty is made of what metal?
- 87. The Kiyomizu Temple is a temple for the Goddess of _____.
- 89. What is the name of the largest statue on Easter Island?
- 92. Who was the first Moorish king in the 13th century to live in the Alhambra?
- 94. The Taj Mahal is located near what river?
- 96. The Peruvian government filed a lawsuit to make what U.S. university return artifacts from Machu Picchu?
- 99. Christ the Redeemer is built on Mount _________.
- 100. Many ________ were written, collected, and traded in Timbuktu.
- 101. The Kiyomizu Temple is a place of worship for what major world religion?
- 102. Christ the Redeemer was built to celebrate Brazil’s 100 years of independence from what European country?
- 104. Which Wonder covers 400 square miles (which is larger than New York City’s five boroughs)?