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World Famous Museums, Buildings, Places, People and Wonders.
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1
One of the Seven Wonders The Colosseum is situated in.....................
Rome
Jordan
India
Rio de Janeiro
2
I like ______________ holidays. Because I like visiting ancient cities, museums and sightseeing.
winter
cultural
seaside
natural
3
How many time zones does the world have?
6
12
24
18
4
How many times has Italy won the World Cup?
2
3
5
4
5
Name the 3 largest Art Museums in the USA
MET in NYC
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Nat. Gallery of Art--DC
Art Inst. of Chicago
6
Is Mona Lisa The Most Famous Painting
False
True
7
Which is the most famous park in New York?
Dubai Garden
Central Park
Washington Square Park
Tivoli Garden Park
8
The previous power station has turned into one of the most famous modern art museums.
Tate Modern
London Eye
Westminster Abbey
National Gallery
9
Visit the Smithsonian and Holocaust museums in.................
Washington DC
Boston
Baltimore
New York
10
What is Wall Street famous for?
Fashion shows
Painted walls
Walt Disney
Stock Exchange
11
Who is this guy and how did he become famous?
Nursultan Nazarbaev when he joined the Communist party
First Bolshevik who entered the room of the Tsar
Che Guevara before making the revolution
First soldier to raise the Soviet flag at the Reichstag building in Berlin
12
Monaco and Venice are two famous ----------------
sightseeing
tourist attractions
hostels
countries
13
Paris has 10 Famous Landmarks
True
False
14
What's the world's driest continent?
South America
Europe
Antartica
Africa
15
Does Edwin Hubble have any museums?
no, has a section in the New Mexico Museum of Space History
Empty choice
National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.
Museum of Space and Science in NY
16
Museums teach about important people who have made a difference in the world. Can you name these famous men?
Washington and Graham
Dr. Billy Graham and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Adams and Obama
Lincoln and Jefferson
17
What is the smallest country in the world with the biggest influence
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Vatican city, Italy
Bordeaux, France
Innsbruck, Austria
18
Name this famous Pittsburgh landmark of the past.
Civic Auditorium
Civic Arena
All of the above
Mellon Arena
19
Which city has the most billionaires in the world?
Madrid
Los Angeles
New York
Moscow
20
Where can you find this Vincent Van Gogh world-famous oil painting?
The Nelson Atkins
None of these
MOMA
The Met
21
Which of these famous museums houses The Mona Lisa?
The Guggenheim
The Louvre
The Getty Center
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
22
Is Paris the richest city in the world?
True
False
23
The Taj Mahal is one of the eight ____________ of the world.
monument
tomb
modern
wonders
24
Identify this famous Pittsburgh person.
Fred Rogers
Rodger Waters
Frank Rogers
Rodger Heinz
25
Which country is famous for Peeing boy statue?
Paris, France
Lisbon, Portugal
Brussels, Belgium
Budapest, Hungary
26
This famous castle in Edinburgh is called .............
Castle Hill
Castle Rock
Castle Mountain
Castle Stone
27
The island impresses travelers from all over the world
True
False
28
Paris has how many museums?
5
20-49
50-69
70-100
29
Which famous children's story came from Italy?
Lion King
Pinocchio
Mermaid
Pinocchio
30
What is the highest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa - Dubai
Taj Mahal - India
Landmark 81 - Vietnam
Taipei 101 - Taiwan
31
What is one of the largest and oldest museums where Aleksander Sokurov filmed a very famous movie?
Central State Museum of Kazakhstan
National Museum of the History of Ukraine
German National Museum
Hermitage, St. Petersburg
32
Which of these is not a natural wonder of the world?
The Blue Lagoon
The Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
The Great Barrier Reef
33
Home of Disney World
Orlando
Miami
Atlanta
Chicago
34
Who is this famous scientist?
Enrico Fermi
Jonas Salk
James Watson
Edwin Powell Hubble
35
This square is surrounded by museums, galleries, cultural spaces and historic buildings
Big Ben
Trafalgar Square
Westminster Abbey
Hyde Park
