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Usless Knowledge About Big, Fast, and Other Cool Stuff
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1
Opening in 1968, this was the world's first fully domed multipurpose sports arena
Carrier Dome (NY)
Astro Dome (TX)
Brooklyn Dome (NY)
Expo 86 (VAN)
2
Name this building:
Museo Nazionale Romano
Museum of London
The Lourve, Paris
The Met Museum, New York City
3
What city subway system has the highest elevation above-ground metro station?
New York
Paris
London
Chicago
4
The longest suspension bridge in the world is the:
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (USA)
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (Japan)
Humber Bridge (UK)
Great Belt Bridg (Denmark)
5
Name the most vistied museum in the world
Palace Museum (Beijing)
Louvre (Paris)
British Museum (London)
Met Museum (NYC)
6
This famous bridge was completed in 1883, the first of its kind:
Manhattan Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Niagra Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
7
The tallest building in the world is currently in which country?
Saudi Arabia
UAE
USA
China
8
Which architect designed the following?
Frank Lloyd Wright
Renzo Piano
Frank Gehry
Zaha Hadid
9
At 105.5m deep, which is the deepest metro station in the world?
Hampstead (London)
Park Pobedy (Moscow)
Arsenala (Kiev Metro)
191st St (New York)
10
Name this famous NYC skyscraper:
Chrysler Building
Met Life Building
World Trade Center
Woolworth Building
11
All of these places are top tourist attractions in Nepal, EXCEPT:
Ahsan Manzil
Boudhanath
Janakpur
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
12
Which is largest manmade dam in the world, by volume of structure?
Fort Peck Dam (USA)
Ataturk Dam (Turkey)
Gardiner Dam (Canada)
Tarbela Dam (Pakistan)
13
Which of these European cities has the oldest underground rail system?
Paris
Budapest
Vienna
Berlin
14
This funky Frank Gehry design can be found in which city?
Vienna
Tokyo
Singapore
Prague
15
Name this iconic building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright:
Tate Modern
Chicago Art Museum
Guggenheim Museum
Reina Sofia
16
The Great Wall of China was completed in:
455 AD
552 BC
1054 BC
206 BC
17
Completed in the 1933, this building is widely accepted as Warsaw's first skyscraper:
Palace of Culture
Prudential Insurance Building
Poland National Tower
Stalin Tower
18
This railway tunnel opening in 2016 will be the world's longest at 57km. In what country is it?
United States
Switzerland
France
Japan
19
What is the tallest structure in New Zealand?
Metropolis
Vero Centre
Sky Tower
PwC Tower
20
At 603kph, the fastest recorded bullet train in the world is in:
China
Japan
France
Switzerland
