Famous Places and Buildings Quiz:
Ques. The Eifel tower was built by –
(a) Alexander Eiffel Jean
(b) Le Corbusier
(c) Louis kahn
(d) Antoni Gaudi
Ques. Saint Peters Cathedral, Rome was built during:
(a) 1341 AD to 1361 AD
(b) 1441 AD to 1461 AD
(c) 1541 AD to 1561 AD
(d) 1641 AD AD to 1661 AD
Ques. What figure of Apollo stood from around 280 BC until destroyed by an earthquake around 224 BC?
(a) Lighthouse of Alexandria
(b) Statue of Liberty
(c) Gilgamesh
(d) Colossus of Rhodes
Ques. Which hill station in India is named after British Governor-General?
(a) Nanital
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Dalhorsie
(d) Shimla
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Ques. The longest wall in the world is the –
(a) Great Wall of China
(b) The Berlin Wall
(c) Western Wall
(d) Hadrian’s Wall
Ques. Where India House located?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Tokyo
Ques. Prado museum is located in –
(a) Lisbon
(b) Prague
(c) Madrid
(d) Vienna
Ques. Kalahari Dessert is located at:
(a) South Africa
(b) North Africa
(c) South America
(d) West Asia
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Ques. 19th century English theatrical manager and producer Richard D’Oyly Carte was responsible for the building of which London theater?
(a) Mermaid
(b) Drury Lane
(c) Old Vic
(d) Savoy
Ques. Where Ronchamp Chapel is located?
(a) Paris
(b) Tokyo
(c) New York
(d) Mumbai
Ques. India’s President House was designed by—
(a) Edward Stone
(b) Le Corbusier
(c) Edwin Lutyens
(d) Tarun Dutt
Ques. Taj Mahal, Agra was completed by Shahjahan in the year:
(a) 1682
(b) 1648
(c) 1658
(d) 1668
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Ques. Buckey O’Neill Cabin, Kolb Studio, El Tovar Hotel, Hopi House, Verkamp’s Curios, Lookout Studio, Desert View Watch tower and Bright Angel Lodge are historical buildings located at which tourist destination?
(a) Niagara Falls
(b) Grand Canyon
(c) Yellowstone National Park
(d) Las Vegas
Ques. Headquarters of Red Cross is at:
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Geneva
Ques. The Statue of Liberty of New York was a gift from
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Great Britain
(d) Canada
Ques. Jaisalmer, Rajasthan is famous for:
(a) Courtyard houses
(b) Sky Scrapers
(c) Palaces
(d) Low rise structures
Ques. The world’s longest bridge is in _.
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Canada
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Ques. Niagara in Canada is the name of:
(a) Lake
(b) River
(c) Bay
(d) Waterfall
Ques. The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was –
(a) Federick Auguste
(b) Zaha Hadid
(c) Walter Gropius
(d) Eero Saarinen
Ques. Where is Lingraj Temple located?
(a) Bhubaneshwar
(b) Edenburg
(c) Jamestown
(d) Chendgu
Ques. Which of these structures is the oldest?
(a) UN Building, New York, U S A
(b) Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia
(c) Empire State Building, New York, USA
(d) Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
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Ques. The famous Red Square is in:
(a) Mascow
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) London
Ques. Which of the following is not China’s Space Launch Centre ?
(a) Juiquan
(b) Xichang
(c) Urumqui
(d) Taiyuan
Ques. The headquarter building of international labour organization is at:
(a) Geneva
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) Greece
Ques. Bundestag is—
(a) Parliament of Italy
(b) Parliament of Germany
(c) Parliament of France
(d) Parliament of UK
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Ques. Where is White Hall located?
(a) London
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) Paris
Ques. Jantar Mantar in India was build by:
(a) Jai Singh
(b) Fiohi Khan
(c) Man Singh
(d) Sumeet Nath
Ques. Where is the ‘Isle of Pearls’?
(a) Thailand
(b) Behrain
(c) Japan
(d) Switzerland
Ques. Where are the most famous examples of ”cliff-dwellings”, habitats of primitive peoples constructed of lime and stone in the hollow surface of cliffs?
(a) Granada, Spain
(b) Carman, Manitoba, Canada
(c) Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia
(d) Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA
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Ques. Where Eiffel Tower is situated?
(a) Moscow
(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) London
Ques. Which of the following is located in Tokyo?
(a) Palace of Versailles
(b) Imperial Palace
(c) Summer Palace
(d) Pena National Palace
Ques. Where and what is Mosi-oa-Tunya?
(a) A waterfall, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
(b) A 19th century Zulu battlefield, South Africa
(c) A tree, Woodbush Forest Reserve, South Africa
(d) A volcano, Ethiopia
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