GK Questions on Famous Places in World

Famous Places and Buildings Quiz:

The Eifel tower was built by –
(a) Alexander Eiffel Jean
(b) Le Corbusier
(c) Louis kahn
(d) Antoni Gaudi
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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
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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
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Why are Angel Falls, Venezuela, so called?
(a) They are extremely high
(b) They were discovered by James Angel
(c) People  have  jumped  to  their  death there
(d) They are pretty, and suitable as a home for angels
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Which hill station in India is named after British Governor-General?
(a) Nanital
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Dalhorsie
(d) Shimla
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The longest wall in the world is the –
(a) Great Wall of China
(b) The Berlin Wall
(c) Western Wall
(d) Hadrian’s Wall
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Where India House located?
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Tokyo
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Prado museum is located in –
(a) Lisbon
(b) Prague
(c) Madrid
(d) Vienna
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Kalahari Dessert is located at:
(a) South Africa
(b) North Africa
(c) South America
(d) West Asia
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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
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Where Ronchamp Chapel is located?
(a) Paris
(b) Tokyo
(c) New York
(d) Mumbai
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India’s President House was designed by—
(a) Edward Stone
(b) Le Corbusier
(c) Edwin Lutyens
(d) Tarun Dutt
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Taj Mahal, Agra was completed by Shahjahan in the year:
(a) 1682
(b) 1648
(c) 1658
(d) 1668
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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
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Headquarters of Red Cross is at:
(a) New York
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Geneva
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The Statue of Liberty of New York was a gift from
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Great Britain
(d) Canada
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Jaisalmer, Rajasthan is famous for:
(a) Courtyard houses
(b) Sky Scrapers
(c) Palaces
(d) Low rise structures
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The world’s longest bridge is in _.
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Canada
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Niagara in Canada is the name of:
(a) Lake
(b) River
(c) Bay
(d) Waterfall
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The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was –
(a) Federick Auguste
(b) Zaha Hadid
(c) Walter Gropius
(d) Eero Saarinen
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Where is Lingraj Temple located?
(a) Bhubaneshwar
(b) Edenburg
(c) Jamestown
(d) Chendgu
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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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The famous Red Square is in:
(a) Mascow
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) London
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The Wailing wall is situated in
(a) Berlin
(b) Beijing
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Tel Aviv
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Which of the following is not China’s Space Launch Centre ?
(a) Juiquan
(b) Xichang
(c) Urumqui
(d) Taiyuan
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The headquarter building of international labour organization is at:
(a) Geneva
(b) Rome
(c) Paris
(d) Greece
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Bundestag is—
(a) Parliament of Italy
(b) Parliament of Germany
(c) Parliament of France
(d) Parliament of UK
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Where is White Hall located?
(a) London
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) Paris
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Jantar Mantar in India was build by:
(a) Jai Singh
(b) Fiohi Khan
(c) Man Singh
(d) Sumeet Nath
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Where is the ‘Isle of Pearls’?
(a) Thailand
(b) Behrain
(c) Japan
(d) Switzerland
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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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Where Eiffel Tower is situated?
(a) Moscow
(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) London
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Which of the following is located in Tokyo?
(a) Palace of Versailles
(b) Imperial Palace
(c) Summer Palace
(d) Pena National Palace
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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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