A Ruinous Quiz

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1. Which of these ruins is NOT located in Africa? Abydos Le Kef Gedi Begram

2. This American site, in Illinois, is the home of the largest earthen pyramid in the US. Cahokia Tula Mesa Verde Big Horn Medicine Wheel

3. Cadbury, the Neolithic hill fort in Somerset, England, has often been assumed to be the site of what mythical place? Answer: (One Word)

4. In Tivoli in Italy, you can see the ruins of this Roman Emperor's villa, built around 125 AD. Justinian Nero Hadrian Caracalla

5. Everyone knows that the Italian city of Pompeii was buried under the ash of Mt. Vesuvius when the volcano erupted in 79 AD. But do you know the name of the town next door that was also buried? Answer: (One Word- watch spelling)

6. In which city would you find the ruins of Pompey's Pillar and a Roman amphitheatre? Alexandria, Egypt Paris, France Rome, Italy Istanbul, Turkey

7. In what Canadian province would you find Anse au Meadow, the ruins of a Viking settlement? Newfoundland New Brunswick Nova Scotia Quebec

8. The ruins of Thebes, located in central Greece, include a temple to this god. Zeus Ares Poseidon Apollo

9. At Birka, on an island in Malaren Lake in this country, are 1,200 Viking graves. Norway Sweden Wales Germany

10. On what island would you find the Neolithic village of Skara Brae? Jersey Aran Orkney Skye

11. In which Egyptian city could you visit the Temple of Amon? Memphis Luxor Karnak Thebes

12. This city, now in ruins, was the capital of the Chimu Empire and the largest city of ancient Peru. Coracora Lima Chanchan Cuzco

13. The ruins of this former capital of Ceylon include temples and monasteries. Matara Kandy Trincomalee Polonnaruwa

14. According to legend, King Arthur was born at the site of the ruins of this Cornish castle. Glastonbury Warwick Arundel Tintagel

15. On the Greek island of Kos in the Aegean is what is believed to be the oldest tree in Europe, under which this famous man taught his students. Zeno Plato Hippocrates Aristotle