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This Is Monumental

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Monuments : This Is Monumental

Introduction:
"This quiz is about the many fascinating monuments all over the world."


1. In the Alabama town of Enterprise, there is a monument to this insect.
    Firefly
    Boll weevil
    Cockroach
    Praying mantis


2. In what city would you see the famous statue called Christ the Redeemer?
    Sao Paulo
    Rio de Janeiro
    Madrid
    Sydney


3. The Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, features a monument to this author.
    Answer: (Do you really need one? (last name only))


4. In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, you can see the Millennial Monument, which commemorates the one-thousandth anniversary of what?
    the death of Genghis Khan
    the birth of Charlemagne
    the Magyar conquest of Hungary
    the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire


5. In Bradenton, Florida, USA, there is a monument on the site where this explorer is believed to have landed in 1539.
    La Salle
    Cortes
    de Soto
    de Leon


6. In what country could you find a life-sized statue that's a monument to a man named Paddy Hannan?
    Australia
    Scotland
    Ireland
    Canada


7. Which of these monuments is NOT found in Paris?
    the Luxor Obelisk
    the Cenotaph
    the Column of July
    the Pantheon


8. What European city features the "Destroyed City" monument, which marks the destruction of the city in World War II?
    Rotterdam
    London
    Berlin
    Amsterdam


9. In Fulton, Missouri, USA, there's a monument marking the site where this person made a speech in 1946.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Harry Truman
    Winston Churchill
    Marilyn Monroe


10. The Wellington Testimonial, a 60-meter obelisk in this city, is the highest such monument in Europe.
    Liverpool
    Edinburgh
    Dublin
    Glasgow


11. Copenhagen, Denmark is well known for its statue of the Little Mermaid, which commemorates author Hans Christian Andersen. Which of these cities also boasts a mermaid monument?
    Vienna
    Luzerne
    Budapest
    Warsaw


12. Who is honored by the Coit Memorial Tower in San Francisco, California, USA?
    War nurses
    Volunteer firefighters
    Prisoners of war
    Police officers killed in duty


13. In what European city would you see the Plague Column, commemorating people who died of the bubonic plague in the 1690s?
    London
    Vienna
    Seville
    Kiev


14. What US President has a memorial dedicated to him in Runnymede, England?
    Woodrow Wilson
    John F. Kennedy
    Franklin Roosevelt
    George Washington


15. In what French city could you see the tombs of Philip the Bold, John the Fearless, and Margaret of Bavaria?
    Arles
    Nantes
    Avignon
    Dijon


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