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Quiz about Not For The Faint Hearted
Quiz about Not For The Faint Hearted

Not For The Faint Hearted Trivia Quiz


Some world sites, while impressive, can require a special fortitude to brave them. These places, either back in their prime or even today, are not for the faint of heart - enjoy the tour but beware!

A multiple-choice quiz by merylfederman. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
356,756
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1364
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. This structure is famous for the cruelty enacted within its walls - and some say it is even haunted by the ghosts of people who have died there or near there, such as Anne Boleyn, Henry VI, and Richard III's nephews, the Princes. Which famous landmark is this, that you will need to steel yourself to enter? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In Florence, sometimes people succumb to dizziness, fainting, and other psychological symptoms, called "Stendhal Syndrome," due to the immense beauty of the art around them. There is one museum in particular, the most famous in Florence, that houses "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli, where most people fall victim to Stendhal Syndrome - which museum is this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This high-rising Toronto site has a glass floor well over 1,000 feet in the air. Through it, you can look straight down to the ground! You sure can't be faint of heart to walk across - which site is this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Legend has it that Napoleon himself was traumatized by the mystical properties at this location's "King's Chamber", refusing to answer questions about his experience and claiming later on that no one would believe him if he truly answered the questions. Which famous and "wondrous" ancient world site was this that, according to legend, frightened Napoleon so? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This is slightly less terrifying but has given countless sports fans a lot of grief. The "curse of the Billy Goat" hexed which stadium, home to the Chicago Cubs who are perennial losers in the race for the World Series victory? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The "Exclusion Zone" around which former-Soviet power plant is so radioactive that workers are not allowed to work there for more than a month, and which is predicted to be uninhabitable for the next 20,000 years? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. There are many ways to rate roller coasters - height, speed, length - so it's hard to name any "the scariest", but the legendary Kingda Ka coaster was the tallest and second fastest when it was built and is surely a site that you'd have to steel yourself to attend. It resides at the "Great Adventure" site of which theme park chain? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Although today this Roman building is a tourist attraction more than anything else, its original purpose was far more intense - it housed gladiator fights, executions, mock sea battles with real flooding on the arena floor (and you thought the production values at the opera today were out of hand!), and other similarly wild and nerve-wracking events for those involved. Which building is this, the largest amphitheater ever built in ancient Rome? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Another legendary place of intensity is this Texan stronghold besieged by Santa Anna and eventually overrun in the war for Texas - held by legendary men such as Davy Crockett until its fall, what is this building that we are exhorted to "remember"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Back to the haunted - this home, named for a famous gun manufacturing family, was under continuous construction for 38 years after the matriarch was told that only building on the house would placate the spirits of her family killed by the guns they made. What house is this, now a tourist attraction but spooky on both a spiritual and mundane front since the wild, blueprint-less construction made a terrifying shambles of typical building practices? Hint



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1. This structure is famous for the cruelty enacted within its walls - and some say it is even haunted by the ghosts of people who have died there or near there, such as Anne Boleyn, Henry VI, and Richard III's nephews, the Princes. Which famous landmark is this, that you will need to steel yourself to enter?

Answer: Tower of London

The Tower of London was used as a prison for some time of its history (1500s and 1600s, largely), and people were executed on the hill nearby. Its reputation as a scary place of death has stuck around, popularized by Shakespeare and others, making the Tower respected as a very scary place to visit or work.
2. In Florence, sometimes people succumb to dizziness, fainting, and other psychological symptoms, called "Stendhal Syndrome," due to the immense beauty of the art around them. There is one museum in particular, the most famous in Florence, that houses "The Birth of Venus" by Botticelli, where most people fall victim to Stendhal Syndrome - which museum is this?

Answer: Uffizi

Stendhal was a sentimental man, and his lapse of sanity in Florence named a syndrome for him. So, beware, if beauty overwhelms you, the Uffizi museum can actually be harmful!
3. This high-rising Toronto site has a glass floor well over 1,000 feet in the air. Through it, you can look straight down to the ground! You sure can't be faint of heart to walk across - which site is this?

Answer: CN Tower

The CN Tower in Toronto boasts a glass floor in the round, overhanging wheel of space. The floor is approximately 1100 feet above the ground and is made of glass several times stronger than it needs to be to support the people on the observation decks!
4. Legend has it that Napoleon himself was traumatized by the mystical properties at this location's "King's Chamber", refusing to answer questions about his experience and claiming later on that no one would believe him if he truly answered the questions. Which famous and "wondrous" ancient world site was this that, according to legend, frightened Napoleon so?

Answer: The Great Pyramid

Napoleon went on an expedition to Egypt, one that revived a lot of interest in the ancient world throughout the modern West. However, the apocryphal stories say that he was so disturbed by whatever happened to him in the King's Chamber of the Pyramid that he would not speak of it.

Other legends of the strange properties of the pyramid abound. Also it is a "wonder of the ancient world", hence the "wondrous" clue.
5. This is slightly less terrifying but has given countless sports fans a lot of grief. The "curse of the Billy Goat" hexed which stadium, home to the Chicago Cubs who are perennial losers in the race for the World Series victory?

Answer: Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is the home of the ill-fated Cubs, who as of 2013 haven't won a World Series in over 100 years, allegedly due to the "curse of the Billy Goat" which happened when a man was ejected from Wrigley Field with his goat.
6. The "Exclusion Zone" around which former-Soviet power plant is so radioactive that workers are not allowed to work there for more than a month, and which is predicted to be uninhabitable for the next 20,000 years?

Answer: Chernobyl

Chernobyl was a Ukrainian nuclear power plant that melted down in 1986 and killed many people in the area, both at the moment and with radiation illness years later. It was one of the greatest nuclear tragedies of the atomic age.
7. There are many ways to rate roller coasters - height, speed, length - so it's hard to name any "the scariest", but the legendary Kingda Ka coaster was the tallest and second fastest when it was built and is surely a site that you'd have to steel yourself to attend. It resides at the "Great Adventure" site of which theme park chain?

Answer: Six Flags

Yup, Six Flags Great Adventure houses this monster, a huge steel coaster boasting the most cutting edge technology - and height and speed to make the most hardened thrill-seeker cower in awe. The ride is named for a tiger and meant to be as scary as one.
8. Although today this Roman building is a tourist attraction more than anything else, its original purpose was far more intense - it housed gladiator fights, executions, mock sea battles with real flooding on the arena floor (and you thought the production values at the opera today were out of hand!), and other similarly wild and nerve-wracking events for those involved. Which building is this, the largest amphitheater ever built in ancient Rome?

Answer: The Colosseum

The Colosseum was the legendary arena for all manner of public spectacles. In ancient Rome that often meant the death or maiming of participants in battles and executions or otherwise fatal contests, so definitely not a faint of heart-friendly building.
9. Another legendary place of intensity is this Texan stronghold besieged by Santa Anna and eventually overrun in the war for Texas - held by legendary men such as Davy Crockett until its fall, what is this building that we are exhorted to "remember"?

Answer: The Alamo

The Alamo, Texan Revolutionary stronghold, was a standoff where every last Texan defender was killed by the Mexican forces. The blow to the Texan army caused them to rally and eventually win the war for their independence, and they became their own nation until joining the United States.
10. Back to the haunted - this home, named for a famous gun manufacturing family, was under continuous construction for 38 years after the matriarch was told that only building on the house would placate the spirits of her family killed by the guns they made. What house is this, now a tourist attraction but spooky on both a spiritual and mundane front since the wild, blueprint-less construction made a terrifying shambles of typical building practices?

Answer: The Winchester House

The Winchester House has one of the more bizarre stories, and once the construction started, it didn't stop. There are staircases to nowhere, doors that open onto nothingness, and further bizarre features that will drive even the staunchest rationalist crazy. If you believe in the hauntings, then all the more reason to make sure you're not faint of heart before visiting.
Source: Author merylfederman

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