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Quiz about More Where On Earth
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More Where On Earth Trivia Quiz


Do you know where you are, when you are in the described situation. Try it and see!

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
minch
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
8,709
Updated
Feb 07 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
56165
Awards
Editor's Choice
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Question 1 of 10
1. You are on the Salisbury Plain looking at an ancient monument. It is a circle of standing stones, some of bluestone and some of sandstone. Druids meet here at the summer solstice. Where are you? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. You are in Granada, Spain, exploring a fortress built by the Moors. Externally it looks like a fortress, but inside you can wander through halls and courtyards, and admire gardens, pools and fountains. Where are you? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. You are in a 'rose-red city half as old as time' in a remote area of Jordan. You reach it by going along a narrow passageway between cliffs. Once through this cleft you gaze in awe at the facade of the Treasury and other buildings that seem to grow out of the rock face. They are around 2,000 years old. Where are you? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. You are in Venezuela looking at the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. They are named after the American aviator who discovered them in 1935. What is the name of this waterfall?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. You are on a Pacific Island looking at some immense statues. These statues have very large heads. In fact the head is the only part visible in many of them. Where are you? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. You are at San Simeon, California. Visiting the home of a late newspaper magnate. It is built in Italian, French, Spanish and Moorish styles. Much of the building material and many of the home's contents were imported from Europe, including one of the two swimming pools. By what name is it commonly known?

Answer: (Two Words First word is the name of the magnate.)
Question 7 of 10
7. You are in Peru crossing a red gravel desert. There are lots of yellowish pathways seeming to lead nowhere. Your guide tells you that when you look down from an airplane you can see that these lines are drawings. One is of a monkey, another of a hummingbird. What are they known as? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. You are standing looking in amazement at a whole army of terracotta soldiers. These figures were first made around 2,000 years ago and had become buried. They were discovered near one of these places in 1974. Where are you? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. You are in the largest city in Morocco, although it is not the capital. It is also a very important port. The center of the city has spacious avenues, but in the medina, the old part of the city, the streets are narrow. During WWII an important meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill took place here. To the western world it is best known as the setting for an Oscar winning movie. Where are you?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. You have just left the town of Cairns, Queensland. You are traveling in a large catamaran on your way to Green Island. This is part of an immense living structure that stretches for about 1,250 miles. You are looking forward to going snorkeling and seeing fantastic corals and hordes of colorful fish. Where are you?

Answer: (Three Words)



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1. You are on the Salisbury Plain looking at an ancient monument. It is a circle of standing stones, some of bluestone and some of sandstone. Druids meet here at the summer solstice. Where are you?

Answer: Stonehenge

This group of standing stones was created between 4000 -1000 BC. It could have been used for religious ceremonies and astronomical observances. At one time visitors could walk around inside Stonehenge, but because of damage, although you can get fairly close, you cannot get near enough to touch the stones.
2. You are in Granada, Spain, exploring a fortress built by the Moors. Externally it looks like a fortress, but inside you can wander through halls and courtyards, and admire gardens, pools and fountains. Where are you?

Answer: The Alhambra

The Alhambra was built by the Moors in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was both citadel and palace, and is a wonderful example of Moorish architecture.
3. You are in a 'rose-red city half as old as time' in a remote area of Jordan. You reach it by going along a narrow passageway between cliffs. Once through this cleft you gaze in awe at the facade of the Treasury and other buildings that seem to grow out of the rock face. They are around 2,000 years old. Where are you?

Answer: Petra

Petra is in southwest Jordan. It was captured by the Romans in 106AD. Then the Muslims took over in the seventh century. The Crusaders later took possession. Then the city was abandoned. It was rediscovered in 1812. Actually it isn't rose-red but more of a salmon color.
4. You are in Venezuela looking at the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. They are named after the American aviator who discovered them in 1935. What is the name of this waterfall?

Answer: Angel Falls

The cataract falls 3212 feet uninterrupted and is twenty times higher than Niagara falls. James Angel, American aviator flew over the falls in 1935 and crashed there.
5. You are on a Pacific Island looking at some immense statues. These statues have very large heads. In fact the head is the only part visible in many of them. Where are you?

Answer: Easter Island

These statues are called Moai. Very little is known about the people who made these megaliths from volcanic rock. Easter Island was discovered by the Dutch Admiral Roggeveen on Easter Day 1722.
The island belongs to Chile.
6. You are at San Simeon, California. Visiting the home of a late newspaper magnate. It is built in Italian, French, Spanish and Moorish styles. Much of the building material and many of the home's contents were imported from Europe, including one of the two swimming pools. By what name is it commonly known?

Answer: Hearst Castle

William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper magnate, started planning his castle in 1919. The building was still going on 28 years later, when he moved out.
7. You are in Peru crossing a red gravel desert. There are lots of yellowish pathways seeming to lead nowhere. Your guide tells you that when you look down from an airplane you can see that these lines are drawings. One is of a monkey, another of a hummingbird. What are they known as?

Answer: Nazca Lines

No one knows why these lines are here or who made them. The pictures they make can only be seen from high above.
8. You are standing looking in amazement at a whole army of terracotta soldiers. These figures were first made around 2,000 years ago and had become buried. They were discovered near one of these places in 1974. Where are you?

Answer: Xian, China

This is the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. There are over 6,000 warriors and their horses. During this dynasty, 221-206 BC, much of China's Great Wall was built.
9. You are in the largest city in Morocco, although it is not the capital. It is also a very important port. The center of the city has spacious avenues, but in the medina, the old part of the city, the streets are narrow. During WWII an important meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill took place here. To the western world it is best known as the setting for an Oscar winning movie. Where are you?

Answer: Casablanca

Casablanca is a seaport on the Atlantic coast. It was under Portuguese rule from 1468 until the French took over in 1907.
It is now one of Africa's leading industrial cities.
10. You have just left the town of Cairns, Queensland. You are traveling in a large catamaran on your way to Green Island. This is part of an immense living structure that stretches for about 1,250 miles. You are looking forward to going snorkeling and seeing fantastic corals and hordes of colorful fish. Where are you?

Answer: Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world, runs from near Mackay, Queensland to the Torres Strait. Apart from over 1,500 species of fish, around four hundred types of coral the reef is home to many other living creatures. There is much concern about damage to the reef, and great conservation efforts are being made to preserve it.
Source: Author minch

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