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The Wonders Of The World Quiz

Click on the correct answer




1 What is the aurora borialis' rarest color?
Blue
Red
Green
Purple

2 How many bridges cross the river found in the Grand Canyon?
Eight
Nine
Three
Twenty

3 What is the statue of Colossus doing with his right hand?
Shading his eyes from the bright sun.
Waving to someone.
Signaling a secret code.
Reaching for something.

4 Where is the Matterhorn?
In Japan
In France
In Alabama
In Switzerland

5 How long ago were the Alps created?
40 million years ago
Yesterday
2 million years ago
9 hundred years ago

6 When did Mausolus, the man The Mausolem of Halicarnassus was built for, die?
1998 A.D.
267 B.C.
355 B.C.
1865 A.D.

7 How many columns were in the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus?
36 columns
28 columns
4 columns, one at each corner
8 columns

8 Who discovered Victoria Falls in 1855?
Benjamin Franklin
David Livingstone
Teddy Roosevelt
Paul Bunyon

9 After reading about the Temple of Artemis, who wanted to be in history, and how did that person manage to get into history?
Croesus Ephesian, who managed to go into history by burning the Temple of Artimis to ashes, but anyone who spoke of him would die.
Queen Victoria, who managed to go into history by becoming the queen. She wanted to knock down the temple and wanted to turn it into a castle.
David Livingstone he wanted to be famous because he had a big need for attention so he went out in search of a glorious discovery.
George Washington, because he wanted to be famous by rebuilding the temple to make a new temple for everyone to enjoy.

10 Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest?
Barbara Walters
Thomas Jefferson
Edmund Hillary
Abraham Lincoln

11 What did the Europeans think the Meteor Crator in Arizona was?
An oversized boulder
A replica of the Grand Canyon
A collapsed top of a volcano
A volcano that didn't erupt anymore

12 How were the large grooves, which run down the sides of Ayers Rock, formed?
By mud
By dirt
By sea salt
By rain

13 The Statue of Zeus at Olympia is located near which edge of Greece?
North
West
South
East