Location
This river is within 10 miles of the Great Pyramids.
What is the Nile?
Commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife.
What is the Taj Mahal
All of Europe are within the visible range of see the Northern Lights at least sometime in the year (T/F)
True
What material is made up of the exterior wall of the Taj Mahal?
Marble
Machu Picchu is located in which mountain range?
The Andes
This 15th-century Inca citadel ruin is located in which country?
Peru
The south side of the Colosseum collapsed in 1349 due to what natural event?
An earthquake
This Pyramid is visible from space.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza
Petra’s cliffs are of what type of stone?
Pink Sandstone
What is the equivalent of the Northern Lights in the southern hemisphere?
Southern lights/Aurora australis
Known as the eternal city due to it longevity, this city has an elliptical amphitheatre in the center.
What is Rome?
The oldest known auroral citing was written in 2600 B.C. in which country?
China
Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas"
What is Machu Picchu?
It forms the main pillars and walls of the Colosseum and generally white or yellow.
What is Travertine
The most famous pharaoh of all times
Who is King Tutankhamun?
The largest art deco style statue in the world can be found in this city.
What is Rio de Janeiro?
The Colosseum was used to host gladiatorial shows. The shows were called:
Munera
The largest ancient amphitheater ever built
What the Colosseum?
The Great Pyramids of Giza is mostly made of..
Limestone
The world’s longest man-made structure
Great Wall of China
Name the canyon that is use to access Petra
The Siq
Primarily known for this architecture and the facades of the tombs in Petra are commonly rendered in this style.
Hellenistic style
Sticky rice mortar, consisting of sticky rice soup mixed with slaked lime, was extensively used to hold bricks together for this structure.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Widespread in ancient Egypt, with monuments being often fashioned out of this extremely hard stone
What is Granite
What movie was filmed in Petra?
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade