Natural Wonders 1
Where is the Grand Canyon located?
A. Europe
B. USA
B. USA
Longest river in the world
A. Yellow River
B. Amazon River
B. Amazon River
The world’s largest lake is:
A. Lake Michigan
B. Caspian Sea
B. Caspian Sea
The largest lake in the world is the Caspian Sea. It has no outlet, and as a result it is very salty.
Mexico’s Paricutín volcano is unusual for a natural wonder because it is…
A. Visible from outer space
B. Less than a hundred years old
B. Less than a hundred years old
Which of these statues is among the New Seven Wonders of the World?
A. Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
B. The Easter Island moai statues
A. Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro
The only lake in which the water consistency is different (fresh and salty) located in Kazakhstan.
A. Lake Baikal
B. Lake Balkhash
B. Lake Balkhash
Where is the Dead Sea located?
A. Egypt
B. Israel
B. Israel
Which wonder of the ancient world is believed to have been the tallest structure on Earth for roughly 4,000 years?
A. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
B. Great Pyramid of Giza
B. Great Pyramid of Giza
Although its exact location is still unknown, which wonder of the ancient world is thought to have existed in Iraq?
A. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
B. Pharos of Alexandria
A. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
One of the New Wonders of the World, the ancient city of Petra was purportedly the site of what event?
A. Buddha reaching enlightenment
B. Moses summoning water from a rock
B. Moses summoning water from a rock
Where is the Tonle Sap located?
A. Vietnam
B. Cambodia
B. Cambodia
At Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Mekong River joins a huge natural reservoir. This is called Tonle Sap, or the Great Lake.
How many islands are there in the Maldives?
A. around 1300
B. around 1200
B. around 1200
True or false: The Great Wall of China, a new wonder of the world, is the only man-made object visible from space.
False!
Which wonder of the ancient world was built at the site of the ancient Olympic Games?
A. Colossus of Rhodes
B. Statue of Zeus
B. Statue of Zeus
At certain times of the year, a snake pattern appears on the pyramid of Chichén Itzá, formed by what?
A. Water
B. Shadow
B. Shadow
Where might one find a barchan (One of the commonest types of dunes)?
A. Libya
B. Ireland
A. Libya
The highest lake in the world
A. Lake Titicaca
B. Tso Lhamo Lake
A. Lake Titicaca
Where is the pink lake located?
A. Melbourne, Australia
B. Lake Hillier, Australia
B. Lake Hillier, Australia
What is the length of Grand Canyon?
A. 446 kilometers
B. 445 kilometers
A. 446 kilometers
Where is the cave in which there are crystals 11 meters long?
A. Mexico
B. Argentine
A. Mexico
What is Turkey’s highest mountain?
A. Mt. Ararat
B. Mt. Erebus
A. Mt. Ararat
Turkey’s highest peak, Mount Ararat, rises 16,945 feet (5,165 meters).
Through which of these countries does the Nile River not flow?
A. Botswana
B. Sudan
A. Botswana
Botswana is in southern Africa, outside the Nile River basin. The Nile flows from Tanzania all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
Most of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are located around what body of water?
A. Mediterranean Sea
B. Caribbean Sea
A. Mediterranean Sea
One of the seven natural wonders of the world, the northern lights (aurora borealis) is caused by…
A. Lunar gravitational pull
B. Solar activity
B. Solar activity
Released during events like solar flares, electrons and other charged particles are hurled toward Earth via solar winds.
Where in the world will you find the Cuevas de Marmol?
A. Chile
B. Columbia
A. Chile