The Pyramids of Giza are located in which country?
a) Egypt
b) Greece
c) Mexico
d) Peru
Answer: a) Egypt
The Colosseum is an ancient amphitheater located in which city?
a) Rome
b) Athens
c) Istanbul
d) Cairo
Answer: a) Rome
The Machu Picchu is an ancient Incan city located in which country?
a) Peru
b) Mexico
c) Chile
d) Colombia
Answer: a) Peru
The Great Wall of China is located in which country?
a) China
b) Japan
c) India
d) Russia
Answer: a) China
The Angkor Wat is a temple complex located in which country?
a) Cambodia
b) Thailand
c) Vietnam
d) Laos
Answer: a) Cambodia
The Acropolis is a famous ancient citadel located in which city?
a) Athens
b) Rome
c) Istanbul
d) Cairo
Answer: a) Athens
The Petra is an archaeological city located in which country?
a) Jordan
b) Israel
c) Egypt
d) Saudi Arabia
Answer: a) Jordan
The Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in which country?
a) United Kingdom
b) Ireland
c) Scotland
d) Wales
Answer: a) United Kingdom
The Chichen Itza is a famous Mayan archaeological site located in which country?
a) Mexico
b) Peru
c) Guatemala
d) Honduras
Answer: a) Mexico
The Potala Palace is a famous landmark located in which country?
a) Tibet (China)
b) Nepal
c) Bhutan
d) Mongolia
Answer: a) Tibet (China)
The Stone Age cave paintings of Lascaux are located in which country?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Italy
d) Germany
Answer: a) France
The Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in which country?
a) Mexico
b) Peru
c) Guatemala
d) Honduras
Answer: a) Mexico
The Terracotta Army is a collection of sculptures depicting the armies of which Chinese emperor?
a) Qin Shi Huang
b) Han Wudi
c) Tang Taizong
d) Song Taizu
Answer: a) Qin Shi Huang
The Tikal is an ancient Mayan city located in which country?
a) Guatemala
b) Mexico
c) Belize
d) Honduras
Answer: a) Guatemala
The Cappadocia region is known for its unique rock formations and underground cities in which country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Egypt
d) Italy
Answer: a) Turkey
The Pompeii is an ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of which volcano?
a) Mount Vesuvius
b) Mount Etna
c) Mount St. Helens
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
Answer: a) Mount Vesuvius
The Easter Island is famous for its large stone statues called:
a) Moai
b) Sarcophagi
c) Obelisks
d) Steles
Answer: a) Moai
The Mesa Verde National Park is known for its well-preserved cliff dwellings located in which US state?
a) Colorado
b) Utah
c) Arizona
d) New Mexico
Answer: a) Colorado
The Valley of the Kings is a burial site for pharaohs located in which country?
a) Egypt
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Turkey
Answer: a) Egypt
The Ephesus is an ancient Greek city located in which modern-day country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Turkey
The Carthage was a major ancient city located in which present-day country?
a) Tunisia
b) Egypt
c) Greece
d) Italy
Answer: a) Tunisia
The Nazca Lines are ancient geoglyphs located in which country?
a) Peru
b) Mexico
c) Brazil
d) Chile
Answer: a) Peru
The Bagan is an ancient city known for its thousands of Buddhist temples located in which country?
a) Myanmar (Burma)
b) Thailand
c) Cambodia
d) Laos
Answer: a) Myanmar (Burma)
The Troy is an ancient city associated with the Trojan War located in which country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Turkey
The Delphi is an ancient site known for its oracle located in which country?
a) Greece
b) Rome
c) Turkey
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Greece
The Cahokia Mounds is an archaeological site of an ancient Native American city located in which US state?
a) Illinois
b) Ohio
c) New Mexico
d) Arizona
Answer: a) Illinois
The Gobekli Tepe is an archaeological site known for its massive stone pillars located in which country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Turkey
The Pergamon is an ancient Greek city known for its impressive library located in which country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Turkey
The Cuzco is an ancient city that was the capital of which ancient civilization?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Maya
d) Moche
Answer: a) Inca
The Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by the eruption of which volcano?
a) Mount Vesuvius
b) Mount Etna
c) Mount St. Helens
d) Mount Kilimanjaro
Answer: a) Mount Vesuvius
The Palmyra is an ancient city located in which country?
a) Syria
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Jordan
Answer: a) Syria
The Tiwanaku is an ancient archaeological site located in which country?
a) Bolivia
b) Peru
c) Chile
d) Argentina
Answer: a) Bolivia
The Hattusha was the capital of which ancient civilization?
a) Hittite
b) Persian
c) Babylonian
d) Assyrian
Answer: a) Hittite
The Giza Necropolis is an ancient burial complex located near which modern-day city?
a) Cairo
b) Alexandria
c) Luxor
d) Aswan
Answer: a) Cairo
The Thebes is an ancient Egyptian city located on the east bank of which river?
a) Nile River
b) Tigris River
c) Euphrates River
d) Jordan River
Answer: a) Nile River
The Uxmal is an ancient Maya city located in which country?
a) Mexico
b) Guatemala
c) Belize
d) Honduras
Answer: a) Mexico
The Sacsayhuaman is an ancient Inca fortress located near which city?
a) Cusco (Cuzco)
b) Lima
c) Arequipa
d) Puno
Answer: a) Cusco (Cuzco)
The Timgad is a Roman colonial city located in which country?
a) Algeria
b) Tunisia
c) Morocco
d) Libya
Answer: a) Algeria
The Troy is associated with the legendary Trojan War described in which ancient Greek epic?
a) Iliad
b) Odyssey
c) Aeneid
d) Metamorphoses
Answer: a) Iliad
The Palenque is an ancient Maya city located in which country?
a) Mexico
b) Guatemala
c) Belize
d) Honduras
Answer: a) Mexico
The Knossos is an ancient city associated with which ancient civilization?
a) Minoan
b) Mycenaean
c) Phoenician
d) Etruscan
Answer: a) Minoan
The Delos is a small island known as the birthplace of which Greek god?
a) Apollo
b) Zeus
c) Poseidon
d) Hermes
Answer: a) Apollo
The La Venta is an archaeological site associated with which ancient civilization?
a) Olmec
b) Aztec
c) Maya
d) Inca
Answer: a) Olmec
The Gordion is an ancient city associated with which legendary king?
a) King Midas
b) King Arthur
c) King Solomon
d) King Alexander
Answer: a) King Midas
The Pella is an ancient city known as the birthplace of which famous ancient Macedonian king?
a) Alexander the Great
b) Philip II of Macedon
c) Pericles
d) Julius Caesar
Answer: a) Alexander the Great
The Giza Plateau is home to the three largest pyramids, including the Great Pyramid of:
a) Khufu (Cheops)
b) Khafre (Chephren)
c) Menkaure (Mycerinus)
d) Sneferu
Answer: a) Khufu (Cheops)
The Sacsayhuaman is famous for its massive stone walls built by which ancient civilization?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Maya
d) Moche
Answer: a) Inca
The Palmyra is known for its well-preserved ruins of which ancient city?
a) Tadmor
b) Palmyra
c) Apamea
d) Damascus
Answer: a) Tadmor
The Uruk is one of the earliest cities in human history located in which present-day country?
a) Iraq
b) Iran
c) Syria
d) Jordan
Answer: a) Iraq
The Coba is an ancient Maya city known for its tall pyramid called:
a) Nohoch Mul
b) El Castillo
c) Kukulkan
d) Chichen Itza
Answer: a) Nohoch Mul
The Palenque is known for its exquisite Maya architecture, including the Temple of the:
a) Inscriptions
b) Masks
c) Crosses
d) Sun
Answer: a) Inscriptions
The Cappadocia region is famous for its cave dwellings and underground cities carved by which ancient civilization?
a) Hittite
b) Byzantine
c) Persian
d) Phrygian
Answer: a) Hittite
The Delphi was considered the center of the world and home to the famous Oracle of:
a) Apollo
b) Zeus
c) Athena
d) Hermes
Answer: a) Apollo
The Timgad is known as the “Pompeii of Africa” and is a well-preserved Roman city located in which present-day country?
a) Algeria
b) Tunisia
c) Morocco
d) Libya
Answer: a) Algeria
The Göbekli Tepe is an ancient archaeological site dating back to the Neolithic period and is located in which country?
a) Turkey
b) Greece
c) Italy
d) Egypt
Answer: a) Turkey
The Hattusha, the capital of the Hittite Empire, is known for its massive stone gates called the:
a) Lion Gate
b) Ishtar Gate
c) Gate of All Nations
d) Gate of the Sun
Answer: a) Lion Gate
The Nazca Lines are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in which country?
a) Peru
b) Mexico
c) Brazil
d) Chile
Answer: a) Peru
The Palmyra, also known as Tadmor, was a prosperous ancient city located in which present-day country?
a) Syria
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Jordan
Answer: a) Syria
The Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia, was the birthplace of which famous ancient conqueror?
a) Alexander the Great
b) Julius Caesar
c) Hannibal
d) Cleopatra
Answer: a) Alexander the Great
The Giza Necropolis is home to the Sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a/an:
a) Lion
b) Eagle
c) Bull
d) Serpent
Answer: a) Lion
