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Trivia questions with answers about buildings and related construction topics.What island in San Francisco Bay was the site of an almost
escape-proof prison? Which famous French engineer provided the iron skeleton for the
Statue of Liberty which stands in New York harbor? In which city would you find the Blue Mosque? How was the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River known from 1933 to 1947? In which city is the world's largest medieval cathedral to be found? In which city is the Kaaba, the building containing the Black Stone,
revered by Muslims? What did the Romans build at Ostia, Boulogne, Ravenna and Dover? What was the ancient city, carved out of red rock in Jordan, that was
forgotten by Europeans until the 19th century? What world-famous landmark was built on Bedloe's Island? Which Venetian building is linked to the Doge's Palace by the Bridge
of Sighs?" Which city contains a palace called the Forbidden City? Why was the White House painted white? There are two Cleopatra's Needles; in which cities would you find
them now? Which model village in north-west England was built in 1888 for
workers at a Lever Brothers factory? What was the former site of the two temples celebrating Ramses II and
Nefertari, before they were moved because of flooding by the waters of
the Aswan High Dam?| What is the remaining part of the Temple in Jerusalem, a place of
pilgrimage and prayer for Jews? Who designed the Clore Gallery to house the Turner Collection of the
Tate Gallery in London? What was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition on 1851, rebuilt
at Sydenham Hill, and burned down in 1936? What is the name of the great fortified Moorish palace that stands on
a rocky hill in Granada, Spain? Which Parisian church contains the remains of Napoleon? What is the Eiffel Tower made of? In which country is the Owen Falls dam, which creates the world's
largest reservoir capacity? Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was at Ephesus? What kind of stepped brick pyramid was built in ancient Babylonia and
Assyria as the base for a shrine? Who was joint architect with Vanbrugh at Castle Howard and Blenheim
palace? Who designed the Lloyd's building in the City of London? Sydney harbor bridge is an example of which kind of bridge
construction? The great cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres is a masterpiece of
which style of architecture? Which palace was built by Cardinal Wolsey and presented to Henry
VIII? Where in the world can you see two bridges linking one continent with
another? What was the original purpose of the Leaning tower of Pisa? Who designed the city of New Delhi? Which countries are linked by the Karakoram Highway, completed in
1979?
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