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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?
A: Alcatraz.

Which famous French engineer provided the iron skeleton for the Statue of Liberty which stands in New York harbor?
A: Eiffel.

In which city would you find the Blue Mosque?
A: Istanbul.

How was the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River known from 1933 to 1947?
A: Boulder Dam.

In which city is the world's largest medieval cathedral to be found?
A: Seville.

In which city is the Kaaba, the building containing the Black Stone, revered by Muslims?
A: Mecca.

What did the Romans build at Ostia, Boulogne, Ravenna and Dover?
A: Lighthouses.

What was the ancient city, carved out of red rock in Jordan, that was forgotten by Europeans until the 19th century?
A: Petra.

What world-famous landmark was built on Bedloe's Island?
A: The Statue of Liberty.

Which Venetian building is linked to the Doge's Palace by the Bridge of Sighs?"
A: The prison.

Which city contains a palace called the Forbidden City?
A: Beijing.

Why was the White House painted white?
A: To cover scars after a fire.

There are two Cleopatra's Needles; in which cities would you find them now?
A: London and New York.

Which model village in north-west England was built in 1888 for workers at a Lever Brothers factory?
A: Port Sunlight.

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?|
A: Abu Simbel.

What is the remaining part of the Temple in Jerusalem, a place of pilgrimage and prayer for Jews?
A: Wailing Wall or Western Wall.

Who designed the Clore Gallery to house the Turner Collection of the Tate Gallery in London?
A: James Sterling.

What was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition on 1851, rebuilt at Sydenham Hill, and burned down in 1936?
A: Crystal Palace.

What is the name of the great fortified Moorish palace that stands on a rocky hill in Granada, Spain?
A: Alhambra.

Which Parisian church contains the remains of Napoleon?
A: Les Invalides.

What is the Eiffel Tower made of?
A: Iron.

In which country is the Owen Falls dam, which creates the world's largest reservoir capacity?
A: Uganda.

Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was at Ephesus?
A: Temple of Artemis.

What kind of stepped brick pyramid was built in ancient Babylonia and Assyria as the base for a shrine?
A: Ziggurat.

Who was joint architect with Vanbrugh at Castle Howard and Blenheim palace?
A: Nicholas Hawksmoor.

Who designed the Lloyd's building in the City of London?
A: Richard Rogers.

Sydney harbor bridge is an example of which kind of bridge construction?
A: Arch.

The great cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres is a masterpiece of which style of architecture?
A: Gothic.

Which palace was built by Cardinal Wolsey and presented to Henry VIII?
A: Hampton Court Palace.

Where in the world can you see two bridges linking one continent with another?
A: Bosporus.

What was the original purpose of the Leaning tower of Pisa?
A: Bell Tower.

Who designed the city of New Delhi?
A: Edwin Lutyens.

Which countries are linked by the Karakoram Highway, completed in 1979?
A: Pakistan and China.

 

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