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  1. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. Red Fort
    2. White House
    3. United States Capitol
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    Answer: A. Red Fort
    Red Fort (1639–1648) · White House (1792–1800) · United States Capitol (1793–1800)

    💡 India's prime minister raises the flag here every Independence Day, 15 August.

  2. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
    2. Angkor Wat
    3. Ruins of St. Paul's
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    Answer: A. Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
    Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) (31.6°N) · Angkor Wat (13.4°N) · Ruins of St. Paul's (22.2°N)

    💡 Its community kitchen serves free meals to more than 100,000 people a day.

  3. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. Belém Tower
    2. St. Basil's Cathedral
    3. Charminar
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    Answer: C. Charminar
    Belém Tower (1519) · St. Basil's Cathedral (1561) · Charminar (1591)

    💡 Its name means 'four minarets'.

  4. Which of these is the furthest south?

    1. Forbidden City
    2. Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) Gate
    3. Qutub Minar
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    Answer: C. Qutub Minar
    Forbidden City (39.9°N) · Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) Gate (37.6°N) · Qutub Minar (28.5°N)

    💡 Next to it stands an iron pillar about 1,600 years old that has hardly rusted.

  5. Which of these is in Europe?

    1. Colosseum
    2. Badshahi Mosque
    3. Great Wall
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    Answer: A. Colosseum

    💡 It could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators.

  6. Pompeii: which country is it in?

    1. Bulgaria
    2. Italy
    3. Estonia
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    Answer: B. Italy

    💡 Excavations began in 1748, almost 1,700 years after Vesuvius buried the town.

  7. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. St Paul's Cathedral
    2. Brandenburg Gate
    3. Summer Palace
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    Answer: B. Brandenburg Gate
    St Paul's Cathedral (1710) · Brandenburg Gate (1791) · Summer Palace (1750)

    💡 The Quadriga, a chariot drawn by four horses, stands on top.

  8. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Mont-Saint-Michel
    2. Royal Palace of Madrid
    3. Parthenon
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    Answer: A. Mont-Saint-Michel
    Mont-Saint-Michel (48.6°N) · Royal Palace of Madrid (40.4°N) · Parthenon (38°N)

    💡 Its bay has some of the biggest tides in Europe.

  9. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. Fushimi Inari Taisha
    2. Church of the Holy Sepulchre
    3. Hagia Sophia
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    Answer: B. Church of the Holy Sepulchre
    Fushimi Inari Taisha (c. 711) · Church of the Holy Sepulchre (335) · Hagia Sophia (532–537)

    💡 For centuries its door keys have been kept by local Muslim families.

  10. Which of these is the furthest south?

    1. Kinkaku-ji
    2. Stari Most, Mostar
    3. Leaning Tower of Pisa
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    Answer: A. Kinkaku-ji
    Kinkaku-ji (35°N) · Stari Most, Mostar (43.3°N) · Leaning Tower of Pisa (43.7°N)

    💡 The pavilion was burned down by a monk in 1950 and rebuilt in 1955.

  11. Taj Mahal: which country is it in?

    1. Vietnam
    2. Laos
    3. India
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    Answer: C. India

    💡 Shah Jahan built it in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631.

  12. Which of these is in South America?

    1. Machu Picchu
    2. Wawel Castle
    3. Borobudur
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    Answer: A. Machu Picchu

    💡 Explorer Hiram Bingham made it famous around the world in 1911.

  13. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Walled City of Cartagena
    2. Brihadisvara Temple
    3. Chichén Itzá
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    Answer: C. Chichén Itzá
    Walled City of Cartagena (10.4°N) · Brihadisvara Temple (10.8°N) · Chichén Itzá (20.7°N)

    💡 El Castillo has 365 steps in total, one for each day of the year.

  14. Which of these is in Asia?

    1. Gyeongbokgung Palace
    2. Tower of London
    3. Pyramids of Giza
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    Answer: A. Gyeongbokgung Palace

    💡 Burned during the Japanese invasion of 1592, it was rebuilt in 1867.

  15. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Titanic wreck
    2. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
    3. Charles Bridge & Prague Castle
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    Answer: C. Charles Bridge & Prague Castle
    Titanic wreck (41.7°N) · Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) (41°N) · Charles Bridge & Prague Castle (50.1°N)

    💡 Prague Castle is listed by Guinness World Records as the largest ancient castle complex in the world.

  16. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. Old State House
    2. Palace of Versailles
    3. Liberty Bell
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    Answer: C. Liberty Bell
    Old State House (1713) · Palace of Versailles (1710) · Liberty Bell (1752)

    💡 It cracked the first time it was rung after arriving in Philadelphia.

  17. Which of these is the furthest south?

    1. Dubrovnik Old Town
    2. Nyhavn
    3. Westminster Abbey
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    Answer: A. Dubrovnik Old Town
    Dubrovnik Old Town (42.6°N) · Nyhavn (55.7°N) · Westminster Abbey (51.5°N)

    💡 It was a filming location for King's Landing in Game of Thrones.

  18. Which of these is in Europe?

    1. Great Buddha of Kamakura
    2. Western Wall
    3. Pantheon
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    Answer: C. Pantheon

    💡 Its dome is exactly as tall as it is wide: 43.3 m.

  19. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. Moscow Kremlin
    2. Malbork Castle
    3. Topkapı Palace
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    Answer: B. Malbork Castle
    Moscow Kremlin (1485–1495) · Malbork Castle (1274–1406) · Topkapı Palace (1459–1465)

    💡 It was the headquarters of the Teutonic Knights.

  20. Notre-Dame de Paris: which country is it in?

    1. Hungary
    2. Spain
    3. France
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    Answer: C. France

    💡 After the 2019 fire it was restored and reopened in December 2024.

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