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  1. Which of these structures is the tallest?

    1. N Seoul Tower
    2. First Canadian Place
    3. Petronas Twin Towers
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    Answer: C. Petronas Twin Towers
    N Seoul Tower (236 m) · First Canadian Place (298 m) · Petronas Twin Towers (452 m)

    💡 They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004.

  2. Eiffel Tower: which country is it in?

    1. France
    2. Hungary
    3. United Kingdom
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    Answer: A. France

    💡 When it opened in 1889 it was the tallest structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years.

  3. Which of these buildings has the most floors?

    1. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
    2. Chrysler Building
    3. Citigroup Center
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    Answer: A. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
    Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower (120) · Chrysler Building (77) · Citigroup Center (59)

    💡 Each of its four clock faces is 43 m across.

  4. Which of these bridges has the longest main span?

    1. Brooklyn Bridge
    2. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
    3. Tower Bridge
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    Answer: A. Brooklyn Bridge
    Brooklyn Bridge (486 m) · John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (322 m) · Tower Bridge (61 m)

    💡 When it opened in 1883 it had the longest suspension-bridge span in the world.

  5. Which of these is closest to the equator?

    1. Westminster Abbey
    2. Notre-Dame de Paris
    3. Fallingwater
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    Answer: C. Fallingwater
    Westminster Abbey (51.5°N) · Notre-Dame de Paris (48.9°N) · Fallingwater (39.9°N)

    💡 Frank Lloyd Wright built the house right over a waterfall instead of facing it.

  6. Israel: which of these is closest to it?

    1. Belém Tower
    2. Circuit de Monaco (Monaco Grand Prix)
    3. Palace of the Parliament
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    Answer: C. Palace of the Parliament
    Belém Tower (4,075 km) · Circuit de Monaco (Monaco Grand Prix) (2,794 km) · Palace of the Parliament (1,687 km)

    💡 It is thought to weigh about 4 million tonnes, the heaviest building on Earth.

  7. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. Himeji Castle
    2. St. Peter's Basilica
    3. Jama Masjid, Delhi
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    Answer: C. Jama Masjid, Delhi
    Himeji Castle (1609) · St. Peter's Basilica (1626) · Jama Masjid, Delhi (1656)

    💡 Its courtyard can hold about 25,000 worshippers.

  8. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Reichstag Building
    2. Sagrada Família
    3. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
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    Answer: A. Reichstag Building
    Reichstag Building (52.5°N) · Sagrada Família (41.4°N) · Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (43.3°N)

    💡 Its glass dome was added by architect Norman Foster in 1999.

  9. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. Angkor Wat
    2. Topkapı Palace
    3. Machu Picchu
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    Answer: A. Angkor Wat
    Angkor Wat (c. 1150) · Topkapı Palace (1459–1465) · Machu Picchu (c. 1450)

    💡 It was built as a Hindu temple to the god Vishnu and later became Buddhist.

  10. Which of these is the furthest north?

    1. Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building
    2. Space Center Houston
    3. Florence Cathedral
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    Answer: C. Florence Cathedral
    Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building (35.7°N) · Space Center Houston (29.6°N) · Florence Cathedral (43.8°N)

    💡 Brunelleschi built the dome without a wooden support frame underneath.

  11. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. White House
    2. Brandenburg Gate
    3. Kiyomizu-dera
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    Answer: C. Kiyomizu-dera
    White House (1792–1800) · Brandenburg Gate (1788–1791) · Kiyomizu-dera (1633)

    💡 Its wooden stage stands about 13 m above the slope and was built without nails.

  12. Which of these is closest to the equator?

    1. Pike Place Market
    2. United States Capitol
    3. Space Needle
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    Answer: B. United States Capitol
    Pike Place Market (47.6°N) · United States Capitol (38.9°N) · Space Needle (47.6°N)

    💡 The bronze Statue of Freedom stands on top of its dome.

  13. Mount Fuji: which of these is closest to it?

    1. Terracotta Army
    2. Taipei 101
    3. Gyeongbokgung Palace
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    Answer: C. Gyeongbokgung Palace
    Terracotta Army (2,679 km) · Taipei 101 (2,005 km) · Gyeongbokgung Palace (1,079 km)

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

  14. Which of these was completed most recently?

    1. St. Basil's Cathedral
    2. Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
    3. Potala Palace
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    Answer: C. Potala Palace
    St. Basil's Cathedral (1561) · Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) (1617) · Potala Palace (1649)

    💡 It has more than 1,000 rooms.

  15. Which of these is closest to the equator?

    1. Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
    2. Charles Bridge & Prague Castle
    3. Moscow Kremlin
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    Answer: A. Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)
    Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) (41.9°N) · Charles Bridge & Prague Castle (50.1°N) · Moscow Kremlin (55.8°N)

  16. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. African Renaissance Monument
    2. Marina Bay Sands
    3. Washington Monument
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    Answer: C. Washington Monument
    African Renaissance Monument (2010) · Marina Bay Sands (2010) · Washington Monument (1848–1884)

    💡 It was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 until the Eiffel Tower in 1889.

  17. Golden Gate Bridge: which country is it in?

    1. United States
    2. Nicaragua
    3. Guatemala
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    Answer: A. United States

    💡 Its colour, 'International Orange', was chosen so it would stand out in fog.

  18. Which of these buildings has the most floors?

    1. Empire State Building
    2. Jin Mao Tower
    3. Burj Khalifa
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    Answer: C. Burj Khalifa
    Empire State Building (102) · Jin Mao Tower (88) · Burj Khalifa (163)

    💡 Its design was inspired by a desert flower, the spider lily.

  19. Which of these is in North America?

    1. Pyramids of Giza
    2. CN Tower
    3. Stari Most, Mostar
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    Answer: B. CN Tower

    💡 Its glass floor lets visitors look straight down from 342 m.

  20. Which of these is the oldest?

    1. La Moneda Palace
    2. St Paul's Cathedral
    3. Forbidden City
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    Answer: C. Forbidden City
    La Moneda Palace (1784–1805) · St Paul's Cathedral (1675–1710) · Forbidden City (1406–1420)

    💡 It has about 980 surviving buildings.

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