Trivia Quiz: Wonders of the Ancient World

Wonders of the Ancient World

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1. Which of the following is the oldest of the Wonders of the Ancient World?

	The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
	The Wall of China
	Egyptian Pyramids
	Statue of Zeus at Olympia
	The Bermuda Triangle
	I don't know

2. Who built the Tomb of Mausolus (the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Asia Minor)?

	The Pope
	Mausolus' widow
	Augustus Caesar
	Mausolus' lover
	Mausolus himself
	I don't know

3. The Colussus of Rhodes was, before being destroyed by an earthquake, a statue of:

	Plato
	Moses
	Zeus
	Helius, the sun god
	Nike, the goddess of victory
	I don't know

4. What was the Statue of Zeus at Olympia covered in?

	Dust
	Bronze
	Gold and ivory
	Silver
	Gold, silver and bronze
	I don't know

5. How was the Statue of Zeus destroyed?

	Earthquake
	Fire
	Washed away by flood
	By Goths
	It wasn't - it still exists
	I don't know

6. Which of the following Wonders is also the first known lighthouse?

	Pharos of Alexandria
	Temple of Artemis
	Peggy's Cove
	Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
	Coliseum at Carthage
	I don't know

7. Where was the Pharos of Alexandria?

	Greece
	Egypt
	Babylon
	Carthage
	Rome
	I don't know

8. When were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon created?

	20th century BC
	11th century BC
	9th century BC
	6th century BC
	2nd century AD
	I don't know

9. What was the Temple of Artemis constructed of?

	Stone
	Gold
	Marble
	Wood
	Brick
	I don't know

10. Who was the Temple of Artemis constructed in honor of?

	Moses
	The God of Dreams
	The God of Peace
	The Goddess of Hunting and the Moon
	The God of Pastures, Forests, Flocks and Herds
	I don't know

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