Famous Libraries & Museums
Instructions: Test your knowledge of the world's great libraries and museums!
- 1.
The Louvre, the world's largest and most visited art museum, is located in which city?
AMadridBLondonCParisDRome - 2.
Which famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci is housed in the Louvre?
AMona LisaBGirl with a Pearl EarringCThe Last SupperDThe Birth of Venus - 3.
The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex, is located in which city?
AWashington, D.C.BNew YorkCPhiladelphiaDChicago - 4.
The British Museum, home to the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles, is located in which city?
AManchesterBOxfordCLondonDEdinburgh - 5.
The Library of Congress, the largest library in the world by shelf space, is located in which country?
AChinaBUnited StatesCUnited KingdomDFrance - 6.
The Hermitage Museum, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, is located in which Russian city?
AMoscowBKazanCSt. PetersburgDNovosibirsk - 7.
Which museum in New York City is commonly known by the abbreviation 'MoMA'?
AMuseum of Modern ArtBMuseum of Moving ArtsCMuseum of Musical ArtsDMetropolitan Museum of Art - 8.
The ancient Library of Alexandria, one of the most significant libraries of the ancient world, was located in which modern-day country?
AIraqBEgyptCTurkeyDGreece - 9.
The Uffizi Gallery, home to masterpieces by Botticelli and Raphael, is located in which Italian city?
AFlorenceBVeniceCMilanDRome - 10.
The Vatican Museums are home to which famous ceiling painted by Michelangelo?
ASt. Peter's Basilica ceilingBThe Sistine Chapel ceilingCThe Raphael Rooms ceilingDThe Last Judgment only - 11.
The Bodleian Library, one of the oldest libraries in Europe, is part of which English university?
AOxfordBLondonCEdinburghDCambridge - 12.
The Pergamon Museum, famous for its reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, is located in which city?
AMunichBPragueCViennaDBerlin - 13.
Which museum in Cairo houses the largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts, including Tutankhamun's treasures?
AThe Alexandria National MuseumBThe Luxor MuseumCThe Grand Egyptian MuseumDThe Egyptian Museum - 14.
The Rijksmuseum, home to Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch,' is the national museum of which country?
ABelgiumBDenmarkCSwedenDNetherlands - 15.
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is famous for housing which medieval illuminated manuscript?
AThe Dead Sea ScrollsBThe Book of KellsCThe Gutenberg BibleDThe Domesday Book