Famous Walls & Barriers
Instructions: Historic walls, barriers, and border structures
- 1.
The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against invasions from which direction?
AWestBSouthCEastDNorth - 2.
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
A1989B1985C1991D1987 - 3.
Hadrian's Wall was built across which country?
AEnglandBScotlandCWalesDIreland - 4.
The Western Wall in Jerusalem is a remnant of which ancient structure?
AKing Solomon's PalaceBThe Fortress of AntoniaCThe Second TempleDThe Tower of David - 5.
Which Roman emperor ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall around 122 AD?
AAugustusBNeroCTrajanDHadrian - 6.
The Iron Curtain was a political boundary dividing Europe during which era?
AThe RenaissanceBThe Cold WarCThe Napoleonic WarsDWorld War I - 7.
The Antonine Wall, built north of Hadrian's Wall, is located in which present-day country?
AScotlandBIrelandCWalesDEngland - 8.
Which ancient city was famous for its massive walls that were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
ARomeBAthensCCarthageDBabylon - 9.
The Maginot Line was a line of fortifications built by which country before World War II?
ABelgiumBItalyCGermanyDFrance - 10.
Approximately how long is the Great Wall of China, including all its branches?
A5,000 milesB13,000 milesC8,000 milesD20,000 miles - 11.
The Berlin Wall divided which city into East and West sectors?
AFrankfurtBBerlinCHamburgDMunich - 12.
The Walls of Constantinople protected which modern-day city for over a thousand years?
ABaghdadBAthensCCairoDIstanbul - 13.
Which U.S. president famously said 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!' in 1987?
AJimmy CarterBGeorge H.W. BushCRonald ReaganDBill Clinton - 14.
The ancient walls of which city in Croatia are a popular tourist attraction along the Adriatic Sea?
ASplitBDubrovnikCZadarDZagreb - 15.
The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separates which two countries?
AJapan and RussiaBNorth and South KoreaCChina and MongoliaDVietnam and Laos