Ancient Ruins Quiz

Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel, is located high in the Andes mountains of which country?

The ancient city of Petra, carved into rose-red cliffs, is located in which modern-day country?

Pompeii, the Roman city buried by volcanic ash in 79 AD, was destroyed by which volcano?

The ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá, featuring the famous pyramid El Castillo, is located in which country?

The Great Zimbabwe ruins, which gave the modern country its name, were built by which civilization?

Ephesus, home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (the Temple of Artemis), is in which modern country?

The ancient city of Carthage, once a major rival to Rome, was located near which modern-day city?

Tikal, one of the largest Mayan cities with towering pyramids above the jungle canopy, is in which country?

The Terracotta Army, thousands of life-size clay soldiers, was discovered near which Chinese city?

Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, is in which modern country?

The ancient Nabataean city of Hegra (Mada'in Saleh), similar to Petra, is located in which country?

The ruins of Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, are found in which modern country?

Göbekli Tepe, believed to be the world's oldest known temple complex (around 9600 BC), is in which country?

The ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna, one of the best-preserved Roman ruins in the Mediterranean, is in which country?

Mesa Verde, famous for its well-preserved cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Puebloans, is in which US state?