National Monuments Recall
Instructions: How many of the world's most important national monuments can you recall? Test your geographic memory!
- 1.
Mount Rushmore features the carved faces of four US presidents. Which president is NOT depicted?
ABenjamin FranklinBThomas JeffersonCTheodore RooseveltDAbraham Lincoln - 2.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from which country?
AFranceBSpainCNetherlandsDUnited Kingdom - 3.
Christ the Redeemer, the iconic 30-meter-tall statue, stands atop Corcovado Mountain in which city?
ASão PauloBBuenos AiresCLimaDRio de Janeiro - 4.
The Gateway of India, a 26-meter arch monument built during the British Raj, is located in which Indian city?
AKolkataBChennaiCNew DelhiDMumbai - 5.
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. features a seated statue of Abraham Lincoln. How tall is the statue?
A12 feetB24 feetC15 feetD19 feet - 6.
The Motherland Calls, one of the tallest statues in the world, commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad. Where is it located?
AVolgogradBSt. PetersburgCKyivDMoscow - 7.
The Moai, mysterious giant stone figures, are found on which remote Pacific island?
AFijiBGalápagos IslandsCTahitiDEaster Island - 8.
The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the body of a lion and a human head, faces in which direction?
AWestBSouthCEastDNorth - 9.
The Taj Mahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial for whom?
AHis motherBHis wife Mumtaz MahalCHis fatherDHis spiritual teacher - 10.
The Washington Monument, a 555-foot obelisk, is made primarily of which material?
ALimestoneBGraniteCSandstoneDMarble - 11.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris stands at the western end of which famous avenue?
ARue de RivoliBBoulevard Saint-GermainCChamps-ÉlyséesDAvenue Montaigne - 12.
The Great Wall of China stretches approximately how many kilometers in total length?
A15,000 kmB10,000 kmC21,000 kmD5,000 km - 13.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is designed in what distinctive shape?
AA starBA circleCA V-shapeDA rectangle - 14.
The Angel of Independence, a victory column on a roundabout, is a beloved symbol of which city?
ALimaBMexico CityCBuenos AiresDBogotá - 15.
The Voortrekker Monument, commemorating the Great Trek, is located near which South African city?
AJohannesburgBDurbanCCape TownDPretoria