Landmarks50 randomly selected Landmarks questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 3rd August 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was originally constructed as the entrance to the World's Fair in what year? |
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1889 | |
| 2. | Name this world famous landmark. |
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Chrysler Building (New York City) | |
| 3. | What Roman numerals are inscribed on the bottom line of the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor? |
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MDCCLXXVI (1776) | |
| 4. | On what popular island destination is this, the Mother Temple of Besakih? |
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Bali (Indonesia) | |
| 5. | What is the name of this world famous landmark? |
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Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | |
| 6. | In what European capital city would you find this, the world's largest castle complex? |
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Prague (Prague Castle, Czech Republic) | |
| 7. | What is the name of this famous property in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California? |
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Playboy Mansion | |
| 8. | Located on the border of Brazil and Argentina, what is the name of these waterfalls? |
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Iguazu Falls (Iguassu Falls / Iguaçu Falls) | |
| 9. | What capital city is this? |
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Tokyo | |
| 10. | What Italian city is this? |
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Naples / Napoli | |
| 11. | The whole city was painted pink in 1876 to welcome prince Edward VII and Queen Victoria, and has remained so ever since. What is nicknamed the Pink City of India? |
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Jaipur (pictured is the Hawa Mahal or "Palace of the Breeze") | |
| 12. | Name this world famous landmark and the city in which it is located. |
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Alcatraz Island, San Francisco (California) | |
| 13. | In what province of China would you find the Terracotta Army? |
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Shaanxi (Chinese: 陕西) | |
| 14. | Containing the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and having the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta, in what English city is this cathedral? |
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Salisbury (Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary) | |
| 15. | Name this world famous landmark. |
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Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan) | |
| 16. | The Tibidabo mountain, Sagrat Cor church and Tibidabo Amusement Park overlook what European city? |
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Barcelona (Spain) | |
| 17. | What 'M' describes this rock formation and UNESCO-listed complex of six monasteries in central Greece? |
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Meteora | |
| 18. | The largest building in the world by volume, what company owns the Everett factory in Washington state? |
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Boeing | |
| 19. | In what U.S. city is this popular attraction, Faneuil Hall Marketplace? |
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Boston (Massachusetts) | |
| 20. | At 6,893 m, Ojos del Salado is the highest active volcano in the world. On the border of what two countries does it stand? |
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Chile and Argentina | |
| 21. | In what Italian city is this cathedral? |
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Milan (Milan Cathedral - Duomo di Milano) | |
| 22. | Older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, what is the name of this prehistoric monument at the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site in County Meath, Ireland? |
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Newgrange | |
| 23. | At 350 metres, the Keangnam Landmark Tower is the tallest building in what capital city? |
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Hanoi (Vietnam) | |
| 24. | Located in the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel, and incorporating the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque, what is the English name for this well known religious site? |
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Temple Mount / Noble Sanctuary (Hebrew: Har haBáyith (הַר הַבַּיִת) / Arabic: Haram Ash-Sharif (الحرم القدسي الشريف)) | |
| 25. | In what Egyptian city is this temple? |
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Luxor | |
| 26. | What city in the southern hemisphere is this? |
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Auckland (New Zealand) | |
| 27. | This is one of the façades of the Stroganov Palace, in what European city? |
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St. Petersburg (Russia) | |
| 28. | What is the name of this British castle? |
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Balmoral Castle (Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) | |
| 29. | A futuristic cable-stayed bridge with a sail ship appearance, in what country is the Seri Wawasan Bridge? |
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Malaysia (Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital) | |
| 30. | The Citadel of Qaitbay is a 15th-century fortress and naval museum in what major seaport city? |
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Alexandria (Egypt) | |
| 31. | Its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; what European city is this? |
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Bruges (Belgium) | |
| 32. | The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") is a Medieval stone arch bridge noted for still having shops built along it. In what Italian city is it located? |
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Florence / Firenze (Arno River) | |
| 33. | What Asian city is this? |
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Kuala Lumphur (Malaysia) | |
| 34. | The oldest of four bridges spanning the Grand Canal, what is the name of this landmark in Venice, Italy? |
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Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto) | |
| 35. | Die Streif in Kitzbühel is regarded as the toughest downhill ski course in the world. In what country is it? |
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Austria | |
| 36. | Known in English as the Berlin Radio Tower, what 'F' is the German name for this former broadcasting tower in Berlin? |
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Funkturm | |
| 37. | What is the name of this country house in Oxfordshire, England? |
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Blenheim Palace | |
| 38. | Name this world famous European landmark. |
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Colditz Castle (Schloss Colditz - Germany) | |
| 39. | With a capacity of 114,000, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the second-largest stadium in the world. In what country is it? |
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North Korea (Pyongyang) | |
| 40. | What nickname is given to the 52-storey Leadenhall Building in London? |
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The Cheesegrater | |
| 41. | What is the name of this well known Venice landmark? |
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Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) | |
| 42. | What Asian city is this? |
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Shanghai (China) | |
| 43. | Located in a European capital city, what is the name of this famous square? |
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Trafalgar Square (London) | |
| 44. | A UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its mudbrick-made tower houses, in what country is the town of Shibam? |
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Yemen | |
| 45. | In which Australian state is the Bungle Bungle Range? |
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Western Australia (Purnululu National Park, Kimberley ) | |
| 46. | How many spikes are there on the crown of the Statue of Liberty? |
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7 | |
| 47. | The longest known cave system in the world, with 400 miles (640 km) of surveyed passageways, what is the name of this National Park in Kentucky, U.S.A.? |
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Mammoth Cave | |
| 48. | On what volcanic Greek island is this, the Blue-Domed Church? |
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Santorini / Thira / Thera (Greek: Σαντορίνη / Θήρα) | |
| 49. | Lake Titicaca forms part of the border between what two South American countries? |
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Bolivia and Peru | |
| 50. | The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in Piccadilly Circus, London, also (mistakenly) known as "Eros", was the first sculpture in the world to be cast from what material? |
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Aluminium | |
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