Wonders of the World Quizdelivery Quiz answer

1.You can’t even consider the Seven Wonders of the World without thinking about these bad boys. To which modern country would you go to visit them?

Choices:
Morocco
Denmark
Sudan
Egypt

Right Answer:
Egypt

2. Babylon was home to one of the most wondrous of the Seven Wonders by all accounts. Which was it?

Choices:
The Flowing Gardens
The Spinning Gardens
The Magic Gardens
The Hanging Gardens

Right Answer:
The Hanging Gardens

3. Whilst there have been several lists featuring Great Wonders, the classic ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient’ world are restricted to seven specific constructions. Which of these is one of them?

Choices:
Machu Picchu
The Statue of Zeus
The Great Wall of China
The Taj Mahal

Right Answer:
The Statue of Zeus

4. Today this is a bustling port city. But it was once home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World! Which city is it?

Choices:
Cairo
Thebes
Alexandria
Albuquerque

Right Answer:
Alexandria

5. The poet Antipater of Sidon was wowed by one of the Seven Wonders in particular. Fill in the gap in the quote: ‘When I saw the house of ______ that mounted to the clouds, [the] other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said: “Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on anything so grand”.’

Choices:
Atalanta
Aphrodite
Athena
Artemis

Right Answer:
Artemis 

6. Now you might remember the names of the Seven Wonders, but do you know why ‘seven’ was such an auspicious number in ancient cultures?

Choices:
Due to the seven seas
Due to the seven centaurs of Sophocles
Due to the seven sons and daughters of Zeus
Due to the five planets plus the sun an the moon

Right Answer:
Due to the five planets plus the sun an the moon

7. The Statue of Zeus was the wonder of wonders which overlooked the games at Olympus. Do you know who it was sculpted by?

Choices:
Myron
Bryaxis
Praxiteles
Phidias

Right Answer:
Phidias

8. Here is an artist’s impression of one of the Seven Wonders. Which of these facts about it is not quite correct?

Choices:
It gave us the modern term ‘mausoleum’
It was located in present-day Turkey
It featured scenes of Roman battles
It was built by a wife mourning her husband, who was also her brother

Right Answer:
It featured scenes of Roman battles

9. This island isn’t just an absolute stunner, it was also home to one of the Seven Wonders. Do you know which one?

Choices:
The Mausoleum
The Colossus
The Great Lighthouse
The Statue of Zeus

Right Answer:
The Colossus

10. If we refer to each of the seven wonders by the first letter of its name, which of these is correct in terms of the order in which they were built?

Choices:
P, S, T, M, C, L, H
P, T, H, S, M, L, C
H, P, S, T, M, L, C
P, H, T, S, M, C, L

Right Answer:
P, H, T, S, M, C, L