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Seven Wonders: Multiple Choice

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01	Which of the Seven Wonders is the only one still largely standing today?	0%
02	Which Wonder was a colossal statue overlooking the harbor of a Greek island?	0%
03	The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders, were said to be located in which city?	0%
04	Which Wonder was a towering seated statue of the king of the Greek gods at Olympia?	0%
05	Which Wonder was a great tower built to guide ships safely into an Egyptian harbor?	0%
06	The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?	0%
07	The Temple of Artemis, one of the Wonders, stood in which ancient Greek city of Asia Minor?	0%
08	The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built as the tomb of which ruler?	0%
09	Our modern word "mausoleum" derives from which of the Seven Wonders?	0%
10	The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue depicting which deity?	0%
11	The magnificent Statue of Zeus was sculpted in gold and ivory by which renowned artist?	0%
12	How many of the original Seven Wonders survive today?	0%
13	The Lighthouse of Alexandria stood on a small island that gave its name to lighthouses. What was it?	0%
14	The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was infamously burned by an arsonist seeking fame, named what?	0%
15	Which Wonder, toppled by an earthquake, had its bronze later sold off as scrap?	0%
16	The Great Pyramid held the record as the tallest human-made structure for roughly how long?	0%
17	Which Greek writer is credited with one of the earliest surviving lists of the Seven Wonders?	0%
18	The Hanging Gardens are the only Wonder whose very existence is doubted; some scholars place them instead in which Assyrian city?	0%
19	The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus stood in which region of southwestern Asia Minor?	0%
20	The Hanging Gardens are traditionally said to have been built by which king for his homesick queen?	0%
21	Which sculptor is traditionally credited with designing the Colossus of Rhodes?	0%
22	The Statue of Zeus was housed inside a great temple at which site of the ancient games?	0%
23	Which earthquake-prone Egyptian city was home to the great Lighthouse, one of the last Wonders to fall?	0%
24	The Great Pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders, completed around which date?	0%
25	Which Wonder was a practical structure built to ensure safe passage for ships?	0%
26	The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed by which ancient civilization?	0%
27	The ruins of Ephesus, home to the Temple of Artemis, are in which modern country?	0%
28	The Colossus stood on the island of Rhodes, which is part of which modern country?	0%
29	The site of ancient Babylon, legendary home of the Hanging Gardens, is in which modern country?	0%
30	The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built to serve as what type of structure?	0%
31	All Seven Wonders were located in lands surrounding which body of water?	0%
32	Which two of the Seven Wonders were built as tombs for rulers?	0%
33	What type of natural disaster ultimately destroyed both the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria?	0%
34	Which Wonder was a massive statue made of ivory and gold plates over a wooden frame?	0%
35	The Great Pyramid is the central feature of what larger funerary complex?	0%
36	The ancient city of Halicarnassus, site of the Mausoleum, is in which modern country?	0%
37	How many of the Seven Wonders were located in ancient Greece itself (mainland and islands)?	0%
38	The Great Pyramid's exterior was originally encased in a layer of what smooth, white stone?	0%
39	The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was constructed primarily from which costly material?	0%
40	The Colossus of Rhodes was made with a bronze skin built over what type of internal framework?	0%
41	For roughly how many years did the Colossus of Rhodes stand before being toppled?	0%
42	After an arsonist destroyed the Temple of Artemis, which famous conqueror offered to fund its rebuilding?	0%
43	Who commissioned the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus for her deceased husband (and brother)?	0%
44	The Statue of Zeus was likely moved from Olympia and eventually destroyed in a fire in which city?	0%
45	The Lighthouse of Alexandria was commissioned by which founder of a Hellenistic dynasty in Egypt?	0%
46	What feature at the top of the Lighthouse of Alexandria was used to reflect sunlight during the day?	0%
47	After the Great Pyramid, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was likely the tallest man-made structure in the world during its time, at over what height?	0%
48	How many times was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus completely destroyed and rebuilt on the same site?	0%
49	The Statue of Zeus was approximately how tall while seated in its throne?	0%
50	The Giza necropolis contains how many large, primary pyramids?	0%
51	Who was the vizier and architect generally credited with overseeing the construction of the Great Pyramid?	0%
52	According to legend, Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens for which of his homesick wives?	0%
53	The ruins of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus were quarried by the Knights of St. John to fortify which nearby castle?	0%
54	Besides Antipater of Sidon, which other ancient writer is most famously credited with a canonical list of the Seven Wonders?	0%
55	The Statue of Zeus held a scepter in one hand and a small statue of which goddess in the other?	0%
56	The Lighthouse of Alexandria was started by Ptolemy I and completed during the reign of his son, who was named what?	0%
57	The sculptors Scopas, Leochares, Bryaxis, and Timotheus all contributed to the decoration of which Wonder?	0%
58	The magnificent throne of the Statue of Zeus was made primarily of which valuable wood, inlaid with other materials?	0%
59	The siege of Rhodes, the successful defense of which led to the Colossus's construction, was part of which broader conflict?	0%
60	According to Strabo, what engineering method was supposedly used to lift water to the top of the Hanging Gardens?	0%

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Which of the Seven Wonders is the only one still largely standing today?

Which Wonder was a colossal statue overlooking the harbor of a Greek island?

The Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders, were said to be located in which city?

Which Wonder was a towering seated statue of the king of the Greek gods at Olympia?

Which Wonder was a great tower built to guide ships safely into an Egyptian harbor?

The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for which pharaoh?

The Temple of Artemis, one of the Wonders, stood in which ancient Greek city of Asia Minor?

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built as the tomb of which ruler?

Our modern word "mausoleum" derives from which of the Seven Wonders?

The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue depicting which deity?

The magnificent Statue of Zeus was sculpted in gold and ivory by which renowned artist?

How many of the original Seven Wonders survive today?

The Lighthouse of Alexandria stood on a small island that gave its name to lighthouses. What was it?

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was infamously burned by an arsonist seeking fame, named what?

Which Wonder, toppled by an earthquake, had its bronze later sold off as scrap?

The Great Pyramid held the record as the tallest human-made structure for roughly how long?

Which Greek writer is credited with one of the earliest surviving lists of the Seven Wonders?

The Hanging Gardens are the only Wonder whose very existence is doubted; some scholars place them instead in which Assyrian city?

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus stood in which region of southwestern Asia Minor?

The Hanging Gardens are traditionally said to have been built by which king for his homesick queen?

Which sculptor is traditionally credited with designing the Colossus of Rhodes?

The Statue of Zeus was housed inside a great temple at which site of the ancient games?

Which earthquake-prone Egyptian city was home to the great Lighthouse, one of the last Wonders to fall?

The Great Pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders, completed around which date?

Which Wonder was a practical structure built to ensure safe passage for ships?

The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed by which ancient civilization?

The ruins of Ephesus, home to the Temple of Artemis, are in which modern country?

The Colossus stood on the island of Rhodes, which is part of which modern country?

The site of ancient Babylon, legendary home of the Hanging Gardens, is in which modern country?

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built to serve as what type of structure?

All Seven Wonders were located in lands surrounding which body of water?

Which two of the Seven Wonders were built as tombs for rulers?

What type of natural disaster ultimately destroyed both the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

Which Wonder was a massive statue made of ivory and gold plates over a wooden frame?

The Great Pyramid is the central feature of what larger funerary complex?

The ancient city of Halicarnassus, site of the Mausoleum, is in which modern country?

How many of the Seven Wonders were located in ancient Greece itself (mainland and islands)?

The Great Pyramid's exterior was originally encased in a layer of what smooth, white stone?

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was constructed primarily from which costly material?

The Colossus of Rhodes was made with a bronze skin built over what type of internal framework?

For roughly how many years did the Colossus of Rhodes stand before being toppled?

After an arsonist destroyed the Temple of Artemis, which famous conqueror offered to fund its rebuilding?

Who commissioned the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus for her deceased husband (and brother)?

The Statue of Zeus was likely moved from Olympia and eventually destroyed in a fire in which city?

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was commissioned by which founder of a Hellenistic dynasty in Egypt?

What feature at the top of the Lighthouse of Alexandria was used to reflect sunlight during the day?

After the Great Pyramid, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was likely the tallest man-made structure in the world during its time, at over what height?

How many times was the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus completely destroyed and rebuilt on the same site?

The Statue of Zeus was approximately how tall while seated in its throne?

The Giza necropolis contains how many large, primary pyramids?

Who was the vizier and architect generally credited with overseeing the construction of the Great Pyramid?

According to legend, Nebuchadnezzar II built the Hanging Gardens for which of his homesick wives?

The ruins of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus were quarried by the Knights of St. John to fortify which nearby castle?

Besides Antipater of Sidon, which other ancient writer is most famously credited with a canonical list of the Seven Wonders?

The Statue of Zeus held a scepter in one hand and a small statue of which goddess in the other?

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was started by Ptolemy I and completed during the reign of his son, who was named what?

The sculptors Scopas, Leochares, Bryaxis, and Timotheus all contributed to the decoration of which Wonder?

The magnificent throne of the Statue of Zeus was made primarily of which valuable wood, inlaid with other materials?

The siege of Rhodes, the successful defense of which led to the Colossus's construction, was part of which broader conflict?

According to Strabo, what engineering method was supposedly used to lift water to the top of the Hanging Gardens?