Sites & Structures - 1 point
Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
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UK | The clock tower at the Palace of Westminster, commonly called ‘Big Ben’ after one of its bells, is officially named after which British monarch? | Elizabeth II *The Clock Tower was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 | 2023/04/20 |
UK | Named for Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist whose money built its more famous namesake in New York, the Carnegie Hall can be found in which new Scottish city? | Dunfermline *Dunfermline was Carnegie's hometown. | 2023/04/20 |
UK | In April 2022, a 4m-high model of whose head was temporarily installed atop the new Marks and Spencer store in Stevenage? | Percy Pig | 2023/05/14 |
UK | Liverpool Road, opened in 1830 as part of the world's first intercity railway, and now the world's oldest surviving terminal railway station, can be found in which British museum? | Science and Industry Museum *The museum is in Manchester. The station was for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. | 2023/04/20 |
Asia | The Petronas Towers, the world's tallest buildings between 1998 and 2003, can be found in which Asian capital? | Kuala Lumpur | 2023/04/20 |
Asia | Opened in 2018, and with 1,950,000 m2 of leasable property, in which Middle Eastern country is the world’s largest shopping mall? | Iran | 2024/11/14 |
North America | In which hand does the Statue of Liberty hold her torch? | Right | 2023/04/20 |
North America | The colour of which US structure, which had its ground breaking ceremony on February 26 1933, has the CMYK colour settings of cyan 0%, magenta 69%, yellow 100%, and black 6%? | The Golden Gate Bridge *The bridge has its own designated colour: Golden Gate International Orange | 2023/04/20 |
North America | Which US structure, with a height of 184 metres, was built for the 1962 World's Fair? | Space Needle *The 1962 World's Fair in Seattle was formally called the Century 21 Exposition. | 2024/04/18 |
North America | Outside which skyscraper in New York City is Channel Gardens situated? | Rockefeller Centre | 2024/12/14 |
South America | One of the attractions at the Tierra Santa theme park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the hourly rising from behind a rock of an 18 metre statue of who? | Jesus *Tierra Santa claims to be the world's first religious theme park. | 2024/05/02 |
Sites & Structures - 4 points
Category | Question | Answer | Last Update |
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Europe | Amongst the fifteen bridges that cross the Moyka River in St Petersburg, four are named for colours. What are those colours? | 1. Green 2. Red 3. Blue 4. Yellow *The Yellow Bridge is also named the Pevchesky Bridge or Choristers Bridge. | 2023/04/22 |
Sites & Structures - 6 points
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North America | What are the six individual parks - four theme parks and two water parks - situated within Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida? | 1. Magic Kingdom 2. Animal Kingdom 3. Epcot 4. Hollywood Studios 5. Typhoon Lagoon 6. Blizzard Beach | 2024/10/30 |