Wonders of the Ancient World

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1.	Which of the following is the oldest of the Wonders of the Ancient World?

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The Wall of China

Egyptian Pyramids

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Bermuda Triangle

I don't know

2.	Who built the Tomb of Mausolus (the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Asia Minor)?

The Pope

Mausolus' widow

Augustus Caesar

Mausolus' lover

Mausolus himself

I don't know

3.	The Colussus of Rhodes was, before being destroyed by an earthquake, a statue of:

Plato

Moses

Zeus

Helius, the sun god

Nike, the goddess of victory

I don't know

4.	What was the Statue of Zeus at Olympia covered in?

Dust

Bronze

Gold and ivory

Silver

Gold, silver and bronze

I don't know

5.	How was the Statue of Zeus destroyed?

Earthquake

Fire

Washed away by flood

By Goths

It wasn't - it still exists

I don't know

6.	Which of the following Wonders is also the first known lighthouse?

Pharos of Alexandria

Temple of Artemis

Peggy's Cove

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Coliseum at Carthage

I don't know

7.	Where was the Pharos of Alexandria?

Greece

Egypt

Babylon

Carthage

Rome

I don't know

8.	When were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon created?

20th century BC

11th century BC

9th century BC

6th century BC

2nd century AD

I don't know

9.	What was the Temple of Artemis constructed of?

Stone

Gold

Marble

Wood

Brick

I don't know

10.	Who was the Temple of Artemis constructed in honor of?

Moses

The God of Dreams

The God of Peace

The Goddess of Hunting and the Moon

The God of Pastures, Forests, Flocks and Herds

I don't know

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Wonders of the Ancient World