Q 01/05

Which Indian city on the Yamuna River, once the capital of the Mughal Empire, is home to the Taj Mahal?

A) Lucknow

B) Agra

C) Udaipur

D) Mysore

Answer · why

B) Agra

Agra owes the Taj Mahal to Shah Jahan, who built it between 1632 and 1648 in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The emperor also renamed the city Akbara...

Q 02/05

Which Gulf city, founded as a pearling and fishing village, is home to the Burj Khalifa skyscraper?

A) Sharjah

B) Manama

C) Dubai

D) Abu Dhabi

Answer · why

C) Dubai

Dubai opened the Burj Khalifa in 2010, taking the title of world's tallest building from Taipei 101. It had declared itself a free port back in 1901 t...

Q 03/05

Which Japanese city was hit by 'Little Boy', the first atomic bomb used in war, in August 1945?

A) Nagasaki

B) Kitakyushu

C) Kagoshima

D) Hiroshima

Answer · why

D) Hiroshima

Hiroshima keeps the ruined A-Bomb Dome as its peace memorial, a World Heritage Site since 1996. The city was rebuilt after the war with help from the ...

Q 04/05

Which Chinese city, a capital under the Han and Tang dynasties, is the base for visiting the Terracotta Army?

A) Xi'an

B) Luoyang

C) Nanjing

D) Hangzhou

Answer · why

A) Xi'an

Xi'an was long known as Chang'an, meaning 'Perpetual Peace'. Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, ordered his clay army built just east of the city s...

Q 05/05

Which Turkish city, once called Constantinople, straddles the Bosporus with districts in both Europe and Asia?

A) Bursa

B) Gaziantep

C) Istanbul

D) Ankara

Answer · why

C) Istanbul

Istanbul has about two-thirds of its people on the European side and the rest in Asia. Under its old name it was the capital of four empires over near...