Q 01/05

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of which country?

A) France

B) Britain

C) Italy

D) Spain

Answer · why

A) France

Sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed it and Gustave Eiffel engineered the iron frame; it was dedicated on 28 October 1886.

Q 02/05

What colour was the Statue of Liberty when it was first unveiled?

A) Reddish-brown copper

B) Pale green

C) Gold-plated

D) Painted white

Answer · why

A) Reddish-brown copper

The copper skin oxidised to its familiar green within about twenty years; the tablet in her arm reads JULY IV MDCCLXXVI.

Q 03/05

How many rays does the crown of the Statue of Liberty have?

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Nine

D) Thirteen

Answer · why

B) Seven

They are usually said to stand for the seven continents and seven seas; broken chains lie at her feet.

Q 04/05

Roughly how long is the Great Wall of China when all its sections are counted?

A) About 2,100 km

B) About 8,900 km

C) About 21,000 km

D) About 40,000 km

Answer · why

C) About 21,000 km

The most-visited stretches were built by the Ming dynasty; despite the myth, it cannot be seen from the Moon with the naked eye.

Q 05/05

The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for whom?

A) His mother

B) His wife

C) His father

D) His eldest son

Answer · why

B) His wife

Mumtaz Mahal died in 1631 giving birth to their 14th child; more than 20,000 workers built the marble mausoleum in Agra.