Q 01/05

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the only one still largely intact?

A) Hanging Gardens of Babylon

B) Great Pyramid of Giza

C) Lighthouse of Alexandria

D) Colossus of Rhodes

Answer · why

B) Great Pyramid of Giza

It is also the oldest of the seven, predating the others by roughly two thousand years.

Q 02/05

How tall was the Great Pyramid when it was completed?

A) About 186 metres (610 ft)

B) About 166 metres (545 ft)

C) About 146 metres (481 ft)

D) About 206 metres (676 ft)

Answer · why

C) About 146 metres (481 ft)

Erosion and the loss of its casing stones have trimmed it to about 138 metres today.

Q 03/05

For roughly how long did the Great Pyramid remain the tallest human-made structure on Earth?

A) More than 700 years

B) More than 3,700 years

C) More than 2,700 years

D) More than 1,700 years

Answer · why

B) More than 3,700 years

It was finally overtaken by the spire of Lincoln Cathedral in England in the 14th century.

Q 04/05

Roughly how many large stone blocks were quarried to build the Great Pyramid?

A) About 2.3 million

B) About 3.3 million

C) About 4.3 million

D) About 6.3 million

Answer · why

A) About 2.3 million

Together the blocks weigh an estimated 6 million tonnes.

Q 05/05

The white limestone that once cased the Great Pyramid was shipped from which quarry?

A) Tura

B) Abydos

C) Meidum

D) Amarna

Answer · why

A) Tura

Granite for the King's Chamber came much farther, from Aswan, in blocks weighing up to 80 tonnes.